Discusses a degree requirement of a Bachelor of Management Studies program at a New Zealand University: the writing of an investigative report for a company or government department. (AEA)

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

Discusses recent attacks on English and presents a lengthy list of solutions, including reorganization of Ph.D. programs. (RB)

One of the major recommendations of the British James Report was for a Diploma in Higher Education (Dip HE) that would be a qualification to be awarded after a 2-year course of higher education. (Author)

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)

Results of a survey of schools granting American Chemical Society-approved degrees indicate that most chemistry departments still require graduate students to understand a foreign language, despite much discussion in the past few years that the requirement might be outdated or that competency with computers is more relevant to chemists. (Author/JN)

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

A student at Empire State College of the State University of New York studying under a mentor like Sharon Villines is likely to get college credit in a wider variety of subject areas than a candidate for a traditional bachelors degree. (MM)

Describes the new physics courses, and course combinations with physics, that were introduced after 1973, and are being offered in addition to the existing four-year sandwich course in applied physics. (GA)

Makes the case that there is a weakness in the scholarly base of the museum profession and that the Ph.D. degree is mainly a research and publication degree and therefore not recommended for museum programs. Suggests that museum studies programs pursue the doctor of arts (D.A.) rather than the Ph.D. (MVL)

Four factors--the perceived needs of the faculty, the perceived needs of the market, the competition among institutions, and the competition within institutions--represent the major forces behind the development of new academic programs. Two case studies in Missouri and New England are described. (MLW)

As state budget allocations for higher education decrease, "specialty" programs such as gerontology must continually demonstrate their productivity. State and private universities increasingly rely on student credit hours (SCH) or tuition generated, which is making it difficult for many gerontology programs to expand. The School of Aging Studies…