Technical degrees, community college baccalaureates, and applied degrees do not have standard definitions and their value to industry is not well known. The purpose of this study was to use an explanatory sequential mixed-methods approach to collect the perceptions and expectations of employers toward a single proposed degree offering in Ohio.…

The purpose of this book is to assist post-traditional students to achieve success in the Occupational, Workforce, and Leadership Studies (OWLS) Department and develop their individualized pathway to earn the interdisciplinary Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences (BAAS) degree at Texas State University. Applied baccalaureate degrees incorporate…

External degree programs can benefit American higher education, but they also promote the danger of fraudulent degree mills. This document offers a discussion of this potential problem that includes: (1) an historical review of degree mill activities; (2) the role of the federal government in this problem; (3) the role of the courts; (4) state…

This is a summary report on the total number of associate, baccalaureate, first-professional, master's and doctoral degrees conferred during the 1973-74 fiscal year by the 29 institutions of higher education in Kentucky accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. (Associate degrees are awarded for the completion of programs…

The College Board's College Level Entrance Examination and the Educational Testing Service's Advanced Placement Program allow students to earn credits for degrees without formal courses. (HS)

The University of Maryland's bachelor of science program in kinesiological science, studying the mechanisms of human movement (mechanical, physiological, psychological, aesthetic) imparts an understanding of human beings as individuals engaging in physical activities in daily life and in other activities serving as expressions of their physical…

This report is an outcome of a decision to conduct a national inquiry into current college and university programs that have as their goal a reduction of the time spent in earning the baccalaureate degree. During the course of conducting the inquiry, numerous approaches to time-shortening the bachelor's degree were observed. Although each of these…

Since January 1971, a number of colleges and universities have announced time-shortened degree programs. In the interest of examining and clarifying the various approaches to and understanding of time-shortened degrees, this brief analysis is offered. There appear to be 4 approaches to the reduction of time spent on the way to the B.A. degree, one…

This document presents the results of a study designed to: (1) obtain information that will be useful to colleges and universities as they develop new policies and implement practices in the area of Non-Traditional Educational Experiences (N-TEE); and (2) define current policy and practice and to obtain a sense of direction for additional…

New Career Ladders in Social Welfare is a program within the School of Social Administration at Temple University, it enables persons with academic deficiencies, economic or other disadvantages to enter the Undergraduate Social Welfare Department. The program leads to the Bachelor of Social Welfare degree and is open to those who demonstrate an…