SCHOOL OF CONTINUING STUDIES

The Continuing Studies program was established in 1967 with the first classes held in 1968. It was renamed the School of Continuing Studies (SCS) in 1992.

The school's mission is to broaden the educational opportunities of the wider community, reflecting the academic excellence of Rice University.

Annually, SCS offers more than 250 continuing education courses in the humanities, natural and social sciences, interdisciplinary and cultural studies, current social issues, creative writing, computers, finance, career development, and languages. The school boasts the largest selection of noncredit humanities courses of any college or university in Texas. Professional and technical programs enable those in certain fields to be brought up to date on the latest research, or legal and technical developments in their professions.

The SCS Foreign Language Program offers courses in Spanish, French, German, Italian, Russian, Arabic, Chinese, and Japanese. Students from 41 countries have enrolled in the SCS English as a Second Language Program. Continuing Studies also offers several ongoing programs of regional and national stature, including the Rice University Publishing Program, the Advances in Tissue Engineering seminar, and the Rice University Advanced Placement Summer Institute for high school teachers. Many other programs are collaborative, involