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Gayfer, Margaret – Canadian University and College, 1972
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Equal Education, External Degree Programs, Higher Education
Canadian University and College, 1972
Describes Ontario's only university with an open registration requiring no previous academic credentials. (Author)
Descriptors: Educational Television, Equal Education, External Degree Programs, Higher Education
Peer reviewedStrassenburg, A. A. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1972
Descriptors: Degree Requirements, Extension Education, External Degree Programs, Higher Education
Hahn, Walter – Continuum, 1982
Describes the West Germany "Fernuniversitaet," an innovative distance education university. Organization, governance, enrollment, course content, and research activities are discussed. (SK)
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Educational Innovation, External Degree Programs, Open Universities
Peer reviewedBlomerly, Peter – Community and Junior College Journal, 1974
Described a program devised with the need to provide an access to higher education for the non-traditional student. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Credits, External Degree Programs, Guidance Centers, Higher Education
Williams, Ederyn; And Others – Educational Technology, 1975
Descriptors: External Degree Programs, Open Universities, Student Reaction, Telephone Instruction
Download full textCalifornia State Univ. and Colleges, Los Angeles. Office of the Chancellor. – 1973
This manual consists of a compilation of executive orders, policies, procedures, guidelines, and recommendations pertaining to external degree programs. The manual has been assembled in loose-leaf form to facilitate revision as policies change or additional guidelines are developed. Emphasis is placed on (1) criteria to be utilized by the…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Educational Needs, Educational Policy, External Degree Programs
Syracuse Univ. Research Corp., NY. – 1971
Syracuse University has devised an external degree program in business administration in which students may take area competency tests that will reflect their knowledge gained from independent study or other outside sources for a bachelor's degree. The areas of competency for the degree are: Financial Information Systems; Environmental Studies;…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Equivalency Tests, External Degree Programs, Higher Education
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1973
Presented in this document are the results of a Task Force study in Florida that explored the feasibility of a baccalaureate degree program that can be completed in 3 academic years. The Task Force addressed itself to the issues surrounding time-shortened degrees: acceleration; locksteps; relevancy of educational objectives to individual and…
Descriptors: Degree Requirements, Educational Planning, External Degree Programs, Higher Education
Peer reviewedMacdonald-Ross, Michael – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1976
A discussion of the role of the consultant in the Open University in Great Britain. (HB)
Descriptors: Consultants, Educational Technology, External Degree Programs, Higher Education
Mace, Ellie – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1976
The author proposes a learner-centered approach to the design and formative evaluation of OU courses.
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, External Degree Programs, Formative Evaluation, Instructional Design
O'Grady, Carolyn – Times Educational Supplement (London), 1974
Article presented financial facts to support the claims of financial success attributed to the Open University through its marketing and publishing activities. (RK)
Descriptors: Books, Educational Finance, External Degree Programs, Instructional Materials
Mitchell, Donald P. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1974
The director of Nova University's national Ed.D. program for educational leaders assails Richard Morland and Phi Delta Kappan magazine for publishing material that questioned Nova's external degrees. (Author)
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Curriculum, Doctoral Degrees, External Degree Programs
Peer reviewedPriemer, R.; And Others – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1972
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Equal Education, External Degree Programs, Resource Centers
Freedman, Leonard – NUEA Spectator, 1972
Article describes the role of Extension Education in the current movement toward external degrees. London University, The Open University, Empire State, and Goddard are some of the examples used as programs for non-traditional degrees. (GB)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Extension Education, External Degree Programs, Progressive Education
