Schools Offering the Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate Non-Traditionally The basic forrnat of each listing is as follows: NAME OF SCHOOL Adress City, State, Zip, Country Telephone number Name, title of key person Fields of study offered Year established Degrees offered Bachelor's, Master's, and/or Doctorate, Law (B, M, D, L) Residentia'L Non-Resident, or Short Residency Legal status: non-profit or proprietary; independent, state, or church-run Tuition: $ (free to very inexpensive: under $2,000 a year for a residential prograrn; under $2,000 for an entire degree pro gram non-residentially); $$ (inexpensive: $2,000 to $5,000 a year residential; $2,000 to $3,000 a prograrn non-residential); $$$ (average: $5,000 to $7,000 a year residential; $3,000 to $4,000 a program non-residential) $$$$ (high: $7,000 to $10,000 a year residential; $4,000 to $5,000 a program non-residential) $$$$$ (very high: over $10,000 a year residential; over $5,000 a program non-residential). Bear in mind that ¥these are approximations; costs regularly change ¥books, fees, travel, postage, etc. may add to the cost ¥scholarships may subtract from the cost ¥at state schools, out of state students often pay more while many non-residential schools have a fixed fee for the entire degree program, some charge per unit or per year. : ACCREDITED SCHOOLS AALBORG UNIVERSITY CENTRE Aalborg, DK-91000, Denmark Peter Plenge, Chief Administrator Economics, engineering, business, social work 1971 B,M,D Residency Non-profit, state (08) 159111 $ After one year of residential study, students at this experimental Danish university combine work experience with inde pendent study projects, reading, small group meetings, and fieldwork. The degrees in economics, engineering, business administration, and social work are based on passing examinations. ACADIA UNIVERSITY Wolfville, Nova Scotia BOP lX0 Canada David Green Many fields Residency Non-profit, state (902) 542-2201 Although it is not possible to complete all the degree requirements at Acadia, persons who have done work elsewhere can complete their degree non-residentially here. Work can be done by correspondence, work at other schools, Canadian armed forces classes, and examinations, which can be taken at remote locations. Credit prior learning is assessed and awarded on the basis of a Challenge for Credit examinations. Many courses on audio or videotape. ADELPHI UNIVERSITY University College ABLE Program Garden City, NY 11530 USA Ellen Hartigan, Dean University Admissions Many fields 1896 B, M, D Residency Non-profit, independent (S16) 294-8700 $$$ B.A. and B.S. available through the ABLE program which requires one meeting a week, either day, evening or weekend at any of four different centers. Also available are two types of Extended Learning courses, one is self-paced study, the other is listening to a weekly radio broadcast; both require only four class meetings. Credit for prior learning and by e~arnina tion. Certificate programs at the post-Bachelor's level are available, with 4 credits instead of "usual" 3 so students can earn degrees more quickly. ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY Continuing Education, 915 S. Jackson St., Montgomery, AL 36195 USA Arthur D. Barnett, Director of Admissions Many fields 1874 Residency Non-profit, state (205) 293-4291 $$ Bachelor's degree can be earned through weekend, evening, and summer program. Credit for independent study, non-aca demic prior learning, and by examination. ALASKA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY 4101 University Dr. Anchorage, AK 99508 USA John Schafer, Director of Admissions Many fields 1957 B, M Residency Non-profit, church (907) 561-1266 $$$ Credit for independent study, non-academic prior learning, and by examination. Thirty-six credits in residency required. Only private university in Alaska. Programs in liberal arts, elementary education, human resources, communications, natural resources, values and service, and management. A LVERNIA COLLEGE Reading, PA 19607 USA Beth Calabria Residency Non-profit, independent 1958 $$$ Bachelor's may be earned through weekend, evening, and summer programs. Credit for independent study, non-academic prior learning, and by examination. ALVERNO COLLEGE Weekend College, 3401 S. 39th St. Milwaukee,WI 53215 USA Mary Lou Koch, Assistant Director of Admissions Nursing, professional communications, business and management 1887 Residency Non-profit, independent (414) 382~100 ~c .v~ Credit for independent study, non-academic prior learning, and by examination. Classes involve intensive study, close working relationships with faculty, and maximum opportunity for self-directed study. The weekend program enrolls both recent high school graduates and women who have been out of school for some time. AMERICAN COLLEGE Q 270 Bryn Mawr Ave., Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 USA Shirley Steinman, CLU Professional 1927 Short residency Non-profit, independent (215) 526-1000 $$ Offers an external Master of Science in financial services, through a combination of correspondence study and short resi dency, primarily for life insurance agents. Also work leading to C.L.U. and C.F.S. certificates. Formerly known as the American College of Life Underwriters. AMERICAN COLLEGE IN LONDON 100 Marylebone Lane London WlM SFP England Business, fashion, interior design, commercial art. 1976 Residency Proprietary (071) 48~1772 $$$ Students can transfer among campuses in London, Atlanta, and Los Angeles. There is an affiliation with the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Atlanta location is at 3330 Peachtree Rd. NE, Atlanta, GA 30326, (404) 231-9000. AMERICAN COLLEGE IN PARIS 31 Ave. Bosquet Paris, 75007 France Johanna Stobbs, Director of Communications Many fields 1962 Residency Non-profit, independent (33/1) 45559173 $$$$ Bachelor's degrees in international business administration, international affairs, art history, French studies, European cul tural studies, computer science, international economics, and comparative literature are offered through year-round study in Paris. Summer sessions are also offered. All instruction is in English. The student body is about half American and half from 60 other countries. New York of fice is at 80 E. 11th St., Suite 434, New York, NY 10003, (212) 677-4870. AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE 1000 State St. Springfield,MA 01109 USA Dr Elizabeth Ayres, Dean, School of Continuing Education Business, human services 1885 Residency Non-Profit, independent (413) 737_7000 $$$ The degree is available through evening and weekend study through the College of Continuing and Graduate Studies. A REACH program offers special support for older students who have never been in college. AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE OF LONDON see: RichmondCollege AMERICAN OPEN UNIVERSITY ~1 New York Institute of Technology Central Islip, NY 11722 USA Angela Richards, Director, Academic Studies Business administration, general studies, behavioral science 1955 Non-Resident Non-profit, independent (800) 222-6948 $$ The American Open University is the distance learning arm of New York Institute of Technology. The B.S. or B.A. can be completed by correspondence study or through computer interaction. No prior computer experience is necessary. The business adrninistration degree has a management option. The behavioral science degree has options in community men tal health, crirninal justice, psychology, and sociology. All academic instruction is in the distance learningrmdependent study mode. No on-campus study is required. Students have 24 weeks to complete each course which has 8 assignments, a midterm, and final examination. A minimum of 30 credits must be taken with A.O.U.tN.Y.I.T. The cost is $85 per unit. Transfer of credit, nationally normed exams, challenge exams, and life experience demonstrated by portfolio may be used as prior learning credit if approved. New York phone is (516) 348-3306. AMERICAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY P.O. Bo~c 1416 Hwy. 190 West Killeen, TX 76540 USA Laura Henderson, Admissions Advisor Technological fields 1973 M Short residency Non-profit, independent (817) 526-1150 Correspondents report substantial credit was given them toward a degree for prior learning and careeer experience. They do not wish to appear in this book, but when I leave them out, people write and say "Why didn't you put them in," so this brief notice is a compromise. AMERICAN UNIVERSITY 4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, DC 20016 USA Maurice O'Connell, Dean Admissions Many fields 1893 B, M, D Residency Non-profit, church (202) 885-6000 $$$$ Degrees in a variety of fields can be earned through evening classes, credit for life and job experience, examinations, study ahroad and ct)mmnnitv l r~.rated Programs. The universitv hosts the Washin~ton Seme~ter nrogram. ANNA MARIA COLLEGE Paxton,MA 01612 USA Donna Varney, Director of Admissions ~usiness 1946 Residency Non-profit, church (617) 757-4586 $$$ The Master of Business Administration can be earned in from 12 to 18 months of intensive weekend study. Classes are held both in Pa~ton and in Boston. ANTIOCH UNIVERSITY 800 Livermore St. Yellow Springs, OH 45387 USA Karen Haas, Assistant Director of Admissions Many fields 1952 Short residency Non-profit, independent (513) 767-1031 $$$$ Non-resident Individualized Master of Arts, requiring two five-day or three-week seminars on campus. Students develop own curriculum with guidance from student-recruited mentors. Work involves independent study, research, practicums, workshops, conferences, and traditional courses. A thesis is required. Students may be anywhere in North America, many locations worldwide. Also offered is an M.A. in the psychology of therapy and counseling, based in London, England. Students there are in residence one day a week for two-and-a-half years. A clinical internship is offered the second year. Students write six essays and a thesis. The cost of this program is $6,925. Antioch has regional centers in Los Angeles, Seattle, New England, Philadelphia, and Santa Barbara In 1989, the center in San Francisco closed, and programs were u~l~ler~a w l~ew ~ 1l ~ . ARMSTRONG UNIVERSITY 2222 Harold Way Berkeley, CA 94704 Ronald Hook, Acting President Business B, M Residency P~prietary (510) 848-2500 $$$ Bachelor's and M.B.A.s are offered through day or evening study. Formerly Armstrong College, and formerly accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Now "University" with accreditation from the recognized Career College Association. ARMSTRONG STATE COLLEGE 11935 Abercorn St. Savannah,GA 31406 USA Thomas P. Miller, Director of Admissions Business, education 1935 B, M Residency Non-profit, state (912) 92S-4200 $$ Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Business Administration, Master of Business Administration, and Master of Educational Adrninistration are offered entirely thr~ugh evening study. ARTS AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY Department of University Correspondence Courses, Rangoon, Burma Bachelor of Arts, Science, Economics, and Law 1920 Non-resident Non-profit, state Auto 31144 Degrees can be earned entirely through correspondence study, plus passing necessary examinations. Some courses are also given through radio lectures. More than 25,000 students are enrolled in Burma's only non-traditional university. ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY Box 10,000, Athabasca, Alberta TOG 2RO Canada Mr. Kerry Joyes, Information Officer Many fields 1970 B, M Non-resident Non-profit, independent (403) 675-6148 $$ Canadian residents or foreigners resident in Canada only. Bachelor's degrees in administration, arts, general studies, nurs ing, social work, English, history, sociology/anthropology, psychology, Canadian studies, and French. An open distance education institution serving more than 10,000 students across Canada. All courses are offered by correspondence through sophisticated home study packages. Students set up their own study schedules and work at their own pace. There are three degree programs: Bachelor of Administration, Bachelor of General Studies, and B.A. All students are assigned a telephone tutor to whom they have toll-free access. Some courses are supplemented by radio and television programs, audio- and videocassettes, seminars, laboratories, or teleconference sessions. Centers at more than 100 locations in western Canada. In late 1994 or early 1995, Athabasca will introduce an MBA by distance learning, but it will require a few short visits to the campus. The cost will be in the vicinity of $16,000, and it will be offered to students in the U.S. as well as Canada. ATLANTIC UNION COLLEGE Adult Degree Programs, P. O. Bo~c 1000 SouthLancaster,MA 01561 USA Anne Gustafson ~any fields 1882 Short residency Non-profit, church (800) 282-2030 $$ Students take 1 "unit" each semester. A "unit" is a six-month study project, requiring two weeks on campus, and the bal ance of the time in independent study. A minimum of at least the two final units must be taken within the Adult Degree Program; hence four weeks of residency is required to earn the Bachelor's degree. Bachelor's degrees are offered in art busi ness, behavioral science, communications, computer science, education, English, health science, history, interior design, modern languages, music, physical education, personal ministries, religion, social work, and theology. Experiential learn ing credit through portfolio appraisal. In Massachusetts, the toll-free number is (800) 325-0099. AUBURN UNIVERSITY College of Engineering 202 Ramsay Hall, Auburn, AL 36849 Dr. Charles Reeder, Director of Admissions Engineering, computer science, business M Non-resident Non-profit, state (205) 844-4000 $$ The Master's degree is offered in many fields of engineering (aerospace, chemical, civil, electrical, industrial, materials, mechanical, manufacturing systems), in computer science, and in business administration primarily by use of televised courses which are mailed to students, who must keep pace with the on-campus students. Examinations are mailed to local proctors. Only students living within 750 miles of the campus may enroll. AUGUSTANA COLLEGE 29th and Summit Sioux Falls, SD 57197 USA Dean Schueler, Director of Admissions Many fields 1860 B, M Residency Non-profit, church (605) 336-5516 $$$ The Twilight Degree Program offers a Bachelor of Arts degree through courses given in the evening, at the noon hour, or on the weekend. Credit for independent study, non-academic prior learning, and by examination. AURORA UNIVERSITY 347 S. Gladstone Aurora, IL 60507 USA Dr. Michael Sawdey, Registrar Many fields 1893 B, M Residency Non-profit, independent (312) 892-6431 $$$ Self-designed degree programs in many fields. Bachelor of Arts in accounting, business administration, computer science, criminal justice, economic theory, engineering science, industrial management, and sociology, all offered through evening courses. Weekend College courses for B.A. in computer science/business, business administration, management, and mar keting. Master of Science degree programs in management areas of business, criminal justice, and information systems. All graduate classes are held during the evening on campus, or at various off-campus sites. Nineteen majors are offered through the evening program, and four at Weekend College. Credit for life experience, military credits, etc. BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE 275 Eastland Rd. Berea, OH 44017 USA Linda L. Young, Associate Registrar Many fields 1845 B, M Residency Non-profit, church (216) 826-2900 $$$ Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in education, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Music Education through evening study or the Weekend College which meets on alternate weekends. Credit for prior learning and CLEP examinations. Master of Business Administration in a Saturday program. Master of Business Administration executive program meets on alternate weekends. Also there is an international M.B.A. program. BALL STATE UNIVERSITY Muncie, IN 47306 USA Thomas Bilger, Registrar Education 1918 M Residency Non-profit, State (317) 289-1241 $$ Master of Education program, including a program in psychometrics, can be completed entirely through evening study. BARAT COLLEGE LakeForest,IL 6004S USA Loretta Brickman, Director of Admissions Many fields 1858 Residency Non-profit, independent (312) 234-3000 $$$ Bachelor of Arts through a combination of coursework and credit for prior learning experiences. Evening students may complete majors in management and business, human resource emphasis, computing and information systems. Barat of fers a Degree Completion Program for nurses, awarding up to 60 credit hours for nurse's training plus additional credit for CLEP scores and work achievement. BARD COLLEGE ~ Continuing Studies Program Annandale-on-Hudson,NY 12504 USA Mary Backlund, Director of Admissions Liberal arts, fine arts, sciences, applied fields 1860 Short residency Non-Profit, independent (914) 758-6822 $$$$ Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, and Bachelor of Professional Studies, designed "to meet the special needs of adults who have left college without completing their studies." Credit for prior learning experience and for achievement mea sured on standard proficiency tests. Students attend evening seminars and classes which meet two hours each week; they may also meet with tutors for advanced study twice a month over the course of a 15-week term, or enroll in the regular undergraduate cLasses held during the day. To graduate, a student must earn 124 credits, 30 of them while enrolled in the program. Minimum time to complete the degree is one academic year (10 months). BARRY UNIVERSITY 11300 NE 2nd Ave. Miami, FL 33161 USA B, M, D Residency Mr. Robin R. Roberts, Dean of Admissions Non-profit, church Many fields 1940 (305) 758-3392 $$$$ Degrees offered in accounting, management, marketing, computer science, economics, finance, sociology, philosophy, and psychology. Credit for prior professional and work experience. Classes held in various locations in south Florida. BARUCH COLLEGE 17 Lexington Ave. NewYork,NY 10010 USA Dr. John Fisher, Director of Admissions Business administration, public administration 1919 B, M Residency Non-profit, state (212) 725-3000 This college of the City University of New York offers the Bachelor of Business Administration, Master of Business Administration, and Master of Public Administration entirely through evening study. BEIJING BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION UNIVERSITY Beijing, China Science, technology, mathematics, English Non-resident 1960 Non-profit, state Established in 1960 as the Beijing Television College, offering instruction primarily by written correspondence studies, rather than by television. More than 420,000 students are enrolled, from all over China. Students are divided into three categories: full-time (four days of study or more per week; they receive full pay for their time), half-time and spare-time. A typical student spends four hours each day watching television courses and eight hours doing homework. Weekly as signments are mailed to a local tutor. Two examinations are given each year. Most courses are in science, technology, mathematics, and English. BELLARMINE COLLEGE Newburg Rd. Louisville, KY 40205 USA Maria Poschinger Business, education, nursing 1950 B, M Residency Non-profit, independent (502) 452~211 $$ Bachelor of Arts in accounting, business administration and commercial science and Bachelor of Science in commerce, available entirely through evening study. Also M.B.A. and M.SN. and M.A. in education through evening programs. BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY Center for E~tended Learning, Deputy Hall 110, Bemidji, MN 56601 USA Lorraine F. Cecil English, history, sociology, community service, vocational education, and criminal justice 1913 Non-resident or residency (218) 755-3924 $$ Credit for life experience and prior learning experiences may be allowed toward the requirements. New credit is earned through on-campus classes, extension classes in other cities, and through independent guided home study. Learning pack ages (a syllabus, books, and sometimes audio- or videocassettes) are provided. Continued contact with B.S.U. is main tained in a variety of ways: by mail, telephone, exchange of cassettes, and conferences with academic advisors. As the Coordinator of External Studies puts it,"unique solutions exist for unique situations." Although the program was origi nally designed for students in northern Minnesota, there is no specific regulation governing residence, and there are some out-of-state students. BEREAN COLLEGE 1445 Boonville Springfield, MO 65802 USA Zenas J. Bicket, Ph.D. 1985 Bible and theolo~Y studies Non-resident Non-profit, independent (417) 862-2781 Accredited by the National Home Study Council, a recognized agency. Studies by correspondence. Credit by examination and for life e~cperience. Primarily for religious workers (clergy, missionaries). Many courses available in Spanish. B~1 A~J ~_V~ McKenzie, TN 38201 USA James R. Shannon, Director of Admissions Business 1842 Residency Non-profit, church (901) 352-5321 Bachelor of Science in business adminstration, entirely through evening study. Credit is given for life experience learning and for internships. Student-initiated majors are available. BISCAYNE COLLEGE see: Saint Thomas University BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY College of Extended Programs and Graduate Study, Bloomsburg, PA 17815 USA John H. Abell, Dean of E~ctended Programs Many fields 1839 Residency Non-profit, state (717) 389-4004 $$ Degrees in natural and physical sciences, social sciences, humanities and arts, business administration, health science, and education. A ma~cimum of 60 credits for the degree can be earned through assessment of prior learning, or a combination of this and equivalency exams and departmental challenge exams prepared by the college. The program requires 128 semester units. Thirty-two of the last 64 units must be earned in residence. Credit is offered for evening classes, televi sion courses, and e~periential learning assessments. BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE see: West Virginia Board of Regents B.A. Program BORICUA COLLEGE 3755 Broadway New York, NY 10032 USA Francia Castro, Director of Admissions Liberal arts, natural and social sciences, business, education 1974 Short residency Non-profit, independent (212) 694-1000 $$ Bilingual (Spanish-English) college, offering the B.S. through individualized instruction, independent study, and field in ternships. BOSTON COLLEGE Chestnut Hill, MA 02167 USA Dr. Louise M. Lonabocker, Registrar Many fields 1963 B, M, D Residency Non-profit, church (617) 552-8000 $$$$$ All of the courses required for the Bachelor of Arts degree in American studies, business, economics, English, history, political science, psychology, and sociology can be earned entirely through evening study. Most courses are taught for two-and-a-half hours, one evening per week. BOSTON UNIVERSITY Metropolitan College, 755 Commonwealth Ave. Boston, MA 02215 USA Arlene F. Becella, Registrar Many fields 1839 B, M, D Residency Non-profit, independent (617) 353-2000 $$$$$ Bachelor of Liberal Studies, Bachelor of Science, Master of Criminal Justice, Master of Liberal Arts, Master of Science in Computer Information Systems, Master of Urban Affairs, Master of City Planning may be earned through evening or weekend study with the university's Metropolitan College. The Overseas Program, primarily for military and Department of Defense employees, offers Master of Science in Business Administration, Master of Science in management, Master of Science in computer information systems, Master of Education, Master of Arts in international relations, Master of Science in mechanical engineering. Locations include Belgium, England, Italy, the Netherlands and West Germany. Credit for prior learning, independent study, and by examination. BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY Office of Continuing Education, 300 McFall Center, Bowling Green, OH 43403 USA Joan Bissland, Director of Adult Learners Services Many fields 1910 B, M, D Residency Non-profit, state (419) 372-8181 $$ B.A. degrees in arts and science, business administration, health and human services, technology, musical arts education, art, mass communication, nursing, health and physical education, and recreation available through evening study. Master's degree program in organizational development, through an external degree plan involving a combination of on campus study and independent study. Other evening Master's programs, including an M.B.A. Credit for prior learning, by e~am, and portfolio assessment. BRADLEY UNIVERSITY 118 Bradley Hall B, M Peoria, IL 61625 USA Residency Gary R. Bergman, Director of Enrollment Management Non-profit, independent Many fields (309) 677-1000 1897 Bachelor's and Master's may be earned through evening, weekend, and summer programs; also courses on site at business and industrial locations. Special programs in nursing, engineering, education, business, manufacturing, construction, in ternational studies, radio and television, and international business. BRANDON UNIVERSITY 270 18th St. Brandon, Manitoba R7A 6A9 Canada T. Mitchell, Dean of Students Education, general studies, arts, science, music, nursing, mental health 1880 B, M Residency Non-profit, independent (204) 728-9520 $$ Brandon offers its Bachelor of Education and General Studies, B.A., B.S., Bachelor of Music, Master of Music, as well as the Professional Year for teachers, in remote locations in northern Manitoba. The Northern Teacher Education Programme is offered in seven residential centers, and also makes use of "traveling professors" who regularly fly in to remote com munities to offer courses and advice. Many of the students are of native ancestry. Evening, spring, and summer programs. BRIAR CLIFF COLLEGE 3303 Rebecca St. Sioux City, IA 51104 USA James ~3. Hoffman, Dean of Admissions Many fields 1930 Residency Non-profit, church (712) 279-5321 $$$ B.S N. weekend programs for nurses. Evening and weekend college courses offered in nursing, business administration, accounting, mass communications, and pastoral ministry. "Project Access" provides credit for life experience. E~tensive internship program. BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY ~3 237 HCEB Provo, UT 84602 USA Dr. Robert W. Spencer, Dean of Admissions Independent studies 1875 A, B Short residency Non-profit, church (801) 378-1211 $$ Bachelor of Independent Studies program offered through independent study and a short period of on-campus study. The Bachelor's degree requires a maximum of attendance at five seminars on campusÑone of each of five units of the pro gram. Students having 32 or more semester hours of accepted college credit may transfer them into the program to help fill course requirements. A score of 610 or higher on CLEP exams is necessary for a student to have the corresponding B.I.S. study area considered for waiver, and then only after having successfully completed the seminar associated with the study area. Only one study area can be waived by CLEP exams. The total elapsed time can range from 16 months to 8 years. There is also a non-resident Associate's degree in English or geneaology. BRITISH COLUMBIA OPEN UNIVERSITY See: Open Learning Agency of British Columbia BRYANT COLLEGE Evening Division Smithfield,RI 02917 USA Nancy G. Parchesky, Dean of Admissions Business administration, criminal justice 1863 B, M Residency Non-profit, independent (401) 232~000 $$$ Bachelor of Science in business administration and criminal justice; Master of Business Administration, offered entirely through evening and weekend study. BURLINGTON COLLEGE 95 North Ave. Burlington,VT 05401 USA Dennis McBee, Director of Admissions Transpersonal psychology, many fields. 1972 Short residency Non-profit, independent (802) 862-9616 $$$ Bachelor of Arts, primarily through non-resident study. All students must attend a one-week workshop in Burlington, and are encouraged but not required to attend a one-week residential session twice a yea~ The minimum time for completion of a degree is six months. Because of the need to meet from time to time with advisors, students living far from Vemmont are not encouraged to apply. Students are encouraged to develop their own majors, through the "BAIM" (B.A. Individuali~ed Major) program. CALDWELL COLLEGE Extemal Degree Progratn Caldwell, NJ 07006 USA Marilyn S. Goodson, Director, E~ternal Degree Program Many fields Short residency Non-profit, church (201) 228~1424 1979 $$$ Degrees in business administration, English, foreign languages, history, psychology, religious studies, and sociology. This is primarily an off-campus, independent study program which utilizes tutorial relationships with professors. Students spend one weekend per semester on campus. Credit is given for life experience assessment and by examination. CALIFORNIA COLLEGE FOR HEALTH SCIENCES ~ A, M 222 West 24th St. National City, CA 92050 Judith Eberhart, Dean 1979 Non-resident (619) 477-4800 App~. $$$ Master of Science in Community Health Administration and Wellness Promotion available entirely through home study courses. Any of the fifteen courses may be challenged by taking the final exam without taking the course. The degree pre pares professionals to become specialists in health promotion in private industry and education. Non-degree programs are offered in wellness management, wellness program development, and wellness counseling. Associates degrees are offered in several health-related fields. The school is accredited by the National Home Study Council. CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF INTEGRAL STUDIES 765 Ashbury SanFrancisco,CA 94117 USA Jeff Aitken, Admissions Offlcer Many fields 1968 M, D Residency Non-profit, independent (415) 753-6100 $$$ Master's degrees are offered in East-West psychology, integral counseling psychology, philosophy and religion, and social and cultural anthropology. The Ph.D. is available in clinical or counseling psychology, East-West psychology, and phi losophy and religion. Most programs involve a combination of intellectual study, personal experience of psycho-spiritual growth processes, and practical fieldwork in counseling, community service, teaching, or creative independent study. Formerly called the California Institute of Asian Studies. CALIFORNIA SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY 2152 Union St. San Francisco, CA 94123 USA Timothy Gallagher, Director of Admissions Psychology, organizational behavior 1969 M, D Residency Non-profit, independent (415) 346-4507 $$$$$ Ph.D. and Psy.D. programs in clinical psychology; Ph.D. programs in industrial and organizational psychology; and a part-time M.S. program in organizational behavior, offered at campuses in Berkeley, Fresno, Los Angeles, and San Diego. Some evening and weekend courses are scheduled. Clinical Ph.D. programs at all campuses are accredited by the American Psychological Association. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICO Chico, CA 95929 USA Dr. Kenneth C. Edson, Director of Admissions Mr. Bruce Rowen, Registrar Environmental planning, public administration, social science, California studies 1887 B, M Residency Non-profit, state (916) ~9~-6321 A part of California's "Thousand Mile Campus," Chico State offers the Bachelor of Arts in environmental planning, pub lic administration and social science; Master of Arts in California studies, environmental planning and social science; and the Master of Public Administration? with elements of independent study and credit for prior learning. .. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, DOMINGUEZ HILLS~ 1000 E. ~Ictoria St., M Carson, CA 90747 USA Dr. Arthur L. Harshman "Humaniti~s, quality assurance Non-resident or residency Non-profit, state (310) 516-3743 , ' The External Degree Program in Humanities offers a non-resident M.A. in history, literature, philosophy, music, and/or art. The program is offered by "parallel instruction." Students do all the work that residential students do, in the same general time frame, but do not attend classes. Total of 30 semester hours for the degree. Eighty percent must be earned after enrolling. Credit for independent study projects, correspondence courses, and a thesis or a creative project. Communication with faculty by mail and telephone. A full-time student can finish in one academic year. (This is a rare opportunity to earn an accredited Master's degree non-residentially. I am biased. My wife completed her M.A. here in 1985, and is a testimonial to the program.) The M.S. in quality assurance requires 36 semester hours, with attendance at various business locations in southern California. Total cost: $4,400. Contact person for quality assurance: Paul Davis, Program Administrator. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE 18111 Nordhoff St. Northridge,CA 91330 USA Lorraine Newlon, Director of Admissions Engineering 1958 M Residency Non-profit, state (818) 885-1200 $$ Master of Science in engineering in a non-traditional mode, with elements of independent study, and credit for prior expe rience. This program is for employees of the Naval Weapons Center or for local residents. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO 6000 ~3 St., Sacramento, CA 95819 USA Larry D. Galsmire, Director of Admissions Many fields 1947 B, M Residency Non-profit, state (916) 278-6111 $$ The degree programs have various non-traditional elements, including independent study and internships. They include: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Music, Master of Arts, Master of Science, M.B.A., Master of Social Work. CALUMET COLLEGE 2400 New York Ave. Whitin~, IN 46394 USA Residency Non-profit, church (219) 473-7770 $$ Sharon Sweeney, Director of Admissions Many fields 1951 Bachelor's degrees in general studies, social sciences, humanities and arts, business administration, and other individual ized programs. Up to 75% of the units required can come from an assessment of prior learning experience. A course is of fered in the preparation of life e~perience portfolios. CAMBRIDGE COLLEGE Institute of Open Education, 15 Mifflin Place Cambridge, MA 02138 USA Bruce Grigsby, Director of Enrollment Services Education 1970 M Residency Non-profit, independent (617) 492-5108 $$$ The Master of Education is offered through an intensive 12-month program for working professionals. Each student must complete seven courses, participate in 12 one-day weekend workshops, participate in a year-long professional seminar, and produce a Master's project (research paper, media presentation, communhy project, etc.). Courses are given one week day evening per week. Some interest-free loans are available. CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY P.O. Box 546 Buies Creek, NC 27506 USA Herbert V. Kerner, Dean of Admissions Many fields 1887 B, M Residency Non-profit, church (919) 436-3242 $$$ The Bachelor's and Master's can be earned entirely through evening and weekend study, and are open to active military per sonnel, veterans, and civilians. Special degree program in business and juris doctrine of law. CANISIUS COLLEGE 2001 Main St. Buffalo,NY 14208 USA Penelope H. Lips, Director of Admissions Technical and liberal studies 1870 B, M Residency Non-profit, independent (716) 883-7000 $$$ Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science in technical and liberal studies may be earned through evening and summer pro grams. Credit for independent study, non-academic prior learning, and by examination. Part-time students pay $153 per credit. Up to 50% of the credit can come from work done at other approved institutions. CAPITAL UNIVERSITY Adult Degree Program,330 Renner Hall 2199 E. Main St., Columbus, OH 43209 USA DL Daina McGary, Associate Dean, Adult Education Many fields 1976 Short residency Non-profit, church (614) 236-6696 $$$ A University Without Walls progratn begun in 1976 by the Union for Experimenting Colleges and Universities and taken over in 1979 by the venerable Capital University. Beginning students must complete the equivalent of 124 semester credit hours, largely through guided independent study. A Bachelor of Arts, with various majors, or a Bachelor of General Studies, with no major, can be earned. All students must complete a senior project, showing Bachelor's-level abilities and serving as a learning experience. The university maintains Adult Degree Program of fices in Cleveland and Dayton as well. Evening and weekend courses; credit for experiential learning available through portfolio as sessment/competency statement development. CARDINAL STRITCH COLLEGE Of fice of Adult Education, 6801 N. Yates Rd. Milwaukee,WI 53217 USA KeMeth L. Steidle, Director of Admissions Many fields 1937 B, M Residency Non-profit, church (414) 352-5400 $$$ Bachelor's degree programs are offered in many fields. Credit for experiential learning. The business/economics degree can be earned entirely through evening study. Prograrns in Management for Adults offers Bachelor's and Master's degrees in management and a Master's in health services administration which can be obtained by attending one evening a week. In addition, a certificate in sales productivity and management is offered through Programs in Management for Adults. CARIBBEAN CENTER FOR ADVANCED STUDIES see: Miami Institute of Psychology CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE Extension Division, Russell Ave. JeffersonCity,TN 37760 USA Jack W. Shannon, Director of Admissions 40 majors available 1851 B, M Residency Non-profit, church (615) 475-9061 $$$ Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science in many fields, available entirely through evening study. Credit by exarnina tion, independent study, and for military experience. Self-designed majors are available. Master's degrees are offered in edu cation, nursing, and teaching. CASTLETON STATE COLLEGE Castleton, VT 05735 USA Dr. Lyle Gray Teacher education, business, liberal arts 1787 B, M Residency Non-profit, state (802) 468-5611 Bachelor's and Master's may be earned through weekend, summer, and evening classes. Special programs in nursing edu cation. Credit for independent study, non-academic prior learning, and by examination. CEDAR CREST COLLEGE Allentown, PA 18104 USA Curtis D. Bauman, Registrar 30 majors available 1 ~7 Residency Non-profit, church (215) 437-4471 __. $$$$ Bachelor's degree may be earned through weekend, evening, and summer classes (minimum of 30 credits to be earned after enrolling). Special programs include nursing, accounting, legal assistant, nuclear medical technology, genetic engineering teclmology. Credit for life experience and by proficiency e~am. CENTENARY COLLEGE (LA) P.O. Box 41188 Shreveport,LA 71134-1188 USA Caroline Kelsey, Director of Admissions Various fields Residency Non-profit, church (318) 869-5131 ___ $$$ Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Music degrees may be earned entirely through evening study. CENTENARY COLLEGE (NJ) 400 Jefferson St. Hackettstown, NJ 07840 USA James Pegg, Director of Admissions Many fields 1~67 Residency Non-profit, independent (201) 852-1400, ext. 215 $$$ Bachelor's may be earned in fields including equine studies, fashion, interior design, communication, education, business, liberal arts, psychology, and English, through weekend, evening, and summer progratns. Credit for independent study, non-academic prior learning, and by examination. CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY ~ Institute for Personal Growth and Development, B, M Rowe Hall 131 Non-resident Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859 USA Non-profit, state Robert Trullinger, Director, Extended Degree Programs (517) 774-7135 or (800) 950-1144 Administration, management and supervision $$ 1892 The M.S. in Administration program offers graduate degrees through intensive classes given at various locations nation wide. One can earn a general administration and management degree or specialize in health services administration or pub lic administration. All programs are operated under the sponsorship of companies, military bases, or professional organi zations. In most cases, anyone may enroll, whether or not they have an association with the sponsor. Classes are offered in Michigan; Washington, DC; Hawaii; and at locations throughout the Southeast and Midwest. Twenty-one semester hours (of 36 required) must be completed through Central Michigan. Up to 10 units can come from prior learning assess ment. C.M.U. also offers programs in community college administration in Canada. For Michigan residents there is a program leading to a Bachelor of Individualized Studies or a B.A./B.S. in Liberal Studies. Thirty units must be earned from Central Michigan. CENTRE DE TELE-ENSEIGNEMENT UNIVERSITAIRE 6, Ave. H. Maringer, B.P. 33.97 Nancy,F-54015 France Prof. Jean-Marie Bonnet Manv fields B, M Non-resident Non-profit, state 8340-0245 The Centre is a confederation of seven universities, offering degree studies by correspondence, based primarily on taped lectures (in French, of course), with supplementary written materials. The tapes are available by mail, and are also broad cast on the radio and available at various regional centers. Students must enroll first in one of the participating universi ties (Besan,con, Dijon, Metz, Mulhouse, Nancy, Reims, Strasbourg), and then in the Centre. Even though all coursework is done through the Centre, the degree is awarded by a participating university. Bachelor's (license) studies are offered in many fields, and the Master's in only a few. CENTRE NATIONAL DE TELE-ENSEIGNEMENT 12, Place du Pantheon Paris, 75005 France M. Masclet Many fields 1987 Non-resident Non-profit, state (1) 46-34-9700 Programs available nationwide through the Centre Audiovisuel des Universite de Paris. The degrees are awarded solely on the basis of examinations, which must be taken in France. Instruction in French language, using radio programs, tapes, and a method conference held on a Saturday once a month. In the U.S., information is also available from the Embassy of France, Cultural Attache, 972 5th Ave., New York, NY 10021. CHAMINADE UNIVERSITY 3140 Waialae Ave. Honolulu, HI 96816-1578 USA Dr. William Murray, Director of Admissions Many fields 1955 Residency Non-profit, independent (808) 735~711 $$ Bachelor of Arts, Science, Business Administration, Fine Arts, and General Studies offered through accelerated evening programs on military bases primarily for military personnel and their dependents. Weekend and summer programs are also available. Credit for military training, independent study, examinations, and non-academic prior learning. CHAPMAN COLLEGE 333 Glassell St. Orange, CA 92666 USA Anthony Garcia, Dean of Admissions Many fields 1861 B, M Residency Non-profit, independent (714) 997-6611 $$$$$ Regional education centers are located at over 50 military installations and civilian locations, nationally. Six-, eight-, nine- and ten-week semesters are available. T.A.P.E. is a telecommunication-assisted program of education. CHARTER OAK STATE COLLEGE ~3 270 Farmington Ave., Suite 171 Farmington, CT 06032 USA Mrs. Patricia C. Frazier, Director of Administration 1973 Non-resident Non-profit, state (203) 677-0076 $$ This program is available only to residents of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine. The college is operated by the Connecticut Board for State Academic Awards, and offers the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees. The student is responsible for amassing 120 semester units, which may come from courses taken elsewhere, equivalency examinations, military study, correspondence courses, or special in-person examinations of one's knowledge level. As soon as the 120 units are earned, with at least half in the arts and sciences, and 36 in a single subject or major area, the degree is awarded. (Charter Oak used to accept enrollments from people anywhere in the world, but it just didn't work out satisfactorily.) Original name: Connecticut Board for State Academic Awards, then Charter Oak College. CHICAGO CITY-WIDE COLLEGE Center for Open Learning 30 E. Lake St. Chicago, IL 60609 Patrick McPhilimy, Director of Project Operations Courses, not degrees Non-resident Non-profit, state 312) 781-9430 ext. 2784 This center is one of the city colleges of Chicago, which has been offering courses via television for more than thirty years. Many of the courses are also available on viceocassettes. All work can be completed at home, but one must take a proctored examination. These accredited units can be applied to degree programs at other schools. CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY University Without Walls, 95th St. at King Dr. Chicago, IL 60628 USA Dr. Michelle Howard-Vltal, Dean, Continuing Education Many fields 1867 Short residency Non-profit, state (312) 855-8213 $$ A multi-ethnic, "commuter" institution in the city's far South Side oriented to the problems of the urban environment and the educational needs of older learners. A student, with the assistance of the learning coordinator and faculty advisor, enters into trimesterly learning agreements, ordinarily with a field advisor, a practitioner in the student's area of interest, often drawn from within his or her employing agency. The past academic and other relevant experience of the student is assessed after one trimester in the program, at which time an estimate is made of how long the degree program will take. A culminating project demonstrating competence, knowledge, and critical perspectives on one's field of study serves as the focal point for graduation assessment. Chicago State is one of five schools offering the Board of Governor's Bachelor's Degree program, in which much of the work can be done at a distance. CINCINNATI BIBLE COLLEGE AND SEMINARY 2700 Glenway Ave., P.O. Box 043200 Cincinnati, OH 45204 USA Steve Price, Assistant Director of Admissions Religious fields 1 ~24 B, M Residency Non-profit, church (513) 244-8100 $$ The Bachelor of Arts, Science, or Music is offered in many fields, ranging from Christian education to journalism to ministry to the deaf. Master's degrees are in 11 areas of concentration. The Master of Arts can be earned by taking cours es in module form. More than half the units can be earned at extension locations in Maryland, Ohio, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, and Florida. Courses on the main campus are available days or evenings. Up to 25% of the units for a Bachelor's degree may be earned by the college's own correspondence courses. The schools are accredited by the American Association of Bible Colleges (a recognized accreditor) and have candidacy status with North Central Association, their re gional accreditor. CITY UNIVERSITY 335 116th Avenue SE B, M Bellevue, WA 98004 USA Non-resident or residency Robert Van Woert, Ed.D., Vlce President and Registrar Non-profit, independent Many fields (800) 426-5596 1973 $$ Associate's, Bachelor's and Mater's degrees may be earned entirely by &tance learning from anywhere in the world, or in residence at sites in Washington, Oregon and California, as well as in British Columbia, Austria, Slovakia, and Switzerland. Distance learning is offered entirely through the use of a home computer, or by more traditional (old-fash ioned) means. Degrees offered in business, health care administration, computer science, nursing, accounting, and finance, law enforcement administration, marriage and family counseling (practicum required), telecommunications management, aviation management, computer information systems, and other fields. The M.B.A. may also be completed entirely by home computer. Also, a nursing B.S.N. program is offered through evening study, and programs in computer science ei ther by evening or weekend study. For students with an Associate's, the Bachelor's can be earned in 18 months. Some Master's degrees can be earned in 15 months. CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKÑCITY COLLEGE 138th St. at Convent Ave. New York, NY 10031 USA Susan Weingartner, Director of Admissions Many fields 1847 B, M Residency Non-profit, state (212) 69~}6741 $1,333 Bachelor's degree may be earned through weekend, evening, and summer programs. Fields include engineering, architec ture, medicine, liberal arts, science, and performing arts. Credit for tutorial, independent study, and by examination. Up to 30 credits may be earned for the life experience thesis program. Programs of the Center for Work Education are designed primarily for working adult members of labor unions. It offers flexible scheduling, weekend classes, and life experience credit. Phone: 690-5300. The Center for Vocational Teacher Education program leads to state certification and a B.S. in vocational education. Its phone: 690-5420. CLARK UNIVERSITY College of Professional and Continuing Education, 950 Main St. Worcester,MA 01610 USA Laura Myers, Director of Continuing Education Many fields 1953 B, M Residency Non-profit, independent (617) 793-7408 .p.p Bachelor of Arts in liberal arts or Bachelor of Science in business administration, Master of Public Administration and Master of Arts in liberal arts offered entirely by evening study or summer programs. Life e~perience prograrns for aca demic credit. CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY E. 24th and Euclid Cleveland, OH 44115 USA Dr. Richard C. Dickerman, Director of Admissions Many fields 19~4 B, M, D, Law Residency Non-profit, state (216) 687-2000 $$ Degrees offered are the Bachelor of Arts, Science, Business Administration, Education, and Engineering; and the M.A., M.S., Master of Urban Affairs, and M.B.A. Most of these are available entirely through evening study and/or Saturday classes. COLLEGE FOR HUMAN SERVICES 345 Hudson St. New York, NY 10014 USA Alida Mesrop, Dean Human service, business 1964 B~) Short residency Non-profit, independent (212) 989-2002 $$$ Bachelor of Professional Studies in human service professions or business, for persons over 21 whose family incomes fall below the poverty line. Over 90% of the students are either black or Hispanic. The two-and-a-half year program is di vided into eight 16-week "crystals" (terms) in which "dimensions" (courses) are taught by "co-ordinator-teachers." The school locates jobs for all students in one of 285 city agencies. Students work three days a week and take classes two days. An M.S. in administration has been under development. Campuses have been established in Florida, and in Oa~and, California COLLEGE MISERICORDIA Lake St. Dallas, PA 18612 USA David M. Payne, Dean of Admissions Many fields 1924 Residency Non-profit, church (717) 675-2181 Bachelor of Arts through weekend study; Bachelor of Science in Nursing, B.A. in business, and Bachelor of Music through evening study. Master's degrees in nursing, occupational therapy, education, and human services administration. Evening and weekend courses. A Bachelor's degree can be earned in four years of evening study. COLLEGE OF MOUNT SAINT JOSEPH Division of Continuing Education Mount Saint Joseph, OH 45233 USA Mary Kay Meyer, Director of Continuing Education Many fields 1920 B Re esidency Non-profit, church ;13) 244-4805 The PM College offers Bachelor's degree programs in paralegal studies, liberal arts, business, accounting, and other sub jects, in classes that meet one evening a week in this west Cincinnati suburb. The Weekend College offers the Bachelor of Arts in business (management or marketing), communication arts, human services, gerontology, accounting, or liberal arts and Bachelor of Science in nursing and in management of nursing services. Classes meet five weekends out of each 13-week term. Each class is three-and-a-half hours long, and up to three can be taken between Friday evening and Sunday evening. Credit is available for experiential learning. COLLEGE OF MOUNT SAINT VINCENT 263rd St. and Riverdale Ave. Riverdale, NY 10471 USA Lenore M. Mott, Director of Admissions More than 30 fields 1847 Residency Non-profit, independent (212) 549-8000 B.A. and B.S. programs in more than 30 fields through evening, summer, and weekend programs (every other weekend), both on and off campus. Also Bachelor of Science for R.N.'s. Up to 30 credits may be granted for experiential learning. Also credit by examination. More than 250 established internships are available for students. There is a College Emeritus, for those who have not studied since high school, or have limited college experience, and are age 55 or older. College Emeritus has substantially reduced tuition. COLLEGE OF NEW ROCHELLE School of New Resources New Rochelle, NY 10801 USA Patricia Furman, Associate Dean for Administrative Services Liberal studies, liberal arts 1972 Short residency Non-profit, independent (914) 632-5300 $$ The School of New Resources has six campus sites in the greater New York area: one in New Rochelle and one in each of the five boroughs of New York City. Degrees can be earned through evening and weekend study. Credit is given for life experience learning. COLLEGE OF NOTRE DAME OF MARYLAND 4701 N. Charles St. Baltimore, MD 21210 USA Sharon Houst, Director of Admissions Many fields 1873 Residency Non-profit, church (301) 435-0100 $$$ Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science in Nursing and 22 other fields of study, through weekend and summer programs. Several Master's programs as well. Credit for non-academic prior learning, independent study, and by examination. A dual-degree (B.A./B.S.) program in engineering with the University of Maryland and in nursing with Johns Hopkins.. The literature reminds us, several times, that this Notre Dame is neither in Paris nor South Bend, but in Baltimore. COLLEGE OF SAINT CATHERINE 2004 Randolph Ave. St. Paul, MN 55105 USA Jennifer Hentho, Dean of Admissions Many fields 1905 Residency Non-profit, church (612) 690-6000 $$$ College degree programs for adult women. Bachelor of Arts in business administration, communication, information management, nursing, occupational therapy, social work, and theology through Weekend College. Some evening classes are available. Credit for CLEP exams, and through CARL, a Credit for Academic Relevant Learning program. COLLEGE OF SAINT FRANCIS ~3 500 Wilcox St. Joliet, IL 60435 USA Charles Beutel, Director of Admissions Health Arts 1925 B, M Residency Non-profit, church (815) 740-3360 $$$ Bachelor of Science program with a major in health arts for registered nurses and other heal~ professionals. Students are required to complete at least eight courses and may do so at any of 100 locations in 25 states, from California to New Yorlc New locations are added regularly. Classes meet one evening a week. Full-time students may complete the degree in less than a year, while those taking one course at a time will normally take two-and-a-half years. 128 semester units are required for the degree, of which 32 must be earned after enrollment. Through the Prior Learning Assessment Program, the college recognizes the health professional's previous education and experience for college credit. Up to three years of college credit may be earned through an assessment of prior learning. A Master's degree program in health services admin istration is also available off campus at 25 locations in 11 states. COLLEGE OF SAINT MARY 1901 S. 72nd St. Omaha, NE 68124 USA Dr. Patricia Snipp Many fields Residency Non-profit, church (402) 399-2400 . __ $$$ The Weekend College offers a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration, computer information management, marketing, management, human resources management, and human services. Summer and evening study programs are also available; B.S.N. programs for nurses. Credit by examination and portfolio assessment. COLLEGE OF SAINT ROSE 432 Western Ave. Albany, NY 12203 USA Mary O'Donnell, Director of Admissions Many fields n Residency Non-profit, independent (518) 454-5111 _~ $$$ Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in which up to 75% of the required credits may be earned through an assessment of prior learning experiences. The assessment may take six months or more. Only students matriculated at the College of Saint Rose are considered for assessment. COLLEGE OF SAINT SCHOLASTICA 1200 Kenwood Ave. Duluth, MN 55811 USA Nancy Ferreira, Dean of Admission Nursing, physical therapy, medical technology 1912 B, M Residency Non-profit, church (218) 723-6000 $$$ Bachelor's and some Master's may be earned through summer and evening classes. Credit for independent study, non-aca demic prior learning, and by examination. There is a requirement of 48 credits. COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND 130 Stuyvesant Place Staten Island, NY 10301 USA Elaine Bowden, Registrar Many fields 1 9~ Residency Non-profit, state/local (718) 390-7733 ..__ $ The college is part of the City University of New York. Bachelor's degrees in many fields, through a totally individual ized course of study. Credit is earned for classes held on-campus, off-campus, and at work sites, independent study pro jects, work experience, and prior learning experience, credit by examination, departmental challenge exams, and intern ships. Non-credit courses offered to prepare adult students returning to college. COLORADO CHRISTIAN UNIVERSlTY School of Professional Studies 180 S. Garrison St. Lakewood, CO 80226 Dr. Gene R. Marlatt, Dean 1914 Residency Non-profit, non-denominational (303) 238-5386, ext. 152 '0~ The B.A. in Management of Human Resources can be earned in 12 months through evening or weekend programs, if the participant has an A.A. or 56 hours of transferable credit, is over 25, and prepares a life experience portfolio (which can be worth up to 40 units). Formerly Rockmont College. No connection whatever with a defunct diploma mill called Colorado Christian University. COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY ~3 SURGE Program, Division of Continuing Education, Fort Collins, CO 80523 USA Marcia Bankirer, Director, Division of Continuing Education Business, engineering, chemistry, computer science 1870 M Non-resident or Residency Non-profit, state (800) 525-4950 $$ Master of Business Administration and Master of Science in Engineering in an external program, involving a combina tion of coursework and independent study. The engineering degrees are in civil, electrical, mechanical, agricultural, and chemical engineering. Some offerings via videotape. The program is designed for certain industries that subscribe to the SURGE program, and agree to guarantee a certain number of enrollments. The program is then open to employees of those industries, but not readily to the general public. Programs have been offered in California, Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming. The university "specializes" in offering programs to meet educational needs not met by local institutions. It is possible to acquire viedotapes directly from the university, for persons who are not able to view them through their company or employer. COLUMBIA UNION COLLEGE ~3 7600 Flower Ave. TakomaPark,MD 20912 USA Charlotte Conway, Director of Admissions Various fields 1904 Non-resident Non-profit, church (301) 270-9200 $$$ The Bachelor of Arts can be earned entirely through correspondence study. Credit for standard equivalency examinations or work experience after the student has earned at least 24 semester hours in the program. At least 30 units must be earned after enrolling at Columbia Union (between 8 and 12 courses). Students may select any of the following areas of concen tration: business administration, education, English, history, psychology, or religion. (The psychology degree cannot be done entirely through home study.) All students must write a major paper, related to literature, science. religion, or arts or pass a comprehensive examination to qualify for graduation. The school is owned by the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, but non-church-members are welcome. Students may live anywhere in the world, but all work must be done in English. COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY Teachers College, 525 W. 121st St. New York, NY 10027 USA Robert Furno, Director of Admissions Education 1887 Short residency Non-profit, independent (212) 678-3000 $$$$$ The Doctor of Education degree is offered through an innovative program called AEGIS: Adult Education Guided Independent Study. The program requires two years to complete, largely through guided independent study, with advise ment available by correspondence, telephone, or optional campus visits. Participants must attend a seminar on campus one Saturday each month, plus a three-week intensive summer session for both summers of enrollment. The program is designed for experienced self-directed professionals with at least five years of experience in program development or ad ministration of adult education or training. Admission is highly competitive; about 20 students are admitted every other CONCORD COLLEGE see: West Vlrginia Board of Regents B.A. Program CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY 12800 North Lake Shore Drive Mequon, WI 53092 Dr. David Zersen, Dean, School of Adult and Continuing Ed. Management and communication, liberal arts, health care, nursing 1881 Residency Non-profit, church (414) 2434341 ~c~ .0 Concordia offers Bachelor's degrees in an accelerated modular format, for full-time working adults. Credit is awarded fol lowing portfolio assessment, as well as by telecourses, correspondence courses, challenge exams, and through indepen dent study. The school operates adult learning centers in Appleton, Green Bay, Madison and Kenosha, Wisconsin; Fort Wayne, Indiana; and St. Louis, Missouri. The B.S. in nursing is for RNs, and meets one night a week for 73 weeks. CONNECTICUT BOARD FOR STATE ACADEMIC AWARDS see: Charter Oak State College COVENANT COLLEGE Quest P~gram, Lookout Mountain, TN 37350 USA Donovan Graham, Dean of Extended Programs Organizational behavior 1955 Residency Non-profit, church (404) 820-1560 $$$ The Bachelor of Arts in organizational behavior is offered in an innovative program in which a group of 16 to 20 stu dents meets one evening a week for 52 weeks. Mne courses are offered during this period, consecutively, for one to five weeks each. All students complete a major research project, applying management and organizational behavior to a prob lem or need in his or her occupational field or place of service. All work is done in "a biblical framework; "Covenant is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church of America A degree program can begin whenever and wherever 16 to 20 students are ready. Applicants must have 60 semester units of credit and five years of work experience to qualify. CLEP and mili tary credit are accepted. Students can earn up to 32 units toward graduation (not admission) from life experience. The pro gram is offered in the Chattanooga, Tennessee area CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY California St. at 24th Omaha,NE 68178 USA Dr. Shirley L. Dooling, Dean of Nursing Nursing 1878 B, M Residency Non-profit, independent (800) 228-7212, ext. 2027 $$$ The Accelerated Nursing Curriculum program offers persons with a B.A. or B.S. in another field the opportunity to earn a professional degree (B.S.N.) in nursing in one year. There is also a three-year Bachelor's/Master's option. DALLAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY 7777 W. Kiest Blvd. Dallas, TX 75211 USA Dr. Gary R. Young, Registrar Many fields 1 ~98 Residency Non-profit, church (214) 331-8311 _ _ $$ Most coulses are offered through evening study, and some on Saturdays. The Bachelor of Career Arts program will award up to 30 hours of the necessary credits for the degree for prior learning experiences. The degree is offered in aviation management, business administration, computer science, criminal justice, engineering management, flre protection man agement, pastoral ministries, real estate, secretarial science, and other areas. Credit is generously, but realistically, awarded for government, military, aviation and other career experience. (For instance, their brochure indicates a C.P.A. or C.L.U. certificate is worth the portfolio maximum of 30 credit hours.) DARLING DOWNS INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED EDUCATION P.O. Box Darling Heights Toowoomba, Australia 4350 G. Edmondson, Senior Administration Of ficer B, M Non-resident Non-profit, state Applied science, arts, business, education, engineering (61 7) 6 312100 Degree programs make extensive use of audio-and videotapes as well as written materials. Evening courses, and extemal study prograrns are offered. