Results of a 13-item questionnaire mailed to Iona College graduates who had received "life experience" credits as part of their undergraduate degree are presented. The purpose of the study was to determine the acceptability of life-experience credits by graduate schools to improve advising and advocacy activities. (Author/LBH)

Students admitted to the graduate social work program after three years of undergraduate education were compared with those admitted after attaining an undergraduate degree. Nine different measures were used to test knowledge, attitudes, and skills. Results indicate that time in training can be manipulated without serious adverse effects.…

In Bakke v. Regents of University of California the California Supreme Court ruled that special admissions policies for minority groups that deprive nonminorities of certain benefits are violating the constitutional rights of the majority. Implications of this ruling for the University of California Berkeley School of Law are discussed. (LBH)

The social responsibilities of a professional department or school are to turn out technically competent practitioners and to turn out men and women of broad learning and culture who will join the leadership of the society and will exert a constructive influence in community and civic life. (MLW)

Reviews formal postgraduate-level library and information science programs offered by universities, documentation centers, and research institutions in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Highlights include historical background; admission requirements; length of program; curricula; faculty; course content; research; administrative…

Discusses the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) as a possible admission barrier for women returning to graduate school, including data from an informal survey of ten universities in the southeastern United States. The validity of the exams for this population is examined, and alternatives are suggested for identifying older adult women who would…

Providing advanced training to individuals in specialized disciplinary areas is one of the primary purposes of universities' graduate programs. Typically these programs are selective and require that a number of criteria be met, such as successful completion of undergraduate education, and a selected range of scores on standardized exams. For…

Descriptions of 592 institutions that offer baccalaureate, graduate, and postdoctoral nursing programs in the United States and Canada are provided. An introductory section discusses the history and nature of university-based nursing education, both baccalaureate and graduate. The profiles, which include a general description of the college, cover…

One of the significant aspects of the experimental, problem-based teacher education program described in this report is the selection of students who have completed a bachelors degree with a major in an appropriate teaching field, have had three or more years of work experience in addition to their college degree, and who exhibit an acceptable…

Intended to provide current information about graduate programs in speech communication in the United States and Canada to prospective graduate students, teachers, administrators, and counselors, this directory is also useful to those people seeking summary data on the state of the profession and to those evaluating or expanding their own speech…

An overview of the source of law school applications to Ontario law schools in 1973 and 1974 and the relationship of certain variables to the admission process is presented. The tables provided reflect the following information: applicants, offer recipients and registrants by law school, age, length of university experience, highest degree…

Selecting the best qualified doctoral applicants for preparation as future counselor educators is one of the most important decisions a counselor education faculty makes each year. Recently proposed by the Association for Counselor Educational and Supervision are the Guidelines for Doctoral Preparation in Counselor Education. The present authors…

Alternate admission systems are reviewed in respect to the minority applicant in an attempt to assess the nature of the bias frequently referred to in connection with standardized testing. The connection between the use of the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) as a standardized test and the admission system was explored, concluding that the role…

Application materials (catalogs, application forms, financial aid information, supplemental and decision-making information) from 64 library schools were analyzed to determine kinds of information they provide for prospective students. Fewer than half of schools contacted provided students with sufficient information (as defined by author) to make…

A major policy planning effort sponsored by the Law School Admission Council was an invitational conference in November 1983 resulting in much discussion of current law school admissions policies. However, there is still a need for evaluation of admissions policy at many individual schools. (MSE)