There has been tremendous growth in the number of college and university degree programs designed specifically for adults who have family and career responsibilities. Telecommunications and computer technologies have even made it possible to earn some degrees without ever leaving home or work. Other adult degree programs require that students spend only a minimal amount of time on campus. As an added advantage, many of these external degree programs offer college credit for prior learning and work experience. Unfortunately, this revolution in adult higher education has also led to a proliferation of diploma mills--degree-granting institutions that lack recognized accreditation. External Degrees in the Information Age is a reliable and comprehensive guide designed to help adults make informed decisions about pursuing a postsecondary degree, and to help them avoid diploma mills. The book also describes 140 legitimately accredited external degree programs now in operation.
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EUGENE SULLIVAN is director, Military Evaluations Program, The Center for Adult Learning and Educational Credentials, American Council on Education, Washington, D.C.
DAVID W. STWEART retired in 1995 as director of program development at the American Council on Education's Center for Adult Learning and Educational Credentials, Washington, D.C.
HENRY A. SPILLE is vice president of the American Council on Education (ACE), and director of ACE's Center for Adult Learning and Educational Credentials in Washington, D.C.
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portfolio type assessment, distance education opportunities, general student services, distance library services, credit awards, modem from home, access academic resources, various online activities, student program evaluations, facilitate frequent interaction, entry colloquium, complete course projects, military recommendations, format attend, health systems administration, subject exams, appropriate professional experience, place via computer, guided independent study, general exams, guided independent studies, unaccredited institutions, hour requirements, interaction between faculty, program mission Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
College Board, Master of Arts, Regents College Examinations Program, United States, Defense Language Institute, Description Student, Degrees Offered Bachelor of Arts, American Council, Electrical Engineering, Degrees Offered Associate of Arts, Avenue Fort Lauderdale, Mechanical Engineering, World Wide Web, Department of Education, Description Each, Oryx Press, South Carolina, Description Advising, The Union Institute, Business Management, Degrees Offered Doctor of Philosophy, Associate of Applied Science, Christian Education, Alverno College, Doctor of Education New!
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portfolio type assessment, distance education opportunities, general student services, distance library services, credit awards, modem from home, access academic resources, various online activities, student program evaluations, facilitate frequent interaction, entry colloquium, complete course projects, military recommendations, format attend, health systems administration, subject exams, appropriate professional experience, place via computer, guided independent study, general exams, guided independent studies, unaccredited institutions, hour requirements, interaction between faculty, program mission Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
College Board, Master of Arts, Regents College Examinations Program, United States, Defense Language Institute, Description Student, Degrees Offered Bachelor of Arts, American Council, Electrical Engineering, Degrees Offered Associate of Arts, Avenue Fort Lauderdale, Mechanical Engineering, World Wide Web, Department of Education, Description Each, Oryx Press, South Carolina, Description Advising, The Union Institute, Business Management, Degrees Offered Doctor of Philosophy, Associate of Applied Science, Christian Education, Alverno College, Doctor of Education New!
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- Business Administration by L. Hall on page 48, page 112, and page 209
- The National Guide to Educational Credit for Training Programs (Annual) by American Council on Education on page 7, and page 46
- Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Services by American Council of Education on page 7, and page 46
- Guide to Educational Credit by Examination (The American Council on Education/Macmillan series in higher education) by Amer Council on Education on page 8, and page 46
- Guide to Educational Credit by Examination by Joan G. Schwartz on page 8
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- Preparing the Portfolio for an Assessment of Prior Learning by Roslyn Snow on page 52
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