Seven research reports of the Project to Develop Evaluative Criteria and Procedures for the Accreditation of Nontraditional Education are presented. Contents are as follows: "Nontraditional Certificate Programs," by John Harris and Philip N. McCullough; "Salient Points for 'A Study of the Acceptability and Negotiability of External Degrees,'" by John Harris; "Institutional Accreditation and Nontraditional Undergraduate Educational Institutions and Programs," by John Harris; "Critical Characteristics of an Accreditable Institution, Basic Purposes of Accreditation, and Nontraditional Forms of Most Concern," by John Harris; "A Review of Nontraditional Graduate Degrees," by Paul L. Dressel; "Analysis of the National Survey on Accreditation and Nontraditional Education," by John Harris and Grover J. Andrews; and "Regional Accreditation Standards," by Kay J. Andersen. Rosters of participating institutions are included, as are letters and questionnaires used in surveying degree recipients and administrators. (SW)