A description is given of the system developed by the College Board during the past three decades through which, on the basis of examination, more than 1,500 colleges award degree credit for prior learning. Over 140,000 individuals take the examinations each year. (Author/MSE)

Describes an approach to producing two Shakespeare plays in repertory involving academic resources available at Iowa State University. The approach includes academic credit, guest lecturers providing background, weekly seminars, and discussions. (JMF)

Outlines Communication Capsule Courses offered at Notre Dame College in Saint Louis: a series of six, one credit courses, each offered in a 12-hour block on a Saturday. (JMF)

Use of choice-weighted scores as a basis for assigning grades in college courses was investigated. Reliability and validity indices offer little to recommend either type of choice-weighted scoring over number-right scoring. The potential for choice-weighted scoring to enhance the teaching/testing process is discussed. (Author/GK)

It is suggested that separating student assessment from teaching and advisement will assure the credibility of earned college degrees. (JD)

Surveys the range of job experiences available to journalism students and suggests how these internship programs could be standardized. Available from Public Relations Review, Communication Research Associates, Inc., 7338 Baltimore Blvd., Suite 101A, College Park, MD 20740; one year, $15.00; two years $27.00; three years $39.00. (JMF)

Discusses the search of many postsecondary educational institutions to find acceptable ways to grant credit for out-of-school learning. Describes sources of potential credit, assessment approaches, and structuring of the credit granting process. (JH)

Represents the results of a survey study which was conducted in 1975 to collect hard data concerning the physics lecture and laboratory requirements at 32 colleges and universities with accredited engineering programs. (HM)

Discusses the importance of good management in controlling accounts receivable if the school newspaper is to see greater profits. (HOD)

Describes Occupational Competency Credit program at East Texas State University, which grants students college credit for competencies acquired through work experience related to their educational objectives. (JG)

Studied the extent to which the requirement that students complete three credits in mathematics and science was implemented in schools using a nationally representative sample from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1998. Evidence indicates that schools do not strictly enforce this policy. Increasing the number of credits students earn…

Conducted a survey of the ways colleges and universities apply the student credit hour and the extent to which time is still used as a primary basis for awarding credits. Responses of 38 institutions show that most 4-year institutions do not have internal policies to define credit hours, and that credit hours are defined and awarded…

Summarizes current research on the role of the federal government in defining or enforcing the credit hour measure in higher education, focusing on the role of the U.S. Department of Education in shaping the credit hour system. The federal government shows interest in moving away from focusing on administrative matters to issues of academic policy…

Fourteen nursing students in Wales reported on their use of accreditation of prior learning (APL) to obtain credit. Most had difficulty reflecting on prior learning and maintaining motivation over the length of the process. APL was felt to be worthwhile; students developed self-esteem, reflective writing skills, and greater appreciation for…

Describes school board policy issues related to the content, credit, and cost of online learning. (PKP)