In fall 1983, work began on the development of a new transfer program at the Community College of Philadelphia. The process began with the replacement of the typical set of introductory courses with a 12-hour curricular unit in which the lectures, readings and other activities were coherently integrated. An "Introduction to Social…

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…

INTERVIEWS WITH 14 EVENING COLLEGE AND THREE COMMUNITY COLLEGE DEANS WERE CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE (1) THE NATURE OF CONFLICTS BETWEEN THE TWO TYPES OF INSTITUTION, (2) THE EFFECTS OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES ON THE EVENING COLLEGES IN NEW YORK, AND (3) AREAS OF POSSIBLE CONFLICT EXPECTED WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF JUNIOR COLLEGES IN NEW JERSEY. TWELVE…

The Committee on Junior (Community) College Curriculum was formed to suggest means of cooperation and communication between faculties of 2-year colleges and those of institutions to which their students commonly transfer. It was also charged with encouraging new approaches of instruction in accounting and other related subjects, as well as…

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

THE AUTHORS PRESENT A SET OF SPECIFIC GUIDELINES WITHIN A FRAMEWORK OF FIVE PRINCIPLES. (1) MAXIMUM FREEDOM TO TRANSFER SHOULD BE PRESERVED FOR STUDENTS WHO MAKE SATISFACTORY JUNIOR COLLEGE RECORDS. ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO THE PLACE OF HIGH SCHOOL RECORDS, TEST SCORES, INSTITUTIONAL GRADE DIFFERENTIALS, FLEXIBILITY, AND METHODS OF COMPUTING GRADE…

This study asserts that 2-year institutions, which of necessity establish a pragmatic philosophy of concern for the immediate, must examine their goals and direction. The study hopes to clarify the philosophical debate between the transfer and the career function of the 2-year institution. The fundamental question is whether a single-purpose…

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…

Discusses the problem of junior college transfer and seeks ways to standardize senior college requirements. (GB)

Author feels that the move to standardize transfer requirements should be careful not discourage innovation and individualization in junior college journalism courses. (GB)

Responds to David Riesman's article, "Community Colleges: Some Tentative Hypotheses" (JC 502 056). Asserts that Riesman views community colleges as "lesser" institutions, exhibits a liberal arts college bias, and overemphasizes the transfer function. Points to the expanded community-college mission, community college/university…

Argues that patterns of student flow between two- and four-year institutions are not linear and that the permutations of student situations affect the datasets that are used to both defend and question the effectiveness and transferability of two-year programs. (DDR)

This report presents an overview and evaluation of activities conducted at West Los Angeles College in operating the college's Transfer Opportunity Program. First, the report outlines the program's objectives, which included expanding the identification of potential transfer students; reducing transfer shock through the use of mentor/counselors…