In order to solve the problem of students enrolling in courses not directly articulated with an ultimate goal, West Shore Community College (WSCC) developed a program using articulation data, master student records, and fee statements. The objectives of the program were to: (1) communicate information about the transferability of courses at the…

The fiscal and demographic realities of the 1980's require increased levels of cooperation between universities and community colleges. Motivated by their mutual self-interest, a large midwestern university, the University of Kansas (KU), and one of its feeder institutions, Johnson County Community College (JCCC), a large comprehensive community…

This table presents the 90th, 75th, 50th 25th and tenth percentile groupings for the verbal and mathematical scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) reported during the ten-year period between 1966-67 and 1975-76. A testing year is defined as extending from September to August; data are collected without regard to educational level or the…

This table provides the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and the Achievement Test means and standard deviations for samples of candidates taking each of the 15 achievement tests offered in the Admissions Testing Program battery during the period 1966-67 to 1975-76. The samples, drawn annually through 1971-72 and biennially thereafter, provide…

The effect of tuition and aid policies on access and choice in education is described, the research through which this knowledge was obtained is examined, and further research that will be useful to the policymaker is suggested. This speech is organized into four sections. The first examines the evidence of the effect of tuition on total…

Arguing that the decline in the number of community college students transferring to four-year colleges could have a more dramatic effect on baccalaureate-granting institutions than the projected drop in the number of high school graduates, this paper traces the history of the community college's transfer function and discusses the implications of…

At the request of the Faculty Council on Academic Standards, a survey of university-wide admissions and graduation standards of 14 public and 6 private American institutions was undertaken. This report summarizes the university-wide admissions standards for freshmen and transfer students. Five specific requirements are dealt with and presented in…

The transcripts of the 40 students who graduated from Castleton State College (CSC) with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1977, 1978, or 1979 were examined to determine whether registered nurses who graduated from associate degree programs earned higher grade point averages (GPA's) than registered nurses who graduated from hospital-based…

TEACHERS, WRITERS, MATHEMATICIANS, AND SCIENTISTS FROM HIGH SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITITES IN 10 STATES MET TO CONTINUE THE DEVELOPMENT OF UNITS IN ENGLISH, MATHEMATICS, AND NATURAL SCIENCE, FOR USE IN PRE-COLLEGE AND UPWARD BOUND CENTERS. THEIR AIM WAS TO CREATE CURRICULUM MATERIALS WHICH WOULD HELP TEACHERS AID INTELLECTUALLY DISCOURAGED STUDENTS TO…

THIS PROPOSAL DESCRIBES THE ANTICIPATED OPERATION OF A PROJECT WHICH WILL OFFER COLLEGE COUNSELING AND ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT TO DISADVANTAGED SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH COLLEGE POTENTIAL. THE STUDENTS WILL BE SELECTED IN THE SEVENTH GRADE AND CONTINUE IN THE PROGRAM THROUGHOUT HIGH SCHOOL. THEY WILL PARTICIPATE EACH SUMMER IN A 5-WEEK…

The primary purposes of the study were (1) to investigate whether three subtests of the Comparative Guidance and Placement Program (CGP): Mosaic Comparisons, Year 2000 and Letter Groups measure skills uniquely different from traditional verbal and mathematical skills; and (2) to test whether the New Jersey College Basic Skills Placement Test…

Results of a survey of 180 community and junior colleges indicate that community college language programs continue to be largely connected with the transfer curriculum, and that their enrollments have declined in part as a consequence of the widespread erosion of language requirements among the B.A.-granting institutions to which community…

The study involved selecting a group of young women at the beginning of the last year of senior high school with the potential to succeed in careers in science, and then explored whether or not they are science-bound and why. Young women who scored well on the Mathematics Section of the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test could be assumed to have…

A random survey of 2,951 grade 12 students in Ontario was conducted to ascertain student characteristics relative to their educational and vocational plans. A total of 2,555 usable questionnaires were collected, coded, and processed. The report concludes that educational and vocational plans of students depend primarily on their social origin,…

This directory of special programs and financial assistance for black and other minority group students is designed for guidance counselors and college-bound students. The information was obtained directly from the colleges, and describes programs, assistance, and admission policies for the disadvantaged. The description of each school is only as…