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE MALS Admissions, 301 Wentworth Hall Hanover, NH 03775 USA Dr. J. Laurie Snell, Chair, MALS Program Liberal Studies 1769 M Residency Non-profit, independent (603) 646-3592 $$$$$ Dartmouth ~:ollege s Master Ol Arts m Ll~eral ~luales program IS aeSlgll~ lW ~I(IUUI~ W ~;UII~Ulu~ Ult;~ Students typically attend three summers, or, for those who do continuous work, five consecutive terms. (About 40% of the 200 active students are from out of the area). The program combines classes, a weekly colloquium, student-led semi nars, independent study, and a final project assignment. Meals and housing are available on the Dartmouth campus, if de sired. Seventy-five percent of the MALS students receive some form of financial assistance. Students plan their own course of study. There are no core courses and no majors. DAVIS AND ELKINS COLLEGE Mentor-Assisted Program, 100 Sycamore St. Elkins, WV 26241 Kevin D. Chenoweth, Director of Admissions Business, management, other fields Very short residency Non-profit, church (304) 636-1900 $$$$ The Bachelor of Arts or Science can be completed by correspondence courses, independent study, assistance by telephone or mail, and guided independent study, with a total of two weeks on the campus, in a few short visits over the course of the program. DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY Career Development Department, P.O. Box 3819 Manila, Philippines Dr. Diving M. Edralin, Dean Business, management, economics 1~1 1 M, D Residency Non-profit, church 57-28- 15 The university offers a Master's and Doctorate degree in management and a M.S. in economics in a part-time program, with evening study. It is designed for working students in public services, education, commerce and industry, and private agencies. DE PAUL UNIVERSITY (Illinois) 25 E. Jackson Blvd. B, M Chicago, IL 60604 USA Residency Brian Spittle, Director of Adult Admissions Non-profit, church Many fields (312) 341-8000 1898 $$$ The School for New Learning offers a B.A. and M.A. that may be earned through weekend and evening programs. Each degree is individually designed. Credit for learning from life or work experience is given. The MALS, or Master of Arts in Liberal Studies, program offers a multidisciplinary liberal arts curriculum for adult learners, involving a self-designed program emphasizing team-taught courses and colloquia. All classes are offered in the evening, generally once a week, at two Chicago locations. All students take the same four core courses, two colloquia, and six elective courses, and then complete an "integrating project." DEAKIN UNIVERSITY Off-Campus Studies Vlctoria,3217 Australia Humanities, social sciences, education, 1 C~7~ Nl Non-resident Non-profit Deakin operates as an open university, for Australians only, with voluntary attendance at tutorials and weekend schools. The Bachelor of Arts is offered in humanities, social sciences, and education. Also offered are Bachelor of Education, Graduate Diploma of education administration, Master's in education, education administration, and business administra tion, and a Graduate Diploma in computing. Special entry offers the opportunity for adults who haven't completed sec ondary level education to enroll in the Bachelor of Arts. DEFIANCE COLLEGE 701 N. Clinton St. Defiance,OH 43512 USA Terry L. Taylor, Director of Admissions Many fields Residency Non-profit, church (419) 784-4010 1850 Bachelor of Art and Bachelor of Science in a wide variety of fields, through weekend, evening, and summer programs. Credit for prior learning, independent study, and by examination. A two-semester interdisciplinary core course is required. In addition to many traditional majors, there are unusual majors in municipal and industrial recreation, natural systems, and therapeutic recreation. DELAWARE VALLEY COLLEGE Doylestown, PA 18901 USA Stephen W. Zenko, Director of Admission Business, biology, computer systems, management 1896 Residency Non-profit, independent (215) 345-1500 $$$ The Bachelor of Science in these fields is available entirely through evening study. DRAKE UNIVERSITY 25th St. and University Ave. DesMoines,IA 50311 USA Jennifer G. Hantho, Director of Admissions Many fields 1881 B, M Residency Non-profit, independent (515) 271-3181 $$$$ A wide range of both undergraduate and graduate degrees is available through evening classes. Evening students may earn the Master's degree in 12 areas. In the Bachelor of General Studies program, 75% of the required 124 semester units can be earned by alternative means, including credit for prior learning experiences and equivalency examinations. The remain ing 30 units can be taken by attending weekend, evening, or summer courses on the Drake campus. The Master of General Studies degree provides individualized study in broad areas for the mature adult at the Master's degree level. The program requires a Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution and permits entrance into graduate courses under the advice of assigned counselors, usually without an admissions test. A broad focus on study must be indicated. Less than one-half of the coursework can be taken in one department or field (not more than 40% in the College of Business Administration). DREXEL UNIVERSITY 32nd and Chestnut Philadelphia,PA 19104 USA Keith Brooks, Associate Dean, Admissions Various fields 1891 B, M Residency Non-profit, independent (215) 895-2000 $$$$ Bachelor of Science in architecture, business administration, engineering, general studies; Master's in business adminis tration, home economics, auld library science, all available through evening study. The M.L.S. in library science can be earned through evening and weekend classes in two years or less. DRURY EVENING COLLEGE 900 N. Benton Ave., Springfield, MO 65802 USA Michael Thomas, Director of Admissions Many fields 1873 Residency Non-profit, independent (417) 865-8731 ext. 207 $$$ The Bachelor of Science in many fields may be earned entirely through evening study. Advanced placement possible by CLEP or credit by proficiency examination. The Drury degree can also be earned in London, England, through Lansdowne College. DURHAM UNIVERSITY Tuition House, 27/37 St. George's Road, London, SW19 4DS England Business administration 1988 MBA Short residency Non-profit, state $$ In mid-1988, Durham introduced a distance learning M.B.A., administrated by non-degree-granting Rapid Results College, which specializes in coursework preparing students for various university examinations. The plan sounds com parable to that offered by the University of Warwick through Rapid Results College's rival, Wolsey Hall. DYKE COLLEGE 112 Prospect Ave. Cleveland, OH 44115 USA Laura T. Darvas, Director of Admissions Business areas lQAQ Non-resident or short residency Non-profit, independent (216) 696-9000 .~..v $$ Bachelor of Science in business areas (management, marketing, accounting, health services management, among others) in which an adult student proceeds at his or her own pace through completion of 126 semester hours under guidance of professional mentors. All work may be done non-residentially, but occasional meetings with mentors on campus are sug gested, so only students living within 50 miles are accepted. Options (which may be mixed) for earning credit are: home study through learning contracts, group study at various locations, life/work experience and/or proficiency exams (both at 1/3 tuition), previous credit transfer. Tuition can be greatly reduced by life/work experience credit and proficiency exams. This is the first such program approved by the Ohio Board of Regents, and is the oldest and largest external degree pro gram in Ohio. EAST CENTRAL COLLEGE CONSORTIUM Hiram College Hiram, OH 44234 USA Gary G. Craig, Dean of Admissions 1Q~n Residency Non-profit, independent (216) 569-5278 .v_v $$$$ The consortium of seven liberal arts colleges cooperates in offering a Bachelor of Arts degree in general studies, sciences, humanities and arts, business administration, and health sciences. Substantial credit may be granted for prior learning ex perience after completion of a well-documented portfolio written under the guidance of a faculty advisor. Registration at one of the colleges and fulfillment of some residency requirements are mandatory. The participating schools are Bethany College (West Virginia); Heidelberg College, Hiram College, Marietta College, Mount Union College and Muskingum College (all in Ohio); and Westmimster College (Pennsylvania). EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY P.O. Box 70561 Johnson City, TN 37614 USA Richard Yount, Registrar Many fields 1911 B, M Residency Non-profit, state (615) 929~112 $$ Twenty two different credit prograrns are available entirely thrvugh on-campus evening classes. EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE COLLEGE 83 Windham St. Willimantic, CT 06226 USA Dr. Arthur C. Forst, Director of Admissions M~ny fields 1 XX9 B, M Residency Non-profit, state (203) 456-5286 __ $ Bachelvr's may be earned through weekend, evening, and summer programs. Credit by exarnination and for non-academic and military prior le~ r ~ TT.. ~ '1 ~.AA;~ p pq~pA ~hrn..nh rT T~D P~rqm~! T-TinhPr hli~inn fnr nll~ nf_~tq~P ~hlAPn~: Director of Adm~ qns Many fields 1895 } Non-resident or short residency Dale W. Wolf, Non-profit, state (217) 581-2223 $$ Bachelor of Arts, wibl a minirr~ of 15 units to be earned on campus. Eastern Illinois is one of five members of the Board of Governors l~chelor of Ar~gram, a non-~itional program designed for working adults, in which most of .' the work can be comp~ted off-campus, t~rough independent study, equivalency examinations, and credit for life experi ence. A majvr is not req~ired. Skills and knowledge acquired by non-academic means can be evaluated for academic credi~. Ñ -~ EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY Division of Continuing Education Ypsilanti, MI 48197 USA Paul T. McKelvey, Dean of Continuing Education Educational administration 1849 M Residency Non-profit,state (313) 487-1081 Master of Arts in educational administration, with much of the work possible through independent or off-campus study, combined with on-campus meetings and seminars. Several on-campus courses are available on weekends. The Master of Liberal Studies offers the opportunity to design an individualized interdisciplinary program. An M.L.S. in woman's stud ies promotes feminist scholarship. EASTERN OREGON STATE COLLEGE Division of Continuing Education LaGrande,OR 97850 USA James C. Lundy 1929 Residency Non-profit, state (503) 963-2171 $$ Bachelor's may be earned through weekend, evening, and summer programs. Credit for independent study, cooperative work experience, non-academic learning, and by e~amination. EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Cheney, WA 99004 USA Roger Pugh, Admissions officer General studies 1882 Residency Non-profit, state (509) 359-2397 $$ Bachelor of Arts in general studies, specifically for persons with professional or paraprofessional experience. This in cludes, for instance, mechanics, computer program ners, police of ficers, nurses, secretaries, firefighters, draftspeople (look how hard I'm trying to be non-sexist) and others. Twenty-five percent of the work must be done after enrollment, which would normally require one academic year (9 months). A main advantage here is the school's willingness to give life e~ perience credit to people in fields that other schools might not agree are credit-worthy. I have heard from a few people who enrolled in Eastern Washington long enough to get credit for, say, their secretarial experience, then transferred this credit to another, faster school. ECKERD COLLEGE ~ Program for Experienced Learners, P.O. Bo~ 12560 St. Petersburg, FL 33733 USA DL Gerald Dreller, Director, Many fields 1959 Non-resident Non-profit, independent (813) 867-1166 $$ External Bachelor's degree programs available through weekend, evening, and summer programs. Credit by examination, independent study, and for prior learning. Directed independent study. No physical residency is required, but students must complete at least nine courses through Eckerd College. ~vo correspondents report that Eckerd encouraged them to enroll in the evening program instead, saying that "most external students end up there anyway." EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Edinboro, PA 16444 USA Terrence Carlin, Director of Admissions Many fields 1857 Residency Non-profit, state (814) 732-2000 $$ Bachelor of Arts in English, speech communication, geography, sociology, psychology; Bachelor of Science in educa tion, industrial and trade leadership; and Bachelor of General Business through evening, weekend, and summer programs. Credit for non-academic prior learning, independent study, and by examination. The assessment of prior learning is done in Edinboro's Life Experience Center and can take a month or less. For a small fee, they will conduct a brief inspection of one's resume or credentials and advise whether or not they think it is worthwhile to go ahead with the more expensive complete assessment. Edinboro's Opportunity College is designed to help adult students earn credit while continuing em ployment and family responsibilities. ~ :LI~;(, I KUNl~, UNl V l~K~l l Y Nl~ l WOKK Q 1977 Colestin Road Hornbrook, CA 96044 USA Dr. Steve Eskow, President Many fields B, M, D Non-resident Proprietary (800) 22-LEARN Cost varies widely The Electronic University offers courses that can be taken from home, over the America OnLine computer bulletin board service, using an Apple II, IBM, or Macintosh computer. The MBA of Heriot-Watt University can be pursued through EUN, as well as the doctorate of the Ca1ifornia Institute for Integral Studies, and Bachelor's degree courses from Thomas A. Edison State College and the University of the State of New York and an Associate's from Rogers State College in Oklahoma. On-line tutoring or guidance is available. Study is self-paced and can begin at any time. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE ~3 Elizabethtown,PA 17022 USA Dr. Gloria Hay, Director of Continuing Education Liberal studies and professional studies 1899 Short residency Non-profit, church (717) 367-1151 $$$ Bachelor of Liberal Studies and Bachelor of Professional Studies, which may be earned with only three all-day seminars on campus to plan and discuss the independent study program. Credit is given for prior learning experiences, both tradi tional and non-traditional. The independent study program includes completion of core and major subject requirements, which can be met by transfer of credits, life experience credits, and traditional study. ELMHURST COLLEGE Of fice of the Evening Session, 190 Prospect Elmhurst, IL 60126 USA Michael C. Dessimoz, Director of Adtnissions 23 majors 1871 Residency Non-profit, independent (312) 279-4100 ext. 486 $$$ Bachelor's degree program through weekend, evening, and summer study. Elmhurst also offers a degree completion pro gram for working registered nurses, with courses offered in hospitals in the Chicago area. Also, special accelerated pro gram in business administration. Credit for independent study, prior learning experience, and by e~amination. ELMIRA COLLEGE Park Place Elmira, NY 14901 USA Robert C. French, Director of Admissions Many fields 1855 Residency Non-profit, independent (607) 73~3911 $$$$ Bachelor of Science and Master of Science, both in education, available entirely through evening study. Fields available include accounting, business, chemistry, computer information systems, education, general studies, human services, mathematics, nursing, psychology, and social studies. ELON COLLEGE Elon College, NC 27244 USA R. Albertson, Registrar Business, education B, M Residency Non-profit, church (919) 584-9711 All Bachelor's degrees and an M.B.A. and a M~ster of Education are available through evening study. EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY t3 Center for Independent Studies Daytona Beach, FL 32014 USA Thomas W. Pettit, Director, Center for Independent Studies Aeronautics 1920 Non-resident Non-profit, independent (904) 239-6392 $$$ Bachelor of Professional Aeronautics with no classroom attendance through self-paced, independent study. To qualify, one must have certified civilian or military training and professional experience in any of the following specialties: air traffic control, airways facilities, airline command pilot, aviation safety, air carrier pilot, corporate pilot, flight technology, air craft maintenance, aircraft dispatcher, commuter airline pilot, aviation weather, electronic operations and maintenance, flight operations administration, flight simulation, navigations systems, or certified flight instructor. From 18 to 60 semester credit hours of advanced standing are given for professional aeronautical experience. Credit is also given for CLEP, USAFI, DANTES, E-RAU examinations, military service schools, aviation licenses and credentials, and transfer credit from accredited colleges. Tuition includes study guides and audiocassette fees but not textbooks. EMPIRE STATE COLLEGE ~3 1 Union Ave. Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 USA Theodore DiPadova Liberal arts and sciences 1971 B, M Non-resident and residency Non-profit, state (518) 587-2100 $$ A part of the State University of New York, Empire State College provides programs in 40 locations across New York state. The primary mode of study is independent study guided by faculty mentors. Together, students and mentors develop a degree program within the college's 11 broad areas of undergraduate study. Credit is given for college-level learning gained from work and other life experience. The Bachelor's degrees can be completed entirely at a distance. The Master of Arts requires four days on campus at the beginning and end of each semester, and is offered in business and policy studies, labor and policy studies, and culture and policy studies. They combine independent study with three three-or-four-day weekends on campus each year. In addition, the Center for Distance Learning offers structured courses and degree programs in business administration, human services and interdisciplinary studies for students seeking more structured learning, but without classroom attendance or travel. Faculty guidance is by mail and telephone. EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY Amerikalei 131 Antwerp, 2000 Belgium Various fields Residency (021) 631167 $$ The literature is impressive looking and in full color. But I remain confused, and letters to President Nieberdine have not been answered. To their credit, they reproduce "affiliation agreements" between Troy State and Central State University (both accredited), in which those schools agree to accept E.U.'s students into their M.B.A. program. Membership is claimed in the American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business. I cannot locate such an organization. There is an American Assembly of Col~egiate Schools of Business, but E.U. is not a member. The literature states that more than 1,500 students are enrolled in the residential Bachelor's program in language, business, information systems, hotel ad ministration, or public relations, and that the university operates its own radio station in Antwerp. Courses also given in Brussels and in Montreux, SwitzerLand. EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE Vla dei Roccettini, 5 San Domenico di Fiesole, Italy Patrick Masterson, Principal Various fields 1976 Residency Non-profit, state (055) 50927 The institute was established in 1976 by the nine member nations of the European Economic Community. Students plan independent study projects, under the guidance of faculty tutors and research supervisors. About 20% of the students come from countries outside the Common Market. The degree of Ph.D. is awarded on completion and publication of the disser tation. Fields of study include economics, history and civilization, law, political science, and social science. EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE Olympia, WA 98505 USA Christine Kerlin, Director of Admissions Many fields 1967 B, M Short residency Non-profit, state (206) 866-6000 $$ Students have the option of creating "independent contract" courses of study for supervised research under a faculty men tor. Groups of two or more students may work under a "group contract." Credit is given for internship programs, involv ing, for instance, work in local hospitals, clinics, or businesses. Full-time interdisciplinary programs, in which the ma jority of Evergreen's students are enrolled, are available on campus as well. Students involved in independent study are still expected to visit the campus and meet with their faculty mentors at least once a month. All students must be en rolled for at least nine months before earning the degree. During the presidency of former governor (then senator) Dan Evans, Evergreen developed a national reputation for its innovative approaches to undergraduate non-traditional education. (My daughter enjoyed Evergreen for the year she was there...but she now prefers the traditional programs at University of California, Berkeley.) FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY 285 Madison St. Madison, NJ 07940 USA Rita Bennett, Director of Admissions Many fields 1958 B, M, D Residency Non-profit, independent (201) 593-8900 $$$ Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts, Master of Science, and Doctor of Education programs, offered through centers at Madison, Rutherford, and Teaneck, primarily through evening study. The Doctorate, in educational leadership, consists of formal courses, seminars, internships, plus independent study and research. There is a "Success Program" for persons over 25 who have never attended (or have never finished) college. Some special classes are available for these students. Fairleigh Dickinson offers a number of "Accelerated" programs, in which two degrees can be complet ed together in less time than they would normally take separately. There are five-year B.A./M P.A. (public administra tion), B.A./M.B.A., B.A./M.A. in psychology, and B.A./M.A. in Teaching prograrns, and a rare six-year B.S./M.D. or B.SI D.M.D. programs in medicine or dentistry. Degree completion program for professional athletes over 22. FAIRMONT STATE COLLEGE see: West ~Irginia Board of Regents B.A. Program FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY Murchison Rd. Fayetteville, NC 28301 USA Denise F. Mahone, Director, Administrative Services Many fields 1867 B, M Residency Non-profit, state (919) 486-1111 $ Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science for military personnel, their dependents, and local residents. All work can be completed through evening and weekend study. Some credit is given for prior learning experiences and for equivalency ex arninations. There are 24 majors available at the Bachelor's level, and 4 Master's programs: business administration, ad ministration and supervision, special education, and elementary education. FERNUNIVERSITAT ~3 Feithstrasse 152 Hagen,D-5800 WestGermany Dr. G. R. Broehl, Chief, Information Division Many fields 1974 M, D, Equivalent of accreditation, Non-resident (02331) 8041 $ West Germany's open university offers the Master's, Doctorate, and Diplom-Degree through completion of correspon dence study units, plus examinations (which must be taken in Germany). Instruction is through a combination of written materials and audio cassettes. All courses are self-paced. Tuition is offered in the fields of mathematics, electrical engi neering, information science and computers, business administration, and education. The university operates about 30 study centers in Germany for the assistance and guidance of students. All instruction in German, although a nice color brochure is available in English. Mare than 1,450 of Fernuniversitat's over-25,000 students live outside of Germany. FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY Gerholz Institute for Lifelong Learning Bi8 Rapids, MI 49307 USA Jeffrey Cross, Directar Environmental health 1884 Short residency Non-profit, state (616) 592-2340 $$ Bachelor of Science in environmental health offered through the School of Allied Health and the Gerholz Institute for Lifelong Learning. External degree programs for people living anywhere in the United States. All of the requirements for the degree can be met through an assessment of prior learning experience, or a combination of that plus equivalency ex arninations, independent study, faculty-directed study, home study courses, and special projects. All students must attend a three-week summer session on campus. One year of work experience in the field of environmental health is required for admission to the program. The assessment of prior learning can take as long as nine months, and is done for a flat fee of around $250. A Bachelor of Science in health systems management, business administration, accountancy, maritime management, and vocational education is available at selected off-campus sites, but only to Michigan residents. FIELDING INSTITUTE 2112 Santa Barbara St. Santa Barbara, CA 93105 USA Donna Lucci, Director of Admissions Psychology, human and organization development 1 ~74 M, D Short residency Non-profit, independent (805) 687-1099 .,,~ $$$$ Fielding offers the shortest residency of any accredited Doctoral program in the U.S. Five days are required on campus. The degrees are neither fast nor easy. The M.A. takes at least two years; the various Doctorates, three to five years. Applicants' participation in a five-day admissions workshop is mandatory. It is here that the learning contract is devel oped. Workshops are held three times each year. The Human and Organization Development Program offers a Master's in organization development, human development, or human services; a Ph.D. in human and organizational systems or human development; an Ed.D.; and a Doctor of Human Services. The psychology degrees (M.A., Ph.D., Psy.D.) empha size clinical or counseling. The M.A. in psychology is not a separate program but rather a part of the Doctorate. An elec tronic network offers electronic mail, bulletin board service, and electronic seminars. All students and faculty must have access to a computer with communication capability. FINDLAY COLLEGE 1000 N. Main St. Findlay, OH 45840 USA Dr. Edward Erner, Dean of Community Education 58 majors 1RR~ Residency Non-profit, church (419) 424-4600 ~_ $$$ Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in business administration, accounting, computer science, social work, systems analysis, and other areas may be earned through summer, weekend, or evening study. Unusual majors include equestrian studies, nuclear medicine technology, and hazardous waste studies. FLAMING RAINBOW UNIVERSITY At press time, I learned they were no longer in business, which is especially sad, since they had one of the finest names of any accredited school. FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Graduate Admissions Of fice 150 W. University Blvd. Melbourne, FL 32901 Director of Admissions 1 9~,R, M Many off-campus locations Independent MBA in ten fields and Master of Science in computer science, electrical engineering, management, space technology, and many other fields, offered to military and civilians at fifteen locations in Florida, New Jersey, Alabama, New Me~cico, Vlrginia, Louisiana, and Maryland. FIT has threatened to sue me for mentioning, in earlier editions, the circumstances under which the chairman of their Board of Trustees resignedÑan event described in detail in at least half a dozen Florida newspapers, but which will no longer be described here. FORDHAM UNIVERSITY School of General Studies B Bronx, NY 10458 USA Residency John J. Houston, Associate Director of Admissions Non-profit, independent Liberal arts, business, pre-medical (212) 579-2000 1841 $$$$ Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, and Bachelor of Business Administration available entirely through evening study or Saturday classes. Credit is given for life experience learning. There is an Esperanza Center for adult Hispanic students, and a separate adult admisslons of fi~ FRAMINGHAM STATE COLLEGE 100 State St., P.O. Box 2000 Framingham, MA 01701 USA Dr. Paul F. Weller Liberal studies 1839 Short residency Non-profit, state (508) 626-4550 $$ Bachelor of Arts in liberal studies in which units may be earned through equivalency exams, independent study, corre spondence study, prior learning experiences, and "non-credit educational experiences." The remaining units must be earned by taking courses on campus, taking a series of weekend or summer seminars, or making other arrangements satisfactory to the advisory committee. FRANKLIN PIERCE COLLEGE Ringe, NH 03461 USA Walter Antoniotti, Dean, Continuing Education Management, accounting, computer science 1962 Residency Non-profit, independent (603) 889-6146 $$$$ Bachelor of Science with majors in management, accounting, and computer science through weekend, evening and sum mer programs offered at satellite campus locations only. Credit for independent study, non-academic prior learning, and by examination. Special one-year Bachelor's program for students with 80 or more semester hours of life exnerienrP ~nA/nr transfer credit. FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY 201 S. Grant Ave. Columbus, OH 43215 Nancy Nikiforow, Assistant Director of Admissions Many fields Residency Non-profit, independent (614) 224-6237 Degrees offered through evening courses, with credit for experiential learning through proficiency testing and portfolio as sessment. FRIENDS WORLD PROGRAM OF LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY Southampton, NY 11968 Carol Gilbert Many fields 1965 Residency Non-profit, independent (516) 283-4000 $$$ Bachelor of Arts degree is earned by combining academic study with individually designed independent field research and internships around the world. Faculty at campuses and program centers in the U.S., Costa Rica, England, Israel, Kenya, India, China, and Japan offer 4- to 12-week residential programs for cultural orientation, language immersion and learning plan design prior to independent field study, which may be carried out in these and other countries in the regions. (Since 1965, students have studied in over 70 different countries.) Students may elect traditional liberal arts majors, as well as such fields as third world development, peace and conflict resolution, UN studies, holistic and traditional healing, appro priate technology, animal behavior, women's studies, intemational business, and many interdisciplinary majors. GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY ~ Of fice of Extended Studies,4400 University Dr. Fairfax,VA 22030 USA Patricia M. Riordan, Director of Admissions Individualized studies 1957 Bachelor of Individulized Studies degree in which 85% of the necessary units may be eamed by altemative means: equiva lency exams or credit for life experience learning. Applicants must have at least eight years of post-high-school experi ence. In conjunction with an academic advisor, the student designs and completes a program of study. A total of 30 units must be completed either at George Mason or at certain other northern Virginia colleges. A Master of Arts in interdisci plinary studies is available for adult students with at least two years of work in the area of proposed study. At least 6 B, M Residency Non-profit, state (703) 323-2342 ~, hours of graduate-level work must be completed before enrollin~. A course of study is worked out with a member of the ~eorge Masor. laculty, ~h;~ su~ervises the performance of the worlc. A ~pecial proJect is required. Evening study is avail able for the residential programs. GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY 706 20th St., NW Washington, DC 20052 USA George W. Stoner, Director of Admissions Many fields 1821 B, M Residency Non-profit, independent (202) 99~1000 $$$$ The catalogues people have sent me make it clear that they have some interesting programs in the fields of education, hu manities, the social sciences, criminal justice, urban learning, forensics, telecommunication operation, and administra tion, but for reasons they do not choose to reveal, they don't want them described in this package. You'll have to find out from Mr. George W. Stoner, director of admissions. Tell him John Bear sent you. GEORGIA SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE Wheatley Americus,GA 31709 USA Dr. James Altman, Admissions Officer Social scienc~., business administration 1S~06 ~esidency Non-profit, state (91~) 928-1279 ~$ Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science in social science and business administration, available entirely through evening study. GLASSBORO STATE COLLEGE Center for E~cperiential Education Glassboro, NJ 08028 USA John G. Davies, Director of Admissions Many fields 1923 B, M Residency Non-profit, state (609) 863-5000 $$ Bachelor's degrees in many fields, in which some credit can come through an assessment of prior learning experiences, equivalency e~ams, and transfer credit. There is no fee for the assessment, once one has enrolled. They regard themselves as "very traditional" and do not want to hear from anyone looking for a non-traditional program, please. GLENVILLE STATE COLLEGE see: West Vlrginia Board of Regents B.A. Program GODDARD COLLEGE Pl~us~,field, VT 05667 USA Gregory Dunkling, Director of Admissions Many fields 1938 B, M Nort resident or residency Non-profit, independent (802) 454-8311 $$$ Goddard has been a pioneer in non-traditional, progressive education for more than 50 years. They offer non-traditional options for studies in business and organizational leadership, education, psychology and counseling, natural and physical sciences, feminist studies, the visual and performing arts, literature and writing, and social and cultural studies (history, philosophy, religious studies). The first nine days of each semester are spent in an All College Meeting, where the work of the coming semester is planned. In addition to the undergraduate residential program, students may choose to be "Off Campus Students" where the majority of work is done off-campus while maintaining contact by mail every three weeks. Both Bachelor's and Master's programs require a minimum of one year's enrollment at Goddard; prior learning credit is available. Life experience credit is only given at the Bachelor's level. There is a non-residential student-designed M.A. in Europe, as well. GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY 536 Mission St. San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Archibald Porter, Dean of Admissions B, M, D, Law Residency Non-profit, independent Many fields (415) 442-7272 1901 $$$ Bachelor of Arts in many management-related fields; Bachelor of Science in accounting, insurance management and trans portation; M.B.A.; Master of Publjr ~' 1ministration; Master of Science in accounting and taxation; and a combined M.B.A. and law degree; D P.A. or D.B.A. in business or public administration all available entirely through evening and/or weekend study. An executive M.B.A. program for experienced managers meets every other weekend for 20 months. Courses leading to degrees are offered through centers in various locations all over California ~os Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, etc.). Off-campus degree programs are given at military bases in Arizona Florida, Idaho, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Carolina, Vlrginia, Washington, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (Two of my daughters went here for a while, happily, before moving on to other schools with broader liberal arts offerings.) GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY University Park, IL 60466 USA Dr. Otis O. Lawrence, Director of Assessment, BOG program Many fields 1969 Non-resident Non-profit, state (708) 5344092 $$ Bachelor of Arts may be earned through weekend, evening, summer programs, and telecourses completed through the Board of Governors Bachelor of Arts Degree Program. Fifteen credit hours must be completed at Governor's State or one of the other Board of Governors institutions (Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois University, Northeastern Illinois University, and Western Illinois University). These may be taken through independent study courses, telecourses, on-cam pus or off-campus courses, so that it is possible to earn this degree without ever setting foot on campus. There are evening and weekend classes. Credit for independent study, non-academic prior learning, and by examination. GRACELAND COLLEGE ~3 Outreach Program, Division of Nursing Lamoni, IA 50140 Lewis Smith, Jr., Director, Student Information Offlce Nursing 1895 Short residency Non-profit Working RNs can earn the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree by using home study texts, learning guides developed by Graceland faculty, and videotapes. Courses include projects, tests, and a final proctored exam. Students can talk to in structors using a toll-free line. Up to half the credits can come from prior learning and experience. For the clinical com ponents, students either come to campus or find a college-approved preceptor to monitor their progress in their own com munity. GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING 250 Frontage Road Slidell, LA 70460 Arnold E. Akers, Dean of Students Engineering technology 1951 Non-resident Proprietary (800) 955-2527 $$ Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology through correspondence study. Course consists of 31 courses and 4 exam inations. The e~arns must be supervised, but can be taken anywhere. In addition, student must earn 21 semester units in English, social science, science, and elective subjects at other schools ~by correspondence, in person or by equivalency exam). Catalogue indicates that a part-time student will take between four and eight years to complete the B.S.E.T. de gree. All work is self-paced, so the highly motivated student can finish faster. Up to 18 semester units can be earned for prior laboratory or work experience, for work work done while enrolled in the program. Grantham is accredited by the Nationa~ Home Study Council, a recognized agency. The degree can be ea~ned with a specialization either in electronics or in computers. In 1990, the school moved from California to Louisiana. GRIGGS UNIVERSITY 12501 Old Columbia Pike Silver Spring, MD 20904 Joseph E. Gurubatham, President Religion, theological studies Non-resident Non-profit, church (301) 680-6570 a~ The venerable Home Study International, which has offered correspondence courses for decades, now has a dergree-grant ing university. Their B.A. degrees are accredited by the National Home Study Council. Instruction is primarily by corre spondence courses. HAMLINE UNIVERSITY Snelling and Hewitt Ave. St. Paul, MN 55104 USA Jack K. Johnson, Dean, Continuing Studies Public administration 1854 M Residency Non-profit, church (612) 641-2800 $$$$ Master's in public administration through an evening program, for public administrators, corporate managers, and lawyers. HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE Amherst, MA 01002 Olga E. Euben, Director of Admissions Many fields 1970 Residency Non-profit, independent (413) 549-4600 $$$$$ The B.A. is earned by completing three levels of study. In Division I, basic studies, students spend three or four semesters in residence taking courses and pursuing research. In Division II, concentration, they gain mastery of a chosen field through independent study, foreign study, internships, and/or more courses. In Division II, advanced studies, a major project is completed HARVARD UNIVERSITY Extension School, 20 Garden St. Cambridge, MA 02138 USA Michael Shinagel, Dean Many fields 1636 B, M Residency Non-profit, independent (617) 495-4024 $$ Six hundred courses im over 65 fields of study on an open-enrollment basis. Bachelor of Liberal Arts in extension studies, Master of Liberal Arts (A.L.M.) in extension studies. Half the units for the Bachelor's degree must be earned at Harvard (either E~tension School, Summer School, or the regular university). The Master's degree work must be completed in its entirety at Harvard. There is a foreign language requirement, and a thesis must be submitted. HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY 1166 Fort Street M~ll, #203 Honolulu, HI 96818 Director of Admissions B, M Residency Non-profit, independent (808) 544-0249 Various Bachelor's degrees and the MBA are offered through Adult Continuing Education, for adults who wish to remain fully employed. Credit is given for work experience, military training, and equivalency exams. The MBA offers concen trations in various specialties, and an internship option. HEIDELBERG COLLEGE 310 E. Market St. Tiffin, OH 44883 USA Dr. Ramond A. Wise, Registrar Many fields 1850 R Residency Non-profit, church (419) 448-2000 $$$$ Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science in accounting, aUied health, business administration, health services manage ment, psychology, and public relations. Up to 75% of the necessary credits may be earned through an assessment of prior learning experiences, which is done on the basis of a portfolio prepared by the student. The assessment fee is $395. Non traditional courses are available, based on a learning contract model. There is also a Weekend college which meets from Friday evening through Sunday morning during the fall, spring, and summer terms. See also: East Central College Consortium. llERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY In the U.S. and Canada: 1780 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley, CA 94709 USA Dr. John Bear MBA; also construction management, acoustics, vibration, and noise control 1821 MBA, M Non-resident Non-profit, state (510) 204-9995 or (800) 622-9661 $$ Since mid-1991, I have served as agent for this international MBA, which is the only MBA in the world that is accredit ed, can be earned entirely through home study, and does not require a Bachelor's degree or any entrance exams for admis .sion. More than 7,000 students in 120 countries are enrolled. The program comes in nine boxes, one course per box, at a cost (1994) of $685 each. The Economist magazine's Intelligence Unit chose the Heriot-Watt MBA (on-campus and & tance learning) as "one of the world's best programmes." Students study completely on their own; there are no classes or lectures, no papers, and no thesis. The only requirement is a three-hour examination for each course. Exams are given twice a year in hundreds of locations all over the world. Students may, if they wish, transfer to the on-campus MBA pro graun. (More than 8,000 students on campus in Edinburgh, Scotland are studying for Bachelor's, Master's and Doctorates in many areas of business, science, and technology.) The University's Master's in construction management, acoustics and vibration may also be done through distance learning, primarily through use of videotapes, but not through the US office. For those, one would write to Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton, Edinburgh EH14 4AS Scotland. ili~ÑÑC~ GE Route 3, Box 3540 ~~ Toppenish,WA 98948 USA Residency Dr. Barbara Gfeller, Dean of Registration and Admissions Non-profit, independent Education, business management, science, English, (509) 865-2244 interdisciplinary studies $$$ 1907 Master of Education degree through intensive weekend courses on both Toppenish and Omak campuses. Bachelor's de grees available entirely through evening study, with credit for prior learning experiences and for equivalency examina tions. Credit for work experience available through on-campus LINK program. Formerly known as Fort Wright College. HIRAM COLLEGE Hiram, OH 44234 USA David Frains, Dean of the Weekend College Various fields 1850 Residency Non-profit, independent (216) 569-3211 $$ Bachelor of Arts offered entirely through weekend study. The Weekend College meets from Friday evening through Sunday noon, every other weekend. Substantial credit may be gained for prior learning experience after completion of a well-documented portfolio written under the guidance of a faculty advisor. Programs available in fine arts, humanities, so cial sciences, communications, business management, and allied health. The degree can be completed in a minimum of one academic ye~r. See also: East Central College Consortium. HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY 1000 Fulton Ave. Hempstead,NY 11550 USA Joan Isaac, Director of Admissions Many fiel~ 1935 Residency Non-profit, independent (516) 560-6600 $$$ Hofstra's New College is a small interdisciplinary liberal arts college offering the B.A. in humanities, natural sciences, social sciences, creative studies, or interdisciplinary studies, based on a combination of individual study on campus, in ternship projects off campus, and classroom work. Within New College, there is a University Without Walls program for "able adults who can spend only limited time on campus, but whose life situations provide opportunity for full- or part time learning." It is based on an individually-designed program, and it does not count credit or time as measures of progress toward the degree. It is, rather, based on development of abilities and competencies. New College students can earn up to 32 credits by examination. Some Master's and Doctoral credit can be earned by equivalency examinations. Many of Hofstra's traditional courses are offered in the evening as well. HOLY NAMES COLLEGE 3599 Mountain Blvd. Oakland,CA 94619 USA Paul Bluemle, Director of Admissions Various fields 1868 Residency Non-profit, independent (510) 436-1321 ~ ,v $$$ Holy Names' Weekend College offers Bachelor of Arts degrees in business administration/economics, human services, humanistic studies, and nursing; Master of Business Administration; M.A. in English and education, and Master of Education. Classes meet every other weekend during three trimesters. Academic programs and support services are de signed for the adult who works full time. HOOD COLLEGE Rosemont Ave. Frederick,MD 21701 USA Katherine Joseph, Director of Admissions Many fields 1893 B, M Residency Non-profit, independent (301) 663-3131 $$$$ Bachelor's degrees in many fields in which units may be earned through an assessment of prior learning experiences, con ducted by the college's Learning Assessment and Resource Center. Master of Arts in human sciences for in-service teach ers and others, through late afternoon, evening, and summer study. HUMANISTIC PSYCHOLOGY INSTITUTE see: Saybrook Institute HUNTER COLLEGE 695 Park Ave. New York, NY 10021 USA Kenneth J. Kleinrock, Director of Admissions Many fields 1870 B, M Residency Non-profit, state/city (212) 772-4490 $$ Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, and Master's degrees in many fields, available entirely through evening study and summer programs. There are combined Bachelor's/l~aster's prograrns in anthropology, economics, English, history, mathematics, music, physics, and sociology. ILLINOIS BENEDICTINE COLLEGE 5700 College Rd. Lisle, IL 60532 USA Koby Loszach, Transfer Coordinator Business, accounting, health service management, nursing, computer science 1887 B, M Residency Non-profit, church (312) 960-1500 $$$ Bachelor's degrees in the above fields, and the MBA and M.S. in management information systems, entirely through evening study. Credit is given for prior work and life experience learning. The school used t~ be known as Saint Procopius College. ILLINOIS SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY 220 S. State St. Chicago, IL 60604 USA Shelley Probber, Director of Admissions Psychology 1976 esidency Proprietary (312) 341-6500 ~, $$$$ The Doctor of Psychology (D.Psy.) degree is offered through daytime or evening classes. The D.Psy. is offered, because it is felt that the traditional Ph.D. in psychology overemphasizes research skills to the detriment of counseling or clinical skills. Graduates who have two years of supervised experience in the field can qualify to take the state licensing examina tion in Illinois. INDIANA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY see: University of Indianapolis INDIANA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1600 E. Washington Blvd. FortWayne,IN 46803-1297 USA Robert K. Pfundstein, Director of Admissions Business administration 1930 Residency Non-profit, independent (219) 422-5561 Ext. 251 $$$ Bachelor of Science in business administration. Credit for independent study, non-academic prior learning, and by exami nation. Correspondence courses are available. Courses in business, computer information systems, accounting, computer science, engineering, and technical communication offered through evening study. All students must have a personal com puter, and have access to the Institute's computer 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. INDIANA UNIVERSITY C~ External Degree Program, Division of Extended Studies 620 Union Dr. Indianapolis, IN 46205 USA Louis R. Holtzclaw, Associate Director, Extended Studies Division General studies 1975 Non-resident Non-profit, state (317) 274-3934 $$ Bachelor of General Studies available entrrely through non-residential study. The degree can be done without a major, or with a major in labor studies. One hundred and twenty semester units are required, of which at least 24 must be earned from Indiana University. One quarter of the units must be upper division (junior or senior) level. The university also has evening courses, a Weekend College, and a course to assist in developing a life experience portfolio. INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Indiana,Pennsylvania 15705 USA George E. McKinley, Director of Admissions English and American Literature 1875 Short residency Non-profit, state (412) 357-2100 $$ Indiana University (city of Indiana, state of Pennsylvania), offers a Ph.D. in English and American literature and in English (rhetoric and linguistics) that can be completed in two summers of study, with independent study in between. "Prograrns are arranged to accomodate teaching schedules of secondary, community, and four-year college teachers. With this flexibility of scheduling, graduate students can pursue their studies without interrupting their careers." Students can choose from a number of areas related to the humanistic study of literature, including psychology, history, art, and music. A dissertation is required: a book, or five or six essays on a given subject. The language requirement can be met by coursework, exams, linguistics courses, or knowledge of a computer language. The director of the program wants me to be sure to mention that this is a rigorous program for serious students who wish to be challenged intellectually. Done. INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTHEAST ~ School for Continuing Studies, 4201 Grant Line Rd. New Albany, IN 47150 USA Stanley H. Wheeler, Director of Admissions General studies 1941 Non-resident Non-profit, state (812) 945-2731 ext. 3212 Bachelor's in general studies may be earned through a combination of weekend, evening, television. and correspondence study. Intensive summer courses are also available. Credit for independent study, self-acquired competencies, military training, and by examination. All coursework may be completed through the university's Correspondence Division. INSTITUTO POLITECNICO NACIONAL Avenida Instituto Politecnico Nacional Mexico D.F., 14 Mexico Carlos Leon Jinojosa, Secretary Economics, international trade B, Equivalent of accreditation Non-resident Non-profit, state 52-5-754-4706 1936 Mexico's sistema abierto de ensenanza (open university system) offers the Bachelor's degree in economics and internation al trade. Study at a distance is accomplished through the use of printed materials, slides, movies, records, videocassettes, as well as group seminars held at various locations. All work in Spanish. Awarding of the degree is based primarily on passing the necessary examinations. INTER-AMERICAN UNIVERSITY 405 Ponce De Leon Hato Rey, Puerto Rico 00919 U.S.A. Judith Mendez, Director of Admissions Many fields l 9hf) Residency Non-profit, independent (809) 758-8000 $ Bachelor's degrees in many fields can be earned through evening and weekend study, summer school, and through a University Without Walls program (initiated for law enforcement of ficers, but others are accepted) requiring one visit a week to the campus. There are nine campuses in Puerto Rico. INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS 1212 Roxas Blvd., Ermita, Manila, Philippines Emmanuel T. Santos, Ph.D. Business administration and international management M, D, Provisionally licensed Non-resident 57-39-81 The Master of Business Administration, Master of International Management, and Doctor of Business Administration of fered residentially and by correspondence. The academy (formerly called International University) had considerable difficul ties with authorities, more for political than academic reasons, during the Marcos regime. After Marcos' departure, the academy was issued a special permit by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports, "to offer and conduct on an ex perimental basis, the graduate course in business administration leading to the degree of Master of Arts in Business Administration and the Ph.D. in Management." Accreditation was claimed from an unrecognized and now defunct accred iting agency. INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 130 Cremona Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93117 Mary Adams, Vlce President Information resources management, business 1987 M Non-resident Proprietary (805) 685-1500 or (800) 4414746 $$$ The Master of Science in information resources management and MBA degrees are offered via an "electronic campus," with instructor-guided learning using the University's own telecommunications network and computer bulletin board ser vice. Accreditation is from the National Home Study Council. The MBA has a focus on information systems technology. A thesis or major independent study project is re~uired. INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (Europe) The Avenue Bushey, Watford WD2 2LN England Gordon Bennett, Director Business, engineering, human behavior, international relations B, M Residency Non-profit, independent (0923) 49067 $$ Bachelor's and Master's degrees are offered in residence on the campus ne~r London, in assocation with the accredited United States International University in San Diego. IONA COLLEGE 715 North Ave. New Rochelle, NY 10801-1890 USA Donald Gray, Registrar Various fields 1940 Residency Non-profit, independent (914) 633-2000 c~ .D~ Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science can be earned entirely through evening studies, weekend, and summer programs. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY Ames, IA 50011 USA Karsten Smedal, Director of Admissions Many fields 1~58 B, M Short residency Non-profit, state (515) 294-5836 $$ The university offers an extemal degree called the Bachelor of Liberal Studies. It is primarily for residents of Iowa, who are able to attend one of the off-campus centers around the state, or occasional courses on campus in Ames. In addition, evening and weekend courses are offered leading to degrees in agriculture, business, design, education, engineering, family and consumer sciences, sciences and humanities, and veterinary medicine. lOHN F. KENNEDY UNIVERSITY ~3 12 Altannda Rd. Orinda, CA 94563 USA EUena Bloedom, Registrar Career development 1964 M Residency Non-profit, independent (510) 254-0200 $$$ With the exception of the M.A. in career development, aU of their splendidly innovative programs have been discontin ued. What a shame. The university sees a major role for itself as assisting adults in mid-career changes (average student age is 36). JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY School of Continuing Studies, 103 Shaffer HaU B, M, D Baltimore, MD 21218 USA Residency Stanley C. Gabor, Dean, School of Continuing Studies Non-profit, independent Business, education, arts and sciences (301) 338-8490 1876 $$ Bachelor of Science in accounting, business, literature, psychology, mathematics, and other areas; Master of Administrative Science; Master of Education, Master of Science, Master of Liberal Arts, and Doctor of Educadon all of fered through evening study and weekend study. Credit for independent study and examinations. The School of Continuing Studies operates off-campus centers in Baltimore, Columbia, and Montgomery County, Maryland. JOHNSON STATE COLLEGE Johnson, VT 05656 USA RandaU Draper, Acting Director of Admissions Many fields 1 ~2R Residency Non-profit, state (802) 635-2356 ext. 311 $$ Self-designed Bachelor's degree. Experiential learning credit is accepted as part of 60 credits needed for entry or 122 needed for graduation. Thirty credits needed while in the program. The program is set up to serve Vermonters and some New Hampshirites with a mentor system of advisement. Credits may be earned on weekends or through independent or corre spondence study. JUDSON COLLEGE Marion, AL 36756 Dr. David E. Potts, President Many fields lX38 Non-resident Non-profit, church (205) 683-6161 or (800) 447-9472 $$$ Non-resident Bachelor's degrees only for women over 21, through an individualized study program based on a learning contract. Credit for prior learning for coUege courses, portfolio assessment, standard tests, and proficiency tests prepared by Judson faculty. Students can major in art, biology, business, chemistry, computer information systems, English, fash ion merchandising, home economics, history, interior design, mathematics, psychology, religious studies, and sociology. KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY ~3 Non-Traditional Study Program, Umberger Hall Manhattan, KS 66506 USA Cynthia Trent, NTS Coordinator Non-resident Non-profit, state Interdisciplinary social science (913) 532-5686 1963 $$ The B.S. in interdisciplinary social science is offered through the Non-Traditional Study (NTS) program. Although no presence on campus is required, the program is limited to Kansas residents. At least 30 of the 120 units must come from Kansas State. Assessment of prior learning is available on enrollment. Credits may also be earned from military training, equivalency exams, "departmental quiz-out," outreach courses, television and TELENET courses, as well as correspon dence study with other schools. In Kansas, the toll-free number is (800) 432-8222. KANSAS WESLEYA N 100 E. Claflin Salina, KS 67401 USA Daniel McKinney, Registrar Many fields 1886 Residency Non-profit, church (913) 827-5541 $$$ B.A. and B.S. available in accounting and finance, arts and communication, business administration and economics, com puter science, pre-engineering, pre-law, pre-ministerial, teaching, social services, and many areas in the health sciences. Kansas Wesleyan is one of a handful of schools that do not call themselves "university" or "college" or "institute" or in deed anything. KEAN COLLEGE Morris Ave. Union, NJ 07083 US Brian Lewis, Director of Admissions Many fields 1855 Residency Non-profit, state (201) 527-2000 $$ Some of the degree requirements can be earned through an assessment of prior learning experiences based on a portfolio prepared by the student. KELLER GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT 10 S. Riverside Plaza Chicago, IL 60606 USA Tio Smith, Assistant Director of Admissions Business administration 197~ M Residency Proprietary (312) 454-0880 $115/credit Keiler offers an accelerated, practitioner-oriented M.B.A. entirely through evening or weekend study at four Chicago loca tions and in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (They purchased the DeVry Computer Schools in 1987.) KINGS COLLEGE Gateway Adult Program Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711 USA Sally McGuire, Part-time Studies Wide range of fields. 