Describes a natural science program that offers twenty-five or more different topics each semester. Presents examples of the topics available and outlines the advantages of this approach. (GS)

Reported are techniques used to analyze a general education program in the natural sciences at Clayton Junior College, a two-year college in Morrow, Georgia. A model identifying expected competencies and their assessment is presented, factors related to success in the program are examined, and results of the use of the model are discussed. (PB)

The purpose of this document is to provide students and counselors with a guide to the academic institutions offering courses in the marine sciences. One hundred thirty-eight institutions offering at least 25 semester hours in the marine field are listed both alphabetically and geographically by States. The information relating to each institution…

Describes a program developed to provide nonscience students with a viable alternative to classical laboratory sequences. The program is a three-course sequence including a laboratory. Presents the topics of the three courses which are titled Ecological Awareness, Physical Science and Society, and Human Awareness. (GS)

Described are the efforts of the New Hampshire College and University Council to develop and institutionalize an interinstitutional, multi-disciplinary undergraduate marine science program. Among the aspects of the program that are presented are the structural elements, the three major components and the activities under each, a summary of the…