A descriptive study was undertaken to determine the type and extent of academic adaptations that Texas postsecondary institutions are making to address the emerging needs of the adult population. It also identified items that affect program quality and growth. The questionnaire developed and mailed to 119 Texas postsecondary institutions was returned by 64 public two-year, public four-year, and private four-year institutions. Only 24 of these indicated that they had a nontraditional program. Four-year public institutions were the most conservative category of institution. Four-year private and two-year public institutions had more aggressive postures toward nontraditional education. Programs at four-year private institutions generally had most of the nontraditional characteristics, granted more credit for nontraditional forms of learning, had lower residency requirements, and sponsored most of the military base programs. Two-year public institutions seemed to be particularly sensitive to the access issues of the adult students and were experimenting with greater utilization of credit for nontraditional forms of learning and instructional television. The conservative approach of public four-year institutions seemed to be the product of state regulatory policies that hamper creative academic adaptations to serve the adult clientele. (YLB)