1946 Residency Non-profit, independent (717) 826-5900, ext. 8655 Up to half the required credits can come from assessment of prior learning experiences. A credit-granting course is offered to help prepare a portfolio of e~periences. The cost of assessment is $30 plus tuition for the special course. Assessment may be done before entering the program. LAKE ERIE COLLEGE 391 W. Washington St. Painesville, OH 44077 USA Jean Larson, Registrar Many fields 1856 .esidency Non-profit, independent (216) 352-3361 $$$ Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Fine Arts may be earned through weekend and evening study. Special programs: business administration, equestrian studies. Credit for non-academic prior learning and by examination. Plan A is an alternate approach to the B.A., B.S., or Bachelor of Fine Arts for those who cannot fulfill educational objectives llUIII Ul~ ;UlCU ~ .lU~ lU~ JI UllU~iU~I ~iUDJect maller, memOa Or ra~e 0l SIUay~ Or InlenSIIy Or ImmerS1011. It is, in effect, a learning contract approach to the degree. There is a "3 + 3" combined program in which one earns a Bachelor's degree from Lake Erie and a Doctor of Nursing degree from the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing. LAMAR UNIVERSITY 4400 Pt. Arthur Rd. Beaumont,TX 77710 USA Elmer G. Rode, Dean of Records and Registrar 1923 B, M, D Residency Non-profit, state (409) 880-8969 $ Bachelor of Arts, and Bachelor of Science can be earned entirely through evening and summer programs. Some Saturday classes in graduate level education. LANDSDOWNE COLLEGE 43 Harrington Gardens London, SW7 4JU England Gordon Bennett, Ph.D., President and Dean Business-related fields, fime arts, interior design B, Law Residency (01) 373-7282 Lansdowne follows the curriculum of the accredited New Hampshire College, of Manchester, New Hampshire, and on completion of the work in London, the B.S. is awarded by New Hampshire. Comparable program with Drury College in Missouri. Lansdowne also prepares students for the Bachelor of Laws degree examinations of London University. The col lege's academic council is composed of five present or former administrators of excellent American non-traditional degree schools or programs. B.A. and Bachelor of Fine Arts programs are also available. LEBANON VALLEY COLLEGE Annville, PA 17003 USA Dr. Robert A. Clay, Registrar Many fields 1866 Residency Non-profit, church (717) 867-6100 $$ Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science available through weekend, evening, or summer programs. Evening classes meet once a week during the academic year and twice during the summer. Weekend classes meet Friday nights or Saturdays. There is a special two-week "intensive term" in mid May in which students can complete one course. Degrees are offered in a wide variety of fields, including accounting, administration for health care professionals, computer infor mation systems, management7 and social service. Credit for experiential learning, and by examination. L29 Everett St. Cambridge, MA 02238 USA Elizabeth V. Little, Registrar Many fields 1909 B, M Short residency Non-profit, independent (617) 868-9600 $$$$ Bachelor of Science in cooperation with the National Audubon Society, involving a combination of coursework and expe ditions. Audubon's Expedition Institute has a two-year program, or a field component: camping, hiking, canoeing, ski ing, backpacking, and cycling all over America. Students gain practical knowledge of astronomy, anthropology, ecology, etc. The balance of the time is spent in classes at Lesley. The M.S. involves a year or a year and a half on Audubon expe ditions and three or four courses at Lesley. Students may switch between Lesley and Audubon. Also a short residency Bachelor's and Master's program with a variety of concentrations. Limited residency B.S. and B.A. in behavioral science programs in human services and education. Weekend and independent study are used. The M.A. and Master of Education are offered as an Independent Study Degree Program, allowing individualized curricula developed by graduate students and faculty advisory teams. LEWIS-CLARK ~TE yOLLEGE ~ ,,, 500 8th Avenue ~ / Lewiston, ID 83501 USA ~ Steven J. Bussolini, Directo~of~dmisstions ~) . ~J Business, social work, n71g, gff~ies / ~ ~'~ Non-resident Non-profit, state (208) 799-5272 $$ The non-resident Bachelor's degrees can be earned through a combination of audio and video cassettes, correspondence courses, guided independent study, and courses by television. LIBERTY UNIVERSITY ~:3 P.O. Box 11803 Lynchburg,VA 24506 USA Joseph Kloba, Dean of Faculty Religious and business fields 1971 B, M Short residency Non-profit, church (804) 522-4700 or (800) 446-5000 $$ Liberty's School of Lifelong Learning offers accredited degrees, almost entirely through home study. Six to 12 hours (two to four courses) are normally required in residence, but "students with unique cases, such as military personnel and senior citizens will have their requirements for residency evaluated" and may need to spend as little as a week, perhaps less, on campus. Bachelor's degrees are offered in church ministries, business administration, marketing, and management. The Master's is available in counseling and biblical studies. Most courses are offered by videocassette. Faculty are regularly available by telephone. While residential students at Liberty must have taken Jesus Christ as their personal saviour, ex ternal students are not required to have done so. Liberty's chancellor is Dr. Jerry Falwell. LINCOLN UNIVERSITY Jefferson City, MO 65101 USA Ronald Nelson, Coordinator, Admissions Business, education, various fields 1866 M Residency Non-profit, state (314) 681-S000 $$ Master of Education, Master of Arts, and Master of Business Administration may be earned through evening or summer programs. Credit for independent study, non-academic prior learning, and by examination. LINDENWOOD COLLEGE St. Charles, MO 63301 USA Arlene Taich, Dean of Evening College Valuation science, other fields 1827 B, M Residency Non-profit, independent (341) 946-6912 $$$ B.A., B.S., M.A., and M.S. through the College for Individualized Education, in administration, psychology, health ad ministration, gerontology, valuation sciences, communications, human and organizational development may be earned through evening and summer programs. The International Valuation Sciences degree program is primarily an off-campus degree program for experienced appraisers. There is a two-week on-campus session each year for at least two years. Credit for independent study, non-academic prior learning, and by examination. LINFIELD COLLEGE McMinnville,OR 97128 USA Joan A. Claus, Division of Continuing Education Management, systems analysis, liberal studies 1849 Residency Non-profit, church (503) 472-4121, ext. 247 $$$$ Degree programs arc offered in many Oregon locations, but not by correspondence. You must be in Oregon. Bachelor of Arts in liberal studies, Bachelor of Science in management, and Bachelor of Arts in systems an-alysis, in which nearly 80% of the necessary units can come from a combination of assessment of prior learning and equivalency exams. A re quired course assists the student in preparing a life experience portfolio. LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY School of Public Health, Office of Extended Programs M LomaLinda,CA 92350 USA Residency Dr. Glen Blix, Director, Offices of Extended Programs Non-profit, church Public health (714) 824-4595 1905 $$$ The off-campus degree program was established to offer professionals within the Seventh-Day Adventist organization training in public health and preventive medicine concepts. The Master of Public Health degree is now offered through traditional classes in many locations throughout North America, with new locations announced at least a year in advance. In 1988, for instance, the degree courses were taught in Alaska, Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Maine, Oregon, Tennessee, Washington D.C., and four inter-American locations. LONDON COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY see: American University of London LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY C. W. Post Campus Greenvale,NY 11548 USA Dr. Mshan Najarian, University Dean 174 degree programs 1954 B, M Residency Non-profit, independent (516) 299-0200 $$$ The Weekend College offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Master of Professional Studies in criminal justice, Master of Public Administration in health care administration and public administration, Master of Science in medical biology. Also evening classes where aedit may be applied to degree programs at C. W. Post Campus. Special summer program, the IDEAL Program (Individualized Degree Enrollment for Adult Learners), gives special attention to the educational needs of adult students. Life experience aedit and aedit by examination awarded toward degree fulfillment. The Office of Adult Services serves as the initial point of contact for many adults by providing free educational and career counseling. LORETTO HEIGHTS COLLEGE 3001 S. Federal Blvd. Denver, CO 80236 USA Doraleen Hollar, Dean of Admissions Many fields 1918 Non-resident or short residency Non-profit, independent (303) 936-8441, ext. 221 $$$$ A University Without Walls program in which one can earn the Bachelor of Arts with little or no time spent on campus. The SAAD (Students-at-a-Distance) program is available to students of all ages in the Rocky Mountain area. The degree requires 128 semester units of which at least the final 30 hours must be earned consecutively after enrolling. But these can all be earned through a variety of learlung experiences: regular courses, independent reading and research, seminars in the field, independent field practicums. Credit is also earned through the assessment of prior learning process, CLEP ex aminations, and challenge exams. Students are e~pected to meet periodically with faculty advisors. The faculty advisors may also visit students at their home locations. LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY Department of Extramural Teaching Baton Rouge, LA 70803 USA Ordell Griffith, Director of Admissions General studies, law enforcement, business, education 1855 B,M Residency Non-profit, state (504) 388-6207 $$ Bachelor of Science in general studies, law enforcement; Master of Business Administration; and Master of Education, all through evening study, with courses offered in Ale~candria, Baton Rouge, Eunice, New Orleans, and Shreveport. LOURDES COLLEGE 6832 Convent Blvd. Sylvania, OH 43560 USA Clark H. Reber, Director of Admissions Individualized studies, religious studies, other fields 1958 Residency Non-profit, church (419) 885-3211 ~c~ .P~D Bachelor of Individualized Studies through evening, weekend, and summer programs. Credit for prior learning, indepen dent study, and by examination. Evening and weekend courses in many fields of study, including business, gerontology, music, occupational therapy, and recreational therapy. LOYOLA COLLEGE 4501 N. Charles Baltimore, MD 21210 USA William J. Bossemeyer III, Director of Admissions 31 majors B, M Residency Non-profit, church (301) 323-1010 1852 $$$ Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science through evening study. Master of Arts in psychology, afternoons, evenings, and weekends. Bachelor of Education, evenings and weekends. Master of Business Adminislration, evenings. Master's in edu cation, aftemoons, evenings, and weekends. LOYOLA UNIVERSITY (Illinois) 820 N. Michigan Ave. Chicago,IL 60611 USA John W. Chrisdan, Director of Admissions B, M Residency Non-profit, church (312) 274-3000 $$$ Mathematics, psychology, education, business, educational administration 1870 Bachelor of Science in mathematics, psychology, education, business administration; Master of Arts in educational ad ministration, all through evening study. LOYOLA UNIVERSITY (Louisiana) 6363 St. Charles Ave. NewOrleans,LA 70118 USA DL Marjorie Dachowski, Director of Admissions Many fields 1912 Residency Non-profit, church (504) 865-2011 $$$ They have what sounds like an interesting and innovative Bachelor of Liberal Studies degree, and an interesting and inno vative Master's program as well, but they don't want to be in this package, so you'll have to find out from Dr. Marjorie Dachowski, Director of Admissions. Tell her John Bear sent you. MADONNA COLLEGE 36600 Schoolcraft Rd. Livonia,MI 48150 USA Louis Brohl, Director of Admission Many fields 1947 B, M Residency Non-profit, church (313) 591-5000 $$ Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees are offered in many fields. Evening courses are availaWe. Life experience credits are awarded in many areas, such as allied health management, business, computer science, criminal justice, geron tology, home economics and nursing. Prior learning needs to be articulated, docurnented, evaluated by means of portfolio, challenge exam, or national tests (CLEP). Cooperative education for credit can be arranged. Thirty semester hours in resi dency are required for graduation. MADURAI UNIVERSITY PaLkalai Nagar Madurai 625 021 India D~ T. B. Siddalingaiah, Director Commerce, various fields B, M Non-resident Non-profit, state $ Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Commerce, Master of Arts and Master of Commerce through a combination of correspon dence study and examinations. Indian universities generally award their degrees entirely by examination. Madurai offers a wide range of correspondence courses designed to prepare students for its own examination, which must be taken in India. It is necessary to take the courses in order to be allowed to take the examinations. They are primarily designed for Indian nationals and others resident in India, and may be taken overseas by special permission. MAINE MARITIME ACADEMY Castine, ME 04420 USA ~r. Verge Forbes, Academic Dean Maritime management 1941 M Short residency Non-profit, state (207) 32~4311 Master of Science in maritime management through a modular graduate degree program that can be completed "without career interruption." Courses are scheduled in compact modules that allow participants to remain fully employed while studying. A total of six four-week modules is required for the Master's. The tuition fee includes books and materials. This is a business degree, with emphasis vn marine aspects. MANCHESTER COLLEGE North Manchester, IN 46962 USA Bette Yap, Director of Admissions Education 1889 The Master of Arts in education can be earned entirely through evening study. MANHATTAN COLLEGE School of General Studies Bronx,NY 10471 USA John J. Brennan, Director of Admissions General studies 1853 M Residency Non-profit, church (219) 982-2141 $$$ Residency Non-profit, independent (212) 920-0100 $$$ Bachelor of Science in general studies may be earned through evening and summer programs. Cooperative nursing pro gram with E. McConnell Clarke School of Nursing. MARIETTA COLLEGE 5th and Putnam Marietta, OH 45750 USA Dan Meyer, Director of Admissions Liberal Learning 1834 B, M Residency Non-profit, independent (614) 324-4600 $$$$ Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in liberal learning through evening and weekend study. Credit for life e~perience. Also, Marietta has a non-traditional home study program where course credit is applicable to its degree program. See also: East Central College Consortium. MARION COLLEGE 211 E. 45th St. M~rion, IN 46953 Cheryl Enyart, LEAP Program 1920 M Residential Non-profit, independent (317) 674-3317 or (800) 255-3594 $$ An M.B.A. and an M.S. in Management are offered through intensive classes that meet once a week for 16 (MSM) or 22 (MBA) months. The program is offered through LEAP, Leadership Education for Adult Professionals. MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY Milwaukee,WI 53233 USA Leo B. Flynn, Director of Admissions Engineering and many other fields 1964 Residency Non-profit, church (414) 224-7499 $$$ The Part-Time Studies Division offers day and evening courses leading to the Bachelor's degree in engineering, criminolo gy and law, political science, advertising, journalism, public relations, and interpersonal communications. MARS HILL COLLEGE Center for Continuing Education Mars Hill, NC 28754 USA Dr. L. Smith Goodrum, Dean of Admissions Many fields Residency Non-profit, church (704) 689-1166 $$$ Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Social Work available through summer and evening classes. Special prograrns include allied health, social work, and elementary education. Credit for non-academic prior leaTning, independent study, and by e~amination must be completed as paTt of a regular program at Mars Hill or one of the si~ off-campus cen ters in Asheville, Brevard, Burnsville, Hendersonville, Marion, Murphy, or Waynesville. MARSHALL UNIVERSITY see: West Virginia Board of Regents B.A. Program MARTIN CENTER COLLEGE 3553 N. College Ave. Indianapolis,IN 46205 USA Jane Schilling, CSJ, Academic Dean Many fields 1977 Residency Non-profit, independent (317) 927-5150 $$ Martin Center was established in 1977 by the Rev. Boniface Hardin as an extension of his programs to develop and con duct training in the area of race relations. They offer the Bachelor's degree in many fields, including accounting, allied health education, health care management, human services, Afro-American studies, genetic counseling, substance abuse, social services, and music. Many courses through evening and weekend study. Assessment of prior learning for life learn ing credit. MARY BALDWIN COLLEGE ~3 Adult Degree Program Staunton, VA 24401 USA Shortresidency Dr. James Harrington, Director, Adult Degree Program Non-profit, church Many fields (703) 885-0811 1842 $$$$ Bachelor of Arts program in which virtually all of the work can be done independently, or at a distance. The program is entirely non-residential. Students need to come to the campus only once for a day of orientation. Advanced standing is given for work done at other schools, equivalency examinations, and the assessment of prior learning. The degree pro gram has regional offices in Richmond, Keysville, and Roanoke, Virginia, in addition to the main office in Staunton. The degree requires a minimum of nine months to complete. MARY WASHINGTON COLLEGE 1301 College Ave. Fredericksburg,VA 22401 USA Dr. H. C. Warlick, Vlce President, Admissions Liberal studies Residency Non-profit, state (703) 899-4100 $$$$ Bachelor of Liberal Studies is available through weekend, evening, and summer programs. Thirty hours of residential credit is required. Credit for independent study, non-academic prior learning by portfolio assessment, and by examination. MARYCREST COLLEGE Weekend College, 1607 W. 12th St., Davenport, IA 52804 USA Mrs. Elizabeth Shore, Registrar Many fields 1939 Residency Non-profit, church (319) 326-9226 $$$ Degrees in accoumting, business administration, professional communication, computer science, pre-law, social work and special studies. Credit for experiential learning and by examination. MARYLHURST COLLEGE FOR LIFELONG LEARNING B,M Marylhurst, OR 97036 USA Keith W. Protonentis, Registrar Many fields 1893 Residency Non-profit, independent (503) 636~141 $$$ Bachelor of Arts in communication, humanities, human studies, social science, science/math, arts, crafts, and interdisci plinary studies; Bachelor of Fine Arts; Bachelor of Science in management; Bachelor of Music; Master of Science in management; and M.A. in art therapy. Baccalaureate graduation requirements include a minimum of 40 quarter hours of credit through Marylhurst (22% of the degree). Credit is earned by taking Marylhurst courses, courses at other schools, or by correspondence, and through independent studies. Fifty percent of the graduates utilize the credit for Prior Learning Experience Program to complete their degrees. The average student is 38 years old and enters with about two years of col lege. MARYMOUNT COLLEGE Tarrytown, NY 10591 USA Mary Ellen Greenawalt, Director of Admissions Psychology, English, history, economics and business 1907 Residency Non-profit, independent (914) 631-3451 $$$ Bachelor of Arts, earned by spending every second or third weekend on campus to complete as many as 12 credits per term. Weekend courses run from Friday evening through Sunday afternoon. Credit for prior experiential learning. MARYVILLE COLLEGE 13550 Conway Rd. St. Louis, MO 63141 USA Dr. Robert L. Adams, Registrar Many fields 1872 Residency Non-profit, independent (314) 576-9300 $$$ Bachelor's degree courses in management, information systems, psychology, sociology, nursing, and communications are offered through evening and weekend courses. Credit for experiential learlung. MARYWOOD COLLEGE ~3 Off-Campus Degree Programs, 2300 Adams Ave. Scranton,PA 18509 USA Patrick J. Manley, Director of Admissions Business administration, accounting 1915 Short residency Non-profit, church (717) 348-6235 of (800) 836-6940 $$ The Bachelor of Science in business administration or accounting is earned through a combination of off-campus corre spondence study and two two-week seminars held on the campus: one midway through the program, and one at the end. Sixty of the required 126 semester credits must be earned after enrolling at Marywood. Credit is available by independent study projects, correspondence courses, e~uivalency exams, and credit for life experience. The cost per credit includes text books. The Off-Campus Degree Program offers a free "Dial-a-Question" service. Deferred payment plans are available. MASSEY UNIVERSITY Centre for University Extra-Mural Studies Palmerston North, New Zealand Dr. T. K. Prebble, Director, Centre for University Extramural Studies 1960 B, M Residency Non-profit, state Many fields 69099 $ Massey offers an e~ternal degree program, in which the majority of work can be completed by correspondence study, uti lizing books, audio- and videocassettes, regional courses, and on-campus short courses. Degrees are offered in humanities, social sciences, science, business studies, agricultural science education and technology. MEMPHIS STATE UNIVERSITY University College Memphis,TN 38152 USA Dr. John Y. Eubank, Dean of Admissions Many f1elds 1912 Residency Non-profit, state (901) 454-2000 $$ University College, as a regional center for the Open Learning Fire Service Program, offers the B.P.S. in fire administra tion and fire prevention technology to firefighters in Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Kentucky, Arkansas, Georgia, and South Carolina. University College administers directed study television-assisted courses within a radius of 60 miles of Memphis. Through the Mvision of Engineering Technology, students may earn a Bachelor's degree in vocationaVtechni cal education. They may include up to 30 semester hours of experiential learning credit toward this degree. The College of Education offers a Bachelor's degree in educational servicesÑa degree program designed for persons who wish to teach, but not in schools. A certain amount of e~periential learning credit is applicable toward this degree. Contract degrees through University College include credit for non-traditional learning and internship experiences. MERCY COLLEGE 555 Broadway DobbsFerry,NY 10522 USA Dr. Ralph W. Conant Many fields 1950 B, M Short residency Non-profit, independent (914) 693-7600 $$$ Bachelor's degree through a wide variety of methods which are designed to accommodate the adult student. Evening class es held two nights a week for eight weeks; weekend classes are once a week, either Friday evening or daytime Saturday for 16 weeks. There is a Home Study Program for students who prefer to work independently with an orientation session, mid-term and final exam required on campus. Also summer and January intersession programs. Parallel scheduling is de signed to accommodate students who work rotating shifts, such as police and nurses, with the same class taught both day and evening so that the student may attend either one. Credit is awarded for life achievement and by examination. In addi tion, the college offers a four-year bilingual program for Spanish speaking students, and an extensive support program for learning disabled college students. METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE 1006 11th St. Denver, CO 80204 USA D~ Kenneth C. Curtis, Dean of Admissions Many fields 1963 Residency Non-profit, state (303) 556-8514 $$ Up to half the units required for the Bachelor's degree can come from assessment of prior learning experiences. The as sessment is based on a student-prepared portfolio, and the cost is based on the number of units awarded. METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY 121 Metro Sqare Bldg. St. Paul, MN 55101 USA Judy C. Knudson, Vlce President, Marketing Many fields 1971 Short residency Non-profit, state (612) 296-3875 $$ Metropolitan State University is a pioneer in non-traditional programs. Its Bachelor of Arts degree requires one planning course and offers learning options which include: prior learning assessment, traditional coursework, internships, indepen dent studies, and coursework from other institutions. Metropolitan also offers a Bachelor of Arts degree in nursing. All credit is offered at the upper division level. The minimum time for completing a degree is nine months. Most students are residents of the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. MIAMI INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOLOGY 1401 S.W. 1st St. Miami, FL 33135 USA Dr. Jorge A. Herrera, Assistant Vlce President Psychology 1966 Residency Non-profit, independent (305) 541-8970 $$$ The accreditation is for the main campus, the Caribbean Center for Advanced Studies, in Puerto Rico. Ph.D. and Psy.D. degrees are offered in general clinical psychology, clinical psychology and criminal justice, clinical gerontological psy chology, and clinical neuropsychology. Some courses available through evening or weekend study. MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY East Lansing, MI 48824 USA Dr. William H. Turner, Director of Admissions Many fields 1855 M Residency Non-profit, state (517) 355-1855 $$$ My alma mater offers the Master of Business Administration through evening study at Troy. M.A. in advertising, jour nalism, and counseling in Birmingham. M.A. in teacher education in Saginaw, Flint, Grand Rapids, and Kalamazoo. Master of Science in nursing in Benton Harbor. Master of Social Work in Sault Ste. Marie and Traverse City. Also, Michigan State offers the M.A. in education through part-time and independent study centers in Japan, England, Thailand, and the Philippines. MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA B Millersville, PA 17551 USA Blair E. Treasure, Dean of Admissions Many fields 1852 Residency Non-profit, state (717) 87~3024 $$ Bachelor of Arts, in English, business administration, economics, history, mathematics, computer science, political sci ence, psychology, social work, and physics may be earned through evening classes or summer sessions. Special program for registered nurses leads to B.A. in nursing. MILWAUKEE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING P.O. Box 644 Milwaukee, WI 53201 USA Rona'.d T. Gandes, Director, Evening College Engineering, engineering technology, industrial management 1903 B, M Residency Non-profit, independent (414) 277-7300 $$$ Bachelor of Arts; Bachelor of Science in engineering technology and industrial management; Master of Science in engi neering management, entirely through evening study. Extension programs are offered in factories, plants, and other off campus locations. MIND EXTENSION UNIVERSITY ~3 9697 E. Mineral Ave. Englewood, CO 80112 Many fields available B, M Non-resident Independent (800) 777-6463 $$$$ Courses are offered over the university's own cable television channel, nationwide. A dozen or more major and smaller universities offer courses on the channel, in a very wide range of subjects. On1y one university, Colorado State, offers a complete degree program: an MBA, comprising 63 semester units at $300 per unit plus at least $1,000 for textbooks. Courses from other universities (U. of Minnesota, U. of New Mexico, :U. of South Carolina, etc.) may be applied to de gree programs at those and many other schools. The programs are prepared by each individual university and, just like on campus education, range from lively and engaging to dTy and tedious. The channel is on the air 24 hours a day. MITCHELL COLLEGE OF ADVANCED EDUCATION Private Bag 2 Bathurst, N.S.W. 2795 Australia Education Short residency Non-profit The degree can be earned through the Division of External Studies by a combination of external study and short residency, which can be as short as one week per yea~ MOORHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY External Studies Degree Program Moorhead, MN 56560 USA Dr. Lois Fisher, Director, Continuing Education Many fields 1885 Residency Non-profit, state (218) 236-2181 $$ Bachelor's degrees in many fields available to students within a 100- to 150-mile radius of the university. Assessment of prior leaming experience is an important part of the program and is based on evaluation of student-prepared portfolios and interviews with faculty from appropriate departments. Testing, either through oral interviews, or in written form, is re quired in most areas. The assessment fees, which are quite low, are based on the number of units awarded. This program is not open to students outside of the region. Many classes are offered on weekends. MORAVIAN COLLEGE Division of Continuing Studies Bethlehem,PA 18018 USA Bemard J. Story Residency Non-profit, church Many fields (215) 861-1400 1742 $$$$ Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science in accounting, art, computer science, criminal justice, information systems, business, and the social sciences entirely through evening study. Credit is available for independent study projects and field studies, as well as equivalency examinations. MOUNT SAINT MARY COLLEGE Powell Ave. Newburgh,NY 12550 USA J. Randall Ognibene, Director of Admissions Business, social sciences, interdisciplinary studies 1954 Residency Non-profit, independent (914) 561-0800 $$$ Bachelor's degree programs in business management and administration, psychology, sociology, social science, and inter disciplinary studies available through evening and weekend classes. MOUNT UNION COLLEGE 1972 Clark Ave. Alliance, OH 44601 USA Harold L. Hall, Director of Admissions Many fields 1954 Residency Non-profit, church (216) 821-5320 ext. 242 $$$$ Bachelor's degree in many fields, in which 75% of the units can come from an assessment of prior leaming experiences. The assessment, which is based on a portfolio prepared by the student, can be done before enrolling, at a fixed rate of around $250. See also: East Central College Consortium. MUNDELEIN COLLEGE 6363 N. Sheridan Rd. Chicago, IL 60660 USA Martha Morris, Director of Admissions Many fields 1929 B, M Residency Non-profit, independent (312) 989-5406 $$$ Bachelor's degrees in many fields, in which up to 75% of the required units can come from an assessment of prior learn ing e~periences in a program called CARE: Credit for Academically Relevant Experience. The assessment is based on a portfolio, e~aminations, and/or faculty interviews. The assessment fee is based on the number of units awarded, and costs about a third the regular cost of earned units. Courses are also offered through a Weekend College program. MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY Center for Continuing Education Murray, KY 42071 USA Larry Moore, Director, External Degree Program Independent studies 1922 B Very short residency Non-profit, state (502) 762~150 Bachelor of Independent Studies through colrespondence study, television, and contract learning courses, as well as experi ential credits. Many weekend and evening classes are available. Twenty four of the 128 semester hours must be taken with Murray State. Departmental challenge exams are available in some fields. If the exam is passed, credit is awarded. All students must attend a two-day seminar, held on a Friday and Saturday in April, August, and December. Admission to the program is based on satisfactory completion of the seminar. All students must earn credit in basic skills, humanities science, social sciences, electives, and a study project. Murray State charges $50 for portfolio assessment, plus $5 for each c~dit hour awar~ed. MUSKINGUM COLLEGE see: East Central College Consortium NAROPA INSTITUTE 2130 Arapahoe Ave. B, M Boulder, CO 80302 USA Residency Cynthia Cunningham, Director of Admissions Many fields 1974 Non-profit, independent (303) 444-0202 $$$ Founded by Tibetan master, Trungpa Rimpoche. As the local newspaper put it when accreditation came in 1986, "It's of fuial, brothers and sisters. The Naropa Institute, Boulder's bastion of altemative education, was infommed yesterday that it has received formal accreditation." Programs are offered in Buddhist studies, horticulture, martial arts, psychologx dance therapy, and movement studies. But there was no response to three requests for information on their programs. N ATIONAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION 2840 Sheridan Rd. Evanston, IL 60201 USA Gail Straus, Director of Admissions Behavioral sciences, management, education, health education, other fields 1886 B, M Residency Non-profit, independent (312) 256-5150 $$$ Bachelor of Arts in applied behavioral sciences, in which up to 75% of the required units can be eamed from an assess ment of prior learning and college transfer credit. Portfolio credit costs $15 per quarter hour. The college utilizes what they call the Field-Experience Model, in which the student follows an intense program of classes (one four-hour session per week) and individual study, while remaining fully employed. The Master of Science in management requires 59 four hour meetings (once a week for 15 months). Master of Science in adult and continuing education requires 52 weeks of class (one night a week) for 13 months. National also has a Bachelor's completion program in management and education designed for registered, licensed, certified allied health professionals. This program lasts 13 months and requires 49 class meetingsÑone night a week. Programs are offered in various Illinois locations; St. Louis, Missouri; McLean, Virginia; Milwaukee, and Beloit, Wisconsin. N ATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION Plassey Technical Park Limerick, Ireland Many fields B, M, D Residency Non-profit N.I.H.E., Limerick, is a university-level body, established under statute by the Irish government and undertakes programs of education and research to the Doctorate level in the three constituent colleges. The rapid expansion of the Irish econo my and membership in the European Community has provided many new career opportunities and generated the need for expansion of the range of programs and facilities within the higher education sector. N.I.H.E., Limerick, was established to help meet these special needs. N ATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY see: Open University of America N ATIONAL TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY P.O. Box 700, 601 S. Howes St. Fort Collins, CO 80522 USA Dr. Lionel Baldwin, President Technological 1984 M Variable residency Non-profit, independent (303) 484-6050 $$$$ N.T.U. has developed a wide range of courses in technological subjects. These are transmitted by satellite television to 33 university campuses from Alaska to Florida, as well as participating businesses, where students take the classes, often in "real time" (as they are being taught in Colorado), with telephone links to the Colorado classroom. While schools may integrate the courses into their own curricula, N.T.U. offers its own Master of Science degree, available in computer engi neering, computer science, electrical engineering, engineering management, and manufacturing systems engineering. N ATIONAL UNIVERSITY University Park San Diego, CA 92108 USA Louise Clark, Registrar Business, behavioral science, criminal justice, education, law, many other fields B, M, Law Residency Non-profit, independent (619) 563-7100 $$$ 1971 Each course is offered in intensive one-month modules, meeting in the evenings and selected Saturdays. Some daytime classes are offered. More than 600 courses begin each month, 12 times a year. Courses are offered in San Diego, Fresno, Irvine, Los Angeles, Oakland, Palm Springs, Sacramento, San Jose, Stockton, and Vista, California, and in San Jose, Costa Rica. Students may freely transfer from one center to another. Degrees include a Bachelor of Business Administration, B.A. in behavioral science, Bachelor of Public Administration, B.A. in interdisciplinary studies, Bachelor of Technical Education, B.S. in computer science or airway science, M.B.A., M.B.A. in health care administra tion, M.A. in business with emphasis in human services management or real estate management, and Master of Public Administration. NAZARETH COLLEGE Continuing Education Program Rochester,NY 14610 USA Paul W. Kenyon, Director of Admissions Liberal arts 1924 Residency Non-profit, independent (716) 586-2525 $$$ Bachelor of Arts in liberal arts and Master's in education offered entirely through evening study, for persons over 21. NEW COLLEGE OF CALIFORNIA 50 Fell St. SanFrancisco,CA 94102 USA Ms. Donna Waloman, Director of Admissions Humanities (many fields), psychology, poetics 1971 B, M Residency Non-profit, independent (415) 626-1694 This innovative school has offered its Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in a variety of different approaches, in cluding evening courses, weekend courses, and a series of long weekend seminars with independent study sessions in be tween, on-thejob practicums, tutorials, a Weekend College program for working adults, and credit for prior learning expe rience. In 1989, New College took over the non-traditional programs of Antioch University West. The B.A. is offered in humanities (including art, writing, psychologx mathematics, chemistry, biology, and much more). There is an M.A. in psychology and in poetics (a unique non-literature approach to the subject). The Science Institute offers science courses designed for people planning to attend chiropractic or podiatric schools. New College was started by Father John Leary, former president of Gonzaga University. Traditional courses are offered, generally in three-hour sessions. (The name "New College" comes from Oxford University where their New College was established in the 13th century!) NEW EXPERIMENTAL COLLEGE see: Nordenfjord World University NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE 2500 North River Rd. Manchester,NH 03104 USA Deborah Reid, Coordinator of Marketing Human services, social work 1932 B, M Short residency Non-profit, independent (603) 668-2211 Bachelor's and Master's can be earned entirely through weekend study. Classes offered weekends only, once a month for four months, all day. The human services undergraduate prograrn is designed to allow people to pursue career goals devel oped from their prior experience. One can enter as a freshman, sophomore, or junior. Concentrations in counseling, ad ministration, labor studies, and criminal justice. The M.S. in human services has concentrations in administration, gerontology, and community service. There is also a Master of Social Work. A full-time student taking three courses would be at the college for one long weekend a month (Friday-Sunday) or two adjacent weekends (two Saturdays and a Sunday or two Sundays and a Saturday) each month. The New Hampshire degree is also offered in London through Lansdowne College. NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH Media Studies Program, 66 W. 12th St. New York, NY 10011 USA Elizabeth Ross, University Registrar M Residency Non-profit, independent Media studies (212) 741-5600 1919 $$$ Master of Arts in media studies through the media studies program is designed for working professionals from the fields of broadcasting, cable, telecommunications, advertising, corporate communications, and education. Evening study and in dependent study. NEW YORK UNIVERSITY Gallatin Division, 715 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY 10003 USA David Finney, Director of Admissions Over 150 majors 1831 B, M Residency Non-profit, independent (212) 598-7077 $$$$ Bachelor of Arts program requiring no specific courses (however, students are expected to be "thoroughly conversant" with a formidable list of great books as a graduation requirement). Internships, independent study and credit for life experi ence are available. A cooperative education program offers the B.A. Iargely based on internships in education, arts admin istration, media, business, and public/social service. The Master of Arts in individualized study involves coursework, in ternships, and independent study under the supervision of a faculty advisor. A scholarly, creative, or performance thesis is required. Credit is given for career experience learning. Created in 1972, the Gallatin Division offers mature, self-directed students the opportunity to plan an individualized program of study in a wide range of fields. NIAGARA UNIVERSITY Niagara,NY 14109 USA George C. Pachter, Dean of Admissions Many fields 1856 Residency Non-profit, independent (716) 285-1212 $$$ Credit for non-academic prior learning and by examination. Bachelor's in business, nursing, education, arts, and sciences may be earned through evening and summer programs. Special programs in nursing, pre-engineering, pre-med, and pre dental studies. NORDENFJORD WORLD UNIVERSITY Skyum Bjerge, Snedsted Thy, DK-7752 Denmark Many fields 1962 B, M, D Residency 45-7-936234 $$$ Six separate schools, where students come from all over the world to study for a semester to an entire degree program. New Experimental College is one of the six units, with the goal of developing a self-perpetuating community of scholars who will have a worldwide effect on technology, economics, au d social planning. Not of ficially recognized by the Danish government. Many students arrange with schools in their home countries to award degrees based on work done at Nordenfjord. Education largely through teacher-directed independent study; some classes and seminars. Rules and plans made in the "ting"Ña group meeting with elements of group dynamics, sensitivity training, and the Synanon Game. Students nearing the end of their work may call for a "high ting"Ña combined examination/celebration, in which work is presented and discussion invited. Other units of Nordenfjord specialize in communications, arts and crafts, language, and philosophy. NORTH ADAMS STATE COLLEGE Of fice of Continuing Education B NorthAdams,MA 01247 USA Residency Gerald F. Desmarais, Director of Admissions Non-profit, state Many fields (413) 664-4511 1894 $$ Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Bachelor of Science in computer science, and Bachelor of Arts in sociol ogy offered through evening degree programs. NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY P.O. Box 7103 Raleigh, NC 27695 USA B, M, D Residency Anna P. KeAler, Dean of Admissions Many fields 1887 Non-profit, state (919) 737-2011 .vv. $880 Bachelor's degrees in many fields, including design, forest resources, and textiles. Evening study available. No credit for work or life experience, but credit by exam available. Master of Public Affairs and Master of Industrial Engineering pro grams are offered through evening study at various centers around the state (Charlotte, Fayetteville, Greensboro, Marion, and Raleigh). NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN COLLEGE Rocky Mount, NC 27801 Carl A. Pagles, Dean of Admissions Business, criminal justice, computer infor,nation systems 1956 Residency Non-profit, church (919) 977-7171 Bachelor's degree in business administration, criminal justice, and computer information systems may be earned through evening and summer programs. For North Carolina residents only. NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE 30 N. Brainard St. NaperviAle, AL 60566 USA Mrs. Shirley R. Haines, Registrar Many fields 1861 B, M Residency Non-profit, church (708) 420-3000 __ $$$ Bachelor of Arts in accounting, communications, computer science, management, marketing, and management informa tion systems may be earned through weekend or evening programs, offered in Naperville and Schaumburg/Rolling Meadows. Bachelor of Science in Computer Science through evening studies. Weekend College meets Friday evening and Saturdax normally every other weekend; six meetings per term. NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY State University Station Fargo, ND 58105 USA George H. WalAman, Director of Admissions Many fields 1890 B, M Residency Non-profit, state (701) 237~v011 A v, v Bachelor of University Studies degrees, individually tailored programs in many fields. There is a residency requirement of one year or 45 quarter credits. Students may earn credit for prior work, educational and military experiences. The assess ment must be done after enrollment and is part of a degree proposal prepared by the student in consultation with an advi sor. There is no fee for the assessment. Students usually have a major emphasis or thrust to their proposed course of study but they do not have a major. They may combine previous academic credit, credit for life experience and non-tradi tional educalion, and courses offered by any department on campus. NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY ~3 5500 N. St. Louis Ave. B, M Chicago,AL 60625 USA Shortresidency I)~ Eric B. Moch, Directe~r of Admissions and Records Non-profit, state Liberal arts, education, business (312) 583-4050 1961 $$ Bachelor of Arts with a minimum residency requirement of 15 units, which can be completed in four months on campus. One of the five Illinois universities participating in the Board of Governors Bachelor of Arts pr~v~gram. Credit is given for life experience and all prior learning experiences. New credit may be earned through regular courses at any of the five schools in the program, or by correspondence study and independent study. (The five Board of Governors schools started out with almost identical programs, but now two, Western Illinois and Governors State, offer totaly non-resident pro grams.) NORTHEASTERN UNI VERSITY 360 Huntington Ave. Boston,MA 02115 USA B, M, D, Law Residency Philip R. McCabe, Dean of Admissions Many fields 1898 Non-profit, independent (617) 437-2000 $$ Nor~eastern offers what UNESCO calls "the world's leading program in Cooperative Education." They have also asked me to omit their listing from this package, but I have chosen not to. Most of Northeastern's more-than-50,000 students are employed half-time by companies all over the United States. The academic year is divided into four equal quarters. While half the students are attending full-time (including evening study), the other half are working full-time. Every three to six months, they switch. The average student earns about $30,000 during the five years of a Bachelor's program. There are many situations in which two students combine to hold a full-time job in business or industry. Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorates (Ph.D. and Doctor of Engineering) and Law degrees are offered in this manner, in a wide variety of subjects, from social science to engineering to pharmacy, nursing, and criminal justice. NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE OrangeCity,IA 51041 USA Ronald K. De Jong, Director of Admissions Many fields 1882 Residency Non-profit, church (712) 737-4821, ext. 19 $$$ Bachelor's degree in many fields, in which units may be earned by assessment of prior learning experience. Only full-time students can be so assessed, on the basis of a portfolio they prepare. There is no additional fee for the assessment, which can take three to five months. NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY University College, 633 Clark St. Evanston,IL 60201-3851 USA Louise Love, Associate Dean Many fields 1851 B, M Residency Non-profit, independent (312) 908-6950 $$$$$ Bachelor's and Master's may be earned through evening and summer programs. Bachelor's degrees offered in anthropology, economics, English, fine arts, history, math, philosophy, political science, psychology, and sociology. The Master's are in liberal arts and English. NORTHWOOD INSTITUTE ~:3 3225 Cook Rd. B Midland, MI 48640 USA Short residency Donald A. King, Associate Director, External Plan of Study Non-profit, independent Management, accounting, computer science, marketing, (517) 631-1600 economics $$ 1959 Bachelor of Business Administration degree, in either business or accounting, requiring a total of six days on the campus. Credit is given for prior learning experience and study, and for equivalency e~aminations. The external plan of study has many courses which can be passed by taking an open book examination. All students must attend two three-day seminars on campus, write a thesis, and pass a final oral examination "which will last for several hours and be based on questions provided to the student in advance." Fees are quite variable, depending on the approach the student takes. Northwood has offered this program at other locations around the U.S., including Florida, Michigan, Louisiana, Indiana, Texas, and California. NORWICH UNIVERSITY ~3 Verrnont College College Street, Montpelier, VT 05663 USA Kelley Hunter, Assistant Director of Admissions Art therapy, writing, liberal arts 1834 B, M Non-resident or short residency Non-profit, independent (802) 229~522 or (800) 332-1987 $$$ The Alternative Education Division includes the undergraduate level Adult Degree Prograrn (ADP) and the Graduate Program, offering the M.A. in art therapy, the Master of Fine Arts in writing, and a self-designed M.A. available in counseling, education, and other fields. The programs are designed to allow students great latitude in designing their study projects in consultation with members of the faculty. All ADP faculty are based at Vermont College and students attend nine-day residencies twice a year or one weekend meeting per month. Graduate Program faculty are based in major cities around the country and convene their students for area meetings regularly. Norwich entered the non-traditional field in 1981 by acquiring programs from the then financially strapped Goddard College. NOVA UNIVERSITY ~3 3301 College Ave. Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314 USA Stanly E. Cross, University Regustrar Education, Administration, business, computer systems 1964 B,M,D Short residency Non-profit, independent (305) 475-7300 or (800) 541-6682 $$$$ Nova University has one of the more non-traditional Master's and Doctoral programs ever to achieve regional accredita tion. The typical student attends one group meeting a month (generally two or three days), plus two one-week residential sessions, and from three to six practicums which emphasize direct application of research to the work place. Total time about three-and-a-half years. The university also offers a Doctor of Arts in information science in which students use in teractive computers. A major part of instruction in this program is through teleconferencing, TELNET, and TYME. Residential work offered in 23 states. Nova will consider offering the program in the continental United States where a cluster of 20-25 students can be formed. Degrees are offered in educational administration, teacher education, business ad ministration, including intemational management, public administration, computer studies and infommation science. OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY Division of Continuing Education, 2400 Oletangy River Rd. Columbus, OH 43210 Dr. James J. Mager, Director of Admissions Many fields 1870 B.M Residency Non-profit, state (614) 292-3980 $$ Evening and weekend courses are offered. Bachelor of Arts in English, history; Bachelor of Science; Bachelor of Business Administration; Master of Arts in education, English, history, and joumalism, all available through evening study. Credit for life experience learning. Telephone-assisted language program in eastern European languages. Counseling, trouble shooting, and workshops are available from the Department of Continuing Education. OHIO UNIVERSITY ~ E~temal Student Program, 301 Tupper Hall Athens, OH 45701 USA Dr. James C. Walters, Director of Amissions General Studies 1804 Non-resident Non-profit, state (800) 3424791 $$ The Bachelor of General Studies degree can be earned entirely through non-resident study. The External Student Program provides a counseling and advising service, and also acts as a liason in dealing with other university of fices. Credit for the degree can come from assessment of prior learning experiences, correspondence courses, independent study projects, and courses on radio or television. In many correspondence courses, one can take the examination only. If passed, credit for the course is given. These exams can be administered anywhere in the world and must be supervised. Forty eight quarter hours of credit must be completed after enrolling at Ohio. Other Bachelor's degrees of Ohio University can be completed largely through external means, but some time on campus will almost certainly be required. The university also offers a College Program for the Incarcerated, at unusually low cost. OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY C~ Competency-Based Degree Program 2501 N. Blackwelder Oklahoma City, OK 73106 Karen Powers, Director, Competency-Based Degree Program Non-profit, state (405) 521-5265 , So here's the problem. This university has a splendid and innovative degree program, with truly outstanding materials, .~ that are a model of clarity and completeness. However, on numerous occasions, Karen Powers, Director of the Competency-Based Degree Program, has demanded that the program be deleted from this package. I did that for one edition and got a whole bunch of letters from people saying, in effect, "Why didn't you list OCU?" My compromise is to let you know it exists, but tell you nothing about it. Why does OCU not want to be described here? "For various reasons," writes Ms. Powers, none specified. OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY Stillwater, OK 74078 USA Dr. Robin H. Lacy, Director of Admissions Engineering 1890 M, Residency Non-profit, state 405) 624-5000 Master of Engineering programs are offered through the Cooperative Extension Service at various locations statewide, combining residential and independent study. OPEN LEARNING AGENCY P.O. Bo~ 82080 Burnaby, BC V5C 6J8 Canada Many fields Courses for degrees earned elsewhere Non-resident Non-profit, state (604) 431-3110 ~P~ A wide variety of courses offered by audio and vldeocassette, teleconferencing, and other distance learning modes. The credits earned may be applied to degrees at other universities. Evolved from British Columbia Open University, which had been a degree-granting institution. OPEN UNIVERSITY (England) Walton Hall Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK7 6AA England Patricia Vincent, Chief Enquiries Assistant Non-resident Arts, education, mathematics, social science, science, and Non-profit, state technology (908) 74066 1971 $$$ England's largest non-traditional university has become the model for similar ventures worldwide. Degrees at all levels are offered through a combination of home study texts, radio and television programs, audio- and video-cassettes, week-long seminars during the summer, and home laboratory kits for science students. A Bachelor's degree can take anywhere from three to six years of part-time study; a Doctorate from three to nine years. About 30 hours of broadcast material are transmitted each week on BBC radio and television. The Open University is increasing its use of cassette material. There are currently about 67,000 undergraduate students and 1,200 graduate students registered. Started as an e~periment in 1971, Open University has grown into the most elaborate correspondence school in the world. As at other British univer sities, credit is earned only by passing examinations. Students must have an address in the United Kingdom or any other country in the European Community. OPEN UNIVERSITY OF ISRAEL 16 Klausner St. Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel Prof. Nehemia Levtzion, President Many 1974 Non-resident Non-profit,, independent (03) 422-511 $$ Israel's first open university (Ha'universita Ha'petuha in Hebrew) offers the Bachelor's degree on completion of 18 home study courses, given only in Hebrew. Each course consists of a home study kit, which may include written materials, lab oratory equipment, simulation games, etc. Many courses are supplemented by radio and television programs. Each course requires 16 to 18 weeks to complete, working 15 to 18 hours a week. Courses are available in natural sciences, social sciences, mathematics, life sciences, business administration, computer studies, and humanities. Non-credit courses are available in Arabic, computers, and ecology. The university was established by the Rothschild Foundation. The Israeli government is gradually assuming financial responsibility. There are also group study programs with regular weekly study sessions, particularly in commercial firms, labor unions, disadvantaged neighborhoods, and banks. More than 12,000 are em~lled. Original name: Everyman's University. OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS P.O.Box 2960 Heerlen, 6401 DL Netherlands Non-resident Dr. C. W. Van Seventer Many fields 1 OQA Non-profit, state (045) 713334 $ The Netherland's first non-traditional university. The main teaching method is self-study, supported by printed course ma terials, audio- or videotapes, computerized instructions, and radio and television programs. Courses are offered in manage ment and administration, engineering, natural science, sociology, political science, law, economics, and liberal arts. The model is based on Britain's Open University. Credit is earned solely by passing e~aminations. Tutoring is available in study centers around the country, and by telephone. It is, in principle, possible for people from all over the world to en roll in the Open University. Some readers have been annoyed to discover that courses are in Dutch . . . but there is a plan afoot to develop and offer courses in English as well. ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITY Center for Lifelong Learning 7777 South Lewis Ave. Tulsa, OK 74171 David W. Owen, Director of Admissions 'hllrch ministries Short residency Non-profit, church (918) 495-6518 or (800) 678-8876 $$ The B.S. in church ministries is offered largely through home study and independent study (audio cassettes, compter pre sentation), with one week per semester on campus. Credit is given for experiential learning, independent study, and equiv alency exams. More degree programs are under development. Applicants must sign a pledge not to use tobacco or alco hol, not to lie, cheat, curse or steal, to participate in an aerobics program, attend church, to avoid homosexual behavior, and to commit ones life to Jesus.40 of the 43 pages sent in response to an inquiry related to financial aid. OREGON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Oretech Branch Post Of fice KlamathFalls,OR 97601 USA DL Russell Lyon, Registrar Technology 1946 Residency Non-profit, state (503) 882-6321 $$ The Bachelor of Technology degree can be earned entirely through evening study. Some credit is given for prior learning e~perience. The fields of study are health technologies, engineering technologies, business technologies, and laser electro optics technology. OTTAWA UNIVERSITY ~1 1001 S. Cedar Ottawa, KS 66067 USA Richard Marck, Director of Admissions Many fields Short residency Non-profit, church (913) 242-5200 ___ $$ I believe that Ottawa offers excellent programs at centers in Kansas City and Phoenix. But Director of Admissions Richard Marck won't tell me about them, so I am unable to tell you about them. Maybe you'll have better luck. Or maybe they have all the students they could possibly want. OUR LADY OF THE LAKE UNIVERSITY 411 S.W. 24th St. San Antonio, TX 78285 USA Loretta Schlegel, Registrar Computer science, management, human resources, liberal studies 1922 Residency Non-profit, church (512) 434-6711 $$$ Bachelor's and Master's in computer information systems, management, human resources and organization, and liberal studies, through weekend study. All classes are scheduled for Friday evening, Saturday or Sundax every other week. Eighteen weekends a year equals a full-time academic load. Credit may be eatned through several testing programs and a portfolio process for evaluation of life/work experience at a cost of $50 plus one thW the usual tuition for credit awarded. A 36 semester hour M.B.A. can be earned in two years. It utilizes the Decision Theater, a teaching laboratory using computer simulations and models to present real life business situations, enabling students to apply managerial theories tl) ~VCily~.y ~ IUOII~. PACIFIC OAKS COLLEGE 5 Westmoreland Place PasadenL CA 91103 Lisa Bourgeault, Director of Admissions 1945 Human development B, M Residency Non-profit, independent (818) 795-9161 $$$ The Outreach and E~tension Services offers a B.A. or M.A. program designed for part-time students who are working professionals. The evening and weekend courses are offered in southem California as well as in the San Francisco area, Pordand, and Seatde. PARK COLLEGE B, M Parkville, MO 64152 Residency V. Peter Pitts, Vice President, Enrollment Management Non-profit, church Many fields (816) 741-2000 1875 The Portfolio Plan is an individualized degree completion program for adults, based on a learning contract which specifies credit for prior experience and new work to be done in classrooms and through independent study. Evening classes are of fered in the Kansas City area, and degree completion centers are operated on or near military bases in a dozen states. There is a Master of Public Affairs and graduate study in religion for clergy and lay leaders of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY Academic Information Center, 138 Sparks Bldg. University Park, PA 16802 USA Scott F. Healy, Deanof Admissions Arts and sciences 1855 Asssociate's, M, D Non-resident; residency Non-profit, state (814) 865-2547 $$ The Extended Letters, Arts and Sciences Associates's degree is offered entirely dlrough correspondence study, mostly through correspondence courses offered by Penn State. Aldhough few Associate's degrees are listed in this package, this one is, as one of the few non-resident degrees available from a major state university. Master's and Doctorates can be earned through evening study at the Harrisburg campus in Middletown. PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY 24255 Pacific Coast Hwy. Malibu, CA 90265 USA Robert L. Fraley, Dean of Admissions Many fields 1937 B, M, D Residency Non-profit, independent (213) 456-4000 $$$$$ Bachelor of Science; Master of Arts in education, general psychology; Master of Science in educational computing, edu cational therapy, school management and administration; Doctor of Education in institutional management; Doctor of Education in community college administrationÑall available through a combination of weekend and evening classes at four locations in the Los Angeles area. No credit is given for life experience learning. Pepperdine offers an innovative M.B.A. prograrn for business leaders. PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF TEXTILES AND SCIENCE Evening Division, School House Ln. and Henry Ave., B,M Residency Non-profit, independent (215) 951-2700 Philadelphia,PA 19144 USA John T. Pierantozzi, Director of Admissions Business, computers, design, science, te~les 1884 Most Bachelor of Science degrees can be earned entirely through evening study. There is a special B.S. for registered nurs es (the R.N. counts for half the needed credits), and another for health care professionals. M.B.A. classes meet one evening a week in Bucks and Montgomery Counties. Credit given for prior learning through examination. PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY B, M Division of Continuing Studies, 215 Russ Hall, Pittsburg, KS 66762 Non-residentorresidency James E. Parker, Director, Enrollment Services ~ ~ Many fields 1903 Non-profit, state (316) 231-7000 Bachelor's Master's degrees m many fields can be earned non-residentially, based on e~amination credits, and study using audio- and videocassettes, independent study, and field work. Some courses are offered by television. Bachelor's degrees can be earned in general studies, business, science in education, science in technology, nursing, and vocational technology education. The Master's is offered in human resource development, technical education, technology, and special education. PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE Plymouth, NH 03264 USA Clarence W. Bailey, Director of Admissions Education 1871 M Residency Non-profit, state (603) 536-5000 $$ Master of Arts for classroom teachers, based on two eight-week summer sessions, with independent study during the nine months in between them. POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY 333 Jay St. Brooklyn, NY 11201 USA James W. Reilly, Dean Engineering 1854 Residency Non-profit, independent (718) 643-5000 $$$$$ Bachelor of Science in aerospace/mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and civil engineering available entirely through evening study. PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY P.O. Box 751 Portland, OR 97207 USA Jesse R. Welch, Director of Admissions Religious and business fields 1946 M Non-resident Non-profit, state (503) 725-3000 $$$ The Statewide MBA is offered primarily by videotape to Oregon residents who cannot earn the degree in the traditional way. Students earn si~ credits per quarter for a total of twelve quarters, or three years of part-time work. P R ATT INSTITUTE 200 Willoughby Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11205 USA Amanda Haigood, Director of Admissions Many fields 1887 Residency Non-profit, independent (7183 636-3600 $$$$ More than 80% of the units needed for the Bachelor's degree (available in many fields) can be earned through an assess ment of prior learning experiences. The assessment cannot be done until the student has spent one semester in the Integrative Studies Program. Assessment is done by an analysis of a portfolio prepared by the student, and through oral interviews. PRESCOTT COLLEGE ~3 Adult Degree Program, 220 Grove Prescott, AZ 86301 USA Sue Pauli, Coordinator Student Services, ADP Management, counseling, education, human services, individually-designed courses 1966 Short residency Non-profit, independent (602) 778-2090 ~' ~'D Prescott's Adult Degree Program is a self-paced independent study format, using instructors from student's home commu nity. Students normally take two courses every three months, meeting weekly with local instructors wherever they live. (Prescott helps to fmd them.) Small classes are offered in the late afternoon and evening on campus. Students must come to the college for a weekend orientation at the beginning of their program, and for an additional liberal arts Seminar, also on a weekend. Degree programs can be individually designed to meet students' goals. Entering students normally have a minimum of 30 semester hours of college work. One year enrollment at Prescott required to earn the degree. Credit for prior college-level learning through writing a life experience portfolio. PROVIDENCE COLLEGE Providence,RI 02918 USA Michael G. Backes, Director of Admissions Many fields 1917 B,M Residency Non-profit, church (401) 865-1000 $$$$ Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science in business administration and law enforcement, and Master of Business Administration, all available entirely through evening study. PURDUE UNIVERSITY West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA William J. Murrax Director of Admissions Engineering, education, technology, management 1869 M Residency Non-profit, state (317) 494-1776 $$ Master of Science in engineering for fully-employed engineers and Master of Science in education for persons already working in the field. Bachelor of Science in technology. All courses are offered to accommodate work schedules of adult students, evenings and weekends, and are offered in various Indiana cities. Master of Science in management, available over a Macintosh home computer, plus a total of 12 weeks on campus. The cost of this program is in excess of $22,000. QUAD CITIES GRADUATE CENTER 639 38th Ave. Rock Island, IL 61201 Janet Lessner, Ph.D. Many fields 1969 M Residency Non-profit, independent (309) 794-7376 $$$ The center is sponsored by the University of Illinois, Northern Illinois University, the University of Iowa, Marycrest College, Augustana College, Iowa State University, University of Northern Iowa, Western Illinois University, and Bradley University. The degree is issued by one of these nine, depending on the program selected. Degrees offered include the Master of Arts, Master of Science, M.S. in education, M.S. in engineering, and Master of Business Administration, all available entirely through evening study. QUEENS COLLEGE Adult Collegiate Education, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, NY 11367 USA Betty W. Mason, DIrector of Admissions Many fields 1937 Residency Non-profit, state-local (212) 52~7000 $$ Bachelor of Arts degrees for persons over 30, consisting of short, long, and weekend seminars; tutorials; exemption e~ams; work credit; and supervised independent study. Classes are scheduled to fit the needs of students. One year of resi dency is usually required. Queens is a unit of the City University of New York. QUEENS UNIVERSITY Kingston, Ontario K7L 2N6 Canada German, political studies, psychology 1841 Non-resident Non-profit, state (613) 547-3283 All work for the Bachelor of Arts in German, political studies, or psychology is done at a distance, by guided study from instructors. Books and cassettes are used. There can be telephone contact with instructors. Final examinations in courses are taken under supervision at various centers, worldwide. RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY 505 Ramapo Valley Rd. Mahwah, NJ 07430 USA Stephen Arianas, Dean, Enrollment Management Many fields 1969 Residency Non-profit, state (201) 529-7500 $$ The Weekend Program offers a Bachelor's degree program with majors in American and international studies, business ad ministration, and psychology. The evening degree program offers the same majors plus chemistry, biology, computer sci ence, economics, environmental studies, and sociology. Up to 75 credits can be earned by equivalency tests, and through PLEX, the Prior Learning Experience program. RAMKHAMHAENG UNIVERSITY Huamark, Bangkapi,Bangkok 10240 Thailand Business, humanities, education, science, political science, economics and law 1971 Short residency Non-profit, state 314-2045 $ With over 700,000 students, Ramkharnhaeng, on the open admission basis, is one of the world's largest universities. Degrees are offered through a combination of on-campus lectures, lectures on videotape at centers around the country, and courses broadcast nationally on 44 radio stadons. It normally takes four years to earn a Bachelor's degree. Cooperative ar rangements with the University of Pittsburgh, City University of New York, Southern Illinois University, and University of Surrey. REGENT UNIVERSITY Center for E~ctended Learning VrrginiaBeach,VA 23464 USA Virginia Weirich, Registrar Business, management 1977 M Short residency Non-profit (804) 424-7051 $$$$ The MBA and the Master of Arts in Management can be earned by a combination of correspondence courses, guided inde pendent study, audio- and viedocassettes, and instruction by telephone and mail, plus a tot~l of two one-week periods on campus. The university integrates traditional Judeo-Christian ethical principles in the teaching of each course. REGENTS COLLEGE see: University of the State of New York REGIS COLLEGE 3333 Regis Blvd. Denver, CO 80221 Business, computer information systems, management J. Stephen Jacobs, Asst. Director, Career Education Program 1877 B, M Very short residency Non-profit, church (303) 458-3530 or (800) 727-6399 Bachelor of Science in business administration or computer information systems through RECEP (Regis Career Education Program). Accelerated courses are offered in evenings and on weekends at several locations in the denver area. Each three-semester course is completed in five weeks; there are nine 5-week sessions a year. The Master of Science in Management is designed to be completed m 20 months, meeting one night each week. University Without Walls students spend one or two days on campus each semester. RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE Troy, NY 12180 USA Residency Conrad Sharrow, Dean of Admissions Business 1824 Non-profit, independent (518) 266-6000 $$$$$ The Master of Science and M.B.A. are available entirely through evening study. There are accelerated programs in which a Bachelor's and either a medical, dental, or law degree can be earned in a total of six years. RICHMOND COLLEGE Queens Rd. Richmond,Surrey TW106PJ England Residency William Petrek, President Many fields (01) 940-9762 Richmond is a fully accredited American college that has no American of fices or programs, but operates only in London. The degree-granting authority comes from the Educational Institution Licensing Commission of the District of Columbia, although Richmond has no offices or courses in the district. The commission assures me this is not an un usual situation. Accredited by the Middle States Association in the U.S. Adver~isements also refer to them as the American International College of London. RIDER COLLEGE 2083 Lawrenceville Rd. Lawrenceville,NJ 08648 USA Earl L. Davis, Director of Admissions Commerce, chemistry, office administration, liberal studies 1865 Residency Non-profit, independent (609) 896-5000 $$$$ Bachelor of Arts in liberal studies, Bachelor of Science in commerce, Bachelor of Science in chemistry, Bachelor of Science in office administration, available entirely through evening study. RIKKYO UNIVERSITY 3-chome, Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku Tokyo, 171 Japan Dr. S. Furuichi, Registrar Many fields 1874 Short residency Non-profit, independent (03) 985-2204 Rikkyo University offers its Doctoral degrees solely on the basis of a submitted thesis (which can be in English), plus a short series of written examinations to be taken in Tokyo. Rikkyo was established by an American bishop in 1874, and was taken over by the Japanese in 1920. Applicants are asked to secure a copy of the Regulations Governing the Awarding of Degrees at Rikkyo University before submitting any materials. Once a preliminary application (a 2,000 word summary of the dissertation and a culriculum virae) is accepted, then the full work is presented. The applicant then goes to Japan to take written exams in the topic of the dissertation, and in two languages other than his or her native one. If the applicant's level of academic achievement is commensurate with others who have earned the Doctorate at Rikkyo, then the degree is awarded: a Ph.D., Doctor of Science, Ph.D. in Econorni~c Ph D in Th~ v ~r Ph D in Law. Rikkyo is also known as Saint Paul's University. RIVERINA COLLEGE OF ADVANCED EDUCATION P.O. Box 588 WaggaWagga,N.S.W. 2650 Australia Education Short residency Non-profit The degree can be earned through a combination of short on-campus periods (as little as one week per year) and external study. (I have this fantasy that they will someday offer a joint program with Washington's Whitman College, thus estab lishing the Walla Walla-Wagga Wagga connection. ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE Narrows Run Rd. Coraopolis, PA 15108 USA Dr. Don L. Fox, Registrar Science 1921 Bachelor of Science, in which all coursework can be done in the evening. ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 Lomb Memorial Dr. Rochester,NY 14623 USA Residency Non-profit, independent (412) 262-8200 ~$ B, M Residency Richard Fuller, Director of Admissions Non-profit, independent Technical fields, art, design, graphic arts, photography (716) 475-6631 1829 $$$$ Bachelor of Science in many technical fields, including engineering and computer science, photography and graphic arts; Master of Science in engineering technology or business technology through a combination of evening study, indepen dent study, and some fieldwork. Master of Science in mathematical statistics requiring two short on-campus seminars plus independent study and a thesis. ROCKFORD COLLEGE 5050 E. State St. Rockford,IL 61108 USA Dr. Gerald K. Wuori, Dean of Admission Many fields 1847 B, M Residency Non-profit, independent (815) 226-4050 $$$ Bachelor of Science in general education, B.A., Bachelor of Fine Arts, Master of Arts in Teaching, and Master's in busi ness administration, all available through evening courses. ROCKHURST COLLEGE 5225 Troost Ave. B, M KansasCity,MO 64110 USA Residency Thomas J. Audley, Director of Admissions Non-profit, church Economics, industrial relations, psychology, sociology, (816) 926-4000 business administration $$ 1910 Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts, available entirely through evening study. M.B.A. through evening and weekend classes. Cooperative Education Program alternating semesters of college with full-time salaried work. Internships and practicums in communication, psychology, and politics. ROGER WILLIAMS COLLEGE Open Mvision Bristol, RI 02809 USA William Dunfey, Director of Admissions Many fields 1945 Residency Non-profit, independent (401) 255-2371 $$$ Bachelor's degrees in many fields, including engineering and industrial technology, career writing, historic preservation, marine biology, and theater in which up to 75% of the necessary units can be earned through an assessment of prior learn ing experiences, equivalency exams, etc. The assessment is based on a portfolio, oral interviews, and tests. Assessment takes two to five months, and there is no e~tra charge for it. Programs include combinations of external courses; indepen dent studies; internships; and classroom courses, day, evening, or summer. ROLLINS COLLEGE Division of Continuing Education, Campus Box 2725, Winter Park, FL 32789 USA David G. Erdmann, Dean of Admissions Many fields 188S B, M Residency Non-profit, independent (305) 646-2000 $$$$$ Bachelor of Arts degree in women's studies, accounting, anthropology, sociology, business studies, communication arts, economics, environmental studies, humanities, international affairs, psychology, and public affairs offered through week end and evening study. The Master of Liberal Studies is an interdisciplinary program for adults, offered evenings on a part-time basis. This "great books" approach meets one evening a week in spring and fall, and several evenings a week in winter and summer. ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY 430 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60605 USA Gary K. Wolfe, Dean, College of Continuing Education Non-resident or short residency Non-profit, independent General studles (312) 341-3500 1945 $$$ The External Degree Program offers courses leading to Bachelor of General Studies. Courses offered in a variety of pro grams ranging from public administration to computer science. There is an option for prior lea~ning assessment. The de gree is offered through the College of Continuing Education for persons over 25. Concentrations in the College of Continuing Education include: telecommunications and hospitality management and 30 other specialties. There are also special programs in labor education and health administration for professionals in the field. Classes are held evenings and weekends in Chicago and the suburbs, as well as off carnpus and by distance learning. Roosevelt offers a "Discovery Program," in which individuals with no Bachelor's degree can, through a year or less of testing and tutorials, enter the Master's degree program directly. A Master's degree is offered in General Studies on campus. Note: there was once a large diploma mill called Roosevelt University. ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY CENTER Postbox 260 Roskilde, DK-4000 Demnark Mrs. Boel J0rgensen, Vlce-Chancellor Many fields 1972 B, M Residency Non-profit, state (02) 75 77 11 An experimental university, specializing in interdisciplinary studies. Clusters of appro~imately 60 students, 5 teachers, and a secretary work together in a house for two years, during which time subgroups work together on interdisciplinary research and creative projects in humanities, social science, and natural science. Nearly 3,000 students are involved. The two years of basic studies are followed by one-and-one-half to three-and-one-half years of specialized studies, leading to the degree. Subjects include foreign language, international development, socio-technicological planning, public rela tions, sciences, etc. RUSSELL SAGE COLLEGE The Evening Division, 140 New Scotland Ave. B, M Albany, NY 12208 USA Residency Dr. Robert E. Pennock, Dean of Continuing Education Non-profit, independent Many fields (518) 445-1717 1949 $$$ All degree programs are available entirely through evening study. Fields of study include elementary education, health ed ucation, business, nursing, computer science, sociology, art, etc. Up to 30 of the required 120 units in the Bachelor's pro gram can come from credit for e~periential learning. RUTGERS UNIVERSITY 311 N. 5th St. Camden,NJ 08102 USA Dr. Deborah E. Bowles, Director of Admissions Various fields 1927 B, M Residency Non-profit, state (609) 757-6104 $$ Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science in accounting, computer science, management, physics, microelectronics, English, and psychology available th~ugh summer and evening classes in Camden, New Brunswick, and Newark. SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY Box 6400 Bridgeport, CT 06606 USA Douglas J. Bohn, Associate Dean Many fields 1963 M Residency Non-profit, independent (203) 374_7999 $$$ Master's degrees (M.A., M.S., M.B.A.) available en~rely through evening study. Cooperative education and life work ex perience are available, as well as credit for equivalency e~ams. SAINT AMBROSE COLLEGE 518 W. Locust St. Davenport, IA 52803 USA Residency Patrick O'Connor, Dean of Admissions Many fields 1882 Non-profit, church (319) 383-8765 $$$ Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, and Bachelor of Elected Studies may be earned through weekend, evening, and summer programs. Special programs: degree completion for nurses. Credit for non-academic prior learning and by exami nation. SAINT EDWARDS UNIVERSITY 3001 S. Congress Austin, TX 78704 USA John Lambert, Director of Admissions Many fields 1885 B, M Residency Non-profit, independent (512) 448-8500 $$$ Bachelor's degree program through New College in business, humanities, and social sciences, in which some of the de gree requirements can be met through assessment of prior learning. The assessment is based on analysis of a portfolio prepared by the student in a special research course offered for that purpose. The cost is based on a fee for each credit awarded. Saint Edwards also offers a Bachelor of Arts in behavioral sciences and criminal justice. Bachelor of Business Administration, and Master of Business Administration, and human resources, through evening study. SAINT FRANCIS COLLEGE (Ne~v York) 180 Remsen St. Brooklyn, NY 11201 USA George Lynes, Dean of Admissions Special studies 1859 Residency Non-profit, independent (718) 522-2300 $$$ Bachelor of Arts in special studies, available entirely through evening study in the School of Continuing Education. Up to 98 credits will be accepted from other schools and equivalency exams. Credit, also, for experiential learning. Up to 10 credits may be awarded to armed forces veterans for electives. SAINT FRANCIS COLLEGE (Pennsylvania) Loretto, PA 15940 Gerard J. Rooney, Director of Admissions Industrial relations 1847 M Residency Non-profit, church (814) 472-3000 $$$$ M.A. in industrial relations can be earned entirely through evening study at the college's branches in Harrisburg and Pittsburgh. SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY Antigonish, Nova Scotia B2G lC0 Canada Education M Residency Non-profit (902) 867-3952 A Master's degree in adult education is offered through a short residency and guided independent study. SAINT JOHN'S COLLEGE Graduate Institute Santa Fe, NM 87501 USA Director, Graduate Institute Liberal studies 1864 M Residency Non-profit, independent (505) 982-3691 $$ Saint John's has long been known for its full-time undergraduate programs based entirely on a study of great books of Western civilization. They also offer an innovative Master of Arts in liberal studies, also based on great books, over a pe riod of four eight-week summer sessions in four consecutive years, and/or a fall and spring term program of two evenings a week. The prograrn is offered on both Saint John's campuses, in New Me~ico and Maryland, and students are encour aged to move from one to the other. The address in Maryland is Saint John's College, Graduate Institute, Annapolis, Maryland 21404, (301) 263-2371, Director of Admissions John Christensen. SAINT JOSEPH'S COLLEGE North Windham, ME 04062 USA Patricia M. Sparks, Dean Professional arts, health care administration, and business 1912 B, M Short residency Non-profit, church (800) 343-5498 $$ Three degree completion programs are offered through directed independent study with campus-based faculty supervision: Bachelor of Science in professional arts (oriented to registered nurses), Bachelor of Science in health care administration, and Bachelor of Science in business administration. A three-week residency is required on the campus in North Windham, Maine. Master's in health care administration is offered in the same format, with a two-week residency requirement. (This Ma~ster's program is a candidate for accreditation.) SAINT JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY COLLEGE 5600 City Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19131 USA Randy H. Miller, Director of Admissions Many fields 1851 B, M Residency Non-profit, church (215) 879-7300 $$$ Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science, over 30 majors; Master's in business administration, chemistry, computer sci ence, education, health administration, health education, public safety, criminal justice, gerontological services, American studies; all through evening study. Non-traditional students may also obtain Bachelor's degrees part time or full time in the day through the Continuing Education program. Up to 75 credits may be transferred from four-year colleges; 64 from two-year colleges; up to 60 credits from an R.N. program can be accepted toward the Bachelor's. SAINT LEO COLLEGE State Rd. 52 B St. Leo, FL 33574 USA Residency Frank G. Krivo, Dean of Admissions Non-profit, church Psychology, business, public administration, criminology (904) 588-8200 1889 $$$ Bachelor's in psychology, business, public administration, or criminology available through weekend, evening, or sum mer programs. Weekend students attend classes every other weekend. SAINT MARY COLLEGE 4100 S. 4th St., Traffic Way Leavenworth,KS 66048 USA Teresa Redlingshafer, Director of Admissions Various fields 1923 Residency Non-profit, church (913) 682-5151 $$ Bachelor of Science in accounting, business administration, computer science, or public affairs may be earned through weekend or evening study. Also, a B.S.N. program is offered for nurses with R.N. degree. Saint Mary also offers B.S. de gree programs on the Donnelly College campus in Kansas City, Kansas. This is an upper-level (junior-senior) program especiaUy designed for community college graduates and transfer students in the Kansas City area. Saint Mary also offers classes and workshops for teachers, that apply toward certificate renewal, including computer classes through the state-ap proved Teacher Education Program in computer studies. SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE (California) Extended Education, P.O. Box 784 Moraga, CA 94575 USA Dr. Robert Rosby, Dean of Extended Education Management or health services administration 1863 B, M Residency Non-profit, church (510) 631-4900 $$$ The Bachelor's degree in management or health services administration based on a learning contract. All students com plete a core curriculum, a fieldwork project and various other courses comprising an area requirement. To enter the pro gram, applicants must have 60 units of previous academic credit and work experience in the degree area. The MBA is of fered through evening and weekend courses. SAlNT MARY'S COLLEGE (Minnesota) Q 2510 Park Ave. Minneapolis, MN 55404 USA D~ Marilyn R. Frost, Minneapolis Graduate Dean Human development and education 1912 M Short residency Non-profit, church (612) 874-9877 $$$ Master of Arts in human development or education, for persons living in one of the geographical areas in which Saint Mary's has regional advisors. These areas include a 150-mile radius around San Francisco, Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Winona. Under special provisions, some students are accepted from outside these areas. All students must spend some time on the graduate campus in Minnesota, but this can be as little as one weekend. Credit is given for completion of learning contracts negotiated between the student and the advisor. Most students complete the Master's in 18 to 24 months. SAINT MARY-OF-THE-WOODS COLLEGE Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876 USA Kathi Anderson, Director of Admissions Admissions Many fields 1840 B, M Short residency Non-profit, church (812) 535-5106 $$ Baccalaureate majors offered in the Women's External Degree Program are: accounting, business administration, English, history, humanities, journalism, management, marketing, paralegal studies, political science, psychology, religion, and social work. There is a special B.A. in womens studies. Credit is awarded for prior learning. E~cellent student support services are provided. Students are guided by faculty via mail and phone in off-campus independent study. The M.A. in pastoral studies requires about 30 days on campus. The college admits men and women to its programs, but only women can earn degrees. SAINT PETER'S COLLEGE 2614 Kennedy Blvd. Jersey City, NJ 07306 USA Robert J. Mlan, Dean of Admissions Many fields 1872 B, M Residency Non-profit, church (201) 333-4400 $$$ The degree programs are available through evening, weekend, and summer courses. Credit for life experience learning and equivalency exams. Courses also offered at a branch campus in Englewood Cliffs. SAINT PROCOPIUS COLLEGE see: Illinois Benedictine College SAINT THOMAS UNIVERSITY 16400 N.W. 32nd Ave. Miami, FL 33054 USA Kevin Shay, Director of Admissions 1962 B, M Residency Non-profit, church (305) 625-6000, e~t. 119 $$$ Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, and Master's degrees may be earned through evening, weekend, and summer pro grams in the School of Continuing and Adult Education. Fields include accounting, business management, chemistry, sports administration, computer science, elementary education, finance, political science. Credit by examination, indepen dent study, and non-academic prior learning. Program open to Florida residents only. Formerly called Biscayne College. S A LVE REGINA UNIVERSITY 100 Ochre Point Ave. Providence, RI 02840 USA Sr. Rosselina McKillop, Dean of Admissions 1934 International relations, management information systems M Non-resident (but may change) Non-profit, church (401) 847 6650 $$$$$ The Master of Arts in international relations, human resource management and liberal studies, and the Master of Science in management and information systems science is offered entirely through distance learning, although the university is considering a two-week summer residency requirement. Instruction is by correspondence courses, with regular mail and telephone exchanges with the faculty, leading to guided independent study. SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY Huntsville, TX 77431 USA Dr. R. A. Reiner, Associate V.P. for Academic Services Many fields 1879 B, M, D Residency Non-profit, state (409) 294-1111 Many subjects are offered through evening and weekend courses. Correspondence courses are available. SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY Extended Education, 1600 Holloway Ave. SanFrancisco,CA 94132 USA Peter Dewees, Dean, Continuing Education Many fields 1899 M Residency Non-profit, state (415) 338-1373 $ Many courses leading to Bachelor's and Master's degrees are available through evening and weekend study. The Open University program offers access to 3,000 courses. Anyone may enroll, but only 24 units of work can be transferred into a reguL~r degree program (6 units at the Master's level). The Over-60 program offers greatly reduced fees for people over 60, on a space available basis in each class. SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY Washington Square San Jose, CA 95192 USA Edgar Chambers, AEVP Admissions/Records Health care administration, community health educalion 1857 Residency Non-profit, state (408) 924-1000 $ Bachelor of Science in health care administration and Bachelor of Arts in community health education. They are called "external" degrees but a fair amount of on-campus or near-campus work is required. Credit is earned through coursework (evenings, summers), examinations, directed independent study, and parallel instruction (doing all the work of a required class without attending the class meetings). There is no opportunity for self-paced accelerated work. Students must have 56 semester units earned elsewhere before admission, and the remaining units can take three to four years of part-time study to earn. (San Jose State has not responded to nine requests for information about their programs, since 1982, so this information comes from library research.) SANGAMON STATE UNIVERSITY Springfield, IL 62708 USA Dr. Gerald Curl, Director of Admissions and Records Many fields 1969 Residency Non-profit, state (217) 786-6626 The INO, or individual option program, is based partially on a University Without Walls model: a learning proposal is developed, a learning contract negotiated, and the student pursues the Bachelor's degree through selected off-carnpus study, internships, foreign study, independent study, or exchange with other institutions. Evening and weekend classes are of fered. Credit for prior learning. SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE Bron~ville,NY 10708 USA Robin Marnlet, Director of Adrnissions Liberal arts, fine arts 1926 B, M Residency Non-profit, independent (914) 793-4242 $$$$$ The Continuing Education for Women program offers the opportunity to earn the Bachelor and Master of Arts through part-time daytime study combined with independent study. Students take three seminar courses at a time with accompany ing one-on-one conferences with faculty. In the individualized studies prograrn, students present a specific plan of study appropriate to the faculty resources of the college, leading to an M.A. degree. S AYBROOK INSTITUTE t3 450 Pacific, 3rd Floor San Francisco, CA 94133 USA Chester Gerhardt, Admissions/Records Officer Psychology, human science 1970 M, D Short residency Non-profit, independent (415) 433-9200 $$$ Courses are offered in an independent study format: a course guide is provided, specifying the required readings and includ ing written lecture materials prepared by the faculty. Students may design their own courses as well. Student work focus es within four areas of concentration: clinical inquiry, systems inquiry, health studies, and consciousness studies. All stu dents must attend a five-day planning seminar in San Francisco, and two one-week national meetings each year. Degrees can take from two to four years to complete. Many well-known psychologists are associated with Saybrook (Rollo May, Stanley Krippner, Richard Farson, Nevitt Stanford, Clark Moustakas, etc.). Saybrook, until 1982, was called the Humanistic Psychology Institute. SCHILLER INTERNATIONAL UNDERSITY 453 Edgewater Drive Dunedin, FL 34698 Dr. Walter Leibrecht, President 1964 B, M Residency Many fields (813) 736-5082 or (800) 3364133 Schiller works on the the American system, through centers in Germany, France, England, and Spain. Accreditation is from the recognized agency, the Accrediting Commission for Independent Colleges and Schools. Evening and summer programs are offered in various fields. Bachelor's degrees are offered in business administration, law and public administra tion, applied sciences, economics, European studies, foreign languages, international relations, and psychology. Master's degrees in business, hotel and tourism, international management, economics, international relations, language and litera ture. SCHOOL FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAINING Kipling Rd., P. O. Box 676 B, M Brattleboro, VT 05301 USA Residency Neal Mangham, President Non-profit, independent International studies and administration, English as a (802) 257-7751 or (800) 451~465 second language $$$ 1964 Bachelor of International Studies, through either a World Issue Program or a World Studies Program, combining intensive on-campus study with an overseas internship of at least 27 weeks. Master of Arts in Teaching and Master's program in intercultural management concentrates on developing skills useful in international and intercultural professions. Both Master's may be completed in 12 to 16 months, and include an internship. Phone in Vermont is (802) 257-7751. S E ATTLE UNIVERSITY 12th Ave. and E. Columbia Seattle,WA 98122 USA Lee Gerig~ Dean of Admissions Many fields 1891 M, D Residency Non-profit, church (206) 626-5720 $$$ Master of Arts in Education, Master of Education, Master of Business Administration, Master of Public Administration, Master of Software Engineering, Master of Transporation Engineering, Master of Religious Education, Master of Ministry, Master of Pastoral Ministry, Master of Existential Phenomenological Therapeutic Psychology, and Doctor of Education in educational leadership, all through evening study, with some weekend classes. SJ~r ~ , v~ ~ see: West Virginia Board of Regents B.A. Program SHIMER COLLEGE 438 N. Sheridan Rd., P.O. Bo~c A500 Waukegan, L 60079 USA Bobbie Groth, Director of Admissions Non-resident Non-profit, independent General studies, humanities, natural sciences, social sciences (312) 623-8400 1853 Shimer used to be affiliated with the University of Chicago, and still bases its curriculum on the foundation of the "Great Books of the Westem World." Teaching is through the Socratic, or shared inquiry, method. Degrees may also be earned through a weekend program, meeting one weekend a month in Lake Bluff, Illinois. SIENA HEIGHTS COLLEGE 1247 Siena Heights Dr. Adrian, MI 49221 USA Norman A. Bukwaz, Dean of External Programs Health, business, general studies, trade and industrial areas 1919 Residency Non-profit, church (517) 263-0731 $$$ The degree completion program offers the opportunity to eam the Bachelor's degree in many fields. Substantial credit is given for prior life experience. Up to 80% of the required 120 semester hours can be earned through the assessment (in cluding courses taken elsewhere). New work is done through a combination of evening and weekend classes. The pro gram is designed for individuals who already have at least two years of college. SKIDMORE COLLEGE ~3 University Without Walls Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 USA Dr. Robert H. Van Meter, Director, University Without Walls More than 50 majors 1911 B,ÑMÑÑ Short residency Non-profit, independent (518) 584-5000 $$ Skidmore is one of the pioneers of the non-traditional movement, having offered a university without walls program since 1970. It is possible to earn their Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science with a total of two days on campus: one .or advising and planning, and the second to present a degree plan to a faculty committee. Skidmore makes it clear that they hold their graduates to "standards of knowledge, competence and intellectual attainment which are no less compre hensive and rigorous than those established by traditional...programs." After fulfilling requirements in the degree plan each student completes a final projectÑa project demonstrating competence in one's field. Students can major in any of the dozens of fields offered by Skidmore, or can devise their own majors. There is a new Master's program along similar SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY 1801 E. Cotati Ave. Rohnert Park, CA 94928 USA Dr. Frank M. Tansey, Dean of Admissions Psycholngy 1960 B, M Short residency Non-profit, state (707) 664-2778 $ The B.A. in psychology can be completed entirely through evening courses. There is a one-year external Master's degree in psychology. Although there is no requirement for taking any specific classes, students must attend occasional meetings with a faculty advisor. The program is designed jointly by student and faculty, and can include coursework, fieldwork, re search, and independent study. Applicants must have a Bachelor's degree, one year of graduate-level experience in human istic psychology, and 9 units of credit previously earned (in residence or by extension) from Sonoma State. A requirement of basic knowledge of psychology can be met through courses or by an examination. Credit for prior experience and evening courses. About 40 new applicants are admitted each fall. SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS UNIVERSITY Old Westport Rd. North Dartmouth, MA 02747 USA Barrie G. Phelps, Director of Admissions Many fields 1895 Residency Non-profit, state (617) 999-8000 $$ Bachelor's degree in history, sociology, psychology, political science, Portuguese, humanities, management, accounting, and other fields. Up to 75% of the required number of units can be earned through an assessment of prior learning experi ence. The assessment is based on evaluation of a portfolio, which is prepared in a class given for that purpose. The as sessment costs a flat fee of around $480, and is offered through the Division of Continuing Education. SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY 501 Eye St. SW Washington, DC 20024 USA William H. Sherrill, Dean, Admissions Business, public administration, accounting, taxation 1879 M Residency Non-profit, independent (202) 488-8162 $$ On Saturdays and Sundays, Southeastern offers a Master of Business Administration, Master of Science in accounting or taxation, and Master of Business and Public Administration. Classes last all day, once a week, and the degree requires 36 credit hours for completion. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY Carbondale,IL 62901 USA B. Kirby Browning, Director of Admissions Many fields 1869 M Residency Non-profit, state (618) 453-2121 $$ Master of Science in administration of justice, through coursework, independent study, and work projects. Master of Science in engineering biophysics through coursework plus a field internship. Master of Arts in rehabilitation administra tion, with five weeks of independent study for each week spent on campus. Weekend program in industrial technology. Programs offered at selected military bases. SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY Dallas, TX 75275 USA Dr. Robert Patterson, Director, Evening and Summer Studies Many fields 1911 B, M Residency Non-profit, church (214) 692-2000 $$$$ Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Applied Sciences, and Master of Liberal Arts, all through evening study in the School of Continuing Education. SOUTHERN OREGON STATE COLLEGE 1250 Siskiyou Blvd. Ashland, OR 97520 USA Larry Nollenberger, Director Program Advising Many fields 1926 Residency Non-profit, state (503) 482-3311 $$ "Special Academic Credit" (credit by examination, equivalency exam, prior learning experience, and correspondence credit) may be applied to degree programs. Fields include business, education, performing arts, nursing, social sciences, sci ences, math, humanities. Up to 90 credits may be earned in this manner. Assessment based on a portfolio prepared by the student after taking a required course in this subject. Students must complete 45 credits at S.O.S.C., exclusive of prior learning credit. SOUTHERN VERMONT COLLEGE Monument Rd. Bennington, VT 05201 USA Kathryn True, Director of Admissions Many fields 1926 Residency Non-profit, independent (802) 442-5427 $$$ Bachelor's degree program for Licensed Practical Nurses offered through Evening Extension Program. Many courses through evening, weekend, and summer classes. Bachelor's degrees in accounting, business, English, environmental stud ies, communications, criminal justice, health services, human services, resort management, private security, and social work. Offers telecourses to fulfill some degree requirements. Independent studies and internships are an important element for degree programs. Students with special interests are encouraged to formulate their own degree programs with faculty or staff advisor. SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY B 1601 S. Springfield St. Short residency I~OllV~, lvlU 0:~01 ~ Ms. Juan Crites, Director of Admissions Applied science, nursing 1878 Non-profit, church (417) 326-5281 $$$ Bachelor of Applied Science and B.S. in nursimg through independent study, supervised fieldwork, cooperative education, and teaching cassettes plus credit by equivalency examination. A four-week summer term on campus is required. SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY Marshall, MN 56258 USA Philip Coltart, Director of Admissions Humanities, social science, education, business, science, technology 1963 Bachelor's may be earned in these fields through evening classes. Residency Non-profit, state (507) 537-6286 $$ SOUTHWESTERN ADVENTIST COLLEGE B Keene,TX 76059 USA Shortresidency Dr. Marie Redwine, Director, Adult Degree Program Non-profit, church Many fields (817) 645-3921 1893 $$$ B.A., B.S., and Bachelor of Business Administration through the Adult Degree Program (ADP). ~Irtually all work can be completed at a distance, following a two-week admission seminar, held each April, June, and October. The only residency requirement is a 3-day on-campus interim seminar once a year. Credit is earned by transfer of credit, proficiency exams, credit for prior learning, and independent study by mail and telephone. ADP students pay 80% of the tuition of on-cam pus students. Majors include behavioral science, business, communication, education, English, home economics, mathe matics, office administration, physical education, religion, social science, social work, and Spanish. Toll-free number outside Te~as: (800) 433-2240. SPRING ARBOR COLLEGE Continuing Studies, 106 Main St. Spring Arbor, MI 49283 USA Darlene T. Mefford, Registrar Management of human resources 1873 Non-resident or short residency Non-profit, church (517) 750-1200, ext. 300 $$$ Bachelor of Arts in management of human resources can be earned in 12 to 15 months through weekend, evening or sum mer programs if participant has Associate Arts degree, is employed full time, is 25 years old or older, and prepares a port folio of life experiences for evaluation. Non-resident students study by mail, audio- and videocassettes, with television courses, and through supervised independent study. SRI LANKA INSTITUTE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION P.O. Box 1537 Maligawatte, Colombo, Sri Lanka Science, technology, management Short residency Higher National Diplomas in mathematics, science, technology, and management through correspondence studies, with occasional face-to-face meetings at one of 12 national centers. Some fields require attending laboratory sessions. Instruction is given in English, Sinhala, and Tamil. S TATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE Cooper Center Brockport, NY 14420 USA Marsha R Gottovi, Director of Admissions Science, natural science, liberal studies 1835 Short residency Non-profit, state (716) 395-2211 $$ Bachelor of Liberal Studies, with a minimum of three weeks on campus for an annual seminar. The degree is offered in science, natural science, and social science. Students may design their own concentrations or majors. Credit is given for prior learning experiences, both formal and informal, as well as for equivalency exams, independent study, and correspon dence courses. The minimum time of enrollment is one academic year (nine months). S TATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK (BUFFALO) Millard Fillmore College, 3435 Main St. B, M Buffalo,NY 14214 USA Residency Kevin Durkin, Director of Admissions Non-profit, state Arts ~ sciences, management, nursing, engineering, architecture (716) 831-2202 1946 $$ More than 350 evening classes each semester, with credits applicable to various degree programs. STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK (OLD WESTBURY) College at Old Westbury, P.O. Box 210 OldWestbury,NY 11568 USA Michael Sheehy, Director of Admissions Many fields 1967 Residency Non-profit, state (516) 876-3082 $$ Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, and Bachelor of Professional Studies in which some units can be earned through a combination of assessment for prior experience and equivalency examinations. STEPHENS COLLEGE ~:3 College Without Walls, Campus Box 2083 Columbia, MO 65215 USA LuAnna Andrews Many fields 1833 Short residency Non-profit, independent (314) 876-7125 $$$$ Bachelor of Arts through a program primarily of independent study. The only firm residential requirement is attendance at a liberal studies seminar. Seminars a year are given on the Stephens campus. The seminar requires eight days or two weekends on campus with a total of seven weeks of independent study before, between, and after the weekends. Forty three-unit courses are required for the degree. Ten must be completed with Stephens faculty after enrolling. Courses may be completed by guided independent study, or weekend courses at Stephens. A program called Learning Unlimited is for women over 23 who wish to earn the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, or Bachelor of Fine Arts through on-campus weekend and residential classes. STETSON UNIVERSITY 421 No. Blvd. Deland, FL 32720 USA Gary A. Meadows, Dean of Admissions Many fields 1883 Residency Non-profit, church (904) 734-4121 $$$ Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science in many fields through evening study. Bachelor of Science in medical technolo gy in conjunction with area hospitals. Credit for equivalency examinations. SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY Beacon Hill Boston, MA 02114 USA William F. Coughlin, Director of Admissions Many fields 1906 B, M Residency Non-profit, independent (617) 723-4700 $$$ Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Business Administration, and Master of Public Administration, all available entirely through evening study. Cooperative program, where students work in jobs related to their majors and can graduate in four-and-a-half years (with summer sessions). SWINBURNE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY P.O. Box 218, John St. Hawthorn,~lctoria 3122 Australia Ian McCormick Residency Non-profit, independent Engineering, applied science, graphic arts (03) 819 011 1908 $$$$ Swinburne is a major Australian institution following the cooperative plan of education, in which students alternate peri ods of up to six months of work in industry with taking classes. Evening courses available. SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY ~ Independent Study Programs, 301 Reid Hall, 601 E. Fayette St. Syracuse, NY 13244 Robert CoUey, Director Many fields 1870 B, M Short residency Non-profit, independent (315) 423-3284 $$$$ B.A. in liberal studies, B.S. in business administration or food systems management, M.B.A., Master of Fine Arts (il lustration or advertising design), and Master of Social Science, all with short residency on campus, and independent study in between. Social Science requires two 14-day sessions on campus, each in July (but not necessarily two consecutive sessions). It is also offered in London. The M.B.A. requires three seven-day sessions a year for an average of two-a-half years. The M.F.A., which has been taught by many of New York advertising's best-known art directors (Lubalin, Scali, Gargano, etc.), requires three two-week sessions on campus and several shorter sessions in New York City and other metropolitan areas. The Bachelor's degrees also require three seven-day sessions a year on campus. The minimum time for the Bachelor's is one year (30 credits) for people with substantial transfer credit, but in practice, most people take quite a bit longer. TARKIO COLLEGE Tarkio, MO 64491 USA Richard Phillips, Director of Admissions Business, management 1883 Residency Non-profit, church (816) 736-4131 $$$ Bachelor of Science in business administration, management, and related fields, requiring evening classes that meet once a week for eight weeks. Evening and weekend classes throughout Missouri; centers in St. Louis, Jefferson City, and Kansas City. Life experience credit is possible. TECHNION INSTITUTE Faculty of Industry and Management The Technion Kiryat Hatechnion, Haifa 32000, Israel Director of Industrial Management M Short residency Non-profit, state Master of Science in industrial management requiring one day a week on the campus in Haifa TENNESSEE WESLEYAN COLLEGE CoUege St. Athens, TN 37303 USA James G. Harrison, Director of Admissions Applied science in business management and accounting 1857 Residency Non-profit, church (615) 745-7504 $$ The Bachelor of Applied Science program is designed to meet the needs of adult learners who have two years of business related coUege studies. Evening classes are held in KnoxviUe, Chattanooga, Cleverand, and Harriman, Tennessee. TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY Of fice of Extended Education, P.O. Box 32927 FortWorth,TX 76129 USA Edward G. Boehm, Director, Extended Educalion General studies 1873 Residency Non-profit, church (817) 921-7130 $$$ Bachelor of General Studies program, available entirely through evening study. At least 30 of the required 124 semester hours must be earned at T.C.U. Credit is given for prior academic work, and for equivalency exams, including a series of exams developed at the university. Some courses are offered on a closed-circuit television network connecting 10 colleges and universities around the state. TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY Lubbock, TX 79409 USA DL Gene W. Medley, Director of Admissions Education 1923 Residency Non-profit, state (806) 742-2011 Texas Tech offers its Doctor of Education in higher education with the possibility of much shorter residency than most traditional Doctoral programs. It is necessary to earn 24 semester hours of credit in continuous enroUment during a given 12-month period. The shortest possible time frame, then, is about seven months: one semester plus one summer session. However, additional credit would have to be earned at other times, such as other summers, either in Lubbock or in exter nal courses Tech offers in El Paso, Abilene, and other west Texas cities. THOMAS A. EDISON STATE COLLEGE ~3 101 W. State St. Trenton,NJ 08625 USA Jack PhiUips, Registrar Many fields 1972 Non-resident Non-profit, state/local (609) 984-1100 $ B.S. in business administration, applied science and technology, human services, or nursing; B.A. in any of 26 subjects, entirely by non-resident study. (Nursing degrees only for New Jersey residents.) Credit through portfolio assessment (handbook available); Edison's own exams in dozens of subjects; guided study (correspondence courses using texts and videocassettes); courses by computer (many available through Electronic University, listed separately this chapter); e~quiv alency exams (over 400 available); military, business, and industry courses and training programs; television courses (on PBS: "The Story of English," "Cosmos," etc.); credit for licenses and certificates (C.P.A.: up to 33 credits, pilot's li cense: 6 or more, etc.); and transfer credit from accredited coUeges. Counseling centers in various New Jersey cities (but not necessary to visit them). Foreign students are welcome with certain restrictions. THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY 11th and Walnut Streets Philadelphia,PA 19107 USA Susan Christian, Associate Director of Admissions Scientific fields, nursing 1824 B, M Residency Non-profit, independent (215) 928-8850 $$$$ The College of AUied Health Sciences offers B.S. degrees in cytotechnology, dental hygiene, diagnostic imaging, medical technology, nursing, occupational therapy, and physical therapy, through evening classes. Applicants must have two years of prior college experience. The CoUege of Graduate Studies offers the M.S. in clinical microbiology through a combination of evening classes, seminars, and a clerkship for persons with prior laboratory experience. TOWSON STATE UNIVERSITY College of Continuing Studies Towson, MD 21204 USA William J. Reuling, Registrar Many fields 1866 Residency Non-profit, state (301) 321-2031 $$ Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science in many fields, including nursing, occupational therapy, medical technology, ac counting, education, liberal arts and sciences, computer science, and business can be completed through evening study. Also weekend and summer courses. Credit for independent study, non-academic prior learning, and by examination. TRINITY COLLEGE PACE, 208 Colchester Ave. Burlington, VT 05401 USA Verna Gordon, Director of Admissions 1925 Residency Non-profit, church (802) 658-0337, ext. 218 $$$ Trinity College offers men and women three different programs as a means to begin or resume their education at the col lege level. The PACE program, with a Monday through Friday schedule, offers 28 majors for a B.S./B.A. degree. Weekend College has classes every other Saturday and/or Sunday for eight weekends a semester, with five majors. v ~ y Evening Degree, meeting two evenings a week for six eight-week terms, offers a Bachelor's in business administration. A minimum of 30 credits at Trinity College is required for the B.A./B.S. Applicants are eligible for advanced placement through transfer credit and credit for life/work experience or approved credits resulting from professional or military train ing. TRINITY UNIVERSITY Health Care Administration,715 Stadium Drive San Antonio, TX 78212 Dr. George N. Boyd, Acting Director of Admissions Health care administration 1869 M Very short residency Non-profit (210) 736-7011 $$$$ The Individual Study Program in Health Administration is designed for full-time employed people in the field. There is a two or three day intensive workshop on campus at the start of each semester, followed by five months of guided indepen dent study, with regular teleconferences, typically over a four-year period. TROY STATE UNIVERSITY P.O.Drawer 4419 Montgomery, AL 36195 USA Fred Stewart, Director, External Degree Program Professional studies 1887 Non-resident Non-profit, state (205) 834-1400 $$ Bachelor of Arts or Science in professional studies, which can be earned entirely through correspondence courses, learning contract study with Troy State, Troy State television courses (broadcast on public television on weekends), and/or credit for life and work experience. A senior project is required. Majors are available in business, criminal justice, English, his tory, political science, psychology, or sociology. Persons living within 200 miles of Montgomery must attend an orien tation session on the campus. For those living farther away, this can be done by mail. Troy State also offers complete de gree programs (Bachelor's and Master's) provided at in- and out-of-state centers, mostly military bases in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Europe. Minimum residency is 36 quarter hours for the Bachelor's and 35 for the Master's. TUSCULUM COLLEGE P.O.Bo~c 5049 Greeneville, TN 37743 USA Ron W. Porter, Director of Enrollment Management Many fields 1794 Residency Non-profit, church (615) 638-1111 .p~ Some degree programs are offered through evening classes, and at off-site locations in Memphis, Knoxville, and Chattanooga. UNION GRADUATE SCHOOL see: Union Insdtute UNION INSTITUTE ~3 440 E. McMillan St. Cincinnati, OH 45206 USA Or. Jennifer King Cooper, Admissions Coordinator Many fields 1964 B, D Short residency Non-profit, independent (513) 861-6400 or (800) 486-3116 $$$$ Established by the Union for Experimenting Colleges and Universities, a consortium including some large state universi ties, to be, in effect, their alternative program. The undergraduate "University Without Walls" Bachelor's degree may in volve independent study, directed reading, internships, on-thejob education, classroom instruction, tutorials, etc. Credit for prior learning e~cperiences. The required residency involves a weekend colloquium (held in various locations) and occa sional seminars. At least nine months are required to earn the degree. The Ph.D. begins with a 10~ay "entry colloquium" held in various locations. The Doctoral learner develops a committee of at least five, including two peers. The committee establishes a learning agreement, including an internship. All students must attend at least three five-day seminars at least si~ months apart, and another ten days in meetings of three or more learners. Thus a minimum of 35 days of residency is required for the Ph.D. A typical program will take two to four years. In 1990, Union moved into its own splendid old building. Former name: Union (:~raduate School and Union for Experimenting Colleges and Universities. UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY Toho Seimi Bldg., 15-1 Shibuya 2-Chome, Shibuya-ku,Tokyo 150 Japan Professor Heitor Gurgulino de Souza 1975 No degrees Non-profit, independent (03) 499-2811 $ Based on an idea of U Thant, as a worldwide network of advanced research and training institutions devoted to "pressing problems of human survival, development and welfare." U.N.U. has considered granting degrees of its own, but has not yet done so. Fields of special interest are human and social development, management of natural resources, and world hunger.The Japanese government pledged $100 million of the $500 million endowment goal. Other large contributions have come from Venezuela, Finland, the United Kingdom, the Federal Republic of Germany, and Ghana, with smaller amounts from many other nations. (The United States' contribution to this noble idea is, to date, $0. The Senate has twice voted down the proposal to contribute.) UNITED STATES SPORTS ACADEMY 1 Academy Ave. Daphne, AL 36526 USA Paul M. McGough, Assistant Deal of Admissions Sports management, sports medicine, coaching 1973 Residency Non-profit, independent (205) 62~3303 The Master's degree is offered in a program that involves two summers on the campus in Alabama, and a year of home study under the supervision of a faculty mentor. About two-thirds of the faculty and staff work outside the United States, where many of them consult with foreign governments on sports matters. UNIVERSIDAD ESTATAL A DISTANCIA Calle 23 B 25, Av. 108 B, M San Jose, Costa Rica Non-resident Celedonio Ramirez Non-profit, state Education, business, agriculture, social service, health 25-8788 services, administration 1977 Costa Rica's state university for distance learning offers correspondence study consisting of written units, slides, audio and videocassettes, leading to the Bachelor's in education and other fields after about two years of study. Evening and weekend study is offered on campus. UNIVERSIDAD IBEROAMERICANO Av. Cerro de las Torres No. 395, Me~ico 21, D.F., 04200 Me~cico Ernest Dominguez Quiroga, Rector Sociology 1943 Residency 549-3500 The Bachelor's degree in sociology is based largely on individual study with study guides, required weekly group sessions on the university campus, and individualized tutorials with the faculty as requested by the student. The time involved is at least five years. UNIVERSIDAD MEXICANA DEL NORESTE Sa Zona No. 409, Apartado Postal No. 2191 J, Col. Caracol, Monterrey, Nl., Me~cico Banking, finance, leisure time management 1974 Non-resident 40-12-05 This open university program offers the Bachelor's degree in banking and finance, and in management of leisure time. Studies are based on learning guides and audiocassettes. About four years are lequired to complete the degree. UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL ABIERTA Avenida Gambria 18, San Bernardino B Caracas, 101 Venezuela Many fields 1975 Non-resident Non-profit, state Venezuela's open university offers the Bachelor's degree in social sciences, management, land and sea sciences, engineer ing, mathematics, and physics. Students work at their own pace through teaching modules consisting of printed and audio-visual materials. Some courses are offered on radio or television. Laboratory work, where required, may be done at the university or at other institutions. UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA NACIONAL DE MEXICO B, Graduate Circuito Exterior de la Ciudad UniversitaTia, Me~ico, D.F. 04510 Mexico Jorge Carpizo McGregor, Rector Many fields Non-resident Non-profit, state 550-52-15 Very inexpensive Mexico's national open university has prepared substantial course texts, each created by a team including academics, audio-visual specialists, and a graphic designer. A text consists of a work guide, written material, boxes of laboratory or field experiments, self-evaluation materials, and perhaps movies, tapes, and other audio-visual aids. An examination at the university must be taken after completing each course. There are courses offered in dental surgery, poultry breeding (graduate program), English literature, Hispanic literature, history, economics, philosophy, sociology, education, law, business administration, psychology, nursing, international relations, mass media, and accounting. UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACION A DISTANCIA Ciudad Universitaria Madrid, 28040 Spain Elisa Perez Vera, Rector Many fields 1972 Short residency Non-profit, state (91) 449-3600 The national open university of Spain offers degrees in a wide range of academic subjects. Each group of 150 students has a professor-tutor responsible for guidance and personal contact. More than 40 centers around the country (including 11 within large business, government, and military offices) are available for seminars, conferences, and lectures. Most work is done at a distance by use of written and audio-visual materials. UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACION "ENRIQUE GUZMAN Y VALLE" La Cantuta Chosica, Peru Literature, science, geography, mathematics and industrial technology 1905 B, Professional Non-resident or short residency Non-profit, state 91 00 52 $ Peru's open university pilot project is for working teachers, and offers them correspondence and short residency study. Most work is done at a distance by use of written materials. UNIVERSITE DE PARIS VIIÑVINCENNES Route de la Tourelle Paris, CEDEX 12, 75571 France Many fields B, M, D Residency Non-profit, state The Vincennes campus of the University of Paris is known as the "university of second chance." The more than 30,000 students come from over 100 countries. Degrees in languages, linguistics, the social sciences, fine arts, theater, and cine matography through evening study, smaU group study, and student directed study. UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA Minden Penang, Malaysia Many fields Residency Non-profit, state (04) 883-822 For the first four years of this five-year program, students study by correspondence and independent study, using printed materials, tapes, and slides mailed to them. They must come to the campus once a year for a seminar of a few weeks. The fifth year is done entirely in residence. UNIVERSITY CENTER AT HARRISBURG 2986 N. 2nd St. Harrisburg, PA 17110 USA A. Jane Collier, Financial Of ficer Many fields 1958 B, M Residency Non-profit, independent (717) 238-9694 Varies An educational consortium involving several Pennsylvania institutions Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, Lebanon Valley College, and Elizabethtown College) to offer various degree programs, primarily through evening and weekend study. UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA, NEW ~OLLEGE ~3 External Degree Program, P.O. Box 870182 University, AL 35487 USA Dr. Harriet CabeU, Director, External Degrees Many fields 1831 B, M Short residency Non-profit, state (205) 348-6010 $$ The degrees of Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science may be earned entirely through non-resident independent study with the exception of a two-day degree planning seminar on the campus at the start of the program. At least 32 semester hours of work must be completed after enrolling at the University. This can be by out-of-class contract learning, corre spondence courses, television courses, Weekend CoUege, prior learning evaluation, or on-campus courses at the universi ty. Degrees offered in human services, humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, applied sciences, administrative sci ences, and communication. A 12-semester-hour senior project is required of all students. Academic advising and planning can be done by telephone. There often seem to be waiting lists to get into this program. There is a Master's in Criminal Justice, requiring two weeks on campus, offered through the College of Continuing Studies, Box 2967, Tuscaloosa, AL 35486. UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA Tucson, AZ 85721 USA Dr. Jerome Lucido, Director of Admissions Many fields 1885 B, M Residency Non-profit, state (602) 626-2751 $$ Evening programs leading to the B.A. in general stu&es, M.B.A., M.Ed. in reading or bilinguallbicultural education, Ph.D. in higher education or educational foundations. There is a public administration program primarily for police offi cers. Several programs are offered in Sierra VistalFt. Huachuca inclu&ng an M.S. in electrical engineering via microwave link and a B.S. in Nursing. Correspondence and independent study programs can be part of some degree programs. UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS Fayetteville, AR 72701 USA Larry F. Matthews Management, international relations 1871 B, M Residency Non-profit, state (501) 575-5346 $$ Programs are offered to military and civilian personnel at various military bases in Europe. The degrees include a Master of Arts in international relations and a Master of Science in management. The work has been offered at bases in England, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Turkey. UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE Charles at Mount Royal Baltimore, MD 21201 USA Clare MacDonald, Director of Admissions Many fields 1925 B, M Residency Non-profit, state (301) 625-3348 $$ Bachelor's, Master's, M.B.A., and ~3.D. may be earned through evening and summer programs. Fields of study include computer science, criminal justice, corporate communication, law, political science, and others. There is an accelerated Bachelor's/Master's program in which some courses can be applied to the requirements for both degrees simultaneously. UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT Bridgeport,CT 06601 USA Kenneth Best, Director of Public Information 1927 B, M Residency Non-profit, independent (203) 576-4000 $$$$ Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts, and Master of Science in education, engineering, and nursing, all through evening study. