The Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut is committed to the intentionality of interweaving course work and practice in its 5-year teacher preparation program, the Integrated Bachelor's and Master's program. It offers a wide range of field experiences to teacher candidates. Teacher candidates enter the program at the beginning…

The key to shortening the time-frame for this program is a special summer course in unit operations, and the replacement of the usual nine credits of minor courses with undergraduate chemical engineering courses. (BB)

Many educators believe the master's degree as it has evolved is of questionable significance as a graduate research degree. Others believe the master's signifies a level of professional and academic accomplishment suitable for either the world of work or as a teaching certificate. This report reviews the history and development of the master's…

Member institutions of the Council of Graduate Schools were asked to respond to a questionnaire about the foreign language requirements at their institutions. Institutions (197) or 69 percent of those contacted responded. One hundred twenty-four schools used the Graduate Schools Foreign Language Tests (GSFLT) for the purpose of meeting the foreign…

A paper read in February 1972 at the National Conference on Graduate Studies in English at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. (RB)

A paper read in February 1972 at the National Conference on Graduate Studies in English at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. (RB)

Depicts the extent of variability in masters degree programs in agricultural education: types of degrees, departments which offer them, thesis and nonthesis options, research requirements, number of hours required, and number of degrees awarded in 1979. (SK)

This report reviews some of the recent literature concerning the prevalence and value of graduate language requirements, and provides information about the requirements of 19 New York colleges and universities. In general, the literature reveals a liberalization of graduate language requirements. At the doctoral level, there are trends toward:…

The author suggests the abandonment of the BS degree, and its replacement by the MS degree as the first professionally accredited degree in chemistry. (Author/CP)

Although enrollments in undergraduate liberal arts curricula and in traditional graduate programs are slowing, enrollments in explicitly inter- or multidisciplinary graduate liberal education programs are increasing. Some of these programs are described. (LBH)

In this study, the authors update a previous study of terminal master's degree in economics programs to determine whether changes in the inputs or the desired outcomes of master's degree programs have occurred during the decade between the two studies. There are now fewer programs, and there has been a reduction in rigor in terms of degree…

This proposal for a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Program to be instituted at Texas A&M University includes a general statement about the program; description of the MAT degree; justification of the need for an MAT Program at Texas A&M University; an outline of the two program options (either noncertified personnel may become certified or…

This paper discusses the revision of the Elementary and Secondary Masters Degree Programs at Indiana University at South Bend. There were several reasons for revising the programs: (1) new faculty members with different orientations were eager to work on program development; (2) increasing graduate enrollments emphasized the need to take a closer…