A task force was appointed by the Virginia Council of Higher Education to assess the quality of undergraduate career planning and placement and to make recommendations for the improvement of these services and activities. The report of the task force is divided into four chapters. Chapter 1 presents a short overview of Virginia's career planning and placement activities and their development. Chapter 2 summarizes and analyzes data on undergraduate career planning and placement activities in Virginia, including enrollment data, information on available programs and services, a profile of key personnel and professional staff, and budget information. Chapter 3 introduces a series of statewide issues which pertain to undergraduate career planning and placement services. This chapter also makes seven recommendations, of which the first two concern the programs and services all postsecondary institutions should provide (e.g., assessment aids, career resource materials, individual and group counseling, follow-up studies of graduates, and job listings/postings); services the institutions should seriously consider providing (e.g., services provided by alumni, experiential or cooperative education, career days, and computerized career information). The other recommendations concern policy statements on purpose and objectives; integration of services and information dissemination; evaluation; and follow-up procedures. Chapter 4 presents summaries of self-studies conducted by the institutions at the request of the task force and the findings of task force site visits. This chapter also includes institution-specific recommendations which go beyond those contained in chapter 3 in their focus on enhancing or augmenting basic services. (UCM)