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Download full textTrivett, David A. – 1975
The educational and social rationale for granting academic credit for off-campus learning grows out of the notion that educational systems now have the capability to change from selective to adaptive systems. If this change is to occur in ways to permit access, not just in terms of admission but in terms of credentials, then concomitant changes in…
Descriptors: College Credits, Evaluation Methods, External Degree Programs, Higher Education
Purdom, Tom – American Education, 1978
Having no faculty or classrooms and offering no courses by mail or television, the external degree program at Thomas Edison State College in Pennsylvania is described as an accredited program whereby college credits are gained primarily through the use of CLEP (College Level Examination Program) tests and individual assessment. (BM)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, College Credits, Experimental Colleges, External Degree Programs
Brooks, Jean S. – 1974
The library has traditionally been a center for independent learning and individual self-directed education. The Dallas Public Library, in cooperation with Southern Methodist University, set up a library independent study project (ISP). College credit could be obtained through the College Level Examination Program (CLEP); however, learning for…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, External Degree Programs, Independent Study
College Entrance Examination Board, New York, NY. Office of Library Independent Study and Guidance Projects. – 1974
The College Level Examination Program (CLEP) is a credit by examination program offered by the College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) as an alternative to formal college education for independent learners. In 1970 the CEEB began to work with public libraries in providing help to the independent learner who wished to participate in the CLEP…
Descriptors: External Degree Programs, Independent Study, Library Extension, Library Planning
Egan, Christine – Occupational Outlook Quarterly, 1977
Describes four ways to earn college credit: credit through correspondence and independent study, credit by examination, credit for noncollegiate sponsored instruction, and credit for past learning experiences. A list of references identifying other alternatives and degree programs is also included. (BM)
Descriptors: College Credits, Cooperative Education, Correspondence Study, Equivalency Tests
Nossen, Robert J., Ed. – PAACE-SETTER, 1984
The bulk of this issue consists of five articles providing insight into various phases of adult continuing education. "The Meliorist Position as a Philosophic Base for Adult Education" (Gordon Clay Godbey) examines these questions about meliorism: should we accept as natural improvement of the human condition, the constant wars, the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy
Nyquist, Ewald B.; And Others – 1977
Nontraditional methods of qualifying for a college degree are described in this student guide to off-campus study and examination. The three external degree institutions in the United States that offer these programs are discussed. They include: Regents External Degree Program of the University of the State of New York; Thomas A. Edison College of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, College Credits, College Students
