Undergraduate Studies Associations and Organizations
Graduate education is rigorous, specialized training in particular academic and professional fields and is generally considered to include all post-baccalaureate programs with the exception of the first professional degree programs in medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry, law, and theology. Traditional graduate education programs culminate with the award of a doctor's or master's degree although certificate programs at the postmaster's and postdoctoral levels have increased. Admission to graduate degree programs in the United States is usually based on students' undergraduate records, recommendations by professors, and scores on the Graduate Record Examinations. Below are links to associations and organizations that provide valuable information on undergraduate studies and programs.
American Association for Higher Education
Learn about the association's projects and publications on the existence and improvement of higher education.
American Council of Learned Societies
Read news, history, membership details, a list of publications, program information, scholarships, grants, and related links
American Council on Education
Association providing leadership and advocacy for higher education offers an account of current legislation concerning higher education.
Association of American Colleges and Universities
Learn about this organization of institutions dedicated to advancing the aims of liberal arts in higher education.
Association of University Teachers, United Kingdom
Trade union representing educational professionals offers information on legal and economical issues, legislative campaigns, and membership.
California Community College Foundation
Information on the foundation, its involvement with educational technology, and a listing of job openings for students in California.
Cause Organization: Higher Education: Association for Managing and Using Information Resources
Organization assisting higher education institutions with the use of information resources with materials and its development services.
Consortium for Computing in Undergraduate Education
Organization of colleges and universities dedicated to expanding the use of computers and other information technologies in education.
League for Innovation in the Community College
Consortium of community colleges experimenting with ways to improve education and technology in U.S. and Canadian community colleges.
League for Innovation in the Community College: Alliance for Community College Innovation
International organization of colleges working to enhance institutions practices through new trends has news on conferences and membership.
National Association of Women in Education
Nonprofit association encouraging the advancement of women in higher education offers a bulletin board and links to related resources.
National Council for Higher Education
Organization representing the teaching needs of higher education members within the National Education Association, a union for teachers.
Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana: Association of American Universities
Organization supporting colleges and universities and working to improve higher education presents policy issues and links to more reading.
United States Department of Education: Office of Postsecondary Education
Branch of the U.S. Department of Education developing legislation concerning post-secondary education provides financial aid information.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor: Center for Research on Learning and Teaching
Center working to improve the teaching skills of undergraduate faculty has a report on student rating forms position paper on diversity in the classroom.