THE GENERAL CURRICULUM PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED FOR BUILDING OF SKILLS AND DEVELOPMENT OF BREADTH OF BACKGROUND IN PREPARATION FOR CONVENTIONAL COLLEGE CLASSES. PRETESTS AND POST-TESTS WERE EVALUATED FOR 165 STUDENTS AFTER ONE SEMESTER IN THE PROGRAM AND SHOWED SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN ACADEMIC SKILL LEVEL, WRITING, AND READING. SIMILAR RESULTS WERE FOUND AFTER A YEAR IN THE PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM APPEARS TO BE MOST EFFECTIVE WITH A TERMINAL ORIENTATION. MORE EMPHASIS SHOULD BE GIVEN TO READING AND CULTURAL ENRICHMENT. (WO)