Briefly describes the college and enrollment procedures, gives locations of learning centers and smaller learning units, describes Empire State's innovative learning methods (contracts, internships, field research projects, tutorials, etc.), and advanced standing system, tuition, and type of transcript. (EAK)

Results of a questionnaire sent to 200 institutions of higher learning in the Southeast to determine attitudes toward the Doctor of Arts degree in foreign languages. (DS)

Many adults are attending weekend colleges in search of undergraduate degrees. The intense two- or three-day programs provide a workable alternative for adults who are unable or unwilling to attend classes during the day or evening. (MLW)

Of 50 state departments, only 34% require credentialing of two-year college technical instructors; 7 that did in 1990 do not now. Work experience remained important for those without bachelor's degrees. Of 22 technical teacher education programs, 13 offer degrees. Both undergraduate and graduate programs have decreased occupational education…

The Tertiary Lead Group in New Zealand created a national qualifications framework to incorporate all types of degrees given by colleges and universities. This report describes the process undertaken, the principles to be considered and the issues to be addressed, the benefits of such a national system, the features and specifications proposed,…

This survey of the educational offerings in the Forensic Sciences was initiated to identify institutions and agencies offering educational courses and/or programs in the forensic sciences and to evaluate the availability of these programs. The information gathered by surveying members of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences reveals that…

CHAIRMEN AT THE ASSOCIATION OF DEPARTMENTS OF ENGLISH MEETING DISCUSSED THE 1965 PROPOSALS FOR THE PH.D. AND ATTEMPTED TO CONVEY THAT A PH.D. PROGRAM CAN PREPARE A STUDENT TO BE A TEACHER AND A SCHOLAR WITHOUT INCLUDING REQUIREMENTS APPROPRIATE ONLY FOR THE RELATIVELY SMALL GROUP WHO WILL BE DEVOTED PRIMARILY TO RESEARCH AND WRITING. THE LENGTH…

For a 1969 report on graduate programs in English, the Association of Departments of English, obtained information from chairmen or directors of graduate study in English at 223 institutions. This document contains some of the information collected for the full report (available through ERIC as "Graduate Programs in English: A 1969…

This directory of engineering college research and graduate programs is designed to promote the cause of graduate study in engineering by describing for each institution the admission requirements, faculty names and specialties, enrollment by specialty and degree program (master, Ph.D.), degrees, fields of advanced study, appointments available to…

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…

Describes the advantages and disadvantages of a college program that leads to both a degree in physics and a teacher's certificate. (MLH)

The Doctor of Arts degree is designed to parallel the Ph.D. in structure but to be oriented toward teacher preparation rather than toward specialization in a particular research field. (HMD)

Described is the Technician Education Council (TEC) format, and philosophy of physics courses for technicians in industry education. (DS)