Provisions for granting college credits and advanced standing vary among schools of nursing, as do programs leading to the associate and baccalaureate degrees. The article describes California practices and those used at California State University, Los Angeles, including types of program articulation and curricular implications. (MF)

The Associate Degree has been subjected to numerous demands and external pressures and, as a result, has evolved somewhat independently at each California community college to meet local needs. Most colleges in the system have developed Associate Degrees based on completion of a general education curriculum. However, current Title 5 language…

Postsecondary education programs available to inmates, wards, and ex-offenders in the State of California are examined in this summary report. Data were collected from five areas: (1) correctional institutions and postsecondary institutions; (2) surveys of inmates, wards, ex-offenders, and employees of correctional institutions and faculty from…