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Information on 62 graduates of a nontraditional Bachelor of Arts program was obtained from two sources: student files, including transcripts, and a questionnaire. A profile of program graduates was developed as well as an analysis of types of educational experiences which graduates combined for the degree. Replies to the questionnaire were assessed for three measures of program success as perceived by the student: (1) work effectiveness, (2) access to advanced programs of study, and (3) impact on life outside of work and education. The results indicated that, for these graduates, the nontraditional degree was rated as successful on all three measures.
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University without walls: First report. Yellow Springs, Ohio: Union for Experimenting Colleges and Universities, 1972.
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Dr. Losty, a psychologist, holds a joint appointment at Stephens College Columbia, Missouri, as a faculty member of the Psychology Department and as Associate Director of the Stephens College Without Walls Program.
Ms. Susan Gardiner is a graduate of Stephens College.
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Losty, B.P., Gardiner, S. Graduates of a nontraditional Bachelor of Arts degree program: A follow-up. Alternative Higher Education 2, 266–274 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01080155
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01080155