Discussed the real costs of three year degrees and how to plan for future financial needs in education. (RK)

Discusses a survey to define the nationwide trend to eliminate college language requirements; conducted from March through May 1971 by C.G. Schwarzkopf of Curry College, Milton, Massachusetts. (RS)

Author suggests offering 5 different degrees in which students would have a choice as to his curriculum. (HS)

The College Board's College Level Entrance Examination and the Educational Testing Service's Advanced Placement Program allow students to earn credits for degrees without formal courses. (HS)

Defines baccalaureate nursing education, specifically the upper division nursing major, and compares it to technical nursing education. (JOW)

Characteristics of the 30 teachers colleges in the state of Karnataka, India, are described based on questionnaire responses from their principals: year established, administrative control, academic programs, objectives of the B.Ed. course, courses of study, language of instruction, admission requirements, enrollment, facilities, and sources of…

A teacher education program linking a three-year Bachelor of Education degree with a four-year honors course is described. (JD)

The results of a two-year study at Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a new set of degree requirements, including a qualifying project and a competency examination. (BB)

The article discusses the student credit hour (SCH). The author begins with a rethinking of the basic unit of measurement in American higher education--the SCH. The credit hour was developed at the turn of the 20th century as a measure of student time in the classroom: one hour per week in class for one semester equalled one SCH. The credit hour…

This report is an outcome of a decision to conduct a national inquiry into current college and university programs that have as their goal a reduction of the time spent in earning the baccalaureate degree. During the course of conducting the inquiry, numerous approaches to time-shortening the bachelor's degree were observed. Although each of these…

Since January 1971, a number of colleges and universities have announced time-shortened degree programs. In the interest of examining and clarifying the various approaches to and understanding of time-shortened degrees, this brief analysis is offered. There appear to be 4 approaches to the reduction of time spent on the way to the B.A. degree, one…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of a report by an Australian committee appointed to look into academic awards in advanced education. The committee recommended that a common pattern of nomenclature of awards be instituted in higher learning institutions throughout Australia, and that the institutions and…

This document presents the results of a study designed to: (1) obtain information that will be useful to colleges and universities as they develop new policies and implement practices in the area of Non-Traditional Educational Experiences (N-TEE); and (2) define current policy and practice and to obtain a sense of direction for additional…

Results are presented of a nationwide survey on the use of baccalaureate level community health educators in state health departments, policies for employing persons as community health educators, and job specifications for these positions. It is recommended that baccalaureate level educators be used to reduce the staff shortage in community…

Reviews the Association of American Colleges (AAC) report, "Integrity in the College Curriculum," a comprehensive look at the role of the undergraduate major in political science. The place of political science in the core curriculum is also examined. (Author/BSR)