The purpose of this study is to determine if students whose emotional intelligence characteristics meet or exceed those of successful staff nurses are more likely to be successful in a baccalaureate nursing program.
Clarion University offers approximately 70 baccalaureate programs and 11 master's degree programs.
At Miami Dade College, more than 1,000 students are enrolled in baccalaureate programs.
All the campuses have baccalaureate programs and, with the exception of Farmington, associate degree programs as well.
Miami Dade's president, Eduardo J. Padrón, said the baccalaureate programs were part of his institution's mission of serving the community.
Portage's response was to build a new high school, revamp another, build two new elementary schools, expand its International Baccalaureate programs and introduce Chinese-language instruction.
The bride, 28, completed a premedical baccalaureate program this month at Bryn Mawr College, from which she also received a bachelor's degree in psychology cum laude.
In more than a dozen schools around Chicago, including several in poor neighborhoods, Mr. Vallas has instituted special curriculums for high-achieving students, known as international baccalaureate programs.
"The baccalaureate programs can't find enough qualified instructors, so they turn away tens of thousands of qualified applicants every year," said Geraldine Bednash, chief executive of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.
The district's newest magnet school is the Yonkers Middle High School, which is establishing an International Baccalaureate program for grades 6 through 12.
