Credit is plentiful and so are bad debts. There is a good demand for bill collectors. Where they work, job qualifications, employment outlook, earnings and other aspects of the occupation are topics considered. (MW)

Intended for instructors in occupational education programs, this catalog identifies instructional materials found to be successful for teaching specific occupational competencies identified in the Instructional Support System for Occupational Education (ISSOE) in the area of distributive education. Contents include 7 materials reporting forms for…

Current policies and practices governing the transfer of credit at the University of Pittsburgh were reviewed. Both the general policies of the university and the specific policies of the School of General Studies, the degree granting unit, were included for study. Consideration has been given to expediting the progress of mature adults through…

Public hearings and workshops were held in five metropolitan areas to gather data about the problems women in American cities face when they try to acquire and maintain a place to live. The chief findings were: (1) women have faced and continue to face discrimination in marketing, lending, and shelter-related services; (2) discrimination against…

THE OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY WERE TO (1) DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF GRANTING DEGREE CREDIT FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE, (2) DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT CREDIT GRANTING INSTITUTIONS CAN BE CLASSIFIED BY SELECTED TRAITS, (3) INVESTIGATE PROCEDURES, PREREQUISITES, AND TRANSFER REGULATIONS, AND (4) DEVELOP A RECOMMENDED PROCEDURE FOR GRANTING CREDIT.…

In 1972, the District of Columbia Advisory Committee initiated an inquiry to determine the role that discrimination has played in limiting minority business enterprises in the Washington area. Meetings were held in which businessmen, representatives of technical assistance organizations, government officials, and bankers examined the question of…

This report summarizes the responses to a questionnaire investigating Spring 1974 practices regarding credit awarded by the three levels of state-supported colleges throughout California for satisfactory completion of various College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) examinations. The results indicate that the majority of reporting state colleges…

Conditions prevailing in the world of work, and the corresponding behavior of adults to seek further education as a means of adjusting to these conditions, has provided the climate for the emergence of the Continuing Education Unit (CEU). Adults today need a kind of accreditation that recognizes both their continuing pursuit of competence and…

This report is concerned with the issues at hand regarding the awarding of academic credit for work or life experience relevant to the field a student wishes to study. Four major recommendations are made within the report: (1) a committee should be set up to govern the accrediting of life and work experience, to determine the overall policy, and…

This paper reports the replies given by secondary school teachers and supervisors on a survey asking for their views on (1) the comparative merits of the descriptive materials for the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) and the Advanced Placement Program (APP), and (2) the manner by which the two testing programs are now made available to…

Provisions of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act are outlined, with examples of the rights of persons seeking credit. A list of federal offices to write for information or to send complaints to is included. (MF)

Points up the need for establishing a procedure so that community college students transferring to senior colleges can transfer 12 semester hours of community college journalism as equivalents to similar journalism courses in the senior colleges. (GW)

This article discusses the factors required to be a part of each school's student progress policy. The author also examines numerous options and potential pitfalls of various decisions made in developing this policy. The two major components of satisfactory progress regulations--quality and quantity--are explored in detail. (CT)

Describes a study of graduates of nontraditional degree programs at Southwest Texas State University to determine whether the degree was (1) meeting the needs of adults, (2) providing a vehicle for career advancement, (3) perceived as a high quality program, and (4) accepted in the workplace. (JOW)

In a survey of 48 state supervisors of home economics, 20 indicated that secondary students in their state could gain academic credit through study in home economics. Ten supervisors stated that there were curriculum or materials developed in their state to support home economics as part of academic credit. (CH)