Six university-based nonacademic programs to help academic Ph.D.s. make career changes are described. Included are comments of 15 Ph.D.s who prepared for college teaching careers but pursued other professions, as well as comments from mentors who assisted humanities/social science Ph.D.s to make career transitions. Nonacademic career efforts at 24 professional associations and other colleges are also summarized, and contact persons are identified. For the six programs that are featured, information includes: eligibility, average yearly enrollment, program duration, tuition or fees, and contact person. The philosophy, structure, and content of the programs are described by the program directors. The universities, program titles, and authors/program directors are as follows: New York University's Careers in Business Program (Ernest Kurnow); University of Virginia's Career Opportunities Institute (Clinton W. Kersey, Jr. and Susan Tyler Hitchcock); University of California at Los Angeles' Careers in Business for Ph.D.'s Program (Patricia O. Katsky); University of Pennsylvania's Alternative Careers Program (Patricia Rose and Mary Morris Heiberger), Harvard University's Introduction to Business Program for Ph.D.s (Jeremy Rusk), and Stanford University's Professional Opportunity Program (Edward Escobedo). (SW)