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ERIC Number: EJ263323
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982
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The Baccalaureate Reconsidered.
Phipps, Ronald
College and University, v57 n3 p299-306 Spr 1982
A three-year bachelor's degree curriculum is recommended for motivated and well-prepared college students, for some majors. Advantages foreseen include savings in time and money, an improved college atmosphere, higher persistence rates, and less need for departments to lower standards and resort to mass marketing efforts. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Acceleration, Bachelors Degrees, College Curriculum, College Preparation, Degree Requirements, Higher Education, Program Length, Student Motivation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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