The School of Education at the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee has refined its method of granting college credit for community experience. Prior Professional Educational Experience (PPEE) credits are granted for knowledge in competency areas offered by the department. The program has given students a sense of accomplishment about learning…

The Southern Illinois University at Carbondale offers a degree program in occupational education to military personnel. It is fully accredited, VA supported, and is delivered by on-campus and on-base university faculty members. Up to 40 semester hours of credit can be obtained for having competencies in an occupational specialty. (Author/NQ)

The need to build experiential learning into external degree programs is examined in terms of the framework identifying the functions of experiential elements of a program. Successful forms are defined and models of these are described. (JMF)

Explores BT's partnership with the Communication Workers' Union and London University's Queen Mary and Westfield College and examines its significance for the development of a degree level programme of workplace learning. Describes the programme's philosophy, aims, funding and effectiveness. Incorporates interviews with BT managers, trade union…

This student handbook describes the process and components of Whatcom Community College's Individualized Degree Program (IDP), which offers students the opportunity to design an associate degree or certificate plan to meet their educational goals. After introductory material presents a history of the IDP's development and the purpose of the…

Outlined are the extensive provisions that have been made for the past sixteen years, degree-level studies in mathematical sciences under the auspices of the National Council for Technological Awards and the Council for National Academic Awards. (JP)

This document presents four courses for the diploma of higher studies in oceanography conducted by the Department of Oceanography, Faculty of Science, University of Alexandria, Egypt. These courses are organized by the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO). Each course is designed to be taught in one academic year…

THE NEW YORK STATE COLLEGE PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION PROGRAM (CPE) WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO OPEN UP THE STATE'S EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO THOSE WHO HAD ACQUIRED COLLEGE-LEVEL KNOWLEDGE IN WAYS OTHER THAN THROUGH REGULAR CLASSROOM ATTENDANCE. FACULTY MEMBERS OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN NEW YORK STATE, WORKING IN…

This report presents guidelines developed by a task force at William Rainey Harper College (Illinois) for translating experiential learning into academic credit. Introductory sections describe the institutional commitment to granting credit for non-traditional learning experiences, a new related Associate in Liberal Studies degree, the current…

Forty-eight colleges and universities and their 140 degree programs are described in a compilation derived from catalogs, task force reports, and other sources. Criteria identified as necessary for establishment of an innovative graduate program include: significant student participation in degree program planning; abolition of formal residency…

Interest in the establishment of external degree programs and programs for off-campus higher education has been accelerated throughout the country by the recognition of the need for new approaches to the extension and improvement of higher education opportunity and for ways of reducing the cost of education to both students and taxpayers. State…

This publication describes the undergraduate programs leading to the attainment of the Bachelor of Technology Degree in New York State. An employer survey instrument was utilized and yielded a test sample of 96 employers of Bachelor of Technology graduates. A second survey sought information from the program directors of existing Bachelor of…

The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility of implementing a special adult degree program in liberal studies at the Brigham Young University, similar to the Bachelor of Liberal Studies degree offered at the University of Oklahoma. The research involved two separate nationwide surveys to determine the need, interest level, and…

This report attempts to assess Articulated Instructional Media (AIM), a special degree program for adults which existed from 1964-68 at the University of Wisconsin. During 1964-66 a special sequence of interdisciplinary advanced courses in humanities, social studies, and the sciences were developed, which were an expansion of the school's…

This report presents the proceedings of the conference on Optional Learning Environments and the External Degree, sponsored by Dyke and Ursuline Colleges. It was attended by 67 educators and students representing all of the accredited institutions of higher education in the Cleveland areas. The conference introduced basic ideas and methods of…