College algebra is a required course for most majors, but is viewed by many as a gatekeeper course for degree completion by students. With almost half a million students taking college algebra each year, faculty are experimenting with new course lengths of time that might result in higher success, completion, and retention rates for college…

Faculty and administrators often believe that abbreviated courses are less effective than the same courses taught during a full semester. This study examined student academic performance and course evaluations for identical courses taught during abbreviated summer sessions or during regular semester sessions. Contrary to popular convention,…

A stratified random sample was taken of older American colleges and universities currently offering art degrees. Their college catalogs were analyzed to determine the semester hours of coursework offered in 1914, 1934, 1954, and 1974, in major and minor studio art, art history, and art teaching methods. (SJL)