The Special Committee to Assess University Policies and Plans was assigned the task of assessing the goals, policies and plans of the Ontario university system for the remainder of the 1970s and 1980s in the light of the competing governmental priorities, possible financial prospects and the anticipated numbers of qualified students. The proposals reported on include: clarification of goals and objectives; assessment of resource requirements; the priority of maintaining and improving quality; financial requirements to meet inflation and salary costs; accessibility and projected enrollment increases in undergraduate and graduate programs; cooperation in the elimination of unnecessary, costly duplication; and the critical choices required by funding limitations. (JMF)