The elective bachelor’s degree (Norwegian: selvvalgt bachelorgrad) is an educational innovation of the 2001 Quality Reform in Norway. Designed to increase degree completion, allow students to pursue individual research interests, and facilitate adult learning, the elective bachelor’s degree is characterised by students not being enrolled in a study programme and their flexibility in composing and combining majors, minors, and elective courses differing from the fixed standard offered by study programmes. A fully-fledged bachelor’s degree, the elective bachelor’s degree makes the holder eligible for admission to graduate studies.