Describes the new Bachelor in General Studies (B.G.S.) degree program alternative offered by the College of Literature, Science, and Arts at the University of Michigan. Compares the level of aptitudes, achievements, and interests of students in the B.G.S. program to those of students in the traditional bachelors program. Provides the results of…

Recounts the history and development of the University Without Walls (UWW) program now underway at more than 20 colleges and universities nationwide. Describes the highly individualized and flexible program of learning, key ideas and concepts, degree and accreditation considerations, and financial implications. (Author/JH)

Excerpts from a recent report prepared by the Committee on Teacher Preparation Programs organized by an active state Foreign Language Teachers Association. All names of persons and places have been changed. (DS)

The President of the College Entrance Examination Board tells how its new commissions are searching for alternative, noninstitutional routes to learning. (Editor)

Reprint from "The Foreign Language Requirements: A Collection of Comments, compiled by Hans Werner Deeken, available for

The Chancellor of the California State Colleges calls for such innovations as achievement-based degrees, greater flexibility in terms of length of courses and requirements, student responsibility for independent study, and credit for work and life experience. (JM)

The proposed Doctor of Arts program centered on English language and literature is a three-year program beyond the B.A. designed to train two and four-year college teachers. (DS)