Examines history and development of the graduate program in sociology at Kent State University. The character of the program was historically influenced by interests of the chairperson and the discipline's traditional expectations. Currently, the program is more responsive to political, economic, and demographic factors, which may produce…

Northwestern University strives to balance quantitative and qualitative approaches in its graduate sociology program. The program is student-centered and emphasizes student participation in the definition of intellectual and career objectives. The program's core is concentrated in the first year to enable development of student research interests…

A survey of the 103 members of a national association of education schools contradicts charges that teacher training institutions have low admission and graduation standards, require too few subject-area courses relative to methodology courses, and require less rigorous general studies than are required in other disciplines. (MCG)

The increasing graduate student enrollment and the growing size of departments have posed some crucial questions about the preservation of quality in graduate education at the University of Iowa's Graduate College. In 1966, the graduate faculty adopted a more selective admissions policy, and ruled that final decisions upon graduate admission be…

What problems are encountered when studies, degrees, or diplomas must be evaluated to undertake a further state of education in a learning establishment abroad? This problem is discussed as part of a worldwide, country-by-country survey both of systems of higher education and of degrees and diplomas awarded in countries that have such a system.…

Gives a general guide to the entrance requirements and to the course structure of the physics departments in 140 higher institutions and universities in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. (GA)

Presents the findings of the Modern Language Association 1994-95 survey furnishing data on the number of postsecondary institutions with college-wide foreign language requirements either for entrance or completion of a program. Findings indicate that degree requirements in foreign languages are more prevalent at large four-year institutions with…

Examines the regulations governing Master's degrees in Education at two comparable universities in Canada and Australia, in light of problems concerning equivalencies of admission, program requirements, and areas of postgraduate specialization. Concludes that the increasing international interchange requires attention to academic and professional…

This document contains the 1970-1971 catalogues of five universities belonging to the Federation of Private Universities of Central America and Panama (FUPAC). The catalogues provide information on university administrators and staff, historical background, admission requirements, degree programs, scholarships, and courses. The catalogues included…

Responses from 28 of 49 fast-track registered nurse to master of science in nursing programs in 5 Mid-Atlantic states indicated the following: 74% used challenge exams to validate prior knowledge; 70% participated in statewide articulation agreements; 52% used portfolio assessment; credit requirements for core and major courses and degrees varied…

Describes a survey of college journalism programs to discover how many of them have writing skills tests in their program requirements. Finds that many of the responding programs do not require such tests. Finds considerable diversity regarding testing, uses of tests, criteria, types of tests used, retake policies, and remedial help among those…

In this study, the authors update a previous study of terminal master's degree in economics programs to determine whether changes in the inputs or the desired outcomes of master's degree programs have occurred during the decade between the two studies. There are now fewer programs, and there has been a reduction in rigor in terms of degree…

In light of the need for agricultural specialists in Africa the author analyzes various models for graduate agricultural education in relationship to the stages of development of the agricultural industry and discusses several means of insuring standards: entry qualifications, integration of course work into the program, staffing, and laboratory…

This digest discusses the assessment of proficiency in a foreign language for credit in higher education. This refers to the process of awarding academic credit for tested proficiency in a foreign language rather than for the number of years a student has spent studying a particular language. The Proficiency Guidelines of the American Council for…