[3] It was designed to create more flexibility in higher education, compete with professional certifications and microcredentials, make career transitions easier, and offer more specialization for traditional students wanting to enter high-demand fields.
[2] The nexus degree was developed as part of the University System of Georgia's College 2025 initiative.
The solutions explored by the College 2025 initiative were based on the research of USG chief academic officer Dr. Tristan Denley.
[4] Columbus State University began offering nexus degrees in Film Production and the Cybersecurity of Financial Technology beginning in January 2020.
[6][7] Columbus State awarded the first nexus degrees in December 2020 to two film production graduates.