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Download full textCalifornia State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1988
In 1984 the California Legislature enacted Assembly Concurrent Resolution 83 (ACR 83), which established specific goals for enhancing the participation and success in postsecondary education of students from economic, racial, and ethnic backgrounds historically underrepresented in higher education. The Postsecondary Education Commission was…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, College Admission
Woolston, Valerie, Ed. – 1981
A guide to help determine the minimum academic records that should accompany the documentation of participants proposed for study in U.S. universities and colleges is presented to assist the Overseas Mission staff of the Agency for International Development. The information should also be valuable for foreign student admissions officers in U.S.…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Applicants
Stilwell, Doris N.; And Others – 1981
A survey of professional training programs accredited by the Council on Social Work Education was conducted to determine the degree to which the institutions and programs are accessible to students with handicaps. Responses to a 34-item questionnaire were obtained from 21 to 40 graduate programs, 91 of 230 undergraduate programs, and 20 of 46…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Admission Criteria, Ancillary School Services, College Admission
Cipra, Kerry M. – 1979
A sample of predominantly-black and integrated schools were surveyed in 1977 to determine their recruitment and retention strategies of black students. Questionnaires were administered to 34 administraors and 3,579 students from 21 integrated and 13 predominantly-black schools of nursing (17 associate and 17 baccalaureate schools). It was found…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Black Colleges, Black Students, Black Teachers
Maryland State Board for Higher Education, Annapolis. – 1978
This publication is the Maryland State Board for Higher Education's second edition of its Admissions and Financial Aid manual using a new format developed in 1977. The manual provides statewide, comprehensive information for Maryland residents who are seeking educational opportunities beyond high school, and it is both comparative and explanatory.…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Programs, Directories
Bailey, Robert L.; Hafner, Anne L. – 1978
The changing role of admission policies and practices as higher education institutions deal with the problems of miniority acess and admissibility is examined in this book. Sections dealing with admission requirements, academic prediction, and major problems in admission practices provide background information on the workings of student…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrative Policy, Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action
Magner, Denise K. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1997
Going against conventional wisdom that larger doctoral programs are better, Washington University (Missouri) has been scaling back its doctoral enrollments, recruiting more selectively, providing every student with full financial support for six years, and increasing contact between faculty and doctoral students. The new approach has brought…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, College Administration, College Admission
Looney, Jacqueline – 1992
This publication explores a general model for a comprehensive program comprising identification, recruitment, retention, and graduation of minority graduate students and includes examples of specific activities carried out by a variety of institutions in support of this model. The model and examples are based on a 1992 Council of Graduate Schools…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Case Studies, College Admission, Demonstration Programs
Vogt, Christina; Oliver, David – 1998
A survey of University of Kuwait medical students' perceptions of the English-language curriculum had three objectives: to compare their attitudes with those of Arabs from other Arab countries; elicit students' opinions of the English-based medical and science curriculum and the adequacy of their English language preparation; and assess the…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Allied Health Occupations Education, Arabs, College Admission
Singleton, Thelma M. – 1977
A comprehensive guide was formulated for directing economically disadvantaged students through the higher education process. It is meant to help alleviate three major problems: (1) severe lack of guidance and career counseling in secondary and postsecondary schools; (2) financial aid that is left unused because of lack of student awareness; and…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Black Colleges, Black Students, College Admission
Sindler, Allan P. – 1978
The public policy and legal issues surrounding preferential admissions of minorities in higher education and the politics and human drama of the controversy are reviewed and analyzed in this book. Focus is on the court cases of Marco DeFunis against the University of Washington law school and Allan Bakke against the University of California…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Admission Criteria, College Admission
Ryan, John W., Ed. – 1978
Changing patterns in graduate education were addressed at a meeting of the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) in the United States. Topics of the conference included: opportunities and change in graduate education, interinstitutional cooperation in graduate programs for professionals, the future of graduate study in the humanities, decision-making…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, Aptitude Tests
RUSALEM, HERBERT – 1962
THIS BOOKLET EXPLORES THE RAMIFICATIONS OF WORKING WITH PHYSICALLY DISABLED COLLEGE STUDENTS (INCLUDING PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED, DEAF, HARD OF HEARING, BLIND, AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED) AND SUGGESTS PROCEDURES TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICE FOR THEM. CHAPTER ONE DISCUSSES THE INCREASING ENROLLMENT OF PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED STUDENTS IN COLLEGES AND…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Blindness, College Admission, College Curriculum
Fleming, W. G. – 1971
This fifth volume of "Ontario's Educative Society," relates to a variety of institutions and activities such as teacher preparation, research and development, educational television services, and externally administered examinations. It describes in detail the creation and growth of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education and its…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Books, College Admission, Educational Development
United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1898
This is Volume 1 of the Report of the Commissioner of Education for the Year 1896-97, containing Part I. The volume begins with the Commissioner of Education's Introduction and Part I covers the topics: (1) Education in Great Britain and Ireland; (2) Education in France; (3) Education in Denmark; (4) Education in Norway; (5) Education in Central…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Business Education, Civics, School Schedules
