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Florida Adult Educ, 1970
College level general and subject examinations for adults are described, followed by passing scores required at several institutions, scoring procedures, and advice to adult educators. (LY)
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Credits, Equivalency Tests
Fagin, Margaret C. – College Board Review, 1971
The College Board's College-Level Examination Program established a national program system of awarding college credit to nontraditional students' acceptable scores on examinations. (IR)
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Entrance Examinations, Credits, Educational Opportunities
Reich, David L. – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1972
In this project, the library acts as an advisory center and provides professional assistance in the selection of materials for study, a selection of professionally prepared study guides and reading lists, and a tutorial service which includes seminars and workshops conducted by librarians. (MM)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Associate Degrees, Credit Courses, Independent Study
Download full textGottlober, Helen R. – 1976
Immaculate Heart College has been awarded a grant by the Office of Education to act as a center and coordinating agent for a prototype tutorial program to prepare adults for CLEP Examinations. The objective is to reach adults within the Los Angeles community who posses the potential for a college degree but who are either unaware of the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Credits, College Libraries, College Preparation
Barak, Robert J., Ed.; McCannon, Roger S., Ed. – 1975
The conference papers provide an overview of some of the main issues and perspectives in the granting of credit for experience by covering the transition from the construction of educational experiences for and with students for the future to the accreditation of experiences of the past. This also includes the problem of translation or…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, College Credits, Continuing Education Units
Brooks, Jean S.; Reich, David L. – 1974
The Dallas Public Library reports on a two-year independent study project (ISP) developed in cooperation with Southern Methodist University and the College Level Examination Program (CLEP). Activities described include: provision of an information and materials distribution center for CLEP; making available information about area colleges and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bibliographies, Budgets, College Credits
Sharon, Amiel T. – 1971
The use and validity of the tests of General Educational Development and the College-Level Examination Program, two measures by which adults with nontraditional educational backgrounds can demonstrate their previous educational achievement, are discussed. (AG)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Adult Dropouts, Adult Education
Nossen, Robert J., Ed. – PAACE-SETTER, 1984
The bulk of this issue consists of five articles providing insight into various phases of adult continuing education. "The Meliorist Position as a Philosophic Base for Adult Education" (Gordon Clay Godbey) examines these questions about meliorism: should we accept as natural improvement of the human condition, the constant wars, the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy
Nyquist, Ewald B.; And Others – 1977
Nontraditional methods of qualifying for a college degree are described in this student guide to off-campus study and examination. The three external degree institutions in the United States that offer these programs are discussed. They include: Regents External Degree Program of the University of the State of New York; Thomas A. Edison College of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, College Credits, College Students
