Open-door academic policy

A university has an open-door academic policy, open-door enrollment, or just open-door policy when it accepts to enroll students without asking for evidence of previous education, experience, or references. Usually payment of the academic fees (or financial support) is all that is required to enroll. Universities may not employ the open-door policy for all their courses, and those universities that have a universal open-door policy where all courses have no entry requirements are named open universities. This policy is seen to be apart of the educational revolution. From the dictionary meaning of the open-door policy, which is the idea of granting access to those who want access to the country freely; a similar idea can be drawn in terms of education, therefore, the creation of the open-door academic policy.[1] Sated by the University of Washington's associate professor, Deepa Rao, "Community colleges have long recognized the need for postsecondary education and made access to it easy and affordable. Most community colleges have made a strong commitment to what is known as the open door policy: they will not turn away any student who has a high school diploma or has passed the tests of General Educational Development (GED). Many nontraditional adult learners enter community colleges, via this open door, after completing adult basic education (ABE) programs or having been out of school for a long time. As inviting as the open door may be, some hidden barriers in this policy may prevent nontraditional learners from attaining a degree"[2] gives a clear indication to the importance and necessity for the open-door policy.

History

From the beginning of universities and colleges in western countries, during the early parts of the 20th century, higher education was supplied in large amounts. However, this was seen to drop towards the end of the 1960's as the number of students heading into universities and colleges decreased. In response to these troubling times, the colleges and universities lowered standards of admission and offered financial support to try and win back the students. This soon turned into the open-door policy, which became a successful and well used form of recruiting students.[3]

Eligibility

The following list indicates the criteria for applicants looking to apply at an open-door university or college:

This list of criteria will differ depending on the university or college that is being applied for, this is just a general conclusion from one college.[7]

Examples

The open-door academic policy's requirements can differ between not only different countries, but also different states, however still following the same intentions. The following is a list of some Universities and Colleges around the world that have the open-door academic policy:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "open-door policy - Definition from Longman English Dictionary Online". www.ldoceonline.com. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  2. ↑ "NCSALL: The Open Door Policy". www.ncsall.net. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  3. ↑ Cohen & Brawer, A & F (2003). The American Community College. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
  4. ↑ "NCSALL: The Open Door Policy". www.ncsall.net. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  5. ↑ "NCSALL: The Open Door Policy". www.ncsall.net. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  6. ↑ "NCSALL: The Open Door Policy". www.ncsall.net. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  7. ↑ "NCSALL: The Open Door Policy". www.ncsall.net. Retrieved 2016-05-03.


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