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Kilgore, Wendy – College and University, 2021
The unique nature of 2020 had the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) focusing on creating more benchmarking changes in practice and policy in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and less on its surveys or other projects. However, they also engaged with the American Council on Education (ACE) in a large…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Research, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Ott, Alexander P.; Cooper, Bruce S. – College and University, 2014
Research has found that approximately one-third of undergraduates transfer from one college to another and that transferring is becoming increasingly common. In this study, the authors focus on the transfer credit process, researching how academic credit is evaluated and when in the enrollment process students receive a degree-specific transfer…
Descriptors: Transfer Policy, College Credits, Prior Learning, Enrollment Management
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Cangialosi, Judith – College and University, 1981
A national survey reported on institutional practices in awarding credits for extrainstitutional learning. Results reveal that 98 percent of respondents award credit for extrainstitutional learning, with credit-by-examination, general exam, institutionally developed exams, College Board placement exams, and others used, in that descending order.…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Credits, Educational Policy, Equivalency Tests
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Palmer, James C.; Ludwig, Meredith J. – College and University, 1991
In a study of the ways colleges and universities regard prior learning of military service members who apply for admission to undergraduate degree programs, 66 colleges evaluated prototype transcripts and assessed problems in awarding degree credit. A number of problems are seen as needing to be addressed by both schools and the military.…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Administration, College Admission, College Credits