This report provides tabular data on baccalaureate and higher degrees. Data were obtained from the survey of "Degrees and other Formal Awards Conferred Between July 1, 1970 and June 30, 1971" conducted by the U.S. Office of Education. Highlights indicated: (1) More than 1.1 million degrees were conferred at the bachelor's and higher…

An external degree is one granted on the basis of academic work undertaken through independent and flexible study and pursued in whole or in part outside of the framework of existing college and university courses. A person's qualifications for an external degree are measured not by a list of accumulated formal courses taken and passed, but by an…

This document presents a review of all degree and certificate programs offered by the public and private colleges and universities in the state of Texas. Information is presented by institution. (HS)

Discusses the advantages of studying for a combined Science-with-Education degree, and argues that this degree will become widely accepted in British universities in the near future. (JR)

Documents the history of the development of the International Baccalaureate (IB) program. Reports that the International Schools Association (ISA) created the International Schools Examination Syndicate (ISES), which produced the first draft profile of an IB diploma program in 1964. Offers a brief biography of Desmond Cole-Baker, who was…

Trends in the number of degrees conferred in the arts and sciences during the period between 1954 and 1968 are described. Changes in the choices made by men and women during this period are stressed. The status of this trend since the study period are discussed. (CW)

Presents data on engineering degrees granted by institutions during 1984. Statistical categories include: highest number of degrees by state and university; disciplines; women, minorities and foreign nationals; degrees by school; and degree level for each state. Information on engineering technology degrees is also given. (DH)

A report on the degrees awarded by schools and colleges of pharmacy for the year 1979-80 is summarized by total number, ethnic group, and geographic distribution. For the second year, the number of baccalaureate degrees has declined, but there is an increasing trend toward graduate area degrees. (MLW)

Discusses findings from a survey of family units in South Carolina to explore whether the public views nurses and nursing education as being professional or technical. More than half the respondents believed that nurses should have a baccalaureate degree and even more saw nurses as professionals. Includes implications for nursing education. (MF)

Discusses the debate surrounding community college baccalaureate degrees and their possible benefit to minority students. Describes a survey of student attitudes regarding the opportunity to obtain a baccalaureate degree at the two-year college they attended. Reports that minority students' responses indicated that offering a four-year degree at…

The article deals with data on enrollment and degrees granted in home economics in colleges and universities for the two decades of 1952-53 through 1972-73. It has attempted to point out from this data significant trends and changes in home economics higher education. (Author/BP)

The development of nursing leaders was the broad goal of an Iowa project which developed lower-division transfer curriculums to articulate directly with the upper division major in nursing, thereby almost doubling the number of graduates with baccalaureate preparation for nursing. After five years, the program can be called successful. (Author/AJ)