The Texas concept of higher education is 3-part, each part with a legal relation to the others, each with a specific role, and all interlocking under central coordination. The divisions are community junior colleges, senior colleges with first-level graduate offerings, and universities offering doctorate-level work and graduate education for the…

With increasing numbers of students beginning their college education in two-year institutions, a need arises to provide a smooth and continuous flow of students from the junior college to the senior college. This Topical Paper provides summaries of current articulation efforts in all of the 50 states. Both state and college officials supplied…

Representatives from junior and senior colleges in the states of Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma participated in the 5th annual Missouri Valley Conference on Junior and Senior College Cooperation. This article includes reports of special group discussions and the following major addresses: (1) Articulation of…

"Two-plus-two transfer programs" involve teaching lower-division engineering programs at non-engineering institutions, allowing senior institutions to concentrate on upper division courses. The program at Mesa College (Colorado) is described. Suggestions for other institutions are offered. (JN)

THESE PROCEEDINGS REFLECT THE UNIVERSITY'S GROWING CONCERN FOR THE TRANSFER STUDENT AND AN AWARENESS OF CERTAIN PROBLEMS THAT CAN BE COOPERATIVELY SOLVED. THE TRANSFER STUDENT'S STATUS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AS STATE AND PROFESSIONAL GROUPS WORK TO INCREASE THE NUMBER AND QUALITY OF JUNIOR COLLEGES. WHILE EFFECTS OF CURRICULUM CHANGES ON THE…

This study explores the present status of course credit-hour transfers between the various state institutions of higher education in Washington. Section III reviews transfer policy considerations in relation to Washington efforts to alleviate transfer problems and transfer of credit policies and practices in Washington. Section IV presents a…

Discusses the changes in the first half of this century in journalism education and cites the current state of affairs. (GB)

This article provides a synopsis of how articulation agreements serve postsecondary education institutions and their constituents, provides an overview on the types of agreements, and discusses some of the issues associated with development of these agreements. The following questions frame the narrative: As community colleges grew in number and…

Designed for students planning to transfer within the University of Nevada (UN) System, this guide provides general information and specific data on the transfer status of courses offered by the four community colleges in the system. Introductory material provides information on UN admissions, transfer courses, course numbering, curriculum…

Migrant students graduation rates, although improving, are still significantly lower than those of their non-migrant peers. This manual is a comprehensive reference guide for Chapter 1 Migrant Program personnel counselors and teachers serving migrant students at the secondary level. Migrant students are those who move across school district…

Half of all students who begin college in America--and an even higher proportion of underrepresetned minorities--matriculate at community colleges. If the bachelor's degree is a requisite for major social and economic advancement, then transfer must be an essential community college mission. Calculating the transfer rate is important as a measure…

The Coordinated Transfer Application System (COTRANS), a cooperative effort of the Association of American Medical Colleges and the National Board of Medical Examiners, is designed to assist the U.S. citizen who is studying medicine abroad and who wishes to transfer from the foreign medical school to advanced standing in a medical school in the…