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY M.B.A. Evening Program, 333 Golden Gate Ave. SanFrancisco,CA 94102 USA Mac Jordan, Chair, Business, UC E~Ltension Business administration 1868 M Residency Non-profit, state (510) 642-6000 Master of Business Administration, through the Graduate School of Business, available entirely through evening courses taught from six to nine in San Francisco. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS Davis, CA 95616 USA Dr. Gary Tudor, Director of Admissions Various 1905 B,M Residency Non-profit, state (916) 752-1011 $$ The Academic Re-entry Program provides preadmission advising for older students who are re-entering an academic pro gram after work and life experience. Admission by specia1 action may be possible for persons who do not meet the for mal admission requirements if they present evidence of academic potential (test scores, recent coursework, "late bloomers," etc.). Part-time st~tus may be elected by persons who are employed, retired, have family responsibilities, or health problems. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE Campus Dr. Irvine, CA 92717 USA James E. Dunning, Director of Admissions Various fields 1965 B, M Residency Non-profit, state (714) 856-5414 $$ Master of Science in educational administration and Master of Arts in social ecology and in teaching of Spanish available through evening study. There is a combined Bachelor's/Master's in business administration, in which both degrees can be completed in five years. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES 3371 GSM Los Angeles, CA 90024 USA Thomas E. Lifka, Registrar Business administration, engineering 1919 M Residency (310) 825-2032 $$ Master of Business Administration for fully employed persons with a minimum of five to eight years of work experience (two evenings per week for three to four years) and executive M.B.A. for mid-career managers with eight to ten years of experience, five of which must be as managers (alternating Fridays and Saturdays for two years), through the Graduate School of Management. Master of Engineering involves one afternoon and one evening a week, for employed engineers with at least five years' experience, through the Engineering E~ecutive Program. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA B, M SantaBarbara,CA 93106 USA Residency Dr. Charles W. McKinney, Non-profit, state Dean of Admissions (805) 961-2311 1944 $$ Bachelor of Arts in law and society, through evening study in the College of Letters and Science; Master of Science in electrical engineering for advanced students requiring technical upgrading, and for U.S. Navy employees at Point Mugu. UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO 5801 Ellis Ave. Chicago, IL 60637 USA Maxine Sullivan, Registrar Business administration M Residency Non-profit, independent (312) 753-1234 ~. $$$$$ The Master of Business Administration is offered in two non-traditional modes: entirely through evening study at a down town Chicago location; and in an Executive Program requiring one day on campus every week for two years, plus a five day residential seminar. UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI Cincinnati, OH 45221 USA Robert W. Neel, Director of Admissions Many fields 1 x19 Residency Non-profit, state (513) 475-8000 _ $$ Bachelor's degrees in natural science, social science, engineering, humanities, arts, and business administration, which may be earned entirely through evening study. There is an e~tensive cooperative education program, a Weekend University, and an innovative Learning at Large program. UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT Stamford, CT 06903 USA Ann G. Quinley, Director of Admissions Many fields Residency Non-profit, state (203) 322-3466 __ $$ Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of General Studies through evening study. Credit for independent study and by examination. UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE Clayton Hall Newark, DE 19716 USA DL N. Bruce Walker, Dean of Admissions Many fields 1883 B, M Residency Non-profit, state (302) 451-8123 $$ Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in chemistry, computer and information services, criminal justice, engineering technology and technical management, English, history, and psychology; M.B.A.; and M.Ed. all available through evening study. UNIVERSITY OF DELHI School of Correspondence Courses,5 Cavaky Lines Delhi, 110007 India Ruddar Datt, Principal Many fields 1962 B, M Non-resident Non-profit, state 725-7600 $ Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Commerce, and Master of Arts in Hindi, political science, history, and Sanskrit; and Master of Commerce available through correspondence study. All courses are available through correspondence, and some radio courses, for people anywhere in the world. Exarninations must be taken in India (si~c locations), or at foreign centers in Kabul (Afghanistan), Tehran (Iran), Beijing, Moscow, Bonn, London, Jakarta (Indonesia), Sydney, Hong Kong, and Tokyo. UNIVERSITY OF DENVER New College, 2300 S. York St., Denver, CO 80208 USA DL Roger Campbell, Dean of Admissions Many fields 1864 B, M Residency Non-profit, independent (303) 871-1200 $$$$ ~ ;nelor o~ ~;eneral Studies in data processing, communications, or liberal arts; Master of Special Studies; Master of Liberal Arts through weekend and evening classes. There is a special Bachelor's in business, for women, given by the Weekend College, which meets every other weekend. UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT 4001 McNichols Rd. Detroit, MI 48221 Robert A. Mitchell, S.J., President Many fields 1877 B, M Residency Non-profit, independent (313) 927-1000 $$$ Evening classes leading to a wide variety of Bachelor's and Master's degrees. The Bachelor of Business Administration is offered in accounting, economics, finance, management, marketing, and personnel. There is an evening M.B.A. as well. The College of Liberal Arts offers evening programs leading to the Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees in a wide variety of fields. The College of Engineering and Science offers the Bachelor of Science in engineering, the Master of Computer Science, Master of Engineering Management, and Master of Engineering through evenimg study. The School of Education and Human Services offers late afternoon and evening programs leading to the Bachelor of Arts in criminal justice and Bachelor of Science in nursing and human resource development; certification programs in elementary and secondary edu cation; and Master's m criminal justice, education, health services administration, and health care education. UNIVERSITY OF EAST ASIA G.P.O.Box 3001 Macau T. L. Tomaz, Principal, College for Lifelong Education Many fields 19~1 B, M Non-resident Private 27322 _ $$ The College for Lifelong Education offers non-residential external degree programs in the English language. In addition to printed materials, there is use of audio- and videotapes. There is an English language home study program in Chinese law. Programs have been designed with the cooperation of Britain's Open University and Massey University in New Zealand. This is the only university in Macau. Its local name is Universidade da Asia Oriental. UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA Athens, GA 30602 USA Dr. Claire Swann, Director of Admissions Business administration, early childhood education, public administration 1785 B, M Residency Non-profit, state (404) 542-2112 $$ Bachelor's degree program offered largely in the evening with independent study available limited to equivalent of one aca demic year. The M.B.A. and Master's degrees in early childhood education and public administration are also available through evening study. UNIVERSITY OF GUAM U.O.G. Station Mangilao, Guam 96923 Kathleen R Owings, Director of Admissions Many fields 1952 B, M Residency Non-profit, state 734-2177 $ Bachelor's degree may be earned through evening and summer programs. Many majors in the colleges of arts and science, education, agriculture and life sciences, and busmess and public administration. UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIIÑMANOA 2444 Dole St. Honolulu, HI 96822 USA Donald R. Fukuda, Director of Admissions Many fields 1907 B, M Residency Non-profit, state (808) 948-8111 ~D~ Bachelor of Arts in history, mathematics, sociology; Bachelor of Business Administration; Master of Arts in educational administration, all through evening study in the College of Continuing Education. Some classes are given at Hickham Air Force Base. UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIIÑWEST OAHU 96-043 Ala Ike Pearl City, HI 96782 Stella L. T. Asahara, Student Services Coordinator Humanities, social science, professional studies 1976 Residency Non-profit, state (808) 456-5921 $ Bachelor's degree programs in humanities (English, history or philosophy), social sciences (including political science and economics), or professional studies (business or public administration) are available through daytime and/or evening classes. All degrees can be earned entirely through evening study. Instead of a major in one of these areas, students may pursue study related to a major theme, such as American studies, Asian studies, justice administration, etc. Courses are also offered on weekends, and at three off-campus locations. UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO ~ M ~Ideo Outreach Program, Janssen Engineering Building Non-resident Moscow, ID 83843 Non-profit, state Matt E. Telin, Director of Admissions (208) 885-6911 Engineering, computer science, psychology (human factors) $$ Master's degrees in electrical, mechanical, civil and computer engineermg, computer science, and psychology (human fac tors) are offered via the Vldeo Outreach program. UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS 1400 E. Hanna Ave. Indianapolis, IN 46227 USA Dr. C. R. Stockton, Academic Dean Many fields 1902 B, M Residency Non-profit, state (317) 788-3368 $$$ A variety of Bachelor's and Master's degrees can be earned entirely through evening study. The Executive M.B.A. program meets one Friday and three Saturdays each month. In this program, it is possible to earn the degree in two years (com prising 19 Fridays and 50 Saturdays). Formerly called Indiana Central College. UNIVERSITY OF IOWA ~3 Center for Credit Programs, W400 Seashore Hall IowaCity,IA 52242 USA Susan Beadle, B.L.S. Adviser Liberal studies 1847 Non-resident Non-profit, state (319) 353-4963 $$ The Bachelor of Liberal Studies degree entirely by correspondence from the University of Iowa and the University of Northern Iowa. Students must earn 62 semester hours of credit (by correspondence from the University of Iowa or from any other accredited school.) At least 45 semester hours must be earned at the Iowa Regents Universities (University of Iowa, Iowa State University, University of Northern Iowa). No credit for life experience learning. There are no majors in the program, but students must earn 12 credits in three of these five areas: humanities, communication and arts, science and math, social sciences, and professional fields (business, education, etc.). Credits may be earned through correspon dence, Saturday, evening, off-campus, television, or telebridge courses. "Telebridge" is a statewide system of two-way audio conferencing which permits classes to be held at remote locations. The B.L.S. program is only open to people liv ing in the U.S. UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS 102 Bailey Hall, School of Education Graduate Division Lawrence, KS 66045 USA Dr. George Woodyatd, Associate Dean, Graduate School Public administration, education 1864 M Residency Non-profit, state (913) 86~2700 $$ Master of Public Administration through evening study, and Master of Science in Education through evening study and at tne Kansas City campus (K.U. Regents Center). UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY 103 Frazee Hall Lexington,KY 40506 USA G. Kendall Rice, Director of Admissions Business, public administration 1865 M Residency Non-profit, state (606) 258-9000 $$ Master of Business Administration and Master of Public Administration may be earned through a combination of week end and evening classes. University of Kentucky also offers television courses and correspondence courses in many fields. UNIVERSITY OF LAVERNE S.C.E., 1950 3rd St., LaVerne,CA 91750 USA Adeline Cardenas-Clagu, Director of Admissions Many fields 1891 B, M Residency Non-profit, independent (714) 593-3511, ext. 501 $$$$ Bachelor's or Master's may be eatned through evening, weekend, and summer programs. Fields include liberal atts, gradu ate and professional studies, business, communications, behavioral sciences, education, child development, pre-medicine and pre-law. Residence centers in California, Alaska, Greece, and Italy. UNIVERSITY OF LONDON Senate House, Malet St. London, WClE 7HU England Registrar Many fields 1836 B, M, D, Law Non-resident Non-profit, state (01) 636-8000 London was the world's first external degree program, and after a century and a half, it is still among the best. They do have an annoying policy that only holders of their own Bachelor's could enroll in most Master's programs, but there are a few exceptions. Anyone may apply directly for the Master's in agricultural development, French studies, and classics. Exams may be taken at British embassies and consulates. Degrees are based solely on examinations and a thesis. London gave the exams, but not the coursework to prepare one. That, too is changing. Optional correspondence and audio-visual materials, study courses and informal tutorial assessment have been made available. There are new programs in account ing, banking, management and nursing, with agrarian development and computer science under development. Seventy five percent of students still take law, but only graduates of universities in the U.K. may apply for the external law de gree. . Several correspondence schools offer non-degree preparation for London's exams. One is Wolsey Hall, 66 Banbury, Oxford OX2 6PR, another is Rapid Results College, Tuition House, London SW19 3BR. UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE S. 3rd St. Louisville, KY 40292 USA Belinda L. Wyss, Assistant Director, Special Student Services Many fields 1798 B, M Residency Non-profit, state (502) 588-6933 $$ Eighty degree programs at the Bachelor's and Master's level are available through part-time and/or evening studies. Evening and weekend courses on the main campus and at three other sites. Transitions Program offers counseling for adults thinking of entering or returning to college, and evening workshops on topics of relevance. The Adult Commuter Center and Evening Student Services (ACCESS) provides a place for adults to call their own for typing, studying, con versation, as well as university functions (admissions, bookstore, financial aid, etc.). UNIVERSITY OF MAINE Continuing Education, 122 Chadbourne Hall Orono, ME 04469 USA William J. Munsey, Director of Admissions Many fields 1865 B, M Residency Non-profit, state (207) 581-6192 $$ Bachelor of University Studies, Bachelor of Science in elementary education, Master of Arts in English or speech, Master of Science in education, Master of Business Administration, Master in Liberal Studies, Master of Public Administration, Master of Science in medical technology, all of which may be earned through evening courses given at Orono and Portland. UNIVERSITY OF MARY 7500 University Dr. Bismarck,ND 58501 USA Neal Kalberer, Director of Admissions Various fields 1957 B, M Residency Non-profit, church (701) 255-7500 $$$ Business, and accounting programs available through evening study. Some weekend classes. Credit for prior learning, equivalency exams, and independent study. UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND 15 University College College Park, MD 20742 USA Dr. Paul Hamlin, Dean, Statewide Undergraduate Programs Technology ~ management, behavioral ~ social sciences, humanities, fre science 1856 B Non-resident or short residency Non-profit, state (301) 985-7036 $$ University College, the continuing education campus of the University of Maryland, offers B.A. and B.S. degrees in a flexible format through its Open University. Attendance is optional, but student may attend introductory session and and take examinations on campus. Work is done by correspondence study using audio- and videocassettes, and a computer bul letin board system. There are learning centers throughout the Washington-Baltimore area. A primary concentration in fire science is offered by independent study in a six-state region and the District of Columbia. Credit is available for relevant college-level prior learning. UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTSÑAMHERST ~3 University Without Walls, Montague House Amherst, MA 01003 USA Doris Dickinson, Chair, U.W.W. Admission Committee Humanities, sciences, social sciences, engineering, business, health sciences 1863 B, M Non-resident or Short residency Non-profit, state (413) 595-1378 $5$ University Without Walls program leads to either a B.A. or B.S. degree designed by the student, an advisor, and a faculty sponsor from UMass or one of the four colleges in the Amherst area. Courses involve both independent study and time spent on the main campus and/or at other centers. Students may earn much credit through a narrative prior learning port folio: a written essay and, if relevant, video- and audiotapes, performances, presentations, photographs, etc. The assess ment may be done anytime after enrollment. Late afternoon, evening, and weekend classes offered. The College of Engineering offers an M.S. in engineering management, computer engineering and electrical engineering entirely by videotape or satellite transmission from National Technological University. While occasional appearances are required on carnpus, the requirement is not enforced for out-of-state students. Address: Vldeo Instruction Program, 113 Marcus Hall, UMass, Amherst 01003, (413) 545-0063, Merillee Neunder, Director. UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTSÑBOSTON College of Public and Community Service Boston, MA 02125 USA Ronald E. Ancrum, Director of Admissions Public, community, legal and human service, community development 1964 Residency Non-profit, state (617) 929-7000 $$ Bachelor's degree program in public and community service, human service, legal service and housing, and community development. Many of the required units can come from an assessment of prior learning experienceÑbut there is still the requirement of one year of residency at the university. UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI P.O. Box 248025 Coral Gables, FL 33124 USA Deborah Triol-Perry, Dean of Enrollments Many fields 1925 B, M, D Residency Non-profit, independent (305) 284-2211 $$ M.B.A. with classes held every other weekend, for fully-employed persons sponsored by their employers. Miarni offers an intriguing Honors Program in medicine, law, international studies, and marine and atmospheric science. Well~ualified applicants (mostly high school seniors) are admitted simultaneously to the Bachelor's and the Doctoral programs. Miami also offers a two-year M.D. program for persons with substantial experience in the sciences. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 200 Hill Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA Dr. Clifford F. Sjogren, Director of Admissions Social work, education, library science 1817 M Residency Non-profit, state (313) 764-1817 $$ The University of Michigan offers graduate courses in social work and in education and library science through the off carnpus program, sponsored by the respective departments and by the Extension Service. Independent study courses at the graduate level as well as the undergraduate level are available through the Extension Service. It is not, however, possible to earn an entire degree through either the off-campus program or the independent study program. Students anywhere in the world can take independent study courses. The School of Business Administration has an evening M.B.A. program. UNIVERSITY OF MINDANAO Bolton St. Davao City, Mindanao Island Philippines Paquita Gavino, Dean, College of Education Education 1946 M Non-resident Non-profit, independent 7-54-56 'yhe university's On-the-Air Project offers the Master's degree in education entirely throu~h radio broadcasts. Students ~ubmit term pa~s, prepare workbooks, and tak~aminations at the university. UNIVERS~ II~ES~A ~~~~ I ¥ ~ ProgramforIndi~earning,201W~stbrogkff~,- ~,j Minneapolis, M,l~ 55455 USA / ,~ KentWar~en,A;dmissionsCoordinator / ~J ~ Many fields , ~ ~J J sident ~, B.A. atld B.S. degr~es lor stui~ents\vfillir~g to take responsibility for ,d'esigning an~'implementing theit degree progratns. The pr~grain (formerly called Univ~sity~Without Walls) offers no cq~lrses or e~a~s of their own. Instead, they assist stu dents ~ us~hg resources at the uni~ers~y, at other institutions, and ih the commlmity. Thesb might in~lude local or corre ~ spon~ell~cekourses, ~dependent ~tudy projects, and assessment of ~rior learnii~g. At least ~ year of stqdy is re~ired afte~ adm~ssiot~! Since the~;e are no pr~designed majors or ptescribed c~frricula, eac~ studqnt dqvelops an in~ividualized degree platy. A set of standatds, calle~graduation criteria, prqvide a fr~mework ~/structu~in~ and assessin~ ! d~gr~e programs~ ~duirements include\an ar~a of concentration, broad~learni~ in the liberal arts, a~rd a command ~ ~titten Englis4 Pro~nls~ail~eneral business adminis~accoonting, teaching, engineering, or computer sclenc~ UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURIÑCOLUMBIA O 2-64 Agriculture Bldg, College of Agriculture Columbia, MO 65211 USA Dr. Gary L. Smith, Director Admissions and Registrar Agriculture 1839 B ~ ~ ~ -~ Short residency Non-profit, state (314) 882~287 $$ Bachelor of Science in agriculture. Credit is awarded for relevant prior leaming documented by examination, portfolio of prior learning, or other acceptable means and for satisfactorily completing on-campus or extension-taught courses, corre spondence courses, and other independent study. Only students who have not enrolled in any school full time for at least five years are accepted. Prior college-level work not required but preferred. Primarily for those interested in agricultural or agricultulally-related occupations. The program is not available to persons outside the United States. UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT ST. LOUIS 8001 Natural Bridge Rd. St. Louis, MO 63121 USA Mimi La Marca, Director of Admissions General studies 1963 Residency Non-profit, state (314) 553-5451 $$ The Continuing Education division offers extension courses during the day and evening at various locations. There is a Bachelor of General Studies program. Some credit is given for life experience learning. UNIVERSITY OF NATA L E~ing George V Avenue Durban 4001, South Africa Business administration Qualified persons can earn the MBA based entirely on a thesis in the field. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA College of Continuing Studies Omaha,NE 68182 USA John Flemming, Director of Admissions General studies 1908 M, Equivalent of accreditation Non-profit, state Residency Non-profit, state (402) 554-2393 $$ Courses f£om many sources with credits leading to the student-planned Bachelor of General Studies degree, offered "to es tablished adults only," with credit for life experience and "amnesty for past college failures." Twenty four semester hours of coursework must be earned in residence at University of Nebraska at Omaha. UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND Armidale, N.S.W. 2351 Australia Ian Small, Acting Director, Dept. of External Studies Many fields 1938 B, M Short residency Non-profit, state (067) 73-2999 Bachelor's degrees are offered in arts, economics, social science, and urban and regional planning. Master's degrees are awarded in economics, education, educational administration, and urban and regional planning. The Department of External Studies provides administrative support, but external teaching is the responsibility of the same full-time academ ic staff who teach internal students. Instruction is mostly by correspondence, including printed lecture notes, course out lines, and audiocassettes. Students must also attend residential vacation schools on campus and there are volumtary week end schools, the majority of them held in Sydney. Enrollment in most programs is restricted to full-time residents of Australia, or Australians with resident status who are temporarily overseas. UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE Division of Continuing Education, 6 Garrison Ave. Durham,NH 03824 USA Stanwood C. Fish, Dean, Admissions Various fields 1866 B, M Short residency Non-profit, state (603) 862-1360 $$ Bachelor of Science in child and family studies, Bachelor of Engineering Technology, Bachelor of Science in nursing, Bachelor of Science in health management and policy (external degree option), Bachelor of Science in medical technology, Bachelor of Arts in psychology, Master of Public Administration, Master of Library Science available through evening and/or external degree programs. Prior learning experiences are assessed in nursing, medical technology, and health man agement programs. Bachelor of General Studies and Bachelor of Professional Studies, with substantial credit for life expe rience, are offered at over fifty centers statewide. UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN 300 Orange Ave. B, M WestHaven,CT 06516 USA Dr. Robert Caruso, Dean of Admissions Services Many fields 1920 Residency Non-profit, independent (203) 932-7000 $$$ Bachelor's degrees in all fields except applied mathematics, natural sciences, English, and world music can be earned en tirely through the Division of Evening Studies. More than 50 majors are available. Among the unusual ones are arson investigation, forensic science, dietetic technology, executive housekeeping administration, music and sound recording, and tourism and travel administration. UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO College of Continuing Education Greeley, CO 80639 Gary O. Gullickson, Director of Admissions M Non-resident Non-profit, state (303) 351-1890 Education, agency counseling, communication, statistics, operations $$$ research, secondary science teaching 1889 The Master of Arts in education has eight available majors. There is an M.A. in communication, and an M.S. with ma jors in statistics, operations research, and high school science teaching. Instruction is by correspondence study, guided in dependent study, use of audio- and videocassettes, and instruction by telephone, mail, and computer bulletin board service. UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA ~3 1222W. 27th St. CedarFalls,IA 50614 USA Dr. Constantine Curris, President Liberal studies 1876 Non-resident Non-profit, state (319) 273-2311 $$ See University of Iowa for description of a shared non-resident Bachelor's degree program. Instead of filling out my infor mation questionnaire, Nancy Bramhall wrote across it "We do not wish to be included in your package." I'm sorry, Ms. Bramhall, but as long as you offer an accredited non-resident Bachelor's degree, I owe it to my readers to keep you in. This is a perfect example of how schools can vary in the way they present and market their programs. Iowa and Northern Iowa offer the identical program. Iowa cooperates with me totally, and could not be more helpful. Northern Iowa grumpi ly says, "Leave us out." UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA ~3 660 Parrington Oval Norman,OK 73019 USA Dr. Dan A. Davis, Associate Dean, College of Liberal Studies Liberal studies 1890 B, M Short residency Non-profit, state (405) 325-1061 $ Bachelor of Liberal Studies and Master of Liberal Studies with two or three weeks each year on campus, plus directed in dependent study. Bl.S . students work in three areas: humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. It is like a four year degree, each year requiring one seminar session on campus. (Sessions are held at least twice a year.) Three of the four years may be waived, based on prior study, or by passing an equivalency exam. In the fourth year, the student completes a study in depth and attends a mandatory semina~ There is an Upper Division Option for people with two years of college, begimling with a five-day residential seminar, then completion of all three phases in about a year, with one required semi nar. The final seminar is the same as in the four-year Bl.S. There are no majors; students do elective study based on their interests. The Ml.S., largely for people with a specialized Bachelor's who wish a broader education, begins with a two-week seminar on campus. UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Credit Programs, College of General Studies, 210 Logan Hall Philadelphia,PA 19104 USA Dr. David Burnett, Director, College of General Studies Many fields 1740 B, M Residency Non-profit, independent (215) 898-7326 $$$$ Bachelor of Arts through College of General Studies. Penn's evening division offers the same degrees as traditional resi dential students receive. There is a Master of Arts in gerontology through evening study program, and other graduate courses offered in the evening. No weekend classes, and no credii lor life experience learning. UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX Q Distance Education Program,4615 E. Elwood St., Phoenix, AZ 85040 USA Nina Omelchenko, Acting Admissions Director Business, management, nursing, health services 1976 B, M Non-resident or Residency Pr~prietary (602) 966-7400 $$$ The M.B.A. can be earned entirely "on line" over a home computer network. Bachelor's degree in business administra tion, management, nursing, or health services and the Master of Business Administration or M.A. in Management entire ly through evening study, in a minimum time period of 13 months for the Bachelor's, 14 months for the Master of Arts in Management, and 22 months for the M.B.A. Classes meet one night a week in Phoenix, as well as in Tucson, Salt Lake City, Denver, Albuquerque, and various cities in southern and northern California. Applicants for the Bachelor's de gree must have two years of full-time related work experience and 30 semester credits of college work. Master's applicants must have a Bachelor's and three years of full-time related work experience. UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH ~ External Studies Program, 3808 Forbes Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15260 USA Joanne Ratey-Rosol, Director of Admissions Psychology, economics, public admnistration, many other fields 1787 Short residency Non-profit, state (412) 624-7210 $$$ Bachelor of Arts in psychology, economics, and public administration, as well as all core courses required for any degree offered in the College of General Studies. Students use textbooks and faculty-prepared self-instructional manuals, attend three three-hour Saturday workshops for each course, and take exams at off-campus testing sites. Courses, faculty, and transcript credits are the same as for Pitt's traditional classroom-based programs. The workshops are required for all but handicapped students, inmates in Pennsylvania prisons, and people who were enrolled at Pitt but have been transferred to another location. UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO P.O. Box 5000 Mayaguez, Puerto Rico 00709 USA Antonio Santes, Director of Admissions Education 1911 Residency Non-profit, state 809) 834-4040 Bachelor's courses in education for employed teachers, through evening, weekend, and summer classes. Offered through the Division of Academic Extension and Community Services which was created to provide educational opportunity for the adult working population, disadvantaged groups, and minorities. UNIVERSITY OF QUEBEC Tele-Universite, 214, Avenue St.-Sacrement, Quebec, GlN 4M6 Canada Jean-Guy Beliveau Many fields 1972 B ~esidency Non-profit 418) 657-2262 Tele-Universite is one of the 11 units of the University of QuebecÑa University Without Walls within the huge univer sity. Prograrns are offered for the training of teachers of French and mathematics, and some general courses for the puWic. Instruction is largely by use of television, videotapes, textbooks, telephone conferences, and experimental kits, all for home study, plus, in the teacher training programs, weekly three-hour group meetings. Instruction in French. UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS Whitehead Center for Lifelong Learning, P. O. Box 3080 Redlands, CA 92374 USA Stephen Hankins, Dean of Admissions B, M Non-resident or short residency Non-profit, independent Liberal arts, business, information systems (714) 793-2121 1907 $$$$ Whitehead Center offers degree programs for the working adult throughout southern California: B.S. in business and man~n~r ^n: ~total cost $7,907), B.S. in information systems ($10,331), and M.B.A. ($10,825). Forty units may be earned from assessment of prior learning via student-prepared portfolio. At least 40 units from another institution is re quired. Johnston Center offers degree programs for residential undergraduates, allowing them almost total academic free dom to create their own majors. Interdisciplinary and custom-designed traditional majors are available. Students are "grad ed" by narrative evaluations. Students mosdy live in the same dormitory, and are expected to address issues of community and cross-cultural awareness. Although the program can be non-residential, enrollment is limited to people living within 150 miles of the campus. UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND Kingston, RI 02881 USA David G. Taggart, Dean of Admissions English, business, public administration, other fields 1892 B,M Residency Non-profit, state (401) 792-1000 $$ Bachelor of Arts in English (women only), Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts in English, Master of Business Administration, and Master of Public Administration entirely through evening study at six cities around the state. UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND Richmond,VA 23173 USA Thomas N. Pollard Jr., Dean of Admissions Many fields 1830 B, M Residency Non-profit, state (804) 289-8640 $$$$ Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Commerce, Master of Commerce, and Master of Humanities, all available entirely through evening study. UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO College of Professional Studies, Ignatian Heights SanFrancisco,CA 94117 USA Patrick M. Woods, Director of Admissions Many fields 1855 B,M Residency Non-profit, church (415) 666-6886 $$$ The College of Professional Studies administers undergraduate and graduate programs for working adults. Through the Experiential Learning Center, the undergraduate programs offer students the opportunity to apply for credit for experien tial learning. Classes are held in the evenings or on the weekend and meet once a week for at least four hours. In addition to class attendance, students are e~pected to spend 15 to 20 hours per week in class preparation. Degrees offered include Bachelor of Public Administration; B.S. in applied economics, organizational behavior, and information systems man agement; Master of Non-profit Administration; Master of Public Administration (also with a concentration in health ser vices administration); Master of Human Resources and Organization Development; M.A. in writing. UNIVERSITY OF SARASOTA 8060 N. Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34243 USA Pamela A. Kline, Director of Development Business, education 1969 M, D Short residency Non-profit, independent (813) 355-2906 $$$ Master of Business Administration, Master of Arts in education, and Doctor of Education. Some intensive coursework in Florida is required. Courses are in the summer, with one-week seminars in winter and spring. Total residency may be as short as si~ weeks. The university's programs consist of seminars, supervised individual research and writing, combined with the residential sessions. Master's candidates either write a thesis or complete a directed independent study project. Doctoral students must write a dissertation. Many of the students are teachers and school administrators. Toll-free num ber: (800) 331-5995. (Originally known as Laurence University, the predecessor of the Laurence University that opened in California and is now the University of Santa Barbara.) UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWA N Division of Extension, 109 Kirk Hall Saskatoon,Saskatchewan S7NOW0 Canada Prof. D. Bicknell, Director of Undergraduate Studies Many fields Residency Non-profit, state (306) 343-3313 $$ Wide variety of studies offered through Evening Degree Studies, Independent Degree Studies, and Off-Campus Degree Studies in agriculture, arts and sciences, commerce, education, home economics, and physical education. A Bachelor of Commerce with a major in health care administration has a large element of home study, but one full year must be spent on campus. Five of the si~ full-year classes and 15 of 28 half-year classes are available through home study in this pro gram. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA O P.O. Box 392, Muckleneuk Ridge Pretoria, 00()1 South Africa The Registrar (Academic) Many fields 1960 B, M, D Noq-resident Non-profit (012) 440-3111 $ UNISA offers Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorates entirely by correspondence (with the exception of final examinations, which may be taken at South African embassies and consulates worldwide). Degrees at all levels are offered in a many fields through a technique called "tele-tuition," using course materials, tapes, slides, etc. The cost of the programs, gov ernment subsidized, is very low. A minimum of 10 courses is required for the Bachelor's deBree; minimum time: Three years. Before registering, one must obtain a Certificate of Full or Conditional E~emption from the South African Matriculation E~aminations, obtained from the Matriculation Board, P.O. Box 3854, Pretoria, South Africa, 0001. Ask for a certificate to register at UNISA. People worldwide are admitted, primarily if they can show that is diff1cult or im possible for them to pursue the degree where they are, whether for reasons of isolation, subject matter, time, or money. NOTE: A reader who has mastered the intricacies of dealing with UNISA has written a very helpful, detailed 110-page re port on how to do it. If you're seriously interested, you can purchase the report for $15 (including postage) from Nolan & Kennedy, 23400 Covello St., West Hills, CA 91304. (For non-US shipping, write first for postage information.) UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA University Campus and Continuing Education Columbia, SC 29208 USA l;)eborah Haynes, Director of Admissions Business, library science, engineering 1801 B, M Non-resident or short residency Non-profit, state (803) 777_7700 $$ Bachelor of Science in business administration in the areas of marketing, finance, and management through evening pro grams. Credit for equivalency exams and military courses. No credit for life e~cperience. The non-resident Master of Library Science can be earned by independent study using audio- and videocassettes, guided independent study, and super vised fieldwork as well as television courses. The Master of Engineering or M.S. in science is offered in chemical, civil, electrical, computer, and mechanical engineering by a combination of videotaped courses and closed circuit television courses for people in South Carolina. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA 4202 Fowler Ave. Tampa, FL 33620 USA Dr. Kevin Kearney, Director, BIS 1956 Short residency Non-profit, state (813) 974-4058 $$ The Bachelor of Independent Studies program requires from two to six weeks on campus, spread out over anywhere from 14 to 69 months. All students must have knowledge in three broad areas of study: social sciences, natural sciences, and humanities. Each area has an e~tensive program of guided independent study and a two-week on-campus seminar for re search, writing, peer interaction, and when relevant, laboratory e~perience. Up to two areas can be waived for students who have sufficient work and background and who pass an equivalency e~am in the field. All students must write a thesis and defend it orally in a one-day examination on campus. The average student takes more than five years to earn the de gree, but there is a wide range. Applicants with an A.A. degree and those with an A.S. in selected health related fields qualify for a two-area curriculum contract and no thesis is required. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA University Park Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA Joseph Merante, Dean, Admissions Many fields 1880 B, M, D Residency Non-profit, independent (213) 743-2311 $$$$$ Bachelor's degrees are generally offered through evening classes in the Los Angeles area. Their "Flex Ed" system is based on cassettes, workbooks, and a one-on-one tutorial system, with hours set to the students' convenience. A Master of Science in Safety is offered through weekend study in the San Francisco area Graduate degrees in education and public ad ministration are offered in the San Francisco and Sacramento areas. The Doctor of Education for teachers and administra tors is available through summer residency plus independent study. The Doctor of Administration is offered in the District of Columbia. Two Master's degrees are given in Europe: an M.A. in international relations open to anyone in London; and an M.S. in education, an M.S. in systems management, and an M.A. in international relations for the "military com munity" in Germany. American citizens not in said community may obtain special permission to attend. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI Southern Station, P.O. Box 5167 Hattiesburg, MS 39406 USA Danny W. Montgomery, Director of Admissions Education 1910 B, M Residency Non-profit, state (601) 266-5006 $$ The work for several Bachelor's and Master's degrees in education can be completed by evening and weekend study, or over two summer sessions. UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE 615 McCallie Ave. Chattanooga, TN 37402 USA Dr. Ray P. Fox, Dean of Admissions ~ Records Many fields 1886 B, M Residency Non-profit, state (615) 755-4141 $$ Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Business Administration, Master of Science, and Master of Education, all available entirely through evening study. Some credit may be given for prior work and volunteer experience through the Individns~ ed Education Program. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS Arlington, TX 76019 USA R.Z. Prince, Director of Admissions ~ , 1895 B, M Residency Non-profit, state (817) 273-2011 Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in many fields, available through evening study. UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Regents College, 1450 Western Ave. Albany, NY 12203 USA C. Wayne Williams, Executive Director Business, nursing, technology, many other fields 784 ~~on-resident Non-profit, state (518) 474-3703 $ ~B.A. and B.S. by non-residential study. Probably the largest and, along with Thomas Edison State College, the most popular non-resident degree program in the U.S. The oldest state educational agency in America has no faculty, no cam pus, and no courses of its own. It evaluates work done elsewhere, and awards its own degrees to persons who have accu mulated sufficient units, by whatever means. Credit for aU prior college courses and many non-college learning experi ences (company courses, military, etc.). The university recognizes many equivalency exams and offers its own, as well, given nationwide and, by atrangement, at foreign locations. Each degree has itS own requirements with regard to areas of emphasis, however they are not restrictive. They require a minimum number of units in the arts and sciences. The pro gram is described in a 24-page viewbook, sent free to all who request it. If non-school learning experiences cannot be as sessed easily at a distance, or by exam, the student may go ~O~R"' York for an oral examination. The University makes available a service called DISTANCELEARN, which is a computer database of courses offered by other schools that can be completed through home study. UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO Adult Liberal Studies, University College Toledo, OH 43606 USA Richard J. Eastop, Dean of Admission Services Liberal studies, many fields 1 Q7') B, M Residency Non-profit, state (419) 537-2051 1~1 $$ Adult Liberal Studies program offers people over 25 the opportunity to earn the Bachelor's degree through a combination of independent study, evening classes, regular coursework, plus a thesis. All students begin with an introductory plan ning seminar. Generous credit is given for CLEP exams. Nine seminars are given in various fields of study, usually one evening a week, for a total of 54 of the required 186 quarter hours. Thirty-five hours of traditional courses must be taken, before writing a thesis in an area of special interest. Toledo also offers 2+2 programs that allow holders of Associate's de grees to complete a Bachelor's in various fields. UNIVERSITY OF TULSA 600 S. College Tulsa, OK 74104 USA John C. Corso, Dean of Admissions Education Residency Non-profit, independent (918) 592-6000 1894 $$$ The Doctor of Education degree may be completed in about two years of evening study, plus writing a dissertation. UNIVERSITY OF UTAH Salt Lake City, UT 84112 USA John S. Landward, Director of Admissions Business, administration, engineering 1 xl;n M Residency Non-profit, state (801) 581-7200 ~_~ $$ Master of Business Administration, Master of Engineering, and Master of Administration may be earned entirely through evening study. UNIVERSITY OF WALES Q University Registry, Cathays Park Cardiff, CF1 3NS Wales The Registrar Many fields M, D Short residency Non-profit, state (0222) 22656 $ External Ph.D.'s may be pursued at any of the campuses of the university. Each candidate works with a director of stud ies, who is a present or former full-time member of the academic staff. An applicant must have an approved Bachelor's degree, demonstrate that there are adequate facilities at the "home base" for pursuing research (library, laboratory, archives, etc.), and be able to pay regular visits to the university (typically three visits a year to meet with the director of studies, or one month a year in continuous work). Initial inquiries to the department head of the relevant department, or the regis trar of the institution chosen. They are: University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, Dyfed SY23 2AX; University College of North Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2UW; University College, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF1 3NR; University College of Swansea, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP; Saint David's University College, Lampeter, Dyfed SA48 7ED. Note: at presstime came word that this worthy program may be discontinued. UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK ~3 Warwick Business School, Distance Learning MBA Coventry CV4 7AL, England R~ in~ .c MBA Short residency Non-profit, state __ _ $$$ Students anywhere in the world may register with Warwick, and then pursue the M.B.A. from home, with the aid of a distance learning course developed by Wolsey Hall, a private school that has, for many years, offered distance learning courses for the University of London's external degrees. There is an eight-day residency each year on campus in England or in Hong Kong, Singapore, or Malaysia. The period of study is normally four years, roughly twelve hours a week, but it can be three years if the dissertation is completed during the final year of study. There is direct contact with tutors. Wolsey Hall also offers a free six-lesson course in essential study skills, for those who have been away from learning for a while. Optional weekend seminars are held three times a year in England, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore. Access to a personal computer is desirable but not essential. UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO ~3 Correspondence Office Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1 Canada B. A. Lumsden, Associate Director, Distance Education Many fields 1957 Non-resident or short residency Non-profit, state (519) 888-4050 $ Bachelor's degrees may be earned entirely by correspondence. They include a non-major B.A., a B.A. with a major in clas sical civilization, economics, English, geography, history, philosophy, psychology, sociology, or social development studies; a Bachelor of Environmental Studies in geography; and a B.S in general science. Credit is given for prior academ ic experience, but no credit is given for experiential learning. The programs are available to people in Canada and the United States, but U.S. students pay three to four times the tuition of Canadians. All courses are offered on a rigid time schedule, in which papers and exams must be done by very specific times. As a result, there have been postal delivery problems with some U.S. students, and so, while they are admitted, the university is not overly enthusiastic about the prospect. (Suggestion: there are six assignments per course; it might well be worth the expense of sending them in via Federal Express.) UNIVERSITY OF WEST LOS ANGELES 10811 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90230 USA Teri Canon, Dean, School of Paralegal Studies Paralegal 1966 Residency Non-profit, independent (213) 313-1011 $$ Bachelor of Science in paralegal studies can be earned through two years of evening classes. UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSINÑGREEN BAY Individualized Learning Programs Office Green Bay, WI 54301 USA Myron A. Van de Ven, Director of Admissions General studies 1965 Short residency Non-profit, state (414) 465-2000 $$ Non-traditional program is available primarily for Wisconsin residents. (Persons in other states may enroll provided they can visit campus a minimum of two times for each course.) The Bachelor of Arts in general studies degree begins with structured independent study and becomes more individualized with time. There are self-paced learning guides, radio and television courses, internships, and research projects, based on learning contracts. An entrance seminar is required to pro vide a detailed overview of the program. Credit for prior learning is available. UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSINÑMADISON ~3 College of Engineering, 432 N. Lake St. Madison, WI 53706 USA Cheri McKentley, P.D. Counselor Engineering 1849 Certificate Non-resident Non-profit, state (608) 262-0133 $$ The Professional Development Degree in engineering may be earned through correspondence and independent study or one can combine them with coursework from local accredited universities. Students select the courses, time, format, and place and pace the study to complete the program from within one to seven years. A guided, independent study project is re quired. A Bachelor of Science in engineering, or comparable degree, is required for admission. The average P.D.D. pro gram costs between $2,500 and $4,500 depending on the courses selected. Correspondence courses are the least expensive but also require the most work. UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSINÑOSHKOSH 800 Algoma Blvd. B Oshkosh, WI 54901 USA Dr. Robert J. Chaffin, Director, Liberal Studies Degree program IQ71 Residency Non-profit, state Liberal Studies (414) 424-1234 ,~,., $$ A Bachelor of Liberal Studies degree may be earned through a combination of 94 credits of weekend classes and 34 elec tive credits. Students take one course at a time, meeting every third weekend. Credits earned through prior academic expe rience at accredited institutions, evening courses, independent study, experiential learning (a portfolio process) television courses, CLEP examinations, and challenge examinations may be applied to this degree. An Associate's degree (Two years) is also available through this program. A prerequisite course that is offered four times a year must be completed to enter the program. Inexpensive, on-campus housing is available for weekend students. A minimum of 30 credits in resi dency is require(L UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSINÑPLATTEVILLE Extended Degree Program, Pioneer Tower 513 Platteville, WI 53818 USA Dr. John C. Adams, Director, Extended Degree Program Business administration 1Q~ Residency