FOR A REPORT ON COLLEGE PROGRAMS IN FRESHMAN COMPOSITION, THE ASSOCIATION OF DEPARTMENTS OF ENGLISH OBTAINED SYLLABI AND COURSE DESCRIPTIONS FROM DIRECTORS OF FRESHMAN COMPOSITION AT 66 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. AMONG THE DATA ASSEMBLED FOR THE FULL REPORT (AVAILABLE AS TE 500 190) ARE THE DESCRIPTIONS OF FRESHMAN ENGLISH PROGRAMS AT FOUR UNIVERSITIES, WHICH ARE CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT. THE FIRST SECTION CONSISTS OF A SYLLABUS FOR A ONE-SEMESTER COMPOSITION COURSE, A BRIEF DISCUSSION OF AN INTRODUCTORY ONE-SEMESTER LITERATURE COURSE, AND OTHER DEPARTMENTAL FORMS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY. A SYLLABUS FOR A ONE-QUARTER COMPOSITION COURSE AT OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, AND AN INFORMATION BOOKLET DESCRIBING THREE ONE-SEMESTER COMPOSITION COURSES AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY ARE INCLUDED. A DESCRIPTION IS ALSO GIVEN OF THE FRESHMAN AND SOPHMORE GENERAL STUDIES PROGRAM, INCLUDING SEVEN COURSES STAFFED BY THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT, AT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, AS WELL AS THE UNIVERSITY'S REPORT ON THE UNDERGRADUATE GRADE POINT AVERAGE AND PERFORMANCE ON THE GRADUATE ENGLISH EXAMINATION. (BN)