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Christ-Janer, Arland F. – College Board Review, 1972
The College Board's College Level Entrance Examination and the Educational Testing Service's Advanced Placement Program allow students to earn credits for degrees without formal courses. (HS)
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, College Credits, Degree Requirements, Equivalency Tests
Whitaker, Urban – College Board Review, 1972
San Francisco State College's new program of credit by examination enabled 38 percent of the 1971 freshmen who took the CLEP to become instant sophomores. (HS)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, College Credits, Equivalency Tests, Higher Education
Peer reviewedJohnson, Don – Catalyst for Change, 1977
Describes Occupational Competency Credit program at East Texas State University, which grants students college credit for competencies acquired through work experience related to their educational objectives. (JG)
Descriptors: College Credits, College Programs, Higher Education, Program Descriptions
Peer reviewedMiller, Jerry W. – Educational Record, 1974
Methods for validating nontraditional study are discussed and the premises on which they are based are the subject of this article. (Editor/PG)
Descriptors: College Credits, College Curriculum, Evaluation Methods, Experimental Programs
McGarraghy, John J. – Training and Development Journal, 1976
Describes the evaluation process as it was applied at the Life Office Management Association (LOMA)-the first organization to have a nationally conducted adult education program evaluated. Information about other noncollegiate sponsored programs for college credit is also provided. (ABM)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, College Credits, Educational Programs
Bok, Derek – College Board Review, 1972
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, College Credits, Degree Requirements, Higher Education
Nelson, Fred A. – College Board Review, 1972
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bachelors Degrees, College Credits, Degree Requirements
Nolan, Donald J. – College Board Review, 1972
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, College Credits, Degree Requirements, Educational Development
Peer reviewedCashin, William E. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1974
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Credits, Equivalency Tests, Grade Point Average
Sharon, Amiel T. – College Board Review, 1974
Descriptors: College Credits, Credit Courses, Credits, Educational Innovation
Download full textMartinko, Agnes – 1972
Many higher education institutions across the United States have instituted nontraditional study programs that incorporate elements such as flexibility and individualized learning into the curriculum. Implementation of such programs serve to increase options and open doors such as: the identification of new segments of our society to be served;…
Descriptors: College Credits, Degree Requirements, Equivalency Tests, External Degree Programs
Valentine, John A. – College Board Review, 1972
Once external degree programs are fully accepted, they will further the dream of equal education for all. (HS)
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, College Credits, Degree Requirements, Educational Development
O'Hearne, John J. – College Board Review, 1972
Credit by examination programs not only allow a student to work at his own level of competency, but also allows him to complete his coursework in a shorter period of time, which alleviates financial burdens. (HS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Advanced Placement Programs, College Credits
Riddell, Janet; Bingham, Sam – Ms., 1973
Reports on the efforts of twenty inner-city women who decided to return to college, urging their own schools and others to grant college credit for work and life experience. (Author/RB)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Black Students, College Credits, Disadvantaged
Peer reviewedHarris, Ian M. – Urban Review, 1982
The School of Education at the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee has refined its method of granting college credit for community experience. Prior Professional Educational Experience (PPEE) credits are granted for knowledge in competency areas offered by the department. The program has given students a sense of accomplishment about learning…
Descriptors: College Credits, Descriptive Writing, Educational Opportunities, Experiential Learning
