The index is a companion volume to the Education Directory, Colleges and Universities, 1976-77, published annually. The index is published biennially. Reported in it are the names of the senators, representatives, and other elected officials of the 95th Congress, their states and congressional districts, and each institution of higher education located therein. Included are all institutions meeting at least one of these criteria: (1) accreditation or approval by a nationally recognized accrediting agency, a state department of education, or a state university; (2) preaccreditation status as a recognized candidate for accreditation with a designated nationally recognized accreditation agency; or (3) certification that the institution's credits have been and are accepted for transfer by no fewer than three accredited institutions as if coming from an accredited institution. (Editor/MSE)