Surveyed 99 California community colleges to examine placement and assessment practices. Results indicated that most college registration programs involve counseling, orientation programs, and the use of computers. Assessment for English placement was ranked as the most important. Overall, there was a great diversity in practices, standards, and…

Online registration at Boston College, CORSS (Course Registration and Scheduling System), is described. Students register at a specific appointment time to work out an acceptable program with a terminal operator who is a member of the registrar's staff, and leaves the registration area with a printed schedule of courses. (MLW)

Describes computer applications in the Division of Continuing Education at Brigham Young University. These include instructional applications (computer assisted instruction, computer science education, and student problem solving) and administrative applications (registration, payment records, grades, reports, test scoring, mailing, and others).…

The desirability of using computer scheduling to assign students to classes (lectures, seminars, and practicums) for courses requested, and the possibility of integrating the scheduling onto the enrollment process, are discussed. (MSE)

It is argued that most course descriptions in college catalogs say little and tend to be unintentionally deceiving. An alternative is suggested that employs a combination of reference numbers and limited text allowing the reader to determine key elements of the course such as instructional modes and arrangements, and singular features and…

This collection of items including public testimony by the Vice Chancellor, Jay Hershenson, a formal resolution, a press release, and brochures, documents the City University of New York's (CUNY) unique voter registration system, "CUNY Project Vote". As the press release describes it, Project Vote is the nation's largest student voter…

Reviews the experience of Southern Illinois University at Carbondale with an on-line registration system and a subsequent change to the use programmable terminals with the Sanders 810 computer, which is considered a significant improvement at less cost. Advantages and disadvantages of both systems are detailed. (JT)

A computer network serves 53 schools and colleges in North Carolina; Essex County College in New Jersey has an on-line computer registration system that is used by students and administrators to enter information or ask questions. (Author/MLF)

The results of an evaluation of the Florida Statewide Course Numbering System (SCNS) are discussed. Surveys were conducted with the institutional liaison officers to SCNS, as well as with faculty members and department chairs. The uniform course numbering system is designed to enhance articulation, particularly the efficient movement of students…

Since it is anticipated that the college transfer population will double over the next 2 years, Frostburg State College developed the Transfer Student Advisement Program consisting of: (1) individual on-campus registration; (2) mail-in registration; and (3) large group on-campus registration. (Author/PG)

The current method of advising students at Grambling State University was compared with that of Computer-Assisted-Academic-Advisement-and-Placement (CAAAAP) to determine which approach would be more effective for advising students. The current method was a "semi-manual" method that takes quite a while to advise and place one student. As…

The State University System of Florida's online registration system in a distributed environment utilizing an IBM 8100 is described. It is a modular system in which the user defines the operating environment for each registration period by selecting options from a comprehensive function list. (Author/MLW)

Illustrates the uses of operations research (OR) in higher education administration by reviewing the higher education system's most significant operational problems: resource allocation, financial planning, budgeting, formation of student project groups, scheduling and classroom allocation, student registration, tuition and fee structure…

A study of late registration among community college students (n=almost 39,000 class registrations) found that late registrants were more likely to complete courses than those who registered in a timely fashion, and there was no appreciable difference in the two groups' academic performance. (MSE)

A study was conducted at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in 1968 to explore policy and determine major reasons for large numbers of course drops and adds. Findings are reported. The major conclusion is much greater effort must be placed on communication of course information to students. (JT)