This document describes the innovative approach that Minnesota Metropolitan State College, a recently established upper level college, has developed. It is felt that many of the aspects of the MMSC plan can be beneficial to planners in black colleges across the U.S. See also HE 003 464. (HS)

Upper level colleges, those institutions offering only junior and senior year baccalaureate programs and programs leading to master's and doctoral degrees, could be funded under the same formulas as other colleges and universities, but the development of a special funding formula is highly recommended. In the state of Texas, the funding formula…

The concept of differential pricing and its current application in undergraduate education are examined, particularly differentiating tuition by program at the upper-division level. Differential pricing is proposed as a policy that can benefit both students and institutions. (Author/MLW)

This monograph argues that university status should be conferred on colleges only when they have reached a specified level of achievement within their various academic programs, and that when changes are made in an institution's administrative structure and academic organization, something other than institutional aspirations should serve as the…

Examines the background of the upper-division university and its place in postsecondary education. Identifies its major role as one of serving students transferring from community colleges. Discusses successful projects and points up poor communication and coordination between upper-level universities and two-year colleges as the most damaging…

This study was undertaken (1) to assess the presence or absence of item bias in the Language Skills Examination (LSE), a 45-item reading comprehension test, for homogeneous groups of institutions within the University System of Georgia; (2) to identify which groups of schools, if any, were being discriminated against by the test items; and (3) to…

The success of Minnesota Metropolitan, now six months in operation, indicates that the time of degree by contract has arrived. (Editor)

The academic performance of 361 community college students was investigated after their transfer to a comprehensive university. Academic pattern and performance at the community college was found to be very important to the relevance of specific factors related to the curriculum selected at the senior institution. (Author/MLW)

Describes the creation, organization, policies, students, and faculty of Governors State University, a senior institution which commences instruction at the junior-year level and extends it through the master's degree. Also describes the College of Environmental and Applied Science, which prepares students to find and implement solutions to…

Compares the professional competence of junior college transfer and native students near the completion of an undergraduate program in the College of Education. No significant group differences were found to exist between on the critical variable of classroom performance. (Author)

During the six-year period from 1963 to 1969, the number of community college students transferring to upper division study in the state university system of Florida increased from 1,933 to 6,694. In the near future it is likely that more than half of the students enrolled in the upper division of the state universities will have a community…

The University of Texas at Dallas is one of the 7 new upper level colleges and universities (institutions offering only junior, senior and graduate level programs) recently established in Texas. A curriculum plan has been devised at the University that provides a unique combination of program budgeting, interdisciplinary activity with no sacrifice…

This document presents a summary of the academic plan of The University of Texas at Dallas, a recently established upper level university (institution offering only junior, senior and graduate level programs). The document describes the academic organization of the University, the undergraduate programs, the graduate programs, the research policy…

Reports that the physics and mathematics programs at Yeshiva University Belfer Graduate School of Science will be discontinued by June 1978. (SL)

Transfer procedures in the case of students transferring from junior colleges to upper level institutions (institutions offering only upper level and graduate work) should be as flexible as possible. Four major points should be followed closely in developing transfer policies: (1) Upper level institutions should develop programs that cater to the…