Describes the University of Michigan 6-year program for high school graduates (started in 1972) which integrates a liberal education and the MD degree. Included is information on governance, selection of students (emphasizing personal characteristics), curriculum (including several innovative course sequences), promotion, and plans for evaluation.…

Describes the current debate going on in Chinese political and educational circles regarding the quality of university education since the Cultural Revolution. Those being singled out for their bourgeois line are critical of such practices as nonacademic selection criteria and the weight given to practical experience in the shortened courses. (JT)

Disadvantaged White Americans should be actively and sincerely encouraged in their present pursuit of postgraduate and professional education by the adoption of admission procedures which take into account the various indices of social and economic disadvantage through which they have had to labor. (Author/EB)

A study conducted at Vanderbilt University confirmed the contention of the Graduate Business Admissions Council (GBAC) that a business major is not necessary for admission to graduate business schools. Evidence also indicated that graduate business schools can and do accommodate wide diversity in their student bodies. (Author)

Revised standards for teacher education programs are discussed, with emphasis on changes from present standards, clarifications of existing standards, and questions about the application of the standards. (JD)

At Texas Southern University's School of Pharmacy, criteria were established for evaluating applicants and determining a relative weighting scheme. Objectivity and reliability of decisions were increased. Criteria included college GPA, GPA for science courses, race, Texas residency, letters of recommendation, PCAT scores, and ACT or SAT scores.…

A study focused on two questions: whether the admissions rating scheme of Stanford University could effectively predict academic performance and whether students with different abilities gravitate to different academic departments. The relationship between academic performance and affiliation and such characteristics as sex and ethnic group were…

Students admitted to medical school after three and four years of college were compared on seven admission variables and three measures of medical school performance. The two groups differed significantly on three admission variables but could not be distinguished on the basis of measures of medical school performance. (SW)

Support for the position that students should be selected by race-sex subgroups centers around studies which show no or negative relationships between traditional predictors and college grades for black students and that if traditional predictors are employed, optimum validity is achieved by separate equations of cut-off scores for each race-sex…

Recently the Supreme Court has emphasized that discriminatory intent must be proven before there can be a finding of a violation of the Constitution's Equal Protection Clause. The purpose of affirmative action and preferential admission policies is not to discriminate against white males, but to eradicate the perpetuation of historical…

Provides descriptions of courses in physics in medical colleges in England. For each institution, entry requirements, course structure, and main branches of research are included among information provided. (CP)

The graduate admissions process at the University of Oregon is described, and some analyses of data from over 1,000 applicants are presented. (Author)

Describes a two-day selection process implemented by a counselor education department for screening doctoral applicants. Discusses assessment of each applicant in four areas: counseling skills, interpersonal effectiveness, level of professional knowledge, and credentials. (Author/ABB)