Non-profit, state (608) 342-1468 $$ The Extended Degree Program offering the Bachelor's degree in business administration is open to Wisconsin residents only. A minor in accounting is offered. Areas of concentration are finance, marketing, management, and personnel and labor relations. Credit can be earned through independent study and evaluation of prior learning achieved through work and life experience. Some courses are available through teleconferencing. Toll-free number in Wisconsin only: (800) 362-5460. UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSINÑRIVER FALLS Extended Degree Program, College of Agriculture River Falls, WI 54022 Alan J. Tuchtenhagen, Director of Admissions Agricultural business, agriculture lQ.74 Short residency Non-profit, state (715) 425-3911 ccc ~P~P.P The B.S. in agricultural business and in broad area agriculture can be earned primarily through guided independent study and internships, with occasional visits to campus ranging from half a day to five days. The program is primarily for peo ple in Wisconsin and Minnesota, but students from other states may be considered on a case-by-case basis. UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSINÑSUPERIOR Extended Degree Program, Old Main 237 Superior,WI 54880 USA Jon Wojciechowski, Director of Admissions 1 Q9~ Short residency Non-profit, state (715) 394-8101 _ _ $$ The Superior campus of the University of Wisconsin system offers a Bachelor of Arts degree which can be completed en tirely through off-campus independent faculty-guided study. However, on-campus conferences with faculty are required. The student designs a major program based on personal or career goals. Competency-based, self-paced courses developed by the university faculty in a wide variety of fields are the primary mode of learning in addition to learning contracts. The student has the option of requesting credit for prior learning through the development of a portfolio. The program is open to Wisconsin residents or Minnesota residents who qualify for reciprocity. UNIVERSITY ON THE AIR Taipei, Taiwan Juang Huai-i, President Many fields 1 ~Q~ B Non-resident Non-profit, state )2) 282-9355 Degree courses are offered entirely by radio and television. Full-time students must be over 20, with a high school diplo ma; anyone can study part time. Sixty of 128 credits must be in one field of study. More than 30,000 students. Instruction in Chinese. School for Lifelong Learning, Dunlap Center Durham, NH 03824 USA Alvin L. Hall, Dean General studies, professional studies (management, behavioral sciences) 1972 Residency Non-profit, state (603) 862-1692 $$ Bachelor of General Studies and Bachelor of Professional Studies degrees may be earned by independent study for adults with at least 60 credit hours. Courses are available evenings, weekends, and through video courses. Learning contracts, and credit for life experience learning. Self-designed degree programs are offered. UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY ~3 External Degree Program, P.O. Box 1861 Fayette, IA 52142 USA Michelle Rourke, Director of External Programs Public administration, accounting, management, marketing 1857 Short residency Non-profit, independent (319) 425-5251 $$ Upper Iowa's External Degree Program offers the opportunity to earn a Bachelor of Science in public administration, management, marketing, or accounting with only two to four weeks of residency. The balance of the program is conduct ed through directed independent study, with learning modules containing assignments and other course material. Frequent interaction with the faculty is encouraged by phone or by mail. Students entering the program with 60 or more semester units must spend one two-week session on campus. Those with fewer than 60 units must attend two two-week sessions. Home study modules are available in a wide variety of fields, from accounting to chemistry, history to fine arts. Previous college work, job training, and other educational experience is evaluated for credit. UPPSALA UNIVERSITY External Study Programme, P.O., Box 256 Uppsala,S-75105 Sweden Birgitta Hyden Many fields 1477 None Non-resident Non-profit, state 46-18-18-77 ... $ Correspondence courses (in Swedish only) in law, business administration, development studies, international relations, political science, and English and French, for Swedes living in other countries. The courses come from the university and from Hermods, the Swedish National Correspondence Institute. Books, tapes, and assignments are mailed to Swedish na tionals worldwide. Examinations may be taken at any Swedish embassy or consulate. Instruction in Swedish. UPSALA COLLEGE Center for Continuing Education EastOrange,NJ 07019 USA Selma Brookman, Director of Continuing Education Many fields 1893 B, M Residency Non-profit, church (201) 266-7000 $$$ Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees can be earned entirely through evening study in the Division of General Studies. Special R.N. programs. Other courses through weekend study. Credit by examination, and for life experience learning. URBANA UNIVERSITY College Way B Urbana, OH 43078 USA Residency Thomas A. Gallagher, Vrce President Non-profit, independent Business, social sciences, education, natural science, (513) 652-1301 pre-professional $$$ 1850 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science through weekend, evening, and summer programs. Credit for independent study, non-academic prior learning, and by exa~nination. Self-designed majors. VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY Owen Graduate School of Management Nashville, TN 37203 USA Director, Executive MBA Program Business administration 1873 M Residency Non-profit, independent (615) 322-2513 $$$$$ Designed for mid-career executives and professionals who do not wish to interrupt their career. Courses are offered through weekend study: a Friday and Saturday every other weekend. Toll-free numbers: in Tennessee, (800) 222-6936; elsewhere, (800) 238-6936. VERMONT COLLEGE see: Norwich University VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY University College, Adult Services Vlllanova, PA 19085 USA Rev. Harry J. Erdlen, O.S.A., Dean of Admissions Many fields 1842 Residency Non-profit, church (215) 645-4500 $$$$ Bachelor's may be ea ned through weekend, evening, and summer programs. Fields of study include many majors in liber al arts and sciences, commerce and finance (accountancy, business administration, economics), engineering, and nursing. VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY 910W. Franklin St. Richmond, VA 23284 USA Horace Wooldridge, Acting Director of Admissions General studies, interdisciplinary studies 1837 B, M Residency Non-profit, state (804) 257-1200 $$ Bachelor of General Studies for working adults. Individually developed degree requirements in the form of an individual ized curriculum plan. Encouragement to utilize CLEP, military, and non-college health field education. Some use of courses taught at other institutions of the Capital Consortium for Continuing Higher Education. Program requires mini mum of 30 credits to be completed at V.C.U. in regular day, evening, or weekend classes. Master of Interdisciplinary Studies Program, serving evening and part-time graduate students, enables students to combine studies in three graduate programs into a coherent, individualized, multidisciplinary program. Program is a joint venture with Virginia State University in Petersburg and requires some study at V.S.U. Thesis or final project is required. WALDEN UNIVERSITY ~3 415 First Avenue North Minneapolis, MN 55401 USA Short residency Kathleen Cornett, Director of Admissions Non-profit, independent Administration/management, educadon, human services, (800) 237-6434 health services $$$$ 1970 Walden serves mid-career professionals with a Master's or equivalent. Doctoral programs (Ed.D. or Ph.D.) can be com pleted through a combination of independent study, intensive weekend sessions held regionally, personal interaction with faculty, and a three-week summer residency in Minnesota Admissions workshops are held in a dozen or more cities in the U.S. and Canada each year. Each student is guided by a faculty advisor, with a reader and external consultant/examiner added at the dissertation stage. Each student completes a series of knowledge area modules, in areas ranging from research methodology to social systems. Ed.D. candidates must complete a 200-hour supervised internship. Walden received its ac creditation in 1990. The academic policy board is chaired by Harold Hodgkinson, former director of the National Institutes of Education. WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY Extended Academic Programs, 202 Van Doren Pullman, WA 99164 Ms. Terry M. Flynn, Director of Admissions lon-resident Non-profit, state (509) 335-3564 ~ oclal sclence $$$ 1890 The Bachelor of Social Science can be entirely entirely non-residentially, with credit for prior learning, equivalency exam inations, and new instruction through correspondence courses, guided independent study, audio- and videocassettes, televi sion courses, and telephone instruction. WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY University CoUege St. Louis, MO 63130 USA Venita Lake Many fields 1853 B, M Residency Non-profit, independent (314) 889-6700 $$$$ Bachelor of Science and Master of Liberal Arts, available through evening and weekend study, in the School of Continuing Education of University CoUege. WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY 1900W. 7th Plainview, TX 79072 USA Lorraine Nance, Director of Academic Services Occupational education, occupational technology, business, religion 1908 B, M Residency Non-profit, church (806) 296-5521 $$ Bachelor of Science in occupational education in which more than 75% of the necessary units can be earned through an assessment of prior learning experience. Wayland centers are located in Amarillo, Lubbock, Wichita Falls, San Antonio, and Honolulu, Hawaii, as weU as on the main campus in Plainview. A degree plan is prepared upon request either prior to or after enrollment, based on documentation submitted by the student. The assessment generally takes less than one month and is completed without cost to the student. WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY University Studies and Weekend College, 6001 Cass Detroit, MI 48202 USA Ronald C. Hughes, Director of Admissions General studies 1868 Residency Non-profit, state (313) 577-2424 $$ The Bachelor of General Studies and Bachelor of Technical and General Studies degrees are offered through a combination of television courses broadcast in the early morning or late evening, four-hour evening workshops, and a weekend confer ence every few months. Students must complete the equivalent of a year of studies in social science, natural science, and humanities, and a final year of interdisciplinary advanced studies. The residential sessions are held at a variety of loca tions, such as public libraries, union haUs, and in the Jackson State Prison. The Weekend College is a non-traditional, adult-oriented program leading to Bachelor of General Studies or Technical and General Studies degrees. A minimum of 40 semester hours of residency in Detroit is required. WEBSTER UNIVERSITY Q 470 E. Lockwood St. Louis, MO 63119 USA ~r. Leigh Gerdine, ~resident Business, computers, health 1915 M Residency Non-profit, independent (314) 968-6900 $$$$$ Now, here's the problem. Their innovative Master's programs, offered in many locations around the U.S., used to be de scribed in glowing terms in this package. I received quite a few letters from people who enrolled as a result of my report and were happy. Then the coordinator of E~cperiental and Individual Learning wrote and demanded that I stop providing infor mation on their programs. So I left them out of the subsequent edition. Needless to say, I got a bunch of letters from people saying, in effect, '~How come you didn't put anything in on Webster." That is a question that might be well posed to Webster's president, Dr. Leigh Gerdine. I guess a number of readers did, because the University finally responded a short while ago: Director of University Admissions Charles E. Beech wrote to ask me to leave the school out of this package, but he didn't explain why. To learn why, you might wish to write him at the above address. WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 550 Huntington Ave. Boston, MA 02115 USA Robert A Schuiteman, Dean of Admissions Technical, design 1 ~n4 Residency Non-profit, independent (617) 442-9010, e~t. 264 ~. $$$ Weekend College offers Bachelor's degrees in architectural building construction, computer science, construction manage ment, electronics, interior design, and mechanical technical management. WEST COAST UNIVERSITY 440 S. Shatto Place Los Angeles, CA 90020 USA Roger Miller, Director of Admissions Engineering, computers, business, other fields 1 ~n9 B, M Residency Non-profit, independent (213) 487-4433 ~ $$$ Bachelor of Science in engineering (mechanical, electrical, electromechanical, industrial), computer science, industrial technology, business administration; Master of Science in engineering (aerospace, electrical, mechanical, systems), com puter science, management information systems, acquisition and contract management, engineering and technical manage n~ent, business administration, and international business administration. All courses available through evening study at locations in Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, Ventura, and Santa Barbara counties. Credit for non-degree courses (busi ness, military). Credit for life experience by challenge examination. WEST LIBERTY STATE COLLEGE see: West Vlrginia Board of Regents B.A. Program WEST VIRGINIA BOARD OF REGENTS B.A. PROGRA~ 203 Student Services Bldg., West Virginia University Morgantown, WV 26506 USA Dr. Alan W. Jenks, Coordinator, Regents B.A. Program Many fields 1867 Short residency Non-profit, state (304) 293-0111 $$ Bachelor of Arts program, requiring a minimum of 15 semester hours in residence at any of the member schools in the state. "As long as the student can provide evidence that he/she possesses college equivalent knowledge or skills, his/her achievements will be credited and recognized as applicable toward this degree program." The evaluation of life experience costs a modest $50, regardless of the amount of credit granted. The member schools are: Bluefield State College, West Vlrginia State College, Concord College, West Virginia Tech, Fairmont State College, West Virginia University, Shepherd College, West Liberty State College, Marshall University, and Glenville State College. WEST VIRGINIA COLLEGE OF GRADUATE STUDIES Sullivan Hall Institute,WV 25112 USA Kenneth O'Neal, Director of Admissions Many fields l 972 M Residency Non-profit, independent (304) 768-9711 $$ Uses the classrooms of other institutions to offer Master's degrees in counseling, humanistic studies, school psychology, business and management, engineering (chemical, civil, industrial, management), environmental studies, and information systems. Classes are offered by late afternoon and evening study at many locations in the 16-county area served, including Institute, Charleston, Bluefield, Beckley, and Lewisburg. There are also intensive short courses throughout the year, and summer sessions. Toll-free number in West Virginia only: (800) 642-2647. WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE see: West ~Irginia Board of Regents B.A. Program WEST VIRGINIA TECH see: West Virginia Board of Regents B.A. Program WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY 203 Student Services Center Morgantown, WV 26506 USA Dr. Glenn Carter, Director of Admissions Education, business administration 1867 B, M Residency Non-profit, state (304.) 293-0111 $$ Master of Arts in education and M.B.A. available through evening study. "Academic forgiveness" of any less-than-won derful grades more than five years old. See also: West Virginia Board of Regents B.A. Program. WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY ~3 Non-Traditional Programs,309 Sherman Hall Macomb, IL 61455 USA Dr. Hans Moll, Director, Non-Traditional Programs Many fields 1899 Non-resident Non-profit, state (309) 298-1929 The Board of Governors B.A. can be earned entirely by correspondence study. Fifteen of 120 semester hours must be earned at a B.O.G. university, and 40 must be upper division. The 15 units that must be earned after enrolling can be done by correspondence, on campus in Macomb, or through extension courses at locations around the state. Students who did not graduate from an Illinois high school must pass an exam on the U.S. and Illinois state constitution, or take an equivalent course in political science. All students must pass a University Writing Exam. Western Illinois provides a helpful guide to the preparation of a prior learning portfolio. Credit for learning e~periences and many equivalency e~ams. The total cost of the program depends on the number and type of courses taken. The cost of assessing a life experience portfolio is only $30. Students from other countries are admitted, but they must have a U.S. address to which materials can be sent. WESTERN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY 10202 N. l9th Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85021 USA Elena Pattison, Director of Admissions B, M Residency Non-profit, independent Business, accounting, computers, management, general studies (602) 943-2311 1978 $$ B.S. in accounting, management, or computer information science; B.A. in general studies; M.B.A.; M.S. in accounting and computer information science, offered by evening study on campuses in Arizona and in London, England. Subject areas include management, accounting, and computer information science. Courses are given in an "accelerated semester" format. Each course takes one month, two evenings a week. The undergraduate programs may be completed in 29 months. The Master's degree is a 12-month program. Advanced standing may be awarded if the student proves to be com petent in and can demonstrate knowledge of course content. Assessment by portfolio and COMP/ACT Composite Examination are two ways of demonstrating this knowledge. WESTERN MARYLAND COLLEGE Westminster, MD 21157 USA Joseph S. Rigell, Director of Admissions Education of the deaf and sensory impairment 1867 M Residency Non-profit, independent (301) 848-7000 $$$$ Master of Education and Master of Science in sensory impairment, two programs to prepare professionals to teach the hearing impaired and to work with the hearing and visually impaired. Courses are conducted during late afternoon and evening hours except in the summer. Programs can also be completed in three consecutive nine-week summer sessions, with provision for independent study at home in between. WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY Kalamazoo, MI 49008 USA Robert M. Hedrick, Dean of Admissions Many fields 1903 B, M, D Residency Non-profit, state (616) 383-1600 $$ The following degrees are available through the Office of Evening and Weekend Programs: Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts m ~aucatlon, Master o~ ~oclal wor~, Master OI Arts, and Education Specialist. The following degrees are available entirely through off-campus regional centers: Bachelor of Science in general university studies, mechanical engineering and manufacturing; Master of Arts in many fields; Master of Social Work; Master of Science; and Master and Doctor of Public Administration. Residency requirements can be satisfied through work completed at a W.M.U. regional center. WESTERN NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE School of Continuing Higher Education, 1215 Wilbraham Rd. Springfield,MA 01119 USA Lori-Anne Reidy, Director Admissions 1919 B ~esidency Non-profit, independent (413) 782-3111 $$$ Bachelor of Arts in liberal studies and Bachelor of Science in law enforcement are offered entirely through part-time evening study. WESTFIELD STATE COLLEGE Western Ave. Westfield, MA 01086 USA William M. Crean, Director of Admissions Many fields 1838 B, M Residency Non-profit, state 413) 568-3311 Weekend, evening, and summer classes leading to a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts, Master of Science, and Master of Education. WESTMINSTER COLLEGE (Penn~ylvania) New Wilmington, PA 16172 USA Robert A. Latta, Acting Dean of Admissions Many fields 1852 Residency Non-profit, church (412) 94~8761 $$$$ Up to 75% of the necessary units may be earned by an assessment of prior learning experiences. Assessment is limited to students admitted to degree program, and is combined with minimum of nine course units completed in residence. Cost of assessment is $395, regardless of amount of credit awarded. Completion of assessment portfolio typically requires at least six months. Evening courses and assessment offered through Lifelong Learning Program. See also: East Central College Consortium. WESTMINSTER COLLEGE (Utah) Of fice of Adult and Extended Education, 1840 S. 13th East Salt Lake City, UT 84105 USA Brad Ericson, Association Director of Admissions Many fields 1875 Residency Non-profit, independent (801) 488-4200 $$$ Bachelor's degrees in 25 fields. Up to one third of the necessary units may be earned by an assessment of prior learning experiences. Some degrees in business and the social sciences may be earned through evening programs. Assessment is limited to students admitted to a degree program and is done after enrollment, at a cost of $173 for the class and a $300 assessment fee. WHITWORTH COLLEGE Spokane,WA 99251 USA ~r. Dale E. Soden, Coordinator of Continuing Studies 1890 B, M Residency Non-profit, church (5~9) 466-3222 $$ Bachelor of Arts in accounting, Bachelor of Arts in business management, Bachelor of Science in health management, M.S. in health education/promotion or health administration through evening and summer programs and independent study. The tuition for degrees earned in the evening is one quarter of that for daytime programs. WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY Regional Campus B, M rr ~ , lV~ 70 / ~ Pauline Christensen, Chair, Adult Division Many fields 1858 Residency Non-profit, church (507) 457-5000 $$ Bachelor's degrees in arts, sciences, business, education, nursing, and paralegal; Master of Science degrees in education, counseling and educational administration; and M.B.A. Adult students in undergraduate degrees, except teaching or nurs ing, may qualify for credit for life experience. Many courses available evenings. Minimum of 48 credits required from W.S.U. WITTENBERG UNIVERSITY School of Continuing Education, P.O. Box 720 Springfield, OH 45501 USA Kenneth G. Benne, Director of Admissions Liberal studies, business administIation 1845 Residency Non-profit, church (513) 327-6231 $$$$ The degrees of B.A. in Liberal Studies, B.A. in Business Administration, and a B.A. degree completion program for reg istered nurses can be done entirely through evening study. Credit is given for standard equivalency e~ams, and special e~cams will be devised in areas not covered by standard tests. WORLD COLLEGE 5193 Shore Drive, Suite 113 Virginia Beach, VA 23455 John R. Drinko, President Electronics engineering technology 1992 Non-resident Proprietary (804) 4644600 $$$ The degree of Bachelor in Electronics Engineering Technology is offered entirely by home study by this institutions which is affiliated with the Cleveland Institute of Electronics. Accreditation is from the National Home Study Council. X AVIER EVENING COLLEGE College of Continuing Education Cincinnati, OH 45207 USA Rene A. Durand Jr., Director of Admissions Various fields 1831 B, M Residency Non-profit, church (513) 745-3000 $$$ Xavier offers a Bachelor of General Studies, a Bachelor of Science in business administration, and other Bachelor's degrees in nuclear medical technology, modern foreign languages, computer science, and communication arts, either through weekend study or evening study. Extremely low tuition is available for people over 60. STATE AND FOREIGN AGENCIES FOR HIGHER EDUCATION State Agencies Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education 401 Adams Avenue Montgomery,AL 36105 (205)242-2900 Dr. Fred Gainous, Chancellor Commission on Higher Education 3465 Norman Bridge Road Montgomery,AL 36105 (205)281-1921 Dr. Henry J. Hector, Executive Director Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education, P. O. Box 110505,400 Willoughby Ave. Juneau, AK 99811 (907) 465-2854 Dr. Kerry D. Romesburg Arizona Arizona Commission for Postsecondary Education 2020 North Central Avenue Phoenix,AZ 85007 (602)229-2591 Dr. Edward A. Johnson, Executive Director Arkansas Department of Education 114 E. Capital Avenue Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 324-9300 Dr. Diane Gilleland, Director California Private Postsecondary Education Division P. O. Box 944272 Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 322-1855 Ms. Jeanne Bird, Director Postsecondary Education Commission 1303JSt. Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 445-7933 Dr. Warren H. Fox, Executive Director Colorado Commission on Higher Education 1300 Broadway, 2nd Floor Denver, CO 80203 (303) 866-2723 Mr. Robert J. Moore, Acting Executive Director Connecticut Board of Governors for Higher Education 61 Woodland St. Hartford, CT 06105 (203) 566-5766 Dr. Andrew G. De Rocco, Commissioner of Higher Education Delaware Postsecondary Education Commission Carvel State Office Building 820 N. French St. Wilmington,DE 19801 (302) 571-3862 Dr. John F. Corrozi, Executive Director District of Columbia Office of Postsecondary Education, Research and Assistance 2100 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., Suite 401 Washington, DC 20020 (202) 727-2739 Mrs. Sheila Drews, Acting Chief Florida Postsecondary Education Planning Commission Florida Department of Education Florida Education Center Tallahassee, FL 32399 (904) 488-7894 Mr. William B. Proctor, Executive Director Georgia Board of Regents of the University System 244 Washington St. SW Atlanta, GA 30334 (404) 656-2202 Dr. H. Dean Propst, Chancellor Hawaii Office of (~'onsumer Protection Depar~ment of Commerce and Consumer Affairs 250 S. King St. Honolulu, Hl 96813 (808) 548-2560 Philip Doi, Director Idaho State Board of Education 650 West State St., Room 307 Boise, ID 83720 (208) 334-2270 Dr. Raybum Barton, Executive Director Illinois Illinois Board of Higher Education 500 Reisch Bldg., 4 W. Old Capital Square Springfield, IL 62701 (217) 782-2551 Dr. Richard D. Wagner, Executive Director Indiana Commission for Higher Education 101 West Ohio St., Suite 550 Indianapolis, lN 46204 (317) 232-1900 Dr. Clyde R. Ingle, Commissioner for Higher Education Iowa Board of Regents Old Historical Building Des Moines, IA 50319 (515) 281-3934 Mr. R. Wayne Richey, Executive Secretary Kansas Kansas Board of Regents 700 SW Harrison, Suite 1410 Topeka,KS 66603 (913)296-3421 Dr. Warren Corman, Interim E~cecutive Director Kentucky Council on Higher Education West Frankfort Of fice Complex U.S. 127 South, Suite 101 Frankfort, KY 40601 Dr. Gary S. Cox, Executive Director (502) 564-3553 Louisiana Board of Regents 150 ThW St., Suite 129 Baton Rouge, LA 70801 (504) 342-4253 Dr. Sammie W. Cosper, Commissioner of Higher Education Louisiana Proprietary School Commission P.O. 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Ray Cleere, Commissioner of Higher Education Missouri Department of Higher Education 101 Adams St. Jefferson City, MO 65101 (314) 751-2361 Dr. Charles J. McClain, Commissioner of Higher Educa tion Montana Montana University System 33 S. Last Chance Gulch Helena, MT 59620 (406) 444-6570 Dr. Carol Krause, Commissioner of Higher Education Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education, 6th Floor, Capitol Bldg., Suite 305, P. O. Box 95005 Lincoln,NE 68509 (402)471-2847 Dr. Bruce G. Stahl, Executive Director Nevada Commission on Postsecondary Education 1820 E. Sahara, Suite 160 Las Vegas, NV 89104 Mr. John V. Griffin, Administrator New Hampshire Postsecondary Education Commission (702) 486-7330 2 Induslrial Park Drive Concord, NH 03301 (603) 271-2555 Dr. James A. Busselle, Executive Director New Jersey Department of Higher Education 20 W. State St., CN 542 Trenton, NJ 08625 (609) 2924310 Dr. Edward D. 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Bonaiuto, Secretary of Education Tennessee Higher Education Commission, Parkway Towers, Suite 1900 404 James Robertson Pkwy. Nashville, TN 37243 (615) 741-3605 Dr. George M. Roberts, Director of Licensure Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board P.O. Bo~ 12788, Capitol Station Austin, TX 78711 (512) 483-6100 Dr. Kenneth H. Ashworth, Commissioner Utah Utah System of Higher Education 355 West North Temple, Suite 560 Salt Lake City, UT 84180 (801) 538-5247 Dr. Sterling R. Provost, Assistant Commissioner Vermont Vermont Higher Education Council Box 70 Hyde Park, VT 05655 (802) 635-9711 Ann Turkle, Executive Director Virginia State Council of Higher Education 101 North 14th St., 9th Floor Richmond, VA 23219 Dr. Gordon K. Davies, Director (804) 225-2137 Washington Council for Postsecondary Education 917 Lakeridge Way Olympia, WA 98504 (206) 753-3241 Dr. Elson S. Floyd, Executive Director West Virginia Board of Trustees 1018 Kanawha Blvd. East, Suite 700 Charleston, WV 25301 (304) 558-0669 Dr. Paul Marion, Chancellor Wisconsin Board of Vocational, Technical & Adult Education P.O.Box7874 Madison, WI 53707 (608) 266-1770 Dwight A. York, Director Wyoming Coordinating Council for Postsecondary Education 122 W.25th St., 1st Floor West Cheyenne WY 82002 (307) m-7763 Russell A. Hansen, Executive Offlcer Guam Pacific Post-Secondary Education Council P. O. Box 23067 G M F Guam 96921 (617) 73~2962 William A. Kinder, Executive Director Puerto Rico Council on Higher Education Univ. of Puerto Rico Station, Box 21876 SanJuan,PR 00931 (809)758-3350 Dr. Ismael Ramirez-Soto, Executive Secretary FOREIGN AGENCIES Australia Department of Education MLC Tower, Keltie St. Phillip, ACT 2606 (062) 891333; telex 62116 Minister for Education Belgium Ministry of National Education (Flemish Sector) Centre Arts Lux., 4th and 5th Floors 58 Ave des Arts, BP5 1040 Brussels (02) 512-66-60 Minister of Education Brazil Ministry of Education and Culture Esplanada dos Ministerios, Bloco L 70.047 Brasilia, DF; (061) 214-8432; telex 2259105 Minister of Education Bulgaria Ministry of Education Blvd A. Stamboliski 18 Sofia 1000 84-81 Minister of Education Cuba Ministry of Higher Education Calle 23y F, Vedado, Havana 3-6655; telex 511253 Minister of Education Denmark Ministry of Education Frederiksholms Kanal 21-25 1220 Copenhagen K. (01) 92-50-00 Minister of Education Egypt Ministry of Education Sharia El Falaky Cairo (02) 27363 Minister of National Education Finland Ministry of Education KirkkokatU3,00170 Helsinki (90) 171636; telex 122079 First Minister of Education for Veterans' Education and Proprietary Schools ~rance Ministry of National Education 110 Rue De Grenelle 75700 Paris (1) 45-50-10-10 Minister of National Education Germany Ministry of Education and Science 5300 Bonn 2, Heinemannstr. 2 (0228) 571; telex 885666 Minister of Education Greece Ministry of Education and Religion Odos Mihalakopoulou 80, Athens (21) 3230461; telex 216059 Minister of Education and Religion Hungary Ministry of Culture and National Education 1055 Budapest, Szalay u. 10/14 530-600 Minister of Culture and National Education India Ministry of Education Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi 110011 (11) 3012380 Minister of Education Indonesia Ministry of Education and Culture Jalan Jenderal Sudirman Senayan, Jakarta Pusat (021) 581618 Minister of Education and Culture Ireland Ministry of Education Marlborough St. Dublin 1 (01) 717101; telex 31136 Minister of Education Israel Ministry of Education and Culture Hakirya, 14 Klausner St., Tel Aviv 414155 Minister of Education Italy Ministry of Education Viale Trastevere 76A 00100 Rome Telex 4759841 Minister of Education Japan Ministry of Education 3-2, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-Ku Tokyo (3) 581-4211 Minister of Education Mexico Secretariat of State for Public Education Republica de Argentina y Gonzales Obregon 28, 06029 Mexico, DF; 5103029 Secretary of Public Education Netherlands Ministry of Education and Science Europaweg 4, POB 25000 2700 LZ Zoetermeer (079) 531911; telex 32636 Minister of Education and Science New Zealand Department of Education Private Bag Wellington (04) 735499 Minister of Education Norway Ministry of Church and Education POB 8119, Dep., 0520 1 Oslo (2) 11-90-90 Minister of Church and Education Philippines Ministry of Education, Culture, and Sports Palacio del Gobernador Gen. 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Educacion, esq. El Conde, Caracas 562-5444 Minister of Education UNACCREDITED SCHOOLS ADAM SMITH UNIVERSITY 5000A West Esplanade, Suite 215 Metarie, LA 70006 Dr. Donald Grunewald, President Many fields 1947 B, M, D Non-resident (800) 732-3796 $$ Degrees based on assessment of work done at accredited schools elsewhere, and on life experience and independent study. The literature indicates President Grunewald has his Doctorate from Harvard, is former president of Mercy College, and lives in New York. Honorary doctorates may be conferred. AMERICAN COASTLINE UNIVERSITY 2200 Veterans Blvd. Kenner, LA 70062 Dr. Raymond Chasse, President Science, technology, business areas, others 1986 B, M, D Non-resident (504) 830-2525 $$ All work may be done over home computers, through participation in one of four international computer services (Compuserve, GEnie, MCI, or Delphi). The university operates its own computer bulletin board in Austria, and has resi dent directors in six nations. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF FINANCE Sunnyvale, CA 94088 Mail returned; apparently out of business. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OXFORD Warnborough College, Boars Hill Oxford, OXl SED England Humanities, science, social science, business Residency (0865) 730901 Study offered thr~ugh Warnborough College, O~ford. The college was the subject of an unfavorable half-hour program on the BBC. AMERICAN COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY 2801 Camino del Rio South San Diego, CA 92108 USA Dr. Henry W. Gaylor, Jr., President Business, psychology, humanities 1986 B, M, D Non-resident Proprietary (619) 298-9040 $$$ No traditional residency required, but students must meet in person with faculty mentors in their area, for a total of at least 90 hours. Work for the degree involves a learning contract covering method of study (innovative, involving comput ers, videotapes and videodiscs; or traditional), number of sessions, locations, etc. Faculty consist of academic advisors and learning resource specialists. Learning sessions must be preplanned, prescheduled, and done in person with the faculty. No instruction is offered by correspondence. Credit is given for prior learning experiences. The university is approved by the state of California. Former name: William Lyon University. Original name: Lyon International University. AMERICAN GRADUATE UNIVERSITY 733 N. Dodsworth Ave. Covina, CA 91724 USA M Paul R. McDonald, Sr., President Non-resident, proprietary ~ ontractmg Wltn ~e~leral government; (~ 66~576 acquisition management $$$ 1975 M.B.A. in the specific area of contracting with the federal government, and a Master of Acquisition Management. Courses may be taken entirely by correspondence, or by attending seminars given at various locations around the U.S. The university is accredited by the National Association of Private Non-traditional Schools and Colleges, a legitimate but unrecognized accreditor. A Bachelor's degree is required for admission. The 24-person faculty is comprised of accoun tants, lawyers, and business and government executives. Has been authorized to grant degrees by the state of California. AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR COMPUTER SCIENCES B, M 2101 Magnolia Ave., Suite 200 Birmingham, AL 35205 Lloyd Clayton, Jr., President 1989 Non-resident (800) 872-2427 $$ Completion of seven home study courses results in the B.S. in computer programming. No faculty are mentioned in the ten-page catalogue although the school did provide background on three instructors (two had Master's degrees, the third expected to receive a Bachelor's soon.) Same management as three other schools, including Dr. Clayton's School of Natural Healing and Chadwick University. Some credit is offered for life experience, in the form of tuition reduction. AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY see: Clayton University AMERICAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (CA) LaPalma,CA 92041 Mail returned; apparently out of business. AMERICAN PACIFIC UNIVERSITY Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Mail returned; apparently out of business. AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN LONDON Archway Central Hall, Archway Close London, N19 3TD England Khurshid A. Khan, Ph.D, President Liberal arts, business, engineering, sciences 1984 B. M, D, Non-resident Non-profit, independent (071) 263-2986 The university operates under the laws of the state of Iowa (which registers, but does not investigate schools). It was originally established as the London College of Science and Technology, later the American University of London. The catalogue states that full-time undergraduate and graduate courses are offered in London, in addition to totally non-resident degrees at all levels through its Distance Learning Center. Credit is earned through independent study, prior work and ex perience, examinations, and courses offered by the armed forces. Each student works with one or more adjunct faculty through guided independent study. A thesis is required of Master's and Doctoral candidates. AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF ORIENTAL STUDIES 309 Saltair Los Angeles, CA 90049 USA 1984 (213) 225-0686 Did not respond to three requests for information, nor is information provided in California's state directory, other than the information that the school was authorized to grant degrees. AMERICAN WORLD UNIVERSITY 1028 Franklin St. Gretna, LA 70053 Dr. Ma~ine Asher, President Many fields of study. B, M, D. Non-resident (504) 363-6880 They say they are a global university, operating by fax, phone, videotape, and satellite. The address is a mail forwarding service. Initially Dr. Asher expressed a willingness to cooperate fully in helping me get a picture of the university. However, after I asked many questions about the credentials of faculty and staff, the actual location of the university (Dr. Asher is in California), and so forth, she declined to answer, and threatened legal action if I printed any details about the university. Accreditation is clairned from the World Association of Universities and Colleges, established by Dr. Asher and her colleague Dr. Frank Burroughs. Dr. Asher wrote that "all of our professors have PhD's" but four of the nine facul ty listed in the catalogue do not show a Ph.D. The literature refers to "thousands of students," in 160 countries, a re markable total for nine faculty, and for a school to achieve in a short time, with minimal advertising. The catalogue says degrees can be earned in thirteen subjects, including English, foreign languages, geography, international relations, Islamic studies, and science. The specialties of the nine faculty members are listed; none has a specialty listed in any of these areas. Our polite request for a clarification of these matters was declined. ANDREW JACKSON UNIVERSITY COLLEGE 13315 Query Mill Rd., Potomac Gaithersburg, MD 20878 USA Jean-Maximillien De La Croi~ De Lafayette Business, management, economics, human resources management 1980 B, M, D Non-resident Non-profit, independent (301) 990-1426 $$ Established by Dr. Jean-Maximillien De La Croix de Lafayette, lawyer, author, and art patron. Instruction by correspon dence study, or residentially in London through London International College and London College for Electronic Engineering. Many courses on cassette in English, French, Arabic, or Greek. Four years, or three years plus three sum mers, required for a Bachelor's degree. Master's requires two years of study, and Doctorate two years beyond Master's. Credit for life experience lean~ing. Faculty advisor evaluates student's past work, chooses or develops courses to be taken, and works with the student on a one-to-one basis. Each course has an examination every 20 to 40 days, and a final exam. Originally in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (original name: American Community College). Not approved by the Maryland State Board for Higher Education. In a recent letter, Dr. De La Croix de Lafayette indicated he may be retiring. ASIAN AMERICAN UNIVERSITY 2043 El Cajon Blvd. San Diego, CA 92104 USA William S. H. Yeung, President l9X0 Proprietary (619) 299-0030 $$ Has been authorized to grant degrees by the state of California. Did not respond to three requests for information about their programs. AUGUST VOLLMER UNIVERSITY SantaAna,CA 92701 Apparently out of business; mail not delivered. AUSTRALIAN COLLEGE OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY 245 Broadway Sydney, N.S.W. 2007 Australia Dr. John Castles, Principal ~mln.~f~linu :~n(l ncvchotherapy Diplomas Non-resident or residency (02) 692-0632 The diploma (not degree) course is offered in classes, or by home study. The principal is a pharmacist and clinical psy chologist who has conducted courses in clinical hypnosis, counseling, psychology, and self-awareness. BERKELEY INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY 235 Montgomery St., Suite 846 San Francisco, CA 94104 Denis Ol~sahl. President MBA (415) 291-8644 or (800) 398-5132 Apparently non-resident Advertising in The Economist maga~ine described a distance learning MBA. A visit to the San Francisco of fice yielded only the information that the catalogue was not yet ready, and some biographical information on members of "The Berkeley Group," many with degrees listed from various Russian universities. Despite several subsequent requests, no catalogue was ever sent, nor did President Opsahl, an attorney, respond to letters asking for further information. Berkeley International University is not approved by the State of California BERNADEAN UNIVERSITY 13615 Vlctory Blvd., Suite 114 Van Nuys, CA 91401 USA Joseph Kadans, Ph.D. Theoloev. Iaw. reflexology, iridology, naturopathy, etc. D,Law Non-resident Non-profit - - -0~ O~ r~ ~~~- (818) 988Ñ5710 A division of the Church of Universology, they have offered correspondence degrees in everything from theology to as tronutrition to law. The two-room headquarters is in a Los Angeles suburb. Bernadean used to be in Nevada, but lost per mission to operate in that state. Founder and president Joseph Kadans, Ps.D., N.D., Th.D., Ph.D., J.D. is licensed to practice law. At times, Bernadean has been recognized by the Committee of Bar Examiners in California. Also offered have been Doctor of Naturopathy, Doctor of Iridology, Doctor of Preventative Medicine, and Doctor of Reflexology. At one point, Bernadean offered a certificate good for absolution of all sins to its graduates. BERNE UNIVERSITY P. O. Box 1080 Wolfeboro Falls, NH 03896 USA Dale L. Berne, Ed.D., Rector 1993 Business, education, psychology, theology, other fields Short residency (603) 569-8648 The doctorate is earned through a combination of independent study and a four-week summer residency on the island of Nevis in the Caribbean. The catalogue states that the University is "chartered by the government of Nevis," and "has at tained candidacy status for accreditation...and is assured of full accreditation after its first class graduates." Presumably the accreditation is from Nevis, as well. Nevis has a population of less than 10,000. The catalogue refers to "the finest in ternational faculty possible..." but none is listed. The doctorate requires 60 credit hours, which can be completed in one year. Financial aid is offered "in the form of low-interest Nevisian government loans when available...." BETA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY Chicago, IL 60606 Apparently out of business; mail not delivered. BOULDER GRADUATE SCHOOL 2880 Folson, Suite 104 Boulder, CO 80304 Antonio Nuf~ez, Academic Dean 1979 M Residency Non-profit, independent (303) 4494676 $$$ Master's degrees in psychology and counseling and in health and wellness, emphasizing a balance between traditional aca demic training and experiential learning. Formerly the Colorado Institute of Transpersonal Psychology. BRIGHTON UNIVERSITY 1164 Bishop St., Suite 124 Honolulu, HI 96813 Clif Soares Business, PsYcholo~Y. social work, Biblical studies, etc. B, M, D Non-resident Church (808) 524-5411, ext. 75 Originally in Louisiana, now using a mail service in Hawaii where schools are not licensed. A part of the United Congregational Church; a course in Christian religion is required. All programs completed through independent study projects, with credit for prior experience. CALIFORNIA AMERICAN UNIVERSITY Escondido, CA 92025 Apparently out of business; mail not delivered. CALIFORNIA COAST UNIVERSITY ~3 700 N. Main St. Santa Ana, CA 92701 USA Thomas M. Neal, Jr., President ,~ ~. s ~ -s' ~ ~ -... ,~ B, M, D Non-resident Proprietary Engineering, education, behavioral science, business (714) 547-9625 1974 $$ California Coast University was one of the first of California's non-resident universities. Non-resident degrees are offered at aU academic levels in the above-mentioned fields of study. Credit is given for prior in-school learning experiences, or for equivalency chaUenge examinations prepared and administered by the university. AU department heads and adjunct fac ulty hold degrees from traditional schools. The university operates from its own building in a Los Angeles suburb, and maintains a lending library to ensure availability of textbooks for all students throughout the world. Combined programs are offered for earning the Bachelor's and Master's or the Master's and Doctorate simultaneously. Accreditation is from the National Association of Private Non-traditional Schools and Colleges, a legitimate but unrecognized accrediting age~cy. Former name: California Westem University. CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF COMMERCE LongBeach,CA 90813 Apparently out of business; mail not delivered. CALIFORNIA GRADUATE INSTITUTE 1100 Glendon Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90024 USA Marvin Koven Psychology and psychotherapy 1968 M, D Residency Non-profit, independent (213) 208-4240 $$ Established to expand the scope of traditional graduate study in psychology and psychotherapy. Faculty are practicing pro fessionals in the field of mental health. Curriculum includes clinical psychology, behavioral medicine, psychoanalysis, and marriage, family and child counseling. CALIFORNIA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MARITAL AND FAMILY THERAPY 4340 Redwood Hwy., Bldg. F #220 San Rafael, CA 94903 USA Dr. Martin Kirschenbaum Marital and family therapy, clinical psychology 1976 Residency Non-profit, independent (415) 472-5511 $$$ The Psy.D. in marital and family therapy and the D.M.F.C. (Doctor of Marital, Family and Child Therapy) are approved by the state of California, so graduates can take state licensing examinations. A Psy.D. in clinical psychology is also available. Classes offered evenings and weekends. CALIFORNIA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY 1649 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90017 USA Mitsugu Honda, President Business management, international business, accounting 1973 B, M Residency Non-profit, independent (213) 381-3719 $$ Specializes in education for international students for whom English is the second language. Evening classes. Has been authorized to grant degrees by the state of California. CALIFORNIA NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY see: Open University of America CALIFORNIA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY ~3 10721 Treena St., Rm. 114, P.O. Box 261387 San Diego, CA 92126 USA N. C. Dalton, Ph.D., President Management and human behavior, business 1976 B, M Non-resident Non-profit, independent (619) 695-3292 $$ M.A. in human behavior, the M.B.A., and the Bachelor's in Business Administration degree programs may be completed entirely by correspondence study. Highly structured programs utilize home study delivery systems. Limited experiential credit is given at undergraduate level only. Students are supplied with study guides written by university faculty, to ac company recognized textbooks in the field. The school is "committed to the training and education of business managers and leaders in the technical, quantitative and theoretical areas of business management (as well as in) interpersonal skills and human resource management." CAMBRIDGE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY Los Angeles, CA 90019 Apparently out of business; mail is returned. CANADIAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT 150 York St., Suite 1804 Toronto,Ontario M5H3S5 Canada Dr. George Korey Business, management 1976 B, M Non-resident Non-profit, independent (416) 960-3805 $$ The Canadian School of Management is a college of advanced management studies offering non-resident self-directed study in business administration, health seNices administration, nursing administration, management, diplomatic and consular studies, and facilities management. There is emphasis on learning through practical experience. Credit is given for prior learning experience as documented in a portfolio. C.S.M. is a member of the International University Without Walls Council. Formerly accredited by the National Home Study Council, but not now. CENTER FOR BUSINESS STUDIES see: ClaytonUniversity CENTER FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDIES 1398 Solano Ave. Albany, CA 94706 USA Margaret S. Alafi, Ph.D., President Clinical and developmental psychology 1979 Residency Non-profit, independent (510) 524-0291 $$$ The Center serves mature professionals who have completed a Master's degree or its equivalent. Ph.D. degrees are offered in clinical and developmental psychology. Both Doctorates are approved by the California State Department of Education and meet educational requirements for the psychology license. Students are encouraged to pursue their own research inter ests for their dissertations and receive ample faculty support. Students may concentrate their studies in organizational psychology. Part-time study is available; the academic calendar is geared to the needs of working students. Former name: the Graduate School of Human Behavior. CENTER GRADUATE COLLEGE 19225 ~meyard Ln. Saratoga,CA 95070 USA Robert Baratta-Lorton Mathematics 1980 M Residency Non-profit, independent (408) 867-3167 $ The sole offering is a Master of Arts in education with a specialization in elementary mathematics. The course-work is designed for current or prospective mathematics resource elementary school teachers. CENTRO SUPERIOR DE ESTUDIOS EMPRESARIALES M Castellana, 91 Non-resident Madrid 16, Spain 456 00 05 Business $$ (P.O. Box 010113, Miami, FL 33101), Mexico City, and Bogota. The literature (all in Spanish) states that they have been authorized by the Ministry of Education to grant degrees. The Master's requires two semesters. The cost is $1,600 if done with textbooks alone, or $2,400 if you are also sent cassette tapes of lectures. A thesis of 80 to 150 pages is re quired. I am concerned that the U.S. address is given as "CESEM (the school's acronym) USA & Intern. University." If this refers to "International University" it may mean an affiliation with one of the existing International Universities (some okay, some less than wonderful), but my letters have not been answered. CENTURY UNIVERSITY ~3 2155 Louisiana Blvd. N.E., #8600 Albuquerque, NM 87110 Donald Breslow, President Many fields 197X B, M, D Non-resident Proprietary (213) 645-3636 ._ $$$ Organized primarily for professional administrators with extensive experience. Tuition is by guided independent study, which involves no classes, one-on-one faculty counseling, and credit for life experience learning. Degrees take a mini mum of nine months to complete. The university was authorized to grant degrees by the state of California. The pro gram is viewed by Century as the final year of traditional study for each degree, so candidates are expected to have sub stantial experience in their field. Century claims accreditation from an unrecognized accrediting agency. Like many other schools, Century misrepresents the findings of a study on the acceptance of non-traditional degrees (see page 17). In 1990, Century moved its offices from Los Angeles to Albuquerque. 