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New York State Education Dept., Albany. Regents External Degree Program. – 1982
A study guide to assist a candidate preparing to take the New York State College Proficiency and Regents External Degree Examinations is presented. This booklet offers suggestions on how to successfully complete an independent study project learning to do tasks normally performed by a teacher. The guide includes; preparing for independent study,…
Descriptors: Certification, Competency Based Education, Degree Requirements, Equivalency Tests
Download full textEsp, Barbarann – 1977
The University Without Walls program at Hofstra University was approved as an experimental unit within New College in 1973. The UWW program is competency-based, with students developing individual programs of study. Educational plans and prior learning from college and life experience are stated in learning contracts with short- and long-term…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Competency Based Education, External Degree Programs
Holm, Shirley M. – 1988
A study sought to determine the rate of retention of adult students in the University of Minnesota College Program for Individualized Learning (PIL) for the 1983-84 academic year, as well as factors that might relate to this retention rate. A review was made of the 67 applications submitted by students admitted to PIL during that year to determine…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Programs, College Programs, Degrees (Academic)
State Univ. of New York, Albany. Office of the Regents. – 1982
The Bachelor of Science (nursing) degree offered by the New York External Degree Program of the University of the State of New York is described. The degree program is designed to enable individuals to earn a college degree by using college courses, proficiency examinations, and/or special assessment. It provides a program of assessment rather…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, College Credits, Degree Requirements, Equivalency Tests
American Council on Education, Washington, DC. – 1988
A comprehensive, interactive conference was designed to help improve the quality of external degree programs and adult education. Sixteen papers are presented as follows: (1) "Designing Self-Instructional Print Material for the Adult Learner" (Diane J. Davis); (2) "Degrees by Alternative Delivery for U.S. Soldiers and Sailors"…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Education, Adult Students, Armed Forces
Wylie, Nancy – 1976
Evaluation of prior learning for the External Degree Program at Florida International University is described. Efforts in the following areas are presented: (1) implementation and evaluation of the competency-based assessment tool, (2) integration of the assessment process with other processes of the External Degree Program and the entire…
Descriptors: College Credits, College Students, Competency Based Education, Educational Objectives
