Six selected nontraditional approaches to curriculum at the University of Minnesota, each leading to a baccalaureate degree, are described. The programs are designed to provide flexibility to students enrolled in the university or to extend a university education to people not otherwise served. Each involves individual student selection of work to be done for the degree. Learning methods range from enrolling in existing courses to designing self-directed, community-based experiences. The kinds of students served, guidelines within which they develop their degree programs, the learning activities, evaluation methods, advising procedures, and the implications for higher education in general are examined. The six approaches are: the Inter-College Program, the Bachelor of Elected Studies program, Option II (through which liberal arts students develop individualized curricula leading to a BA or BS at the Morris campus), Experimental College, the General College's Bachelor of Applied Studies and Bachelor of General Studies programs (combining vocational and general education), and University Without Walls. (LBH)