Presents step-by-step procedures used to set minimum competency standards in English for admission to teacher education at a large university. Discusses key issues and technical matters involved in the process. (AH)

The information in this booklet has been compiled to help students select a college or university where a program in advertising education is offered. Information for each of the 110 programs listed in the booklet includes: (1) title of program; (2) specific degrees obtainable; (3) accreditation; (4) number of advertising students and graduates;…

Challenges to the admissions processes of colleges and universities have been successfully lodged on both contract and due process (14th Amendment) grounds. Reviews and categorizes these cases and suggests steps institutions can take to avoid litigation. (MLF)

Suggests the use of time-proven marketing methods to attract high school students to college music programs and keep them interested in the music program. Explores facets of the college and the program that draw students, including reputation, location, costs, and program content. (LS)

The new higher standards required of entering collegiate athletes will not immediately create change in the performance and attitudes of student athletes. Academic performance of student athletes can be enhanced through the development of a comprehensive program fusing the relationship between athletics and academics. (MD)

Describes a procedure to empower college applicants to choose colleges realistically and avoid rejection. Suggests use of a scattergram model of admissions reality, relating Scholastic Aptitude Test Scores and Grade Point Averages to courses taken or omitted, extracurricular achievements, and other factors. (KS)

This brochure is designed to guide student athletes who want to transfer from one institution to another during their college career. It covers rules for transferring from a two-year college to an NCAA Division I, II, or III college; from a four-year college to an NCAA college; or for students who have transferred from four-year to two-year…

Assesses the utility of small group interviews comprised of two or more interviewers and two or more interviewees as a selection tool for entrance into allied health educational programs. Also examines data on decision making processes in small group selection interviews. (CT/Author)

Discusses how colleges and universities must demonstrate that granting racial preferences in admissions will confer a benefit upon society, and how they can develop a plan for granting racial preferences that is "narrowly tailored" to achieve only the level of diversity needed to create the desired benefit. (EV)

Examines the role of the new Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) in the United Kingdom, created in 1993 when British polytechnics and other institutions achieved university status. It focuses on the application strategies of prospective university students, the increased volume of applications, and the effect on universities. (MDM)

The limitations of objectives tests, the language skills needed for university work, and effective ways of appraising and communicating these skills to the university are discussed. The goals of university English as a second language (ESL) programs is to train international students in the linguistic and academic skills they will need in American…

This manual outlines specific guidelines for testing students for Education Consolidation Improvement Act (ECIA) Chapter 1 eligibility in the Austin (Texas) Independent School District in 1985-86. Section 1 states that all students in Chapter 1 schools must be tested annually and must score at or below the 30th percentile for their grade level to…

Presents college profile guidelines developed to promote clearer, more frequent communication between colleges and secondary schools. Suggests that the profile should describe an entering freshmen class and the process by which the class was chosen, rather than describing the entire college. (JAC)

Proper procedures for preparing, questioning, listening, commenting, probing, and attending to verbal and nonverbal responses in admissions interviews are reviewed. Guidelines are suggested for assessing the applicant's character traits, attitudes, and abilities as well. (MSE)

Explores some of the differences between faculty and policy advocates by analyzing spatial/directional metaphors used by individuals in each professional domain to describe notions of access and standards. Notes that advocates in the policy-oriented discourse tend to use vertical metaphors, while educators engaged in pedagogical discourse tend to…