Six selected nontraditional approaches to curriculum at the University of Minnesota, each leading to a baccalaureate degree, are described. The programs are designed to provide flexibility to students enrolled in the university or to extend a university education to people not otherwise served. Each involves individual student selection of work to…

Development of alternative doctoral programs to meet a broadened range of social and educational needs is discussed. The Doctor of Arts degree is seen as only one alternative to the status quo. Regardless of the decision on that degree at a university, the basic issues remain, as do other alternative solutions, including reform of the Ph.D. It…