The objectives, activities, and results of a project to classify higher education undergraduate courses are summarized. The Classification System for Postsecondary Courses (CSPEC) is based on the structure of the Center for Education Statistics' Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) but provides a greater level of detail for course…

An inventory of academic programs offered for credit and learning to an academic award offered by Alabama's private senior institutions and branch campuses and private junior colleges as of June 1, 1986, is presented. For each college and program, charts indicate program titles, levels of degrees offered, and accreditation status. Included are…

An inventory of teacher education certification programs approved for Alabama's public and private four-year colleges and universities as of June 1, 1986, is presented. In addition to the traditional certification programs approved by the State Board of Education in 1978-1979, two alternative certification programs are offered: Middle School…

Descriptions of 2,863 colleges make up the College Handbook. These are all the undergraduate institutions listed in the 1973-74 edition of Education Directory - Higher Education, published by the United States Office of Education, as well as some colleges that qualified early in the year for listing in the 1974-75 edition of that directory. Most…