The transition into college remains one of the most formative and complex phases in an individual's life. Institutions of higher learning have responded to the challenges facing first-year students in myriad ways, most often by offering summer orientation programs, dynamic living-learning environments, tailored academic and psychological support…

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present ReProTool Version 2.0, a software tool that is used for the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) and the Bologna Process re-engineering of academic programmes. The tool is the result of an 18 months project (February 2012-July 2013) project, co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund…

The Manhattanville College plan for change is described in relation to grading, credits for graduation, curriculum, and distribution requirements. Specific areas of change include: grading, formal academic advising, board on academic standards, curricular changes, summer sessions, interdisciplinary studies, open-door lecture service, faculty…

This monograph was written to apprise high school and college administrators of new educational opportunities for high school students. Chapter 1 briefly reviews the history of poor curriculum coordination between high schools and colleges and considers the educational problems caused by this discontinuity. The chapter concludes with a brief…