12 of the 32 faculty have their own doctorates from Century. CHADWICK UNIVERSITY 1037 S. 22nd St. Birmingham, AL 35205 Tavia Sorrell Business 19Q9 B, M Non-resident Proprietary (205) 933-5680 or (800) 729-2423 $$ Completion of twelve home study courses is required for the Bachelor's and eight for the M.B.A. One of four schools es tablished by Dr. Lloyd Clayton, Jr. (see also: Dr. Clayton's School of Natural Healing, American Institute of Computer Science). Chadwick claims accreditation from the World Association of Universities and Colleges, an unrecognized accred iting agency established by the founders of American World University. CITY UNIVERSITY LOS ANGELES 3%0 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90010 USA Dr. Henry L. N. Anderson, President Arts & Sciences, law, life science/nahlral hygiene B, M, D, Law Non-resident or residency Non-profit, independent (213) 382-3801 $$ City University Los Angeles regards itself as "a finishing school" for students whose studies were interrupted earlier in life. Students should have at least two years of college credits before applying. Little credit for experiential learning. There is a three-day "Bachelor Challenge" Exam for those who have elsewhere completed 75% of the work for a Bachelois. More than one hundred degree titles are available. The university is approved by the State of California Law students qualify to take the California bar exams. Doctoral programs require an oral defense.The catalogue reports that Johnny Carson, Muhammad Ali, Ethel Kennedy, and Coretta King are alumni. CLAYTON UNIVERSITY C3 Clayton, MO 63105 Mail not deliverable in Missouri, but several correspondents report that Clayton is still active in Europe, Asia, and Africa Originally called Open University, and later American International Open University. CLINICAL PSYCHOTHERAPY INSTITUTE San Rafael, CA 94903 Apparently out of business; mail not deliverable. COLUMBIA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY ~3 1415 3rd St. San Rafael, CA 94901 USA Richard L. Crews, M.D., President Many fields 1 q7Q B, M, D, Law Non-resident P~prietary (800) 227~119 - ~ $$$$ Non-resident degrees in many fields through schools of Arts and Sciences, Health and Human Services, International Law and Business, and Administration and Management. The university is approved by the state of California. More than 5,000 students enrolled. Degrees are based on credit for prior learning, completion of a core curriculum normally requir ing 9 to 12 months, and a major project, thesis, or dissertation. A quarterly surcharge is added for persons who do not finish within one year. There is a graduation fee of $25 to $235. The university has two locations: its own building in San Rafael and a retreat center in Petaluma. I served as a consultant to Columbia Pacific in its early years, but not since 1984. Toll-free phone number within California (800) 552-5522. COLUMBIA STATE UNIVERSITY 3925 N. I- 10 Service Rd., #117 Metairie,LA 70002 USA Ronald Tellar Many fields 1976 B, M, D Non-resident Proprietary (504) 889-8831 $$ The address is a mail-forwarding service which sends mail to Mr. Tellar in southern California. Mr. Tellar (who also uses the names Douglas Ford and Herald Crenshaw) refuses to say where the university is actually located. They claim to be accredited by the International Accreditation Association, but they will not say where this alleged accreditor is located. They claim that Jonas Salk and several Nobel laureates hold degrees from this school, which is simply not so. As Herald Crenshaw, Mr. Tellar has published a book which looks somewhat like this one, called University Degrees by Mail, which identifies his own school as "the best university in America," and Greenwich University, with which I used to be affiliated, as "The worst university in America." Mr. Tellar, as Mr. Ford, has claimed that I do not give his school a good writeup because they refuse to pay the bribes that I demand for a good writeup. (This is not true; no school has ever paid a cent to be in this package.) COOK' S INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING ~:3 Hwy. 18, P.O. Box 20345 B Jackson, MS 39029 USA Wallace L. Cook, Director Electronics engineering 1945 Non-resident Propriet~ry (601) 371-1351 $$$$ Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering, entirely by correspondence study, involving completion of 36 courses. Advanced placement is available for experienced electronic technicians having satisfactory prior schooling. The tuition is as low as $3410 in such cases. At least 15 of the 36 courses must be completed after enrolling. The school literature explains in great detail why they are not accredited (no home study engineering program is), and makes clear the distinc tion between their B.S.EE. and the correspondence B.S. in Engineering Technology offered by their chief competitor, Grantham. Wallace Cook, the owner, established this school more than 40 years ago. EUBANKS CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC AND ARTS 4928 S. Crenshaw Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90043 USA Rachel A. Eubanks, President Music and arts 1951 B, M Residency Non-profit, independent (213) 291-7821 $$ The Bachelor's and Master's degrees are offered in performance (classical or jazz), theory and composition, accompanying, and church music. Courses are offered evenings and on weekends. There are a few correspondence courses, and limited credit is given for life experience learning. The conservatory was authorized to grant degrees by the state of California EULA WESLEY UNIVERSITY 900 E. Cornell Ruston, LA 71270 USA Dr. Samuel Wesley, President Business, sociology, religious studies B, M, D Non-resident (318) 255~396 $$ Established in Phoenix, in founder Samuel Wesley's home. Wesley told an Arizona Republic reporter his Doctorate was earned from Eula Wesley "after his thesis...was reviewed by members of the...board of directors," whom he identified as two local educators. Both denied they were on the board, or had conferred the degree. "They're lying," Wesley told the re porter. The article says "Wesley later admitted...his degree was an honorary one, and had been awarded by... James Jenkins, an unemployed janitor and Eula Wesley, Wesley's mother. . ." In Arizona, E.W.U. was accredited by the unrecog nized International Accrediting Commission for Schools, Colleges and Theological Seminaries whose founder, George lnclrla~s scnools aLLr~a~t~a by l~nr~cogni~d accr~diting a~nci~s ¥ Seepage75forexp~anatlono~al~brev~atLonsan~syml~ols Reuter, according to the Republic, came to Phoenix but never visited the "campus." Wesley said Reuter also arranged for five Nigerians to become correspondence students. EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY Amerikalei 131 Antwerp, 2000 Belgium Various fields Residency (021) 631167 $$ The literature is impressive looking and in full color. But I remain confused, and letters to President Nieberdine have not been answered. To their credit, they reproduce "affiliation agreements" between Troy State and Central State University (both accredited), in which those schools agree to accept E.U.'s students into their M.B.A. program. Membership is claimed in the American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business. I cannot locate such an organization. There is an American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business, but E.U. is not a member. The literature states that more than 1,500 students are enrolled in the residential Bachelor's program in language, business, information systems, hotel ad ministration, or public relations, and that the university operates its own radio station in Antwerp. Courses also given in Brussels and in Montreux, Switzerland. EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA 2130 Fulton St. SanFrancisco,CA 94117 USA Business administration M Residency Non-profit, independent (415) 668-0964 $$ The focus is on international business. Students take courses in theory and method, and then work on a personaVprofes sional project that serves as a framework for in-depth research and the development of practical skills. The program re quires 10 to 14 months of full-time attendance to complete. EUROTECHNICAL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY P.O. Box 516 Hilo, HI 96721 USA Science, engineering, and karate 1983 B, M, D Non-resident Proprietary (808) 935-6424 $$$ Established in California in 1983 and moved permanently to Hawaii in 1989, where it operated from the bedroom of President Holbrook's rented home. Professor Holbrook died in early 1994, and it is unclear what path, if any, the University will take, since he was the sole proprietor and staff member. At one time, I respected the quality and integrity of Eurotech's aclivities, awarding doctorates based on research performed by the student in non-academic settings, normal ly an industrial or governmental laboratory. In 1990, Eurotech affiliated with the Rockwell College of Applied Arts and Science, an Ohio karate school with no listed phone, run by Harold Mayle, a man whose only degrees were purchased from the Universal Life Church. Eurotech awarded Mayle a Ph.D. and a D.Sc. based on his karate skills, and has awarded other doctorates to Rockwell personnel based on their karate achievements. Rockwell has claimed that Eurotech is fully accredited, a claim later withdrawn. I had counted Professor Holbrook as a friend, but he refused to communicate with me after I expressed amazement at this turn in the life of his school. A diploma mill called Leiland College of Arts and Science, selling degrees for under $ 100, operates from a Hawaiian post of fice box. Holbrook told a Hawaiian reporter he knew nothing about Leiland, but the reporter determined that Holbrook had rented the box, and later turned it over to a colleague, Brett Brady. Neither Holbrook nor Brady ever commented on this matter. FAIRFAX UNIVERSITY ~3 2900 West Fork Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70827 USA Malcolm Large, The Administrator Many fields 1986 B, M, D Non-resident Non-profit, independent (504) 292-3496 "Programme Participants" (students) work at their own pace, assisted by a "Programme Supervisor" (faculty), to com plete work required by a "Study Plan" (learning contract). On completion of this work plus a paper, thesis, or disserta tion, and the approval of an external assessor, deBree is awarded. My wife and I were two of the four founders of Fairfax; we resigned two months after the first enrollment in 1986. We thought we had parted company with Mr. Large and President Alan Jones amicably, but soon after, Ml: Jones attempted (unsuccessfully) to persuade authorities in California to prevent me from selling this package, because he didn't like some things I said in it, and he later sued my wife and me in an unsuccessful attempt to involve us in a lawsuit between Fairfax and Columbia Pacific (for whom he used to work). When I visited the address, I found no Fairfax office, but a secretarial service, that apparently forwards mail and messages to The Administrator and the President who live in England. FEATHER RIVER UNIVERSITY B P. O. Box 1900 (916) 8724404 Paradise, CA 95969 W. Jay Murphy Offers an external degree in martial arts and physical education, allowing recognized practitioners to combine verifiable Eastern training and rank with previously earned college credit. The ultimate goal of FRU is to establish a new school of medicine. FREIE UND PRIVATE UNIVERSITAT Degersheimerstrasse 29 Herisau AR,9100 Switzerland L. Mattei, President V ~ c fi.o1A~ Non-resident (071) 52 35 25 The university is apparently legitimate, but not recognized by the Swiss Central Of fice for Higher Education, and the de grees are not recognized in Germany. Degrees offered in behavioral science, arts and humanities, social science, and liber al studies. They also use the French (Universite Libre et Prive) and Italian (Universita Libera e Privata) versions of their GESTALT INSTITUTE OF NEW ORLEANS 3500 St. Charles Ave., Suite 208 New Orleans, LA 70115 USA Ann Teachworth, Director Gestalt therapy, neurolinguistic programming 197~ Diplomas Non-resident Proprietary (504) 891-1212 ._ $$ Registered with the Louisiana Board of Regents, an automatic, non-evaluative process. Evening and weekend courses leading to two levels of diploma. GOLDEN STATE UNIVERSITY (CA) see Honolulu University GRADUATE SCHOOL FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT San Diego, CA 92101 Apparently out of business; mail not deliverable. GRADUATE SCHOOL OF AMERICA 3033 E~celsior Blvd., Suite 300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 Linda Lucas, Admissions Counselor Education, human services, organi~ation & management, interdisciplinary studies 1993 M, D Unaccredited, state-approved Short residency Proprietary (612) 924-2374 or (800) 987-1133 $$$$ The Graduate School of America is a major, well-funded, and ambitious new effort to create a non-traditional institution along the lines of Walden University and the Union Institute: long periods of guided independent study and research, with an intensive summer residency. President Harold Abel was formerly president of three accredited universities, including Central Michigan and Walden. Vice President Donald Crawford was vice president and dean of the Union Institute. Board chairman Stephen Shank is an attorney who was President and CEO of Tonka Corporation. TGSA, as they call them selves, was approved in late 1993 by the Minnesota Higher Education Coordinating Board. The approval was unanimous, despile vigorous opposition by traditionalists such as the chancellor of the State University System who went "on record as strenuously opposing" TGSA, as a "mail order school." TGSA is actively pursuing accreditation with the North Central Association. Since NCA is the agency that accredited Walden and Union, the TGSA prospects are good. The school's catalogue and other materials are comprehensive and well-designed. GRADUATE SCHOOL OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR see: Center for Psychological Studies GREENWICH UNIVERSITY 6 100 Kamehameha Avenue Hilo, HI 96720 Dr. Stuart Johnson, President Most academic fields, plus law, theology 1972 B,M,D,Law Una~dited Non-resident (800) FOR HILO (US and Canada) (808) 935-9934 (elsewhere) $$ Greenwich University evolved from the International Institute for Advanced Studies, one of the oldest non-traditional graduate schools in the U.S. I was the full-time president of Greenwich (and its predecessor) from 1986 to 1991, but am no longer involved. The model is one of "filling in gaps." A student's learning (however it occurred) is matched against standards for what a degree-holder should know. Any gaps are filled in through guided independent study, based on a learn ing contract developed by student and faculty mentors. A major paper, thesis or dissertation is required, but it may be based on work previously completed. The adjunct faculty of 150 include many well known scholars and authors. The Greenwich University School of Theology operates from of fices in England and Scotland; there is an affiliation with an accredited school of art in New Zealand, and an office in Australia. The university operates from its own building in Hawaii's second largest city, and has initiated the accreditation process with the unrecognized but legitimate Pacific Association of Schools and Colleges HAWTHORNE UNIVERSITY (California) Cotati, CA 94952 USA General studies 19~2 B, M, D Residency (707) 795-7168 Hawthorne opened in the fall of 1982, offering degrees at all levels in general studies, with an emphasis at the Master's level in humanistic computer studies. In 1988, the university was still in operation, although apparently no longer au thorized by the state of California. (The Bachelor's is offered as a convenience for those going on to higher degrees.) Hawthorne evolved from a formerly-state-approved school named Paideia, now apparently alive but dormant in Berkeley. Indeed, 7 of the 10 Hawthorne faculty have their highest degree from Paideia They utilize the "Paideian process" in which interdisciplinary groups of 12 or so meet each week and the entire school meets one Saturday a month. HAWTHORNE UNIVERSITY (Utah) They threatened with such vigor to sue me into oblivion if I said anything whatsoever about their school, so I won't at this time. HEED UNIVERSITY Alumni and Information Center, P.O. Box 311 Hollywood,FL 33022 USA Dr. Marvin Hirsch, President Psychology, philosophy, education, business administration, law 197n B, M, D, Law Non-resident Non-profit, independent (305) 925-1600 $$$ Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, Master of Arts, Master of Business Administration, Ph.D., Doctor of Education, Doctor of Business Administration, Doctor of Arts, and Doctor of Psychology. The Ph.D. and S.J.D. degrees require a dissertation, the other Doctorates do not. In 1986, Heed moved from Florida, where they had been 16 years, to the U.S. Virgin Islands. The phone above is their Florida information center. Heed had been granted approval to conduct courses and confer degrees by the Department of Education of the Virgin Islands, but this may be in doubt. Heed also operates the Thomas Jefferson College of Law in California, which is recognized by the Committee of Bar E~aminers, and awat~s law degrees thrwgh correspondence study, including a four-year J.D. whose graduates may take the California bar, an S.J.D. (juridical science), and a non-bar-qualifying J.D. that may be completed in as little as six months. There are combined M.B.A~.D. and D.B.A./J.D. programs. HISPANIC UNIVERSITY 255 E. 14th St. B, M, D Oakland, CA 94606 USA Residency B. Roberto Cruz, President Education, business, health care 1981 Non-profit, independent (510) 451-0511 $$ A multilingual, multicultural approach to higher education. There is a contract with Northrop University, Los Angeles, to enroll Hispanics in their school of engineering. HONOLULU UNIVERSITY OF ARTS, SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES ~3 500 Ala Moana Blvd, Suite 7-400 Honolulu, Hl 96814 Dr. Warren Walker, President 1978 B, M, D Non-resident Independent (808) 955-7333 Degrees at all levels can be earned through correspondence courses, a great many of which are listed in the catalogue, in dozens of fields of study. Formerly Golden State University, which operated from four cities in California. HOUSTON INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY Houston, TX 77001 Apparently out of business; mail not deliverable. HUMAN RELATIONS INSTITUTE 5200 Hollister Ave. Santa Barbara, CA 93111 USA Counseling psychology Residency Non-profit, independent (805) 967-4557 $$$ The degree is available through weekend courses held once a month. The institute is approved by the state of California, so graduates are eligible for the M F.C.C. Iicense exam. INNER CITY CULTURAL CENTER 1605 N. Ivar St. Los Angeles, CA 90028 USA C. Bernard Jackson, Director 1966 (213) 962-2102 $1,600/year Has been authorized to grant degrees by the state of California. Did not respond to three requests for information on their programs. INSl'ITUTE FOR INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 510 Oakmead Pkwy. Sunnyvale, CA 94026 USA Proprietary 1983 (408) 749-0133 Has been authorized to grant degrees by the state of California. Did not respond to three requests for information on their programs. INSTITUTE FOR THE ADVANCED STUDY OF HUMAN SEXUALITY 13 1523 Franklin St. SanFrancisco,CA 94109 USA Robert T. McIlvenna, M.Div., Ph.D., President Human sexuality 1976 M, D Short residency Proprietary (415) 928-1133 $$$ Master of Human Sexuality, Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Education, and Doctor of Human Sexuality. Minimum of nine weeks of residency for the Master's, and 15 weeks for the Doctorates, although additional residency is encouraged. The Master's requires three trimesters of enrollment, and the Doctorate programs require S trimesters each, with a mini mum of three weeks' residency each trimester. Founders include prominent sexologists, such as Kinsey's coauthor, Wardell Pomeroy. They believe there is a "woeful lack of professionals who are academically prepared in the study of human sexuality." The Institute's intention is to rectify this lack by training professionals as sexologists. Many lectures available on videocassette. A comprehensive exam and a basic research project are required. Each Doctorate has a different emphasis: one in scientific inquiry, one in academic skills, and one in therapy and counseling. The Institute is approved by lhe state of California. INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS 1212 Roxas Blvd., Ermita, Manila, Philippines Emmanuel T. Santos, Ph.D. Business administration and international management M, D Non-resident 57-39-81 The Master of Business Administration, Master of International Management, and Doctor of Business Administration of fered residentially and by correspondence. The academy (formerly called International University) had considerable difficul ties with authorities, more for political than academic reaions, during the Marcos regime. After Marcos' departure, the academy was issued a special permit by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports, "to offer and conduct on an ex perimental basis, the graduate course in business administration leading to the degree of Master of Arts in Business Administration and the Ph.D. in Management." Accreditation was claimed from an unrecognized and now defunct accred iting agency. INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE (Santa Monica) see: SierraUniversity INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES see: Greenwich University INTERNATIONAL JAPAN UNIVERSITY Orange, CA 92666 Apparently out of business; mail not deliverable. INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT CENTRE, BUCKINGHAM see: Northland Open University INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND LEGAL STUDIES London, England Apparently out of business; mail not deliverable. \ INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (Missouri)' 1301 S. Noland Rd., Independence, MO 64055 USA ~ Dr. John W. Johnston, Chancellor Many fields 1973 B, M, D Non-resident Non-profit, independent (816) 461-3633 .,~ Degrees at all levels offered through correspondence~tudy. Claims accreditation, but not from any recognized agency. The catalogue indicates that there are campuses all over the world: Japan, Mexico, India, Australia, etc. No faculty are named in the literature, nor is the source of the degrees of the staff members given. There is, or has been, an affiliation with the Sussex College of Technology, which has been identified as a degree mill by every major British newspaper and educa tional authority. This affiliation is vigorously defended by International University's vice president and dean of faculties, P~fessor Dr. Marcel Dingli-Attard de'baroni Inguanez, Ph.D. as being "legal" and "valid" since the Sussex degrees "are definitely accepted in many countries." (I am not aware of any.) International University absorbed Mayer University in the late 1970s. See also: Marquis Guiseppe Scicluna International University Foundation. In 1993, in some literature, ac creditation was still being claimed from the International Accrediting Commission, which was shut down by the Missouri Attorney General several years ago. INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (New York) New York, NY Apparently out of business; mail not deliverable. INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (Philippines) see: International Academy of Management and Economics IRVINE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS 16591 Noyes Ave. Irvine, CA 92714 USA Presumably business (714) 556-8890 1985 Has been authorized by the state of California to grant degrees. Despite three requests, no information was sent on their programs. JOHN RENNIE UNIVERSITY 4 Ross Irvine, CA 92664 USA 1984 (714) 834-9070 Has been authorized by the state of California to grant degrees. Did not respond to three requests for information about their programs. KENNEDY WESTERN UNIVERSITY 1459 Tyrell Lane Boise, ID 83706 USA Paul Saltman, President Business administration and management, criminal justice, education, engineering, psychology 1984 B, M, D, Law Non-resident Proprietary (208) 375-5402 or (800) 635-2900 $$$ Courses based on achieving specific behavioral objectives. Credit for prior college work, work and life experience, and challenge exams. Students work with an academic support team: resident faculty advisor, adjunct faculty mentor in the student's vicinity, and work site evaluator (a senior employee at the student's place of work). Admission requires evalua tion of a portfolio of work, life and educational experience, and five years of degree-related work experience. Study in volves challenge exams, independent study and writing and defending a thesis or dissertation. The university offers a "cur riculum comparability guarantee: which "allows for a 100% refund if a graduate can show that the courses, texts, and pro fessors were any different from a traditional university." Kennedy-Western will reimburse the airfare for any student who wishes to visit the school's California office. There is also an of fice in Honolulu, Hawaii and in several international lo cations. KENSINGTON UNIVERSITY ~3 124 S. Isabel St. Glendale, CA 91206 USA Alfred A. Calabro, J.D., President Business, engineering, social sciences, education, law 1976 B, M, D, Law Non-resident Proprietary (818) 240-9166 or (800) 423-2495 The programs are designed for the mature adult student who is capable of self-directed study. All coursework is accom plished by home study, with guidance and instruction provided by faculty advisors. Most coursework consists of guided self-paced reading of assigned texts, and completion of a final project. Non-required seminars are offered periodically in Italy, Thailand, Japan, and England (where residential programs are available at the Bachelor's and Master's level through the facilities of City Commercial College in London). The Kensington School of Law is registered with the Committee of Bar Examiners, and its students qualify to take the California bar exam, where they have had considerable success. Toll-free number in California (800) 421-9115. KENT COLLEGE see: LaSalle University (Louisiana) KNIGHTSBRIDGE UNIVERSITY A heavily-advertised new "university" whose address in Copenhagen, Denmark is a private apartment, the occupant of which forwards the mail to the same man who has run the equally elusive University de la Romande (see listing in this section). KOH-E-NOR UNIVERSITY see: University of Santa Monica L A FAYETTE UNI VERSITY 10730 E. Bethany Drive, Suite 102 Aurora, CO 80014 Ms~r. John Thompson, Vlce President B, M, D Non-resident Non-profit, church ~, ~ _ , _~ __... (303) 368-5541 Degrees in divinity studies, religious education, pastoral wellness, psychotherapy, theology, counseling, and pastoral psy chotherapy. The 1989 catalogue states that Lafayette is "the only accredited institution in the U.S." offering degree cours es in nutrimedical arts and sciences. No nutrimedicine courses are offered, and Lafayette's accreditation comes from the Department of Education and Academic Affairs which "has the authority within our own church to charter and accredit..." The university is affiliated with the Mercian Rite (Orthodox) Catholic Church. No names appear in the catalogues. Father Thompson writes, "Please know that Lafayette University is state accredited." However the Colorado Commission on Higher Education does not accredit schools, and has written that Lafayette "marginally qualifies'' for state authori~ation. LA JOLLA UNIVERSITY 5005 Texas St., 4th floor San Diego, CA 92108 USA Dr. Kamal L. Ranasinghe, President Business administration, health services administration, behavioral studies 1977 B, M, D Short residency Proprietary (619) 293-3760 $$ Learners participate in defining their needs, goals, and aspirations, then attend small evening/weekend classes and semi nars. Some students can study independently, providing they keep pace with the resident programs. All students must come to San Diego for initial counseling, oral discussions, and dissertation defense. Bachelor's students must have equiv alent of two years of college before admission. LASALLE UNIVERSITY (Louisiana) P. O. Box 4000 Mandeville, LA 70470 P. A. Zar, Executive Director Many fields of study 1986 B, M, D, Law Non-resident Non-profit, church (504) 624-8932/(800) 283-0017 Degrees are offered in many fields of study entirely by correspondence study. The university's literature states that "The purpose and mission of LaSalle University is to provide education...in Biblical studies, theology; and in theocentric (God-centered) studies in applied fields" such as holistic health care, theocentfic psychology, management degrees in business and public administration, criminal justice management, health services management, hotel and restaurant man agement, computer science, and engineering. "The Biblical Christian perspective serves as the framework and intertwin ing basis for the conduct of all educational programs at LaSalle." All programs are offered through the education ministry of the World Christian Church, and are denominational, theocentric, and non-secular. Acceptance as a student is acceptance into the church's education ministry. (There is no connection with the traditional LaSalle University in Philadelphia, or the defunct LaSalle Extension University, formerly in Chicago. To my knowledge, LaSalle has never attempted to mis lead the public by implying or stating that there was any connection with any other LaSalle.) Same management as Kent College of Louisiana LAURENCE UNIVERSITY (California) see: University of Santa Barbara LONDON COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY see: American University of London LONDON INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE 67/83 Seven Sisters Rd. London, N7 6BU England Dr. N. Zaffiris, Course Advisor Business, marketing B, M Residency (01) 263~464 The degrees are offered in cooperation with Andrew Jackson University College of Maryland, USA. The program requires a year of study, a thesis, and two sets of formal written examinations. The most recent literature I have seen does not re flecl the fact that Andrew Jackson University is now Andrew Jackson University College, and has moved from Louisiana to Maryland. LOS ANGELES INSTITUTE AND SOCIETY FOR PSYCHOANALYTIC STUDIES 1100 Glendon Ave., Suite 933 Los Angeles, CA 90024 USA Milton J. Horowitz, Dean Psychoanalytic training. 1970 M, D Residency Non-profit, independent (213) 208-3090 $ Systematic training for mental health professionals. A program of coursework, personal analysis, supervised analyses, and a case presentation. Students must already have a license to practice in the state of Califomia LOS ANGELES PSYCHOANALYTIC SOCIETY AND INSTITUTE Los Angeles,CA 90025 Apparently out of business; mail is undeliverable. LOS ANGELES PSYCHOSOCIAL CENTER 6380 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1110 Los Angeles, CA 90048 USA Melanie K. Moran, Director 1963 Non-profit, independent (213) 652-4666 Has been authorized to grant degrees by the state of Califomia. Did not respond to three requests for information on their programs. LOS ANGELES UNIVERSITY 6862 Vanscoy Ave. North Hollywood, CA 91605 USA D. E. Brimm, Director 1964 M, D Non-profit, independent (213) 875-0792 Was authorized to grant degrees by the state of California Address appears to be a private home; there are no signs to in dicate it is a university. Did not respond to three requests for information on their programs. MELLEN UNIVERSITY Box 450 Lewiston, NY 14092 Herbert Richardson, President 1993 B, M, D Non-resident or short residency Proprietary (800) 635-5368 The University is an outgrowth of the Edwin Mellen Press, which apparently one of the largest academic publishing houses in the world, specializing in short-run editions of very specialized academic texts. In a long cover story, the re spectable academic magazine Lingua Franca called the press ~'a quasi-vanity press cunningly disguised as an academic publishing house...the brainchild of Herbert Richardson, a former University of Toronto professor of religion and one time Moonie apologist with a Ph.D. in the sociology of religion from Harvard..." Richardson says he is going to sue the magazine because of this article, published in the September 1993 edition (and available from LinguaFranca, 172 E. Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck, NY 10643 for $6). In their advertising in the Toronto Globe and Mail, Mellen University has offered "a fully accredited British MPhil or PhD by writing a thesis for external examination." Mellen claims to be accredited, because they are chartered on the commonwealth island of Turks and Caicos, and follow the British system of "quality control (accreditation)." The catalogue says "Mellen University has received a license from the government of the Turks and Caicos Islands and, virtually, the British government." The "virtually" presumably is be cause Turks is a Commonwealth country. Lingua Franca claims Mellen's first graduating class consisted of 11 ministers from North Carolina who "were interviewed for half an hour each by Frederic Will (whose field is comparative literature), after which Will deemed all eleven candidates qualified for Ph.D.'s. A long page-one article in the Toronto Globe and Mail suggests that the University of Toronto, where Professor Richardson has tenure, is considering dismissing him, and that Richardson plans to contest this, should it happen. Mellen heavily advertises a Bachelor's degree based on life expe rience for under $1,000. My first awareness of Mellen came when a friend with two earned doctorates left a message on their answering machine asking for a catalogue. He received a letter saying, "Based on our conversation, achieving the de gree you so richly deserve is well within your grasp. It is amazing how many are like yourself, with all the knowledge and experience and without the recognition and credentials." Dr. Richardson has also announced his intent to acquire the campus of a defunct college in Dodge City, Kansas and open the University of Western Kansas on the site. Stay tuned for further details in this most intriguing set of developments. MORE UNIVERSITY 3237 Deerhill Rd. Lafayette, CA 94549 USA Carol Bussen, Registrar and professor of basic sensuality 1978 (510) 930-6972 In a Playboy interview, founder Victor Baranco said, "We have 21 acres...we have the best sex information in the world...we have jealousy handled. We have the 72-hour orgasm handled. We have the how to have children and still be happy problem solved...and we have just applied to be a university." They did, and they were authorized to grant degrees by the state of California, but they have not responded to three requests for information on their programs. N ATIONAL SCHOOLS 292 S. La Cienega Blvd., Suite 100 Beverly Hills, CA 90211 USA Len Nelson, President 1984 M Proprietary (213) 854-0380 Has been authorized to grant degrees by the state of California. Did not respond to three requests for information on their programs. NEW WORLD CENTER FOR ADVANCED STUDIES 3154B College Drive, # 546 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 USA DL Robert F. Kephart, President Fire science, safety and health services 1988 B, M, D Proprietary No listed phone Purpose is to offer non-residential degree programs to fire and life safety professionals. NEWPORT UNIVERSITY 6 3720 Campus Dr. Newport Beach, CA 92660 USA Dr. Ted Dalton, President Business, education, psychology, human behavior, law, engineering and religion 1976 B, M, D, Law Non-resident Proprietary (714) 756-8297 $$ Students are offered a variety of methods to obtain their degrees: directed independent study, classroom lectures, practicums, seminars, and workshops. Life and experiential credit is given at the undergraduate level only. An educational facilitator is assigned to each student for each course. Branch of fices are maintained in England, Holland, Switzerland, India, and Japan. Newport's 15 programs are approved by the state of California. They are offered through the schools of business administration, education, professional psychology, human behavior, religion, and law. Originally known as Newport International University. NOMAD UNIVERSITY P. O. Box 2128 Seattle, WA 98111 No degrees Residency Non-profit, independent Nomad University presents public classes for groups of 500 or more in cities worldwide. The lovely little catalogue says, "Not all that we call education is to found within the ivy-covered walls of Academic. Nomad University pitches its all-en compassing tent under the open sky wherever the conditions for learning are good.... There are great teachers all around us. Nomad University has assembled in our movable camp the best guides, storytellers, wizards, bards, enchantresses, seers, adventurers, old ones, healers, clowns, warriors, and adepts.... Because we learn from our colleagues, we are a true college. Because the walls move with the wind, we remember where the true university is." The first three courses are $25 each, and you are not told what they will be; you simply pay and then go. It is all rather charming. NORTHLAND OPEN UNIVERSITY 7475 Sherbrooke Ave. West, Dept. 1111 Montreal,Quebec H4B lS4 Canada Dr. Donald Gyallay, President Management, health services administration, business administration 1976 B, M Short residency ~514) 482-6951 Programs can be completed at a distance with only one or two full weeks of residence required. Each learner communi cates directly with faculty members and works closely with a specially appointed local faculty advisor. Northland Open University is a member of the International University Without Walls Council and International Council on Distance Education. Management programs combine theory and practice in an '~action learning" self-directed approach. Professional training, management experience, and formal study at other colleges and universities are evaluated and assessed for credits. Northland was started by the founder of the Canadian School of Management, and was affiliated with them until 1984. Doctoral programs have been offered in the past. Originally established in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories (school laws are different in the territories than in the provinces). Degrees were offered in England through International Management Centre in Buckingham. NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY 4378 Enterprise St. Fremont, CA 94539 USA Barbara Brown, President Electrical engineering, computer systems engineering 1984 B, M Residency Non-profit, independent (510) 657-5911 $$$ The program offers the last two years of a four-year course of studies. All accepted students must have completed 50-60 semester hours of general studies before enrolling. Credit for documented life work experience, military, and equivalency exams. Students may request a "challenging exam" in any course, given during the frst two weeks. If passed, credit for that course is given. The degrees can be earned in 15 to 19 months of evening study. NOVA COLLEGE P.O. Box 492, Station G Calgary, Alberta T3A 2G4 Canada Reg. P. Farley, President Any field 1977 B,M,D Non-resident Non-profit, independent No listed phone $ Nova awards degrees based entirely on work students completed before admission. Although founder Farley lives in Canada, Nova is not registered or licensed there, having fought and lost legal battles with the Canadian government, which does not encourage alternative educational approaches. Degree-granting authority is claimed because of registration on the Isle of Man, off the coast of England. Professor Farley has written to express annoyance that I have written that prospective students formerly were warned that they must ask any questions in advance, since "we will not enter into any correspondence concerning Nova subsequent to registration." This policy is no longer in effect. Farley has responded to my questions about Nova in great detail, in a cooperative manner. He has even offered to instaU a telephone for Nova if I think it would help his credibility. (Perhaps.) Since he does not accept students from Canada, he seems not to worry the Canadian authorities any more. Degrees cost from $650 to $3,000 and honorary doctorates are awarded for a minimum fee of $400. Also operates as Nova International College. Not to be confused with the accredited Nova University (which actually as a component unit called Nova College). OC CIDENTAL UNIVERSITY Original name of International Institute for Advanced Studies; see: Greenwich University ONE INSTITUTE OF HOMOPHILE STUDIES 3340 Country Club Dr. LosAngeles,CA 90019 USA David G. Cameron, President Homophile studies 1956 M, D Residency Non-profit, independent (213) 735-5252 $100/unit Interdisciplinary curricula in anthropology, biology, sociology, history, literature, psychology, etc., of male and female homosexuality. Some credit for life experience learning. Some courses by evening and weekend study. Has been autho rized to grant degrees by the state of California. OPEN UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA 3916 Commander Dr Hyattsville, MD 20782 USA Many fields (301) 779-0220 B, M, D Non-resident Non-profit, independent $$ Established in 1968 by Dr's. Daniel and Mary Rodgers. Degrees can be awarded entirely on the basis of prior achieve ments. The catalogue is large and, at first glance, impressive. The Open University of America System included California National Open University and Nevada National Open University. In response to my routine request for infor mation, Chancellor Mary Rodgers, who apparently runs the university from the basement of her home, wrote to me as follows: "Your attempt to extort data from me by blackmail method [sic] is reprehensible... Be advised that you are not at liberty to criticize, extol, describe, interpret or represent knowledge about the Open University of America in any way." I can't determine if they are still operating, but there is a listed phone. Not approved by the Maryland Board for Higher Education. I shall say no more, then. OXFORD GRADUATE SCHOOL American Institute of Ministry, P. O. Box 515 Dayton, TN 37321 Hollis L. Green, President 1 ~Q~ M, D Residency Non-profit, non-sectarian (615) 775-6597 $$$ I had better let the catalogue speak for itself: 'Plexible residency through the concept of reading for a degree. Qualifying examinations make Oxford available to worthy students and exit examinations validate the quality of education.... The...program accepts only experienced Christian scholars who are qualified by academic stand and practical experience. The program requires an evident balance between orthodoxy and orthopraxis (and is) primarily an andragogic educational model with synergogic learning designs." The DPhil. program is structured "to develop distinct patterns of expectations regarding the understandings, knowledge, skills and competencies expected of D.Phil. candidates...(and) develop and im plement a basic strategy for translating programmatically projected expectations into actual patterns of student progress." PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES 12750 W. Hortense St. Studio City, CA 916(~4 USA Mason Rose, Chancellor 1940 Non-profit, independent (818) 7614506 No listed phone Has been authorized by the state of California to grant degrees. No response to three requests for information on their pro grams. PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY 5318 Middleton Dr. San Diego, CA 92109 USA Abbas Aryanpur Kashani, President 1984 (619) 272 6605 Has been authorized to grant degrees by the state of California Did not respond to three requests for information about their programs. Almost certainly unrelated to the Pacific International University that operated from Hollywood, California, at least through 1964, offering correspondence and residential degrees in science and engineering. PACIFIC SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY 9581 N. Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90035 USA Javad J. KhazIai, President Business, education, engineering, human behavior 1978 B, M, D Non-resident Proprietary (213) 276-3425 $$ Degrees by correspondence study in a wide range of subjects through their schools of business and management, educa tion, engineering, and human behavior. PACIFIC STATES UNIVERSITY 1516 S. Western Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90006 USA Steven Kase, President Many fields 1928 M, D Non-profit, independent (213) 731-2383 $$ Master of Arts, Doctor of Education, Doctor of Product Development, and Ph.D. programs, primarily through non-resi dential independent study. A six-week summer session, either in Los Angeles or in London, England, is required. The university was founded in 1928 as an engineering school, and still offers residential programs in various fields. The grad uate degrees are offered with a specialty in administration, general education, or psychology and counseling. They can be completed in less then a year. PACIFIC WESTERN UNIVERSITY ~3 600 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90049 USA Philip Forte, President Many fields 1977 B, M, D Non-resident Proprietary (213) 471-0306 or (800) 423-3244 a~ The degrees can be completed either through correspondence study . Professional and career-oriented off-campus indepen dent study programs leading to degrees in business, management science, engineering, physical and natural science, social science, education, and the helping professions. Through its Career Training Institute, Pacific Western offers vocational training leading to certificates in various fields. Doctoral programs are handled through Pacific Western's office at 7 Waterfront Plaza, 500 Ala Moana Blvd., Honolulu, Hawaii 96813. PALO ALTO SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY see: Western Graduate School of Psychology REID COLLEGE OF DETECTION OF DECEPTION 250 S. Wacker Chicago, IL 60606 USA Brian C. Jayne, Dean Polygraph techniques 1971 M Residency Proprietary (800) 255-5747 $$ The college began as a school in the polygraph laboratories of John Reid, a prominent polygraph specialist. Now a Master of Science in the Detection of Deception is offered through a six-month course in Chicago, and the writing of a thesis, which may be done at a distance. Applicants must have an accredited Bachelor's degree. The program consists of lectures, laboratory work, and an internship. There is a final written exam, and each student must conduct two polygraph examinations under the scrutiny of the Degree Granting Board. Six-month programs begin each January and July. The college is authorized to grant the M.S.D.D. degree by the superintendent of public instruction. ROCKWELL COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES See:EurotechnicalResearchUniversity. RUDOLF STEINER COLLEGE 9200 Fair Oaks Blvd. Fair Oaks, CA 95628 USA Judith Blatchford, Registrar Education and arts 1976 Non-profit, independent (916) 961-8727 ~d ~D~ A foundation year, an arts program, and Waldorf training based on the insights of Rudolf Steiner and others. If general ed ucation requirements have been met elsewhere, the B.A. may be earned through this study. The school was authorized by the state of California to grant degrees. RYOKAN COLLEGE 12581 Venice Blvd., Suite 304 Venice, CA 90066 USA Alvin P. Ross, President B, M, D Residency Non-profit, independent Human behavior, counseling psychology, clinical psychology (310) 390-7560 1979 $$ The programs are for mature career-oriented people with at least two years of undergraduate coUege work. Classes are held in supportive small group settings. The college is approved by the state of California and accredited by the Pacific Association of Schools and CoUeges, an unrecognized but legitimate accreditor. SAINT GEORGE CENTER FOR TRAINING 1515 Arch St. Berkeley, CA 94708 USA Dorothea Romanikiw, President 1975 M Residency Non-profit, independent (510) 848-2393 Has been authorized to grant degrees by the state of California. No response to three requests asking for information on their programs. SAINT JOHN'S UNIVERSITY 31916 Pat's Lane Springfield, LA 70462 Many fields B, M, D Non-resident Non-profit, church (504) 294-2129 Variable costs Saint John's University of Practical Theology offers degrees in religion and theology, metaphysics, psychology, addic tionology, hypnotherapy, parapsychology, business, police science, social justice, security and private investigation, so cial services, education, and journalism. There is also a high school equivalency program which has been accepted by some traditional colleges. Hundreds of home study classes, ranging from foot refle~cology to The Confidence Man to "Creating a Succe$$ful Hypnotherapy Center." There is free tuition for prisoners and half price for members of the AARP. Accreditation has been claimed from two unrecognized agencies. Tvo-part catalogue is sold for $4. The American Counselors Society and the National Society of Clinical Hypnotherapists operate from the same address. Neither has a listed telephone number. Former names: Eastern Nebraska Christian College, Midwestern University. Former locations: South Dakota, Nebraska, Missouri, and Ponchatoula, Louisiana Unrelated to another unaccredited St. John's University that operated from New Orleans in the 1980s. SAINT MARTIN'S COLLEGE AND SEMINARY P.O.Box 12455 Milwaukee, WI 53212 Evelyn Pumphrey, Registrar Business, divinity, ministry B, M, D Residency or colrespondence Non-profit, church (414) 264-2455 $$$ Bachelor's or Master's in business, Master of Divinity, and Doctor of Ministry offered residentiaUy. Students unable to pursue regular classes may work dlrough dhe Department of Extension Studies. Certificate programs avaiLable in Black Theology, thanatology Christian education, pastoral education. SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FederalWay,WA 98003 Apparently out of business; mail is undeliverable. SIERRA UNIVERSITY Santa Monica, CA Apparendy out of business; mail returned as undeliverable. SOMERSET UNIVERSITY Dilton Street Ilminster, Somerset, England TA19 OBQ David J. Rogers, Director of Studies Arts, science, business, law, music, dheology 19~2 B, M, D Non-resident P~prietary (0460) 57255 $$ Degrees at all levels are through correspondence study. Degree granting audhority comes from dhe Louisiana Board of Regents (an automatic, non-evaluative process). The Somerset catalogue (which is sold for $9) lists a number of officers and faculty with traditional British credentials and a duke as the chancellor. Graduate deglees are based on faculty-guided re search leading to writing and presenting a thesis. Higher Doctorates (Doctor of Literature, Science, Laws or Divinity) are awarded entirely based on prior work. Somerset's address in New Orleans is a mail forwarding service. Proprietor Raymond Clark formerly operated Harley University and St. Giles University College. See also: Vlllarreal National University. SOUTHEAST ASIA INTERDISCIPLINARY DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE Taktak Dr. M, D Antipolo, Rizal Philippines Residency Msgr. Patricio R. Getigan, Ph.D., President Non-profit, independent Organizational development ~ planning; instructional 695~791 development ~ technology $$$ The M.A. and Ph.D. are offered by S.A.I.D.I. in organizational development and planning. Students work with a faculty committee to plan an independent study program, including Socratic and practicum conferences. Programs offered using a modular system, offering an integrative and e~periential approach to learning. The courses are self-paced; the student may take 15 to 32 months to complete the modules. SOUTHEASTERN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 200 Sparkman Drive HuntsviUe, AL 35807 Applied science, engineering, management Raymond C. Watson, Jr., President 1976 B, M,D Residency Non-profit, independent $$ Residential courses for the MS., M.S. in engineering, M.S. in management, MBA, and Doctor of Engineering, Management, or Science. Bachelor's degrees are not offered separately, but may be combined with a Master's program. All faculty are professional practitioners. Students may complete their Doctorate away from Huntsville if they begin the program there, and then leave. The programs are licensed and approved by the State of Alabama SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY FOR PROFESSIONAL STUDIES 202 Fashion Lane, Suite 218 Tustin, CA 92680 USA Business management (714) 832-0456 B, M Non-resident Non-profit, independent $$ The degrees offered by correspondence study are the Bachelor of Business Management in either marketing or manage ment, and the Master of Business Management. Courses are offered by mail, phone, and the use of audio- or videotape. Each course may be completed in 4 to 12 weeks. For the Master's,50 units of work (10 courses) must be completed after enrolling. Credit is given for other college work, prior learning, and life e~perience assessment. Challenge e~ams may be taken in the various courses and if passed, credit is awarded. Accreditation is from the unrecognized by legitimate Pacific Association of Schools and Colleges. SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY ~3 2200 Veteran's Blvd. Kenner, LA 70062 USA Reg Sheldrick, Ph.D., Administrator Various fields 1982 B, M, D Non-resident Pr~prietary (504) 468-2900 $$ Southwest University was established in 1982 by its president, Dr. Grayce Lee, and Dr. Reg Sheldrick. (Sheldrick also established the school now called Newport University.) Southwest University maintains a curriculum development office in Omaha, Nebraska. Originally established in Phoenix, Arizona. Degrees at all levels in business administration, educa tion, counseling and psychology, hospital and public administration, holistic health sciences, engineering, criminal jus tice, and entrepreneurship. Credit for e~periential learning, and by correspondence courses, research projects, and a thesis or dissertation. Southwest is appropriately registered with the Board of Regents of Louisiana, which acknowledges schools but does not evaluate them. SUMMIT UNIVERSITY 7508 Hayne Blvd. New Orleans, LA 70126 B, M, D Non-resident Non-profit, independent Mel Suhd, Administrative Director Many fields 1988 (504) 241-0227 $$ Each learner (student) creates a learning portfolio. He or she works with an RF/AAC (Resource Faculty/Administrative Academic Counselor) to develop a study plan. Credit is earned through writing course essays/documents, and completion of a major study which adds to human knowledge. After one has paid tuition for three years (two at the Master's level), no further tuition is required. The l l-page Bulletin states that Summit University has "more educational leaders with longer tenure in alternative education than any university in the United States." (None is listed in the Bulletin, however.) No connection with the Summit University that operated from California and Idaho, nor the seminary in Indiana. SUSAN B. ANTHONY UNIVERSITY 6890 St-Denis St. Montreal, Quebec H2S 2S2 Canada President Education, environmental studies, naturopathy, "peace and freedom" mid-1970s B, M, D Non-resident Non-profit, independent No listed telephone $ Established in the mid-1970s by Dr. Albert Schatz, discoverer of streptomycin, who was president and is now a member of the board of directors. The catalogue also mentions a College of Naturopathy in Montreal, Canada. The letterhead states that the university is "chartered by the state of Missouri" which presumably refers to having incorporated there, since Missouri's Department of Education does not charter schools. The address in Canada is that of Dr. Jean-Marc Brunet, former president of the universit~-. UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATES GRADUATE SCHOOL 8517 Production Ave. San Diego, CA 92121 USA J. W. Pfeiffer, President Human resource development 1979 M Residency Proprietary (619) 578-5900 The Master's program is intended for people already working in human resource development. It is a self-paced program permitting them to earn the degree while remaining fully employed. UNIVERSITY DE LA ROMANDE c/o Neil Gibson and Co., P.O. Box 3 Sudbury, SuffoL~, CO10 6DW England Many fields B, M, D Non-resident Proprietary (0787) 278478 $$ Pay attention, this is complex. U.D.L.R. was established in Sudbury, England, by Neil Gibson ~ Company. The spokesman for Neil Gibson was John Courage. Then a book was published on non-traditional degrees, by William Ebbs, which called U.D.L.R. the best non-traditional school in the world. John Courage and William Ebbs do not exist but are, in fact, the same person, Raymond Seldis of Neil Gibson and Company. Early advertising identified U.D.L.R. as a pri vate and fully accredited Swiss university. The accrediting agency turned out to be non-existent. The university later ad vertised from a post office box on the Isle of Man, clearly stating that it is not accredited. But the mail goes to Sudbury, as it always has. This is all legal under British law. Degrees are earned by writing a thesis, which can be quite short. (Seldis has apparently left, and UDLR is in new hands. Neil Gibson and Company also used to sell degrees that even they admitted were fake from the University del Puerto Monico, Panama.) See also: Knightsbridge University. UNIVERSITY FOR HUMANISTIC STUDIES 2002 Jimmy Durante Blvd. Del Mar, CA 92014 USA Alison Brown, Director of Admissions Many fields 1977 B, M, D Short residency Proprietary (619) 296-7204 $$ Degrees in psychology, including marriage, family, and child counseling and transpersonal studies; clinical health educa tion; clinical nutrition; body therapy; body psychology; specialized studies (individualized studies); and corporate fitness administration. Coursework is primarily classroom based, evening and weekend. Options for out-of-town students in ~ .-uu~. -U-~ U .~u~ JtillU~illl :ilUUy. ~ ~IWLIUII 1~4Ull~iU Ul all JJU~Ulal ~IUU~II~ .UIII~JI~ill~ll.~lV~ examination required of all Master's students. Some programs require an oral exam as well. Mwster's degrees take at least 12 to 15 months to complete; Doctoral degrees take at least two-and-a-half to three years to complete. Bachelor's degrees take 9 to 12 months for every 45 quarter units of study needed (180 units needed to graduate). Up to 70 units of docu mented life/work experience may be applied toward undergraduate admission. No life/work experience is accepted at the graduate level. ~ka dinka doo. UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA One Canal Place, Suite 2300 NewOrleans,LA 70130 USA James W. Benton, President Many fields 1987 B, M, D Non-resident Proprietary (504) 521-8658 $$ Degrees in almost any field can be earned through independent study. Students without Bachelor's or Master's but with sufficient career experience may enroll in Doctoral programs. Students with sufficient work experience may be awarded the degrees upon completion of an acceptwble essay and a "strategic outline for their future career goals and projected ad vances." Same management as the Theological University of America. President Benton, who lives in Arkansas, chooses not to reveal the source of his own doctorate. Accreditation has been claimed from the American Education Association for the Accreditation of Schools, Colleges and Universities, an organization with which I am not familiar. UNIVERSITY OF BERKELEY 19785 Twelve Mile Road West, Suite 324 Southfield, MI 48076 Rev. Dr. ~Ictor J. Pancerev, Director, Public Affairs 199~ B, M, D. Non-resident Non-profit (814) 825-6604 $$ Although the address is in Michigan, the telphone is in Erie, Pennsylvania, as is the postmark on the catalogue enve lope. Degrees are offered in virtually any subject from parapsychology to dance, computer engineering to hypnosis. No faculty or staff are listed in the catalogue. The University is a part of the Society of God and Pantheistic Philosophy. Dr. Pancerev did not respond to several letters asking about the faculty, the Erie, Pennsylvania connection, the location of the campus, etc. No connection, needless to say, with the University of California at Berkeley. UNIVERSITY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES B, M, D. P. O. Box 1154 Non-resident Fairhope, AL 36553 (205) 928-5377 Thomas Cooley, Registrar $$ 1993 This new university offers degrees at all levels and certificates of compliance in the areas of environmental compliance management. While the program content looks comprehensive and impressive, I am concerned that the University claims accreditation from the unrecognized and controversial Accrediting Commission Intemational. I am also concerned that Richard Hoyer, Ph.D., Dean of the University and Professor of Environmental Science has his own doctorate from an unaccredited religious school, Meridian University, and serves as a mentor for Chadwick University. Finally, I am con cerned because the University uses the Sosdian and Sharp study to imply its degrees will be widely accepted, when the Sosdian study dealt only with accredited Bachelor's and Associate's degrees, and quotes census data on the increased earn ings a doctorate will produce, when those data also are based only on accredited degrees. UNIVERSITY OF SANTA BARBARA 4050 Calle Real, #200 SantaBarbara,CA 93110 USA Julia Reinhart Coburn, President Education, business/finance 1973 M, D Short residency Non-profit, independent (805) 569-1024 $$ U.S.B. offers the M.A. and the Ph.D. in education and the Doctor of Education, with emphasis in education, counseling psychology, business and finance, or international studies, as they relate to the field of education. The programs require a minimum of three weeks of residency in Santa Barbara. The degree programs have been approved by the state of California and are pursuing accreditation with the Pacific Association of Schools and Colleges, a legitimate but unrecog nized agency. They require from one to three years to complete. The 12 resident faculty and more than 50 non-resident ad visors all have traditional Doctorates. U.S.B. offers both independent study and correspondence study in many aspects of the field of education including counseling psychology. Candidates for the degree must complete courses and independent study work, and pass an examination in each study area. Originally established in Florida as Laurence University. UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MONICA 2107 Wilshire Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90403 USA H. Ronald Hulnick, President Applied human relationships 1976 M Residency Non-profit, independent (213) 454-755g $$ Competency-based curricula in which students earn the degree by demonstrating knowledgte, skills, and qualities of effi ciently relating with themselves and others. Started by John-Roger, and based in part on the "practical applications of the Traveler's teachings." John-Roger says that "through Koh-E-Nor University, a Wisdom School will effect realization of truth beyond the verbal level. Each student and teacher will become truth.. . We shall bring in students. . .who will finally answer that inner call that shall evoke their beingness." Formerly called Koh-E-Nor University. VILLARREAL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY 3925 N. I-10 Service Rd., #117 Metairie, LA 70002 Dr. Raymond Young Many fields 1962 B, M, D Non-resident Non-profit (504) 8354196 $$$ In 1988, this large Peruvian university (30,000 residential students) began offering completely non-resident Master's and Doctoral programs, in English, to people living in the U.S. From 1988 to 1991, there may have been certain irregulari ties, both in the U.S. and in Peru, which may affect the validity of degrees earned during that period. I have been in formed that the American Council on Education in Washington, the U.S. Information Agency in Lima, the Council of Europe in France, and the FBI may all be looking into these matters. In February, 1991, Vlllarreal entered into an affilia tion agreement with Somerset University, an unaccredited school using an address in Louisiana (see them in this chapter), whereby Somerset is handling Villarreal matters in the U.S. Dr. Raymond Young, Chairman of Somerset, has made it clear that Somerset has neither involvement nor responsibility for any Villarreal matters occurring prior to February, 1991, but he is helping to resolve some of the problems that may have occurred. Until learning of the pre-February-1991 problems, I had highly recommended the V~larreal program. The ongoing investigations and letters from aggrieved pre 1991 Villarreal students have persuaded me that my recommendation was inappropriate. Dr. Young assures me that all Vlllarreal matters will be handled promptly and responsibly. WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF LAW Washington Institute for Graduate Studies 2268 E. Newcastle Drive Sandy (Salt Lake City), UT 84093 USA Gary James Joslin, Director Taxation 1976 M, D Non-resident Non-profit, independent (801) 943-2440 $$$ Lawyers and CPAs may earn the Master's degree in taxation (LL.M. Tax for lawyers, M.Ta~. for CPAs). Four hundred hours of class is required, in residence or through home study video tapes. Most students take two years complete the program. The colleges uses what they identify as the most advanced integrated system of textbooks on taxation of any graduate tax program. The doctorate (J.S.D. for lawyers, Ph.D. for CPAs) requires the Master's in taxation, and a book length dissertation of publishable quality, which must be defended before a specialist panel. The school is accepted for CPE credit by the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service for Enrolled Agents, and by the state boards of accountancy of vir tually all states requiring such approval. The college is registered with the Utah Board of Regents. The college is a divi sion of Washington Institute for Graduate Studies, a Utah educational corporation. Accreditation is from an unrecognized agency, which the catalogue does not mention is unrecognized. WEIMAR COLLEGE 20601 W. Paoli Ln. Weimar, CA 95736 USA Herbert E. Douglass, President Non-profit, independent (916) 637-4111 1978 $$ Has been authorized to grant degrees by the state of California. Did not respond to three requests for inforrnation on their programs. WEST LONDON UNIVERSITY 16 Gloucester Place London, WlH 3AW England Dr. George Prior, Director Many fields B, M, D Non-resident (01) 486-0390 The university first came to my attention in 1988. Accreditation is claimed from the European Accreditation Association, an organization I have been unable to locate. Although the well-designed catalogue discusses certain work that may be re quired, it also states that in certain cases, the Ph.D. may be awarded based entirely on prior experience. The main of fice appears to be in Dublin, Ireland (120-121 Lower Baggot St.), with the London address used for the College of Distance Learning. The only name given in the literature is that of George Prior, director. WESTERN GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY 575 Middlefield Rd. Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA John Emanuele, President Clinical psychology 1978 M, D Residency Non-profit, independent (415)493 6433 $$$ The Ph.D. in clinical psychology is offered to working professionals, through classes offered in the late afternoon and evening. Normally, two years of classes plus a lengthy period of supervised fieldwork are required. Students who have knowledge in a specific subject area may take challenge e~caminations, rather than the entire course. The program is ap proved by the state of California, and thus graduates can take the state licensing exams without further qualification. Former name: Palo Alto School of Professional Psychology. WESTERN INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH 3220 Sacramento St. Berkeley, CA 94702 USA Dr. John Bilorusky Psychology, education, social sciences, human services/ community development 1975 B, M, Residency Non-profit, independent (510) 655-2830 $$ Degrees at all levels, primarily for people concerned with educational innovation and/or community and social change, through a combination of residential and independent study. The typical student is enrolled for two to three years, which must include two months per year residency or several days every couple of months. The approach involves intensive study with a faculty advisor and in small seminars, and projects combining practical and intellectual approaches to com munity and educational problems. The school has been approved by the state of California. Former name: Western Regional Learning Center. WESTERN STATES UNIVERSITY P.O. Box 430 Doniphan,MO 63935 USA Dr. Zdena Hudson-Zajickova, President Many fields B, M, D Non-resident (314) 996-7388 Founded by Dr. Glenn E. Hudson, whose Doctorate is from the University of England at Oxford, a diploma mill whose proprietors were sentenced to federal prison in 1987 for selling degrees for $200 each. Dr. Hudson's Bachelor's and Master's are from Metropolitan Collegiate Institute, a non-existent school that sells degrees for $ 100. Western States has used addresses in Yuma, Arizona, and Salt Lake City. A recent publication refers to the headquarters in the Philippines. They claimed to be "licensed in the state of Missouri" at a time when Missouri did not license schools. Their materials include information photocopied (without credit) from another school's catalogue. Degrees based entirely on life experi ence plus a project, which can be an account of how one planned and started a business. They were accredited by the International Accrediting Commission for Schools, Colleges and Theological Seminaries, which was shut down by Missouri authorities in 1989. SCHOOLS COMMONLY KNOWN AS DIPLOMA MILLS Accademia Universitaria Internazionale Rome, Italy. Identified as a degree mill by E&T. Adams Institute of Technology See: National Certificate Company Addison State University Ottawa, Canada. Bachelor's, Master's and Doctorates in almost any field but medical or dental are sold for about $30. A1abama Christian College See: R/G Enterprises. No connection with a legitimate school of this name in Montgomery, _ Alabama ~,~AIbany Educational Services Northampton, England. Offers to act as an agent to obtain American Bachelor's, Master's and Doctorates for a fee of $150 to $250. Letters to the director, L.W. Carroll, asking which schools he represents, have not ~n answered. Albert Einstein Institut Zurich, Switzerland. Sells the phony degrees of Oxford Collegiate Institute (of the International University). One of the many fake degree operations of Karl Xavier Bleisch. ~merican College in Switzerland Berne, Switzerland. Totally phony Doctorates are offered by yet another of "Professor Doctor" Karl Xavier Bleisch's degree mills. Affiliations with Georgetown University and with the University of Florida are falsely claimed in the literature. Am~ican E~xtension School of Law Chicago, Illinois. Identified as a degree mill by COE. American Institute of Science Indianapolis, Indiana Identified as a degree mill by COE. American Institute of Technology See: Bureau for Degree Promotions. American International Academy New York and Washington. Identified as a degree mill by COE. American International University Established in California in the 1970s by Edward Reddeck (who was convicted of mail fraud for a previous diploma mill operation, and currently operates the University of North America using a Missouri address). His employee, Clarence Franklin, left to establish American National University, and was later indicted by a federal grand jury. Degrees of all kinds were sold for $ 1,600 to $2,500, whether or not the required eight-page dissertation was written. No longer in operation. American International resurfaced briefly in 1987, using a Kansas City, Missouri, address which was a mail forwarding service. American Legion University U.S. Iocation unknown. Identified as a degree mill by E&T. American Management Institute See: International Universities Consortium. American Medical College (Burma) Rangoon, Burma. Mentified as a degree mill by COE. American Medical College (Idaho) Nampa, Idaho. Doctor of Medicine degrees have been awarded by this apparently non existent school. A student there (with a diploma mill undergraduate degree) provided what appears to be a letter from the Idaho superintendent of public instruction confirming that the school is appropriately registered with his of fice. There is no listed telephone for them in Nampa American National University (AZ) Phoenix, Arizona The university was established by Dr. Clarence Franklin, a California chiropractor formerly associated with American International University, and who was subsequently indicted by a federal grand jury for operating this school. Degrees were offered on payment of fees in the vicinity of $2,000. Accreditation was claimed from the National Accreditation Association, which had been establishedby Franklin and a colleague in Maryland. Apparently stopped operations in 1983 or 1984. Franklin was convicted of violation of federal law a few years later. A new and unrelated American National University was authorized in California in 1987. American School of Metaphysics Location unknown. Identified as a degree mill by COE. American University (CA) San Diego, California. Degrees of all kinds were offered on payment of a fee of $ 1,500 to $2,500. The claim was made that all degrees were "registered with the government" in Me~ico, where the school was allegedly located. No longer in business. American West University See: California Pacifica University. One of the many fake schools of Ernest Sinclair. American Western Universily Operated from a mail drop in Tulsa~ Oklahoma, in the early 1980s by Anthony Geruntino of Columbus, Ohio, who later went to federal prison for this school and his next venture, Southwestern University. Arnerican Western's mail delivery was stopped in late 1981 by the U.S. Postal Service, at which time a new address was utilized. Affiliated schools included the National College of Arts and Sciences, Northwestern College of Allied Science, Regency College, and Saint Paul's Seminary. Amritsar University Amritsar, India. Identified as a degree mill by COE. Anglo-American College of Medicine See: National College Anglo-American Institute of Drugless Medicine See: National College Aquinas Uni~ersity of Scholastic Philosophy New York. Iden~fied as a deBree mill by E&T. Argus University Fairplay, Colorado. A fictitious university formed apparently just for fun in 1977. Its stated purpose is selling Doctorates to dogs and their humans. The founder writes that Argus "will confer a degree to any dog whose owner sends a check for $5 to Argus University." Same fee for humans, apparently. Arya University Srinigar, India Identified as a degree mill by COE. AtlantaSouthernUniversity Atlanta,Georgia.AnotherofErnestSinclair'sdegreemills.SeeCaliforniaPacificaUniversity. The president of a large respectable university used to tell people his degree was from Atlanta Southern; he doesn't any more. Atlantic Northeastern University Their address in New York was a mail forwarding service. They offered all degrees, using well-designed and printed promotional materials, almost identical to those used by Pacific Northwestern and Atlantic Southern universities. Fake (but realistic-looking) transcripts were available for an additional fee. Apparently no longer in business. Atlantic Southern University Operated briefly from addresses in Atlanta, Georgia, and Seattle, Washington. The materials look identical to those of Pacific Northwestern University. Newspaper publicity in 1980 apparently caused them to cease operations. Atlantic University (NY) New York. As a promotional gimmick once, Atlantic Monthly magazine offered an honorary Doctorate from Atlantic University to new subscribers. A harmless gag, perhaps, but I have now seen two instances in which Atl~ntic University appeared on a job application resume. Australian Institu~e See Bureau for Degree Promotions Avatar Episcopal University London, England. Identified as a degree mill by E&T. Avatar International University London, England. Identified as a degree mill by COE. Ben Franklin Academy andlnstitute ForAdvanced Studies Washington, District of Columbia They offered Bachelor's, Master's and Doctorates through correspondence study. "Deserving Americans" could request honorary Doctorates, which required a donation. They claimed to be "not just another degree mill, but a fully accredited degree-granting institution." The accreditation was from the American Association of Accredited Colleges and Universities which I could never locate. The former address (P.O. Box 1776) and former phone number (USA-1776) were the best part; at least it shows they had influence somewhere in Washington. Benchley State University See: LTD Documents Benson Unlversity Same management as Laurence University (Hawaii). Bettis Christian University Arkansas. In the mid 1980s, Ph.D.'s were sold for $800 by two inmates of the Arkansas State Prison. Another instance of a "University Behind Walls." Beulah College of Nigeria and Texas, in 1990, offered to award an honorary Doctor of Humanities to anyone sending them $500. Bible University Ambuhr, North Arcot, India. Identified as a degree mill by COE. Bonavista University Douglas, Wyoming. All degrees were sold for a fee of $500 to $700. Other Bonavista literature had been mailed from Sandy, Utah, and Wilmington, Delaware. No longer in business, at least at those locations. Bosdon Academy of Music See: ORB Boston City College See: Regency Enterprises Bradford University Same management as Laurence University (Hawaii). Brantridge Forest School See: Sussex College of Technology Bretton Woods University New Hampshire. Diplomas of this alleged institution have been sold for $15 by a "collector of elite unitmilitaria" who says they were "obtainedthrough various unknown thirdparties . . . Some are original unawarded certificates, while others could be reproductions." British College of Soma-Therapy England. Identified as a degree mill by E&T. British Collegiate Institute London, England. They used to sell degrees of all kinds for a fee of $ 100 to $300, through the London address, and an agent in Inman, Kansas. The provost was listed as Sir Bernard Waley, O.B.E., M.A., D.Litt. See also: College of Applied Science, London. Broadhurst University See: West London College of Technology Brownell Universi~y Degrees of this "University that does not now exist" were sold for $10, both by Associated Enterprises of Jacksonville, Florida, and Universal Data Systems of Tustin, California. An extra $5 bought a "professional lettering kit" so you can add any name and date you wish. School rings, decals, and stationery were sold as well. Since the sellers in Tustin (apparently two schoolteachers) slammed the door on a "60 Minutes" crew some years ago, the degrees have apparently not been sold. Brundage Forms Georgia. Brundage sells blanlc forms for all purposes. His college degree form, which you can fill in yourself, costs less than a dollar. His motto is 'No advice, just forms." My motto is: "You can get in just as much trouble with a phony 50¢ Doctorate as with a phony $3,000 Doctorate." Buckner University Texas. All degrees, including some in medicine, were sold for $45 each. They claim there is a real Buckner in Te~as. There isn't. The literature says, "We believe thiS modestly-priced yet extremely impressive document will give you great enjoyment, prestige, and potential profitability." It is also likely to give you the opportunity to meet some nice people from your district attorney's office. The degrees were sold by University Press of Houston, and by Universal Data Systems of Tustin, California (which also sold Brownell and other fake diplomas). Bureaufor Degree Promotions in Holland is selling the fake degrees of Addison State University, Atlantic Southeastern Un*ersity, the Australian Institute, American Institute of Technology, and International University of India for $50 to $100, and knighthoods at $500. Calgary College of Technology Calgary, Alberta, Canada. One of Canada's most ambitious degree mills offered the Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate for fees up to $275. The literature included a lengthy profile of the dean, Colonel R. Alan Munro, "Canada's premier Aeronaut." A recent book of heraldry lists "Colonel the Chevalier Raymond Allen Zebulon Leigh Munro, C.M., G.C.L.J., C.L., K.M.L.J., S.M.LJ., A.D.C., C.O.I., C.O.F., M.OP., B.S.W., M.H.F., LL.B., M.A., LL.D., D.Sc.A., C.D.A.S., F.R.S.A., F.S.A. Scot, A.F.C.A.S.I., C.R.Ae.S., A F.A.I.A.A., M.A.H.S., M.C.I.M., M.C.I.ME." Could this be the same person? The Calgary catalogue even included a telephone number. That phone was answered, "Spiro's Pizza Parlor." Truly. Could "Ph.D." stand for "Pizza, Home Delivery"? CaliJornia Christian College See: R/G Enterprises California Institute of BehaviorSciences California. Humorous but well-designed Doctorates were awarded, at least in the 1960s, with the title of Doctor of Image Dynamics, citing "mastery of Machiavelian Manipulations . . . discovery of the failsafe Success Mechanism, and the fail un-safe Failure Mechanism ...." California Institute of Higher Learning See: London Institute for Applied Research California Pacifica University Hollywood, California Widely advertised degree mill, operated by Ernest Sinclair. Degrees were sold for $3,500, from California Pacifica or almost any other school one wanted. The slick catalogue showed photos of faculty and staff, all fictitious. Sinclair was the main subject of a CBS "60 Minutes" expose in April 1978. He pleaded guilty to 3 of the 36 counts on which he was alrested. While his trial was on, he opened yet another fake school, Hollywood Southern University. Sinclair's advertising was regularly accepted by the New York Times and other major publications. Twoyearsafterhewasarrested,CaliforniaPacificawasstilllistedintheofficialCaliforniadirectoryofauthorizedschools! Mr. Sinclair once sued me for $4 million for calling his degree mill a degree mill, but he went to prison before we went to trial. One report had it that he continued to sell degrees while in federal prisonÑif true, the first known instance of a "University Behind Walls" program. Canadian Temple College of Life of the International Academy Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Identified as a degree mill by COE. Capital College See: National Certificate Company Cardinal Publishing Company Florida. They publish a variety of fake diploma forms and blanks. Carlton Uni~ersity Same management as Laurence University (Hawaii). Carnegie Institute of Engineering See: Regency Enterprises Carolina Inshtute of Numan Relations Sumter, South Carolina. Identified as a degree mill by COE. CarrollStudios Illinois. In 1988, they were selling "College Diploma" forms for $2 each, in which the buyer must letter not only his or her own name but the name of the school and degree earned. Two dollars also buys you a marriage certificate, a birth certificate, a divorce certificate, and, if devastated by all of the above, a last will and testament. CentralBoard of HigherEducation India Identified as a degree mill by COE. Central School of Religion England, the U.S., Australia. Mentified as a degree mill by E&T. CentralStates Research Center Ontario, Canada They sold well-printed fake diplomas "in memory of famous names." The samples they sent out included Christian College, the Ohio Psychological Association, and Sussex College of Technology. Another address in Columbus, Ohio. Central University See: National Certificate Company Charitable University of Delaware Identified as a degree mill by E&T. Chartered University of Huron Identified as a degree mill by COE. Chicago Medi~l College ~ort Pierce, Florida. Their literature says that "Your beautiful 11 x 15 graudate (sic) diploma is printed on the ~'~,st~d~\ parchtone .... It will add prestige and beauty to your office." Or cell. The price of their medical degree is a mer~$4~0. \ ; J ChiUicothe Business College~Ohio. Identified as a degree mill by E&T. Chirological College of California Identified as a degree mill by COE. Christian College See: Central State Research Center Christian Fellowship Foundation See: Lawford State University City Medical Correspondence College London, England. Identified as a degree mill by E&T. Clayton Theological Institu* California (the address appears to be a private home). Their Doctorate was awarded on completionofadissertationofatleast25wordsandafeeof$3.Whenthiswasdone(mydissertationwas27words;Iworked e~tra hard), I got a nice letter saying that I have indeed been awarded their Doctorate, but if I wanted the actual diploma, it would cost $50 more. Recent letters to the institute have been returned as undeliverable. Clemson College See: R/G Enterprises Clinton University Livonia, Michigan. For years, they sold fake degrees of all kinds for $25 and up, offering "a masterpiece so perfect, it absolutely defies detection." Mail to their address is now returned as undeliverable. Coast University Another name for Gold Coast University; see them later in this chapter. Colga* College See: R/G Enterprises College of AppliedScience London London, England. The college exists on paper only, but, like Brigadoon, it was real (well, almost real) for one day. As reported by a German magazine, a wealthy German industrialist bought a fake Doctorate from this place, and insisted that it be presented in person. The president, "Commander Sir" Sidney Lawrence enlisted the aid of his friend, "Archbishop" Charles Brearly, who runs several universities in Sheffield. They rented a fancy girls' school for the day, installed carpets and candelabra, and rented costumes for their friends, who dressed up as "counts hung around with medals, an abbess in a trailing robe . . . and the knights of the Holy Grail." The German arrived in a Rolls Royce, and received his degree in an impressive ceremony, which only cost him $15,000. Sir Sidney, incidentally, appends a rubber stamp to his letters saying, "Hon. Attorney General U.S.A." College of Divine Metaphysics England. Identified as a diploma mill by E&T. College of Franklin and Marshall See: Regency Enterprises College of Hilton Head See: University of East Georgia College of Homeopathy Missouri. Identified as a diploma mill by E&T. College of Journalism West Virginia. Identified as a diploma mill by E&T. College of Life Florida. Honorary Doctorates were sold for $2, but they went away. College of Natural Therapeutics See: International University Co71ege of Naturatrics Missouri. Identified as a diploma mill by E&T. College of Nonsense Nevada. "You can fool your friends and tell them you have a Doctorate degree. If they don't believe you, you can show your friends your Doctor degree." I bought a Doctor of Politics for $2. A Doctor of Martyrism, Cheerleading, or Nose Blowing would have been 50¢ extra. Silly stuff, but a better-printed diploma than many legitimate schools provide. CoRege of Spiritual Sciences England. Identified as a diploma mill by E&T. College of Universal Truth Chicago, Illinois. Identified as a diploma mill by E&T. Collegii Romanii See: International Honorary Awards Committee Collegium Technologicum Sussexensis Britannia See: Sussex College of Technology Colorado Christian University Subject of a landmark court case in which the state of New York successfully sued to prevent them from sellmg their degrees to New Yorkers, or to advertise in publications distributed from New York. No connection whatever with the accredited Rockmont College which changed its name in 1989 to Colorado Christian University. Columbia School Unknown U.S. Iocation. Identified as a diploma mill by COE. Commercial University Delhi, India. Listed as a degree mill by COE. The Ministry of Education writes that it is a "coaching institution"whosedegreesare"notrecognisedforanypurpose."HoweverareaderinMalaysiamaintainsthattheirB.Com. degree exam is comparable to those of University of London, and that at least one graduate has had his degree accepted by the Malaysian government. Commonwealth School of Law Washington. Identified as a diploma mill by COE. Commonwealth University California. Degrees of this non-existent school were sold by mail for $40. Also sold by the same firm: Eastern State University. Constantinia University In 1989,amailingwentouttoItalianbusinessmen,offeringthemtheopportunitytoearnadoctorate from this apparently non-existent school, in association with the accredited Johnson & Wales University (which denied any knowledge of the scheme). For $3,000, they would spend a week in New York, see Niagara Falls, and go home with a doctorate. According to one source in Italy, more than 100 people signed up. Continental University In 1990, a reader in Japan sent me a copy of a diploma (dated 1989) from the non-eixtent school, allegedly in Los Angeles. Cranmer Hall Theological College Identified as a diploma mill by E&T. Creative University of Southeast London London, England. Identified as a diploma mill by E&T. Cromwell Universi~ London, England. This diploma mill was one of many run for years by the Fowler family of Chicago, fiveofwhomweresentencedtoprisoninlate 1987fortheseactivities.Cromwellsolddegreesofallkindsfor$730,through a mail forwarding service. Accreditation was claimed from the non-existent Western European Accrediting Society of Liederbach, West Germany. Dallas State College Dallas, Texas. One of the earliest heavily advertised diploma mills, Dallas State flourished in the early 1970sundertheguidanceofatleastoneoftheFowlerfamilyofChicago.In 1975,theattorneygeneralofTexaspermanently enjoined Dallas State from operating in that state. Darthmouth College See: Regency Enterprises De Paul Universi~y (France) Paris, France. A diploma mill operated for years by the Fowler family, from a mail forwarding service in Paris. Operations ceased following five Fowlers' sentencing to prison in 1987. Degrees of all kinds were sold for $550, and accreditation was claimed from the Worldwide Accrediting Commission, allegedly of Cannes, France. Other addresses used in Clemson, South Carolina and Santa Monica, California. DelawaK Law School Identified as a diploma mill by E&T and I'm sorry the people at the genuine Delaware Law School of Widener University are upset, but don't blame me if some diploma mill operators choose to use the same name. Diplomatic State University See: RIG Enterprises Diplomatic University See: National Certificate Company EarlJames National University CoUege Toronto, Canada. Identified as a diploma mill by COE. Eastern Missouri Business CoUege The non-existent school established by the Attorney General of Missouri, in a 'sting' operation. During its one day of existence, the headof the International Accrediting Commision for Schools, Colleges and Theological Seminaries visited the one-room of fice in St. Louis, overlooked the school of ficers named Peelsburi Doobuoy and Wonarrmed Mann, overlooked the fact that the marine biology te~t was The Little Golden Book of Fishes, but did not overlook the accreditation 'fee' he was handed, and duly accredited the school. Eastern Orthodox Universtiy India. Identified as a diploma mill by COE. Eastern State University See: Commonwealth University Eastern University See: National Certificate Company Ecclesiastical University of Sheffield See: University of Sheffield Elysion CoUege They used to offer degrees from various addresses in California, although the proprietor was in Mexico. Several bookreports oressays and $500 wererequired to earn thedegree. When theproprietordied, his daughtercontinued the operation from her home in San Francisco. She told authorities she was not operating the school, but an FBI analysis of her garbage revealed that she was, and after her indictment by a federal grand jury, and her guilty plea, Elysion College faded away. Emerson University California. Identified as a diploma mill by COE. Empire College of Ophthabnology Canada. Identified as a diploma mill by COE. Episcopal University of London London, England. Identified as a diploma mill by E&T. Episcopal University of SaintPeterPort Frankfurt, Germany. Identified as a diploma mill by E&T. Etudes Universitaires Internationales Leichtenstein, Luxembourg. Identified as a diploma mill by COE. Eugenia Inshtute of Metaphysics See: ORB European College of Science and Man Sheffield, England. Identified as a diploma mill by E&T. Evaluation andManagementlnternational Inglewood, California. These folks have sent out a three-page, unsigned letter saying that on receipt of $2,100 they will a~range for the degree of your choice to be issued to you. They require 50% down before they reveal the name of the school that is to be your alma mater. Can anyone ever have fallen for this? Evergreen University In 1989, large ads appeared in civil service and other newspapers, offering the degrees of this school, allegedly in Los Angeles. By the time I learned of it, just a month after the ads ran, the three phone numbers had all been disconnected, and mail was returned as undeliverable. Faraday CoUege England. Identified as a diploma mill by E&T. Felix Adler Memorial University Charlotte, North Carolina. Identified as a diploma mill by E&T. Florida State Chrishan College Fort Lauderdale, Florida. They used to advertise nationaUy the availability of Bachelor's, Master's, Doctortes,and honorary Doctortes,until both the postalservice and the state of Florida acted toshut them down. They also opened Alpha Psi Omega, a professional society for psychological counselors. Forest Park University Chicago, Illinois. Identified as a diploma mill by COE. Four States Cooperative University Texas. Identified as a diploma mill by COE. Franklin Vniversity Same management as Laurence University (Hawaii). Geo-Metaphysical Institute New York. "Here's a great way to get instant status," said their national advertising, offering an ornate personalized and totally phony honoMry DoctoMte in geo-metaphysics for $5. Georgia Christian University Georgia. The first pyramid scheme diploma miU. When you "graduate" (buy a degree), you become a professor and can sell degrees to others. When your students buy degrees and become professors, you become a dean and share in their profits, and so on, up the academic ladder. Ger nan-American Dental College Chicago, Illinois. Identified as a diploma mill by COE. Gold Coast University Hawaii. Opened by Edward Reddeck, previously imprisoned for operating other diploma mills. Later changed to Coast University. Although Hawaii authorities showed no interest, Federal authorities closed the "school" in 1992 after Reddeck was indicted on many counts of mail fraud and conspiracy. He was convicted on all 22 counts in early 1993, and retumed to prison. GoldenState University(CA,CO) OpeMtedfromCalifomiaandColoradointhe 1950sand 1960s.Exposedasadegreemill on Paul Coates ' television program in 1958. No connection with the legitimate school of the same name that opened in 1979. Gordon Arlen CoUege England. Identified as a diploma mill by E&T. Gottbourg University of Switzerland See: ORB Graduate University See: National Certificate Company GnatLakes University Higgins Lake, Michigan. One of seveMI degree mills operated by W. (for Wiley!) Gordon Bennett. Degrees were sold for $200. Also used addresses in Chicago; Dearborn and Berkley, Michigan. Gulf Sout~tern University Louisiana. The liteMture is identical to that used by several other mills, such as Pacific Northwestern and Atlantic Northeastern. Degrees were sold for $45 to anyone but Louisiana residents. Hamburger University This is the training school for McDonalds, and they award the Doctor of Hamburgerology to graduates. Of course it's not a diploma mill; in fact, it has even been licensed to grant real Associate's degrees. But I am mentioning it here, because I am convinced that anything that can be misused will be misused (see Atlantic University. above, for instance). Hamilton State University Arizona. Sold degreesfor $50 or less. The fake diploma says they are in Clinton, New York, home of the old and respectable Hamilton College. See also: Regency Enterprises and R/G Enterprises. Harley Universit~ London, England. When I visited the university, I found it in a tiny corner of the London College of Beauty Therapy. The receptionist for the beauty salon was the registrar of the university. Ph.D. degrees were awarded for completion of a few home study courses and a dissertation of less than 20 pages. After an earlier edition of this package appeared, the co-proprietor of Harley U. (who had previously refused to tell me the source of his own Ph.D.) wrote to me that "the details in your booklet are totally untrue in every respect. The content of the study, cost and proprietors are not as you state." The detailed questions I put to him in my reply to that letter were never answered. Harley University apparently is no more. Its proprietor later established Saint Giles University College and Somerset University. Hartford Technical Institute See: Regency Enterprises His Majesty's University of Polytechnics Sacramento, California. Used to sell honorary Doctorates in all subjects (but "no profanities or obscenities") for all of $5. But the "university" closed down many years ago, so please stop trying to write to them, so the former proprietor won't have to write me any more annoyed letters. Hollywood College California Identified as a diploma mill by E&T. Hollywood Southern University See: California Pacifica University Holy Toledo Universi~y American Educational Publishers has offered the delightful and humorous Doctorates of Holy Toledo U., offering the Doctor of Philosophy in Adorableness, Defrosting, Worrying, and other fields. They are nicely designed (the gold seal says, in small type, "My goodness how impressive!") and sold for $12 a dozen. Honore College See: ORB Humberman Unlversity College Identified as a diploma mill by E&T. Idaho College of Commerce See International Universities Consortium. Illinois State University See: Regency Enterprises Imperial Philo-Byzantine University Madrid, Spain. Identified as a diploma mill by COE. Independence University Missouri. Flourished in the late 1970s, offering degrees by correspondence, until an expose in the Chronicle of Higher Education and a Chicago newspaper, helped close them down. The Tribune reported that the headmaster of a prestigious Chicago private school resigned "after disclosures that he was using the offlce there as a center of activity for the diploma mill." A community college president in Chicago subse~uently lost his job for using an Independence Doctorate. There apparently is also a humorous and unrelated Tndependence University, offering realistic looking diplomas from its school of hard knocks, and signed by "A. Halry World." Independent Study Programs, Inc. Missouri. Degrees of all kinds sold in the late 1970s.No longer there. Independent Universal Academy See: Independent University of Australia Independent University of Australia Morwell, Victoria, Australia. Identified as a diploma mill by E&T. However, I am persuaded by material sent by persons familiar with the school that it was a legitimate and sincere attempt to establish an alternative university, over the constant objections of the educational establishment. It survived from its founding in 1972 until the death of founder Ivan Maddern. Name changed to Independent Universal Academy after the government forbade use of the word 'university.' Indiana State Universi~y See: Regency Enterprises Inshtut Patriarcal Saint Irenee Beziers, France. Granted honorary Doctorates to the founder's American colleagues and perhaps others. See: Inter-State College, this chapter. Institute of F~xcellence Florida. All degrees, including medical and dental, at $10 each. The fake diplomas are very poorly printed, and say, in small type, "for novelty purposes only." Inter-American University (Italy) Rome, Italy. Identified as a diploma mill by COE. Inter-State College England, France. Established by Karl Josef Werres, granting honorary Doctorates from England. One of the recipients claims that the college is "legally chartered" to do this, but all that means is that in their corporate charter, they give themselves the right. See also: Institut Patriarcal Saint Irenee. IntercoUegiate University Incorporated in Kansas before World War II. As American Mercury reported, "Intercollegiate specializedinhangingitsM.A.onsomeofEngland'sminormenofGodÑfor$50;andforafewdollarsmore,itwaswilling to bestow a dazzling D.C.L. Before the war this had grown into a roaring and profitable trade, but when wartilne law prohibited sending money out of England, the Intercollegiate professors were obliged to suspend their work of international enlightenment." Internation University USA. Identified as a diploma mill by E&T. International Academyfor Planetary Planning See: International Honorary Awards Committee International American Unlversity Rome, Italy. Identified as a diploma mill by COE. International College of Associates in Medicine Texas. Used to offer a Ph.D. and a Doctor of Medical Letters on payment of modest fees. InternationalHonoraryAwards Committee California. They sold a wide range of Doctorates and other awards, mostly for $100 or less. The well-designed Doctoral diplomas come from Collegii Romanii, the International Academy for Planetary Planning,TwoDragonUniversity,andtheSiberianInstitute.Onecanalsobuydiplomaticregaliaincluding theGrandCross of the Imperial Order of Constantine and the Sovereign Order of Leichtenstein, complete with rosettes, medals, and sashes. The late Francis X. Gordon, founder of all these establishments, had a delightful sense of humor about his work. His widow apparently carried it on. International Protestant Birk~est College England. Identified as a diploma mill by E&T. International Universities Consortium Missouri. In 1989, help wanted ads appeared in the academic press, soliciting faculty for a consortium of non-traditional schools. Being of the suspicious sort, I fabricated a resume of the most outrageous sort, under an assumed name, and submitted it. Shortly thereafter, my nom deplume was appointed to the faculty of what was alleged to be a group of eight 'universities'Ñone a long-established diploma mill (London School for Social Research), one a school I have been suspicious about for years (Northern Utah University), and six new ones, characterized by the common theme that they do not appear to exist (no listed phones). They are Southwestern University (allegedly in New Mexico), St. Andrews University (allegedly in Baha [sic] California, Mexico), Northwestern Graduate Institute (allegedly Montana), University of the West (allegedly Wyoming), Idaho College of Commerce (allegedly Idaho), and American Management Institute (no location given). Northern Utah actually issued a catalogue, complete with the 'faculty' names of all those boobs who answered the ad and signed up to be on the staff, no questions asked. But the address and phone numbers in the catalogue are not working.Consortium president Warren H. Green writes that the whole scheme, which he defends as completely legitimate, has been cancelled. International University (Greece) Athens, Greece. The literature claims that the Doctorates are non-academic, but nonetheless fully recognized as educational and professional degrees by the republic of Greece. The embassy of Greece has written to me that this is not a correct statement. The president is listed as a "Right Reverend Bishop Doctor." There apparently was an affiliation with International University (Missouri). InternationalUniversity(lndia) Degreesofthisinstitutionaresoldfor$50to$100eachbytheBureauforDegreePromotion in Holland. International University (Louisiana) Louisiana Opened in the early 1980S, offering degrees of all kinds. Accreditation was claimed from the North American Regional Accrediting Commission, which I have never been able to locate. Following a stern letter from the Louisiana Proprietary School Commission, International University apparently faded away. It was incorporated by relatives of a man who has run several large correspondence law schools. International University (Switzerland) Zurich, Switzerland. One of the many diploma mill operations of Karl Xavier Bleisch, this one selling Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorates for $500 to $1,000. The literature has a photocopy of a San Jose State College diploma awarded to Celia Ann Bleisch in 1967. What can this mean? Jackson State Universi~ Los Angeles, Nashville, Reno, Chicago. Sold degrees of all kinds for $200. The postal service issued "falserepresentation orders" and stopped theirmail years ago, and theperpetrators finally were sentenced to federal prison in 1987. No connection whatsoever with the legitimate school of this name in Mississippi. Janta Engineering College Karnal, India Identified as a diploma mill by COE. Japan Christian College Tokyo, Japan. Identified as a diploma mill by COE. Jerusalem University Tel Aviv, Israel. Degrees of all kinds are sold for $ 10 to $40 from this non-existent university. Buyers must sign a statement that they will not use the degrees for any phony purpose. Johann Keppler School of Medicine There are very few people daring or stupid enough to start a fake medical school. This was one of the most ambitious, complete with catalogues, and an alleged faculty in Switzerland, Canada, and Mexico. The claim was made that the degrees were recognized in many countries. When I asked their representative (who telephoned to make sure I would put them in this package) which countries, he thought a while and then said, "Well, Mauritius for one." All addresses used were mail forwarding services. Accreditation was claimed from the American Coordinated Medical Society, a fake organization started by L. Mitchell Weinberg, who has been to prison several times for fake medical school operations, and who was involved with Keppler as well. Operations ceased in the wake of the FBI DipScam operation in 1983. Weinberg was indicted and sentenced to prison again. John Quincy Adams CoUege Portland, Oregon. A totally phony school, selling any degree for $250. Later used addresses in Illinois and Nevada Operated by the Fowler family, five of whom were sentenced to prison in 1987. Kentucky Christian Universit~ Ashland, Kentucky. They offered degrees in everything from chemical engineering to law at all levels for a $300 fee. Same auspices as Ohio Christian and Florida State Christian, all now defunct. Kentucky Military Institute See: Bretton Woods University KenwoodAssociates Long Green (honestly!), Maryland. For $15 each or three for $30, they will sell Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctorates, in the name of any school, with any degree and any date. Then you can buy, for $12, a Jiu Jitsu Master Instructor certificate to flash when the authorities come to take you away. Kingsley University See: Bradford University Lafayette University Amsterdam, Netherlands, through a mail forwarding service. One of many fake schools operated by the Fowler family, five of whom were sentenced to prison for operating diploma mills, in late 1987. Degrees of any sort, with any date, were sold for $725. Accreditation was claimed from an equally fake accrediting agency, the WestEuropean Accrediting Society of Liederbach, West Germany. Lamp Beacon University See: California Pacifica University Laurence University (HI) Hawaii. All degrees in all fields except medicine and law, for a fee of $45. The literature says, "We are confident you will find the benefits you can obtain with a degree from Laurence University are very valuable indeed." The main benefit I can think of is a period of room and board at government expense. The same seller, Associated Enterprises, also issues the fake degrees of Benson University, Carlton University, Kingsley University, Buckner University, Franklin University, and Bradford University. There is, of course, no connection with the legitimate school fonnerly called Laurence University (now University of Santa Barbara) in California Lawford State University Maryland. They used to sell degrees of all kinds for $6.99 from apost of fice box in Baltimore, now close~ The other school names were Universite de Commerce de (sic) Canada and the Christian Fellowship Foundation. The hard-to-decipher signatures on the quite realistic-looking certificates were "Thoroughly Fake, Ph.D." and "Too Much Fun, Jr." Leila~d College of Arts and Sciences (Hawaii). Arose in 1992, offering degrees to martial artists for under $100. Diploma identical to that of Eurotechnical Research University whose president originally opened the P.O. box used but later turned it over to a colleague, and denies any knowledge of Leiland. Libera Universita di Psico-Biofisica Trieste, Yugoslavia (that's what their literature says, even though Trieste is now in Italy). Identified as a diploma mill by E&T. Life Science College California and Oklahoma The proprietors were arrested in 1981 for an array of charges, including selling Doctor of Divinity degrees, and income tax evasion through the operation of the college and the associated Life Science Church. Lincoln-Jefferson University See: California Pacifica University London College of Physiology England. Identified as a diploma mill by E&T. London College of Theology England. Identified as a diploma mill by E&T. London Educational College England. Identified as a diploma mill by E&T. London InstituteforAppliedResearch London, England. All right, I did it (as I've been saying in this package for 17 years). In 1972, while living in England, I was involved with fund-raising for a legitimate school. I figured that since major universities were "selling" their honorary degrees for millions, why not use the same approach on a small scale. We created L I.A.R. andranadsintheU.S.: "PhonyhonoraryDoctoratesforsale,$25."Severalhundredweresold,butwealsoseemed to upset half the world's educational establishment. (The other half thought it was a good gag.) So L.I.AR. was retired. Then an offer came from a Dutchman living in Ethiopia (You must believe this; I mean, who would make up such a story.) who wanted to trade 100 pounds of Ethiopian ear pickers and Coptic crosses for our remaining L.I.A.R certificates. Now he'ssellingthem(fromHolland)for$100,withouthumor,andhasaddedabunchmorefakeschoolnames.Andifanyone would like some Ethiopian ear pickers and crosses, have I got a deal for you! (Honestly.) London SchoolforSocialResearch London, England. The well-prepared literature offers degrees of all kinds for fees of up to $2,000. The address is in a dingy little building offLeicester Square. I climbed five flights of stairs so narrow I had to go up sideways, and at the top found the little one-room of fice of Archangel Services, a mail forwarding service that told me they forward the London School mail to Miami. Some literature has been mailed from Phoenix. See also: International Universities Consortium. London Tottenham International Christian University England. Identified as a diploma mill by E&T. Loyola University (~rance) Paris, France. Using a mail forwarding service, degrees of all kinds were sold for a payment of up to $650. The brochure claimed that "Many of our successful graduates have used their transcripts to transfer to other colleges and universities in the U.S.A." If this happened, it is only because of confusion of name with the four legitimate Loyolas in the U.S. The perpetrators of this Loyola were sentenced to federal prison in l9B7; _~ LTD Documents New York. Extremely well-done, thus especially dangerous, fake diplomas, with t~he name of any school ~'\ whatsoever and any degree imprinted, for $69.50. Also the preprinted degrees of the non-existent San Miguel College and Benchley State University for $49.50. They even explain how to "age" a certificate to make it look older. Lyne College England. Identified as a diploma mill by E&T. Madrson State Uni~ers~y See: R/G Enterpnses Marcus Tullius Cicero University San Francisco, California A Swiss company advertised in the International Herald Tribune that they could provide the "registered legal degree" of this so-called university for a mere $3,000. The~diploma indicates that the university is "officially registered" with the secretary of state which, if true, simply means it is aCalifornia corporation. Checks are to be made payable to The Knights of Humanity. There is, of course, no such university in California or, presumably, anywhere else. MarloweUniversity NewJerseyandFlorida.Activeduringthe 1960sandl970s,sellingallkindsofdegreesfor$150Orless. Marmaduke University California. Degrees of all kinds were sold for $1,000 and up. The literature reports that "usually the student qualifies for more advanced study than he initialy [sic] expected." Mention was made of a 30-day resident course in the use of lie detectors, but the voice on the phone (answered, "Hello") said it has been cancelled "because of the building program." Marmaduke was once actually authorized by the state of California, back in the days (late 1970s) when such things were vastly easier. Martin CoUege Florida They used to sell degrees of all kinds for $200. Graduates were required to pass some tough exams. They even gave an example in their literature: "True or falseÑthe Declaration of Independence was signed on the 4th of July 1776 by British Royalty." Meta CoUegia e ~xtension Chartered in Nevadabefore World War II, they sold the Ph.D. degree for $50, less 20% for cash. Metropol~tanCoUegiate Theysellalldegrees,includingmedicalanddental,for$100Orless.Theaddressisamailforwarding service which told me they forward the mail to Yorkshire. It is hard to imagine that such things can be tolerated, but this place has been going for years. (I have a little fantasy, in which the prime minister becomes gravely ill on a trip abroad, and the doctor who is summoned has his M.D. from Metropolitan Collegiate.) MiUardFiUmoreInstitute Inl966,theyearIearnedmyrealDoctorate(fromMichiganStateUniversity),BobHopereceived one of his first honora[y Doctorates, after making a large gift to Southern Methodist University. I was aware that Millard Fillmore, our great 13th president, was the only president who routinely turned down offers of honorary degrees, including one from Oxford. That was the inspiration for creating the fictitious Millard Fillmore Institute, to poke fun at the way universities trade honorary degrees for money. The ornate diploma read, "By virtue of powers which we have invented . . . the honorary and meretricious" title was awarded, "magna cum grano salis" (with a big grain of salt). Many were given away, and some were sold, complete with a cheap plastic frame, for five bucks. Most people thought it was amusing, but a few saw it as a threat to civilization as we know it, and so, after a few years, the fictitious gates of the institute were closed, perhaps forever. MiUer University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Identified as a diploma mill by E&T. Milton University Maryland and New York. Identified as a diploma mill by E&T. Ministerial Training College Sheffield, England. Identified as a diploma mill by COE. Montserrat University California. Degrees of all kinds were sold for $10 or $20 from aPost Office Bo~ in San Francisco in this name and the equally fake Stanton University and Rochfort College. Morston-Colwyn University England and Canada. Identified as a diploma mill by E&T. Mount Sinai University USA Identified as a diploma mill by E&T. Nassau State Teachers Colleges See: Regency Enterprises ,~,~nalCert~cateCompanyNewYork.Thesepeoplesoldthedegreesofeightnon-existentuniversitiesat$20to$30each, and~also sold a "make your own" kit consisting of a blank diploma and press-on letters. The eight fake schools are ~'~\\~ Diplomatic University, Central University, Capital College, Adams Institute of Technology, Eastern University, Western ~I College, Graduate University, and the Southem Institute of Technology. Buyers must sign a statement saying they will not use them for any educational purpose. Suuuuure. National College Kansas and Oklahoma. Doctorates of all kinds, including medical, were sold by "Dr." Charles E. Downs. Accreditationclaimedfromabogusaccreditingassociationestablishedby"Dr."Weinberg,founderofseveralfakemedical schools himself. See also: East Coast University. NationalCollegeofArtsandSciences Onceaveryactivemill,finallycloseddownbyauthoritiesinOklahomain 1982. Sa ne ownership as American Westem, Northwestern College of Allied Science, and other fake schools. A quite wonderful event in the annals of degree mills occurred when a state official in New York innocently wrote to National College to verify a Master's degree claimed by a job applicant. National College misinterpreted the letter, and sent a Master's degree to the state official, in his own name, complete with a transcript listing all the courses taken and grades received! NationalEcclesiastical University Sheffield, England. Identified as a diploma mill by E&T. National Stevens University California. Identified as a diploma mill by E&T. National University (Can~ daJ Toronto, Canada. Identified as a diploma mill by COE. National University (India) Nagpur, India. Identified as a diploma mill by COE. National University of Colorado Denver, Colorado. Identified as a diploma mill by COE. National University of Dakota South Dakota. Identified as a diploma mill by E&T. National University of Sheffield Sheffield, England. Identified as a diploma mill by COE and E&T. Nebraska College of Physical Mediclne England, Degrees in chiropractic and osteopathy are sold to people who, according to newspaper articles, are said to use them to practice medicine. New C4ristian Institl~te of New England See: ORB New York State College See: R/G Enterprises Newcastle University England. Not to be confused with the legitimate University of Newcastle. Identified as a diploma mill by E&T. North American College of the Artsy With the purchase of the Complete Conductor Kit, the Portable Maestro of St. Paul, Minnesota, awards a Master's degree from the North American College of the Artsy and Somewhat Musically Inclined. North American University Utah. Formerly University of North America. Degree mill, run by Edward Reddeck, who has twice gone to prison for educational frauds. A great many people were defrauded by this "school" largely because national publications like USA Today kept accepting his advertising. Formerly calledUniversity of North America. Enjoined from operating by Utah in 1989, but the order was ignored. Reddeck was indicted by a Federal Grand Jury in 1992 for mail fraud and conspiracy, cconvicted in 1993, and imprisoned. Northern Utah UniversitylNorthern U~ah ManagementInstitute They have been around for years, but now are apparently a part of the International Universities Consortium, described earlier in this chapter. The phone listed in Salt Lake City is not in service, and mail was returned as undeliverable in 1990. NorthwestLondon College of AppliedScience London, England. Same location as the College of Applied Science, London. Also known as Northwest London University. Links with several medical degree mills, including Keppler and the Chicago Medical School. The signature of Karl Josef Werres, founder of Inter-State College and Institut Patriarcal Saint Irenee (described in this chapter), and past officer of two large American non-traditional schools, appears on their diploma. Professor Werres wishes people to know that he has nothing to do with this school, and that his name has been forged. Done. Northwest London University See: Northwest London College of Applied Science No.rth~westernCoUegeofAlliedSciences OklahomaCity,Oklahoma.AuthoritiesinOklahomaclosedthismilldownin 1982. Under the same management as American Western, National College, and several other fake schools, operated under the cloak of the Disciples of Truth. They were operated by James Caffey from Springfield, Missouri. Caffey was indicted by a federal grand jury in 1985, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to prison. Northwestern Graduate School Allegedly in Montana. See: International Universities Consortium. Obura University London, England. Identified as a diploma mill by E&T. Ohio Central College See: Regency Enterprises Ohio Christian College One of the more active degree mills in the 1960s and 1970s, they sold degrees of all kinds for fees of $200 and up. Literature identical to that of Florida State Christian University, which was closed by authorities in that state. They claimed to be a part of Calvary Grace Christian Churches of Faith, Inc. Ohio Saint Mathew University Columbus, Ohio. Identified as a diploma mill by E&T. Open University (Switzerland) Zurich, Switzerland. One of the many diploma mills operated by Karl Xavier Bleisch. ORB Virginia. A supermarket of phony degrees, which offered diplomas from eight non-existent institutions at fees of $5 to $65 each. The more authentic-sounding, the more expensive. They include Bosdon Academy of Music, Eugenia Institute of Metaphysics, Gottbourg University of Switzerland, Honore College of France, New Christian Institute of New England, Royal Academy of Science and Art, Taylor College of England, and Weinberg University of Germany. ORB (other literature reveals that it stands for Occult Research Bureau) has been operated by Mr. Raymond Buckland, author and former curator of the Buckland Museum of Magick. Oriental University Washington, District of Columbia Identified as a diploma mill by COE. OxfordCollegeofAppliedScience Oxford,England.Adiplomamill,sellingdegreesofallkinds.Apparentlyoperatedfrom Switzerland by Karl Xavier Bleisch, who has been involved with many other degree mills. Oxford College of Arts and Sciences Canada. Identified as a diploma mill by E~cT. OxfordlnstltuteforAppliedResearch London, England. Fake honorary Doctorates sold for $250. Pac~qc College They sold everything from high school diplomas to Doctorates for $75 because they believe that "everyone has the right to live and e~perience life according to his or her own convictions." This presumably includes convictions for fraud. Pac~flc Southern University (NJ, CA) New Jersey and California. No connection whatsoever with the legitimate, state authorized school of the same name in Los Angeles; this Pacific Southern operated from various Post Office boxes, and offered "degrees you can be pround [sic] of' at $250 each. Pac j~ic States College Degrees of this non-existent school have recently been sold for $5 if blank, and $15 if professionally lettered. The literature describes them as "some of the finest, most authentic looking college degrees on the market. It is almost impossible to distinguish them from the real thing." Palm Beach Psychotherapy Training Center See: Thomas A. Edison College (FL) Pensacola Trade School See: Regency Enterprises People's National University USA. Identified as a diploma mill by E&T. PhUo Byzantine Uni~ersity Madrid, Spain. Identified as a diploma mill by E&T. Phoenix University (Italy) See: Accademia di Studi Superiori Phoenix RIG Enterprises Florida. They sold degrees from 10 schools with almost-real names atprices up to $37.50. Colgate College, Clemson College, Tulsa College, New York State College, California Christian College, Alabama Christian College, Hamilton Institute of Technology, Hamilton State University, Madison State University, and Diplomatic State University. The literature says, 'Yhis offer not valid in states where prohibited by law." That doubtless means all 50 of them. Regency College See: American Western University Regency Enterprises Missouri. They used to sell degrees with the names of real schools, often slightly changed, such as Stamford (not Stanford) University, and Texas University (not the University of Texas). Others included Cormell University, Indiana State University, Boston City College, the University of Pittsburg, Illinois State University, Rockford Community College, Hartford Technical Institute, Carnegie Institute of Engineering, Stetson College, Nassau State Teachers College, Darthmouth College, Ohio Central College, College of Franklin & Marshall, and Pensacola Trade School. A blank diploma with a lettering kit was also sold for $20. Buyers were asked to sign a statement that they will not use these phony documents for any fraudulent purposes. It is hard to imagine any others to which they could be put. Don L. Piccolo of Anaheim, California, was indicted by a federal grand july in 1985 for running Regency, and entered a guilty plea Rhode Island School of Law Identified as a diploma mill by E&T, which believed it to be in Wyoming. Rochfor~ CoUege See: Montserrat University Rockford Community CoUege See: Regency Enterprises RooseveltUniversity(Belgium) Degreesofanykindweresoldfora"tuition"of$400to$600.AlsousedanaddressinZurich, Switzerland. Five of the proprietors of this enterprise were sentenced to federal prison in late 1987. Royal Academy of Science and Art See: ORB Royal College of Science Identified as a diploma mill by E&T. Apparently affiliated with, or the same as, Empire College of Ophthalmology. SaintAndrews Correspondence Co71ege Identified as a diploma mill by E&T. SaintAndrews Ecumenical Foundation University Intercollegiate Identified as a diploma mill by E&T. SaintAndrews University Allegedly in Mexico. See: International Universities Consortium. Saint John Chrysostom College London, England. Identified as a diploma mill by E&T. Saint John's University (India) Identified as a diploma mill by COE. Saint Joseph University New York. They offered Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorates, and law degrees. Some of the literature was well done; some of it was ludicrous, in which the name "Saint Joseph" had been inserted in gaps where clearly some other school name once appeared. The location was variously given as New York, Louisiana, and Colorado, even in the same catalogue. Degrees cost from $2,000 to $3,000. Saint Stephens Educational Bible College Los Angeles, California. The president of this institution, a Baptist minister, pleaded guilty to forgery and grand theft for issuing illegal credentials. He was fined $5,000 and placed on probation for five years, and Saint Stephens is no more. San Francisco College of Music and TheaterArts In 1987, a San Francisco man began advertising this apparently non existent school in Chinese and African newspapers. Somehow, it was certified as legitimate by the Immigration and Naturalization Service. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that three Chinese dancers came to San Francisco to train at the school, and ended up being forced to work as senants for its founder. San Miguel College See: LTD Documents Sands University Yuma, Arizona They sold degrees of all kinds in the mid-1980s. Its proprietor, Wiley Gordon Bennett, operating from Tennessee, was convicted and sentenced to prison, thanks to the FBI DipScam operation. School of Applied Sciences London and New York. Mentified as a diploma mill by E&T. School of Psychology and Psychotherapy England. Identified as a diploma mill by E&T. Self-Culture University India. Identified as a diploma mill by COE. Siberian Institute See: International Honorary Awards Committee SirEdwardHeyzer'sFreeTechnicalCollege HongKong.AnassociationwiththeNationalUniversityofCanada.Identified as a diploma mill by COE. South China University Hong Kong, Macau. Identified as a diploma mill by E&T. South Eastern Extension College Essex, England. All degrees but medicine or law, at £20 for one, or £45 for three. "Our degrees are indistinguishable from degrees issued by other colleges in the traditional way," the sales letter says. Same ownership as Whitby Hall College. Southern California University California. One of many fake school names used by the Fowler family, five of whom were sentenced to prison in 1987 for their part in running diploma mills worldwide. Degrees of all kinds were sold for $200 and up. Southern Eastern University London, England. A diploma mill operated by "Professor Swann-Grimaldi" and claiming the late Princess Grace of Monaco as patron. The address used was that of the prestigious Royal Commonwealth Society, whose members can collect their mail there. Degrees were sold for fees of about $1,000 and up. Application forms were to be sent to the professor's parent's home in Essex. Southern /nstitute of Technology See: National Certificate Company Southwestern University Tucson, Arizona, and St. George, Utah. The university had its own impressive building in Tucson, with many of the trappings of a real school. But after they sold degrees to an FBI agent, several administrators were indicted by a federal grand jury, as part of the FBI's DipScam operation. President Geruntino pleaded guilty, and served a term in federal prison. The names of more than a thousand Southwestern "alumni" were made public, and a many jobs were lost as a result, including some in NASA and the Pentagon. Many students enrolled foUowing a glowing recommendation of Southwestern by an educational guidance service in Columbus, Ohio, run also by Geruntino. Southwestern University Allegedly in Albuquerque, New Mexico. See: International Universities Consortium. Specialty Document Company California. In 1988, they were seUing fake diplomas for a Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Bachelor's, and Ph.D. certificates (no school specified) at $1 each, or 100 for $15. Imagine that, a medical degree for 15¢! Spicer Memorial College India Identified as a diploma mill by COE. Stanton University See: Montserrat University Staton University In the early 1980s, music teachers in North America received an invitation to join the American Guild of Teachers of Singing, upon which they would be awarded an honorary Doctorate from this non-existent school, which was supposed to be in Ohio. Stetson College See: Regency Enterprises Sussex College of Technology Sussex, England. Perhaps the oldest of Britain's degree mills, Sussex is run by "Dr." Bruce Copenfromhishome,southofLondon.Atthesameaddress,butwithdifferentcatalogues,aretheBrantridgeForestSchool and the University of the Science of Man. Each offer "earned" degrees for which a few correspondence courses are required, and "extension awards" which are the same degrees and diplomas for no work at all. Honorary Doctorates are offered free, but there is a $ 100 engraving charge. "Professor Emeritas" [sic] status costs another $ 100. A recent flyer admits Susse~ is not "accrediated" [sic] but goes on to say that "No student who has taken our courses and awards have to date had problems." This statement would not be accepted by, among many others, a former high-level state of ficial in Colorado who lost his job when the source of his Doctorate was discovered. Susse~ continues to advertise extensively in newspapers and magazines in the U.S. and worldwide. In 1988, a new British law came into effect, forbidding such 'schools' to accept students who enroUed after May 1st. Sussex's solution to this minor annoyance was to offer to back-date all applications to April 30th, 1988Ña creative response that British law apparently hasn't caught up with yet. Taurus International University California. The claim is that the Taurus International Society was established in 1764 by James BosweU. The Ph.D. is sold for aU of $2, and the Doctor of Whimsey for $ 1. TaylorCollegeofEngland See:ORB Taylor University of Bio-Psycho-Dynamic Sciences was estaWished in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in the early 1920s by some of that city's"most respected citizens,including a philanthropiccapitalist, merchant prince,a dentist. . .and a woman of high intelligence." The Doctorate sold for $115, or $103.50 cash in advance. Temple Bar College Identified as a diploma miU by E&T. Tennessee Christian University Tennessee. Affiliated with Ohio and Florida State Christian in the sale of fake degrees. Texas Theological University Texas. Identified as a diploma miU by E&T. Texas University See: Regency Enterprises ThomasA. Edison College (FL, AR) Totally fake school run by the Rt. Rev. Dr. George C. Lyon, M.D., Ph.D., LL.D., D.D. After twice being fined heavily and sentenced to prison for running fake schools in Florida, he moved to Arkansas, alriving with an entourage in are Mercedes and a greenRolls-Royce,and bought a vacant church for cash.But theFBI'sDipScam operation caught up with him again, and Lyon, now in his 80s, went off to federal prison once again. Thomas A. Edison College managed to fool an awful lot of people over the years, and not just because it sounds like the legitimate non traditional Edison in New Jersey. This Edison was listed in ma