National Directory Of Recognized Alternative And Non Traditional Colleges And Universities In The United States

Basic design of non-traditional degree programs. How to learn, setting goals, degree planning, academic counseling, individualized programs, selecting learning strategies, individual study plans, alternative curriculum, program design, concept of external degree programs. Learning contracts: Models & variations, course contracts, group learning, individual learning, seminars in experiential learning, associative learning, learning package program, directed study, extra-institutional learning, resources, tutorial instruction. Earning credit for learning from life & work experience: The concept, philosophy, objectives, means, methods, Assessment of prior learning, earning credit, examinations, credit for nontraditional learning.01633675-onvert your life experience into college degrees: How to get the degree you want, case histories, strategies & planning for earning degrees through 105 applicable examples. What you should know & do before enrolling: Characteristics of schools, programs. Advantages of nontraditional education: Learning process, saving time & money, employment opportunities, needs of mature-adult students, validity of degrees. Disadvantages: Problems facing students before enrolling, after enrolling, after graduation. Comprehensive listings of all recognized schools & programs. Schools to consider & those to avoid. Entries: Approximately 1,600 universities, all programs from accounting to zoology. Special section: How to select the best school, programs that meet your needs, convert life experience into academic credentials.

The official record-register of the good, bonafide, bad & fictitious colleges & universities in America. A most unusual publication because it provides comprehensive listings of all schools to consider & those to avoid. The Index lists in alphabetical order & by type of programs all colleges & universities in America & foreign countries that deal with adult learners & non-traditional students. Contents include: Institution's name; Affiliation; Legal status (chartered, licensed, authorized, approved, illegal, fictitious); Academic status (authorized, approved, accredited, candidate); Credit transfer (accepted, unaccepted); Nature (traditional, non-traditional, alternative); Degrees (all degrees conferred on campus - off-campus); Recommendation by NASACU & ACUPAE & overall evaluation; Comprehensive listings of all diploma mills & non-existent institutions; Most recent investigative report - statistics on new fake schools; The Index has approximately 1,700 entries. Special section includes: Description of higher education abroad, universities, expenses, admissions, information services. United States information agencies & cultural affairs branches providing information worldwide. Accredited schools by unrecognized accrediting agencies. Unrecognized & fictitious accrediting agencies in America & abroad. Integral explanation of the business of selling degrees, anatomy, prices, who purchases them, dealers, international chart, quantities sold annually, types, who is punishable, F.B.I.'s investigations, jail sentences, national scandals.