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Peer reviewedLenburg, Carrie B. – Peabody Journal of Education, 1979
The nursing programs offered as part of the New York State Regents External Degree programs are highlighted including a brief historical review and description of the nursing program. (JMF)
Descriptors: External Degree Programs, Health Personnel, Nursing, Postsecondary Education
Peer reviewedKarmos, Joseph S.; And Others – Education, 1979
The Southern Illinois University at Carbondale offers a degree program in occupational education to military personnel. It is fully accredited, VA supported, and is delivered by on-campus and on-base university faculty members. Up to 40 semester hours of credit can be obtained for having competencies in an occupational specialty. (Author/NQ)
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Extension Education, External Degree Programs, Higher Education
Download full textTaylor, John A. – 2000
In 1998, the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools established a fifteen-member Task Force to study the practices and procedures employed in adult degree completion programs. An adult degree completion program is identified as one that is designed especially to meet the needs of the working adult who, having acquired sixty or more…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Bachelors Degrees, College Credits
New York State Univ. System, Albany. – 1977
The catalog is designed to provide information on both the Regents External Degrees and the College Proficiency Examinations of New York State. The information is oriented toward individuals who wish to know about and take advantage of either program. The Regents External Degree is awarded by the University of the State of New York, which has no…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, College Credits
Alliance, an Association for Alternative Degree Programs. – 1989
This report of a conference on distance learning/adult education programs contains the following papers: "Adult Learners, Distance Education, and Technology: It's the Future, but Can We Get There from Here?" (Gulliver, Wright); "Minority Student Response to External Adult Degree Program Education" (Gillett, Sutphin); "Methods in Project…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Degree Requirements, Distance Education
Jones, Thomas B. – Alternative Higher Education: The Journal of Nontraditional Studies, 1982
At Metropolitan State University, the Individualized Educational Planning Course was a response to adult students' unique curriculum needs. Students learn university expectations of quality; plan solid, individualized degrees; examine what it means to be an educated person; pursue knowledge actively and successfully through informed choices; and…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Curriculum Development, Degree Requirements, Experimental Colleges
New England Open Learning Project, Durham, NH. – 1975
The annual report describes project activities in two categories: those of the task force (governing body) and those of subprojects. The task force worked toward establishing a viable, ongoing consortium for nontraditional postsecondary education in New England and to consider other collaborative efforts for meeting regional needs. The subprojects…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annual Reports, College Faculty, Conferences
Illinois Board of Governors of State Colleges and Universities, Springfield. – 1978
A comprehensive study was undertaken of the effectiveness of an external degree program implemented in Illinois to meet the needs of adult students studying for the bachelor's degree. The rationale, history, structure, administration, and governance of the statewide program offered through five universities are described. The majority of students…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Bachelors Degrees, Educational Assessment, Experiential Learning
Bortnick, Barrie D.; And Others – 1976
Four experiential learning programs that are in the early stages of development are described. The report from the Consortium of the California State University and Colleges details the efforts of a traditional, decentralized system to introduce flexibility into the use of examinations for crediting prior learning. A description of a large,…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Credits, College Faculty, College Students
