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Hadley, Richard D. – American Nurse, 1977
The New York Regents external degree programs for the associate and baccalaureate degrees in nursing are described. An interview with the program coordinator and information about the educational requirements and about several students are presented. The coordinator defines the program as a degree awarded by one institution for learning that was…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, College Students, External Degree Programs
Estes, Carmen A. – 1976
Some of the problems encountered in nursing arise out of the multiplicity of preservice educational programs and the predominance of registered nurses (R.N.s) who are prepared below the baccalaureate degree level. To facilitate the efforts of nurses already in practice to earn a bachelor's degree, the Extended Degree Program in Nursing (ENURS) of…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Competency Based Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, External Degree Programs
Download full textHall, James C. – 1974
An external degree is one that may be earned outside the central structure of a college or university. The most common form of external degree program is the evening college in which students, who are usually working adults, meet the standard requirements for a four-year degree by taking a part-time program after work. No allowances are made in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Bachelors Degrees, Educational Innovation
Sosdian, Carol P., Comp.; Sharp, Laure M., Comp. – 1977
This guide is an attempt to inventory undergraduate level, degree-granting external degree programs (EPDs), defined as those emphasizing minimal classroom coursework and minimal residence requirements. There are 134 accredited or approved organizations listed that sponsor among them 244 external degree programs (66 associate and 178 bachelor).…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, Degree Requirements, Directories
Travaglini, Joseph – 1980
An individualized, undergraduate degree program at Central Michigan University offers a variety of instruction options to students whose career and personal circumstances limit their access to more traditional forms of higher education. The program, sponsored by the university's Institute for Personal and Career Development, is designed to accept…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Career Development, College Credits, Correspondence Study
Kleppick, Annabelle L.; And Others – 1978
A project undertaken at the Graduate School of Public Health of the University of Pittsburgh to develop an undergraduate external degree program in health services administration with a major in long-term care administration is described. Program activities were designed to: develop a work plan, identify the parameters of knowledge and skills…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Bachelors Degrees, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives
State Univ. of New York, Albany. Office of the Regents. – 1982
The Bachelor of Science (nursing) degree offered by the New York External Degree Program of the University of the State of New York is described. The degree program is designed to enable individuals to earn a college degree by using college courses, proficiency examinations, and/or special assessment. It provides a program of assessment rather…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, College Credits, Degree Requirements, Equivalency Tests
Brown, Peggy, Ed. – Forum for Liberal Education, 1982
Selected college and university programs established to assist adults in continuing their education, earning their degrees, and learning about whatever interests them are described, and an essay on lifelong learning is presented. In "Curriculum Development for Lifelong Learning," Charles S. Claxton describes how life cycle research,…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Andragogy
Lane, Marcia S., Ed. – 1982
Up-to-date information on Canadian and U.S. baccalaureate, master's, nontraditional, and doctoral programs in health services administration is presented. After an introduction to the field, information about accreditation for health services administration programs is provided. For U.S. and Canadian baccalaureate and master's programs, each entry…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Admission Criteria, Allied Health Occupations Education, Bachelors Degrees
Open Univ., Walton, Bletchley, Bucks (England). – 1977
This 1978 Open University BA degree Handbook begins with information about the university organization, correspondence materials, assignments and examinations, television and radio broadcasts, audio-cassette loan service, books and libraries, study centers, the computing service, handicapped students, tutor-counselors and course tutors, tuition,…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Adult Students, Advanced Placement, Assignments
