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ERIC Number: EJ172153
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1977
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Time-Shortened Degrees: A Return to Nostalgia
Leveille, David E.
Alternative Higher Education: The Journal of Nontraditional Studies, 2, 2, 164-70, Win 77
Time-shortened degrees have roots in the nineteenth century but today are correlated to the technologic mind emphasizing efficiency and expediency. Questions to be addressed include the whole concept of what constitutes academic credit. (Author/LBH)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Acceleration, Bachelors Degrees, College Credits, Degree Requirements, Experimental Programs, Higher Education
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Identifiers: Nontraditional Degree Programs