Aviation education institutions (75 of 105 surveyed) expressed their preferences for the elements of a Ph.D. program in aeronology (nonengineering aerospace/aeronautical sciences). A research/practitioner model, core curriculum, and second area of specialization were supported. (SK)

The response to a 1987 proposal by Illinois nurses to standardize nursing educational requirements revealed deep divisions among nurses with different educational backgrounds. Those opposed to raising the professional status of nursing exploited those divisions and thwarted attempts to make the Bachelor of Science in Nursing the minimum…

Presents a systematic, cost and time effective approach to evaluating undergraduate Business Communication programs. Includes an evaluation planning schedule. (MM)

United States higher-education institutions often fail to educate. This paper describes one professor's development of a new program fulfilling existing requirements while exposing students to great books and demanding courses in other areas. It suggests that the best way to reform higher-education institutions is to expose them to vigorous,…

After nearly three years of planning, Ohio's higher-education officials are finalizing an ambitious program to grant college credit for some technical courses offered at the state's adult-education centers. The program, called the Career-Technical Credit Transfer, is the latest in a string of state efforts to more closely link work-force training…

Three years ago, as part of a broad effort to raise academic standards in college sports, the NCAA adopted a controversial rule designed to make life difficult for athletes idling in the classroom. The measure--known as the 40-60-80 rule, or the "progress toward degree" requirement--mandates that, to remain eligible to compete, athletes must…

A descriptive study designed to assess the types of requirements used to prepare elementary preservice regular class teachers for education of the handicapped surveyed 102 schools granting a baccalaureate degree in elementary education and accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. Most accredited programs either…

This guide to graduate departments of geography provides a comprehensive listing of information about requirements, course offerings, financial aid, and personnel for approximately 150 colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. It is intended to assist college and university departments of geography in answering inquiries received…

This is the sixth edition of the Guide to Graduate Departments of Geography in the United States and Canada designed to assist college and university departments in answering the many inquiries received from students concerning graduate training in geography. It provides a comprehensive listing of information about requirements, course offerings,…

The National Association of Schools of Music makes recommendations to the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education and the National Council for Accreditation for Teacher Education concerning music curricula. Outlined are the requirements for admission to curricula leading to the baccalaureate, general requirements for graduating from…

This is a progress report on the first 6 months activity of the Commission on Non-Traditional Study which was established: 1) to examine all aspects of non-traditional postsecondary education, including the external degree, now in operation or being planned; 2) to evaluate the desirability and feasibility of such study; 3) to identify the…

Course descriptions and degree requirements in the department of communication arts of Loyola College of Montreal are given. In addition, the purposes and programs for two courses, communication programming and communication research, are described in detail. (JK)

Oral Roberts University (Oklahoma) has adopted the aerobics concept developed by Kenneth H. Cooper as the basis for its total fitness program, and requires that all students, both undergraduate and graduate, enroll in and pass a physical education activity course each semester, as well as participate in an individualized aerobic program. (MJB)

The classification of degrees is intended to represent student ability in an objective summary form. Since individual institutions' variations may obstruct the assessment process, there may be advantages in assuming stable class averages as standard reference points. (Editor/LBH)

Results of the American Sociological Association's first survey of graduate departments in sociology shows a striking similarity among programs in terms of course requirements, number of credits, and thesis requirements. Authors suggest that the apparent absence of diversity may be a matter of concern for the discipline. (Author/DH)