Describes the first baccalaureate nursing program of its type--the Intercollegiate Center for Nursing Education in Spokane, Washington--to be accredited by the National League for Nursing, with the goal of educating nurses through a cooperative, interinstitutional approach. Topics discussed include how the center began, administrative…

Background information on University of Denver's computerized degree check and advising system, the Academic Progress Report (APR), is presented. The APR program, which was implemented for undergraduates in fall 1976, is discussed in terms of the need for the program, its development, implementation, problems, and future directions. The system…

Documenting the history of the Reading Program offered by the Department of Education at Washburn University, Kansas from its inception in 1937 to 1987, this document contains information related to the undergraduate reading requirements for the completion of the Elementary and Secondary Education Degrees and the graduate requirements for the…

Describes the programs of Huxley College (Washington) which were designed to provide an environmental studies thread through all of its academic endeavors. Addresses the development of the curriculum of both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Discusses its research focal points and its prospects for the future. (TW)

This report is a statement of the tentative plans for an interdisciplinary program in document design (effective written communication of ideas to achieve social purposes) at Carnegie-Mellon University. It summarizes the current status of program planning in the following areas: the philosophy underlying the program, the structure of the program,…

This report describes a project to create an interdisciplinary specialization in international business for undergraduate business majors and to internationalize the existing business program at Mercy College (New York). Objectives were to help students acquire a working knowledge of the international dimension of business, appreciate…