Educators must change and design nursing education programs for the average student rather than an ideal, nonexistent student. Attention should be paid to student expectations, learning style preferences, and academic ability as the student population changes. (JOW)

This paper describes the process of recruiting high quality liberal arts graduates into teacher preparation programs at Memphis State University, Tennessee. The two graduate programs, the Master of Arts in Teaching and the Lyndhurst, both require full-time attendance, have lock-step delivery systems and extended internships, and are intensive. In…