In 1961 the University of Oklahoma launched its Bachelor of Liberal Studies degree program as a "new frontier in adult education." During the past decade it had developed into a program that has been studied and copied by other institutions as the need for such programs became more widely recognized. This book deals with: (1) the need for special degree programs; (2) development of such programs; (3) the University of Oklahoma's 2 major special programs; and (4) prospects for future developments. (HS)