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Graduate and Professional Study Resources

General Graduate School Guides

General guides provide an introduction to the graduate programs available in a particular discipline or at a particular university. More detailed information about many areas is available in the discipline-specific guides.
Peterson's Guides. Princeton, NJ: Peterson's. Annual.
This six-volume set contains information on almost 34,000 graduate programs in the U.S. and Canada. The first volume has an overview and the remaining volumes are broken down by discipline. Most program descriptions are brief, but there are some comprehensive, full-page sections (paid for by the institutions) which contain detailed information. Online access
Graduate and Professional Programs, an Overview.
location: ref L901 .G7310
Graduate Programs in the Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences
location: ref L901 .G7320

     Graduate Programs in the Biological Sciences. 
     location: ref L901 .G7330

     Graduate Programs in the Physical Sciences, Mathematics, Agricultural   
     Sciences, the Environment, & Natural Resources. 
     location: ref L901 .G7340

     Graduate Programs in Engineering & Applied Sciences. 
     location: ref L901 .G7350

     Graduate Programs in Business, Education, Health, Information Studies, Law 
     & Social Work.
     location: ref L901 .G7360

GradSchools.com. Educational Directories Unlimited.
This web site is composed of post-baccalaureate educational information, including a directory with program listings categorized by curriculum and subdivided by geography. The web site's directory contains both free listings of programs and links paid for by the schools offering the program. Free listings contain basic descriptions and contact information of the offering. Paying advertisers receive a more in-depth description and a link directly to their site so students may further explore the program.
location: Online

Graduate Guide. School Guide Publications.
Listings for colleges and universities that offer a masters, doctoral or professional degree program in 52 subject areas. Information includes course offerings, tuition, graduate admissions contact, and email and web addresses. 
location: Online

Index of Majors and Graduate Degrees.  New York: College Entrance Examination Board.  Annual.
Over 600 majors are described, including such nontraditional items as telecourses, accelerated programs, semesters at sea, weekend programs, and student-designed majors. location: ref L901 .C74a

Directory of College and University Administrators. Princeton, NJ: Peterson's.
For quick reference to the above information, check this one-volume directory of colleges and universities. Major academic units and accreditation information are indexed.
location: ref L901 .P47

The College Blue Book. New York: Macmillan. Annual.
Use Volume 3 to identify programs by college or subject and Volume 1 to read narrative descriptions.
location: ref LA226 .C685

Peterson's  Guide to Distance Learning Programs.  Princeton, NJ: Peterson's.
Off-campus programs in which coursework is offered primarily by video or computer are listed by institution. Information includes admission requirements, accreditation, equipment needs, and campus visits required for program completion.
location: ref LC5800 .P490

Distance Learning Programs. New York: Macmillan Reference USA. Annual.
location: ref LC5805 .C650

Barron's Guide to Distance Learning: Degrees, certificates, courses. 2nd ed. Hauppauge, NY: Barron's. 2002
location: ref LC5805 .C75

College Catalogs

The college catalog collection on microfiche is located in the Microforms Room on  second floor Main. It provides access to copies of catalogs for both graduate and undergraduate programs at institutions in the United States from 1976 to 1997.  The Reference Department also maintains a collection of more recent college catalogs from selected colleges in North Carolina. College catalogs for foreign universities with UNCG affiliations are shelved in the Reserves area.

 

General Program Rankings

Educational Rankings Annual. Detroit: Gale Research. 
This volume reports on 2,000 rankings gleaned from educational and other published sources. Areas covered include: reputation, faculty, publications, tuition rates, library facilities, test scores, alumni achievement, faculty salaries, and admissions selectivity.
location: ref LB2331.63 .E380

Best Graduate Schools. Washington, DC: U.S. News & World Report.
location: ref L901 .A546