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Phipps, Ronald A. – 1978
A new readmission policy at Salisbury State College for students who were academically dismissed is described, and data are presented on dismissals and readmissions from Fall 1974 through Fall 1976. Academically-dismissed students may be readmitted in time to enroll for the next semester provided they apply for readmission through the Office of…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Academic Failure, Administrative Policy, College Admission
Campos-Arcia, Maria; McVay, Julie – 1978
A study was conducted to identify the variables that are relevant to the admission of foreign students by institutional decision-makers. A profile of foreign students at North Carolina State University (NCSU) is provided. All academic departments at NCSU at Raleigh with enrollments of 10 or more foreign graduate students were contacted to…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrators, Admission Criteria, College Admission
Powell, J. P. – 1976
Trends affecting higher education in Australia, issues relating to selection and admission, and difficulties that many students face during their first year in college are discussed. Declining enrollment trends and an over-supply of graduates in a number of fields, especially some science fields, are discussed. A shift of emphasis away from…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Adult Students, Articulation (Education)
Cole, Glenn A.; And Others – 1978
The academic standings of provisionally admitted high school graduates and matched controls (regular admissions) at a state university were analyzed after one to three years. The results revealed highly significant differences in favor of the controls. The criterion was academic status at the university. Analysis of covariance controlling the…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, Admission Criteria
McFadden, Ronald – 1979
Flow charts, tables, and lists are used to illustrate a program evaluation model to be used in evaluating compensatory studies in higher education. Student progress is followed along an identification/selection/admission chart, incorporating program goals and student need measurement. Measures of individual and collective student progress are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Admission, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Research
Johnson, Joyce C.; And Others – 1979
The accuracy and reliability of the student data base at the University of the District of Columbia were assessed. The data base, which is used by administrators for planning purposes, consists of the number of students enrolled in various course sections, the number of students enrolled in various departments by levels, and the principal fields…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, College Administration, College Admission, Computer Oriented Programs
Download full textHengstler, Dennis D.; Reichard, Donald J. – 1980
A recent decline in the ability to predict first-year grade point average using the traditional regression analyses incorporating Scholastic Aptitude Tests (SAT) and high school rank as predictors fostered an investigation of the effectiveness of alternative procedures to predict academic success. Four procedures were investigated and compared,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrative Policy, Admission Criteria, Class Rank
NICHOLS, ROBERT C.; ROBERTS, ROY J.
DATA ON THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE 1964 NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (NASP) FOR NEGRO YOUTH WERE COLLECTED AND COMPARISONS MADE BETWEEN NOMINEES, FINALISTS, WINNERS, NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP FINALISTS, OTHER NONWHITE STUDENTS, AND THE SCHOOL POPULATION GENERALLY. THE AIM OF NASP IS TO FIND THE MOST ABLE NEGRO YOUTH AND TO HELP THEM…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aspiration, Black Youth, Career Choice
Moore, Beadle; And Others – 1979
A random sample of 600 telephone subscribers was surveyed to determine Arkansas citizen attitude on higher education. Sections of this report present general findings on public attitudes, attitudes on higher education, and demographic and geographic variations in response. Findings reveal that Arkansans seemed convinced generally that colleges and…
Descriptors: Blacks, Career Education, College Admission, College Role
PDF pending restorationNew York State Education Dept., Albany. Information Center on Education. – 1979
Information concerning college and university admissions and enrollment in New York State for fall 1978 is compiled in this document published annually by the New York State Education Department. Enrollment data are tabulated by type of institution, level of study, sex, institutional classification, attendance status, and credit/noncredit status.…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Students, Colleges, Definitions
Spaulding, Ben, Ed.; Mason, Tony, Ed. – 1966
Arranged as an outline and index, this presents information on college and vocational training education open to southern Negro students. A section on going to college attempts to answer basic questions about college admission. College entrance requirements, tests, sample applications, and terms used in college catalogs are explained. A section on…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Black Students, Career Opportunities, College Admission
Margolis, Alan M. – 1977
Written as a guide to be used in the admission and placement of Nigerian students in U.S. institutions of higher education, this study discusses the education system of Nigeria. Following an historical summary of the Nigerian's education system, information is provided on Nigerian primary education, secondary education, external examinations,…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, Comparative Education, Educational History
Whitlock, Baird W. – 1978
The issue of early admissions or high school-college articulation is examined. Following a historical analysis of early college, reasons for and drawbacks to such a change are discussed. The experience at Simon's Rock Early College between 1972 and 1976, when they instituted a four-year program beginning after tenth grade and ending with a B.A.…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Advanced Students, Age, Articulation (Education)
Hawaii Univ., Honolulu. Community Coll. System. – 1976
As part of a longitudinal study of student progress through the Hawaii community colleges, spring 1976 applications to the system were studied. The total number of applications received numbered 6,692 (3,924 new students, and 2,768 transfers), about half the number received for the fall semester (13,631). The colleges accepted 90 percent of the…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Applicants, College Attendance, College Choice
Berry, Charles A. – 1972
The purpose of the study was to analyze selected characteristics of 3,385 high school graduates submitting American College Tests (ACT) profile reports to a black college. Additional data was obtained via questionnaire from 1,059 graduates that were non-attendants. These samples were subdivided into the following groups: attendants at black and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Achievement Tests, Black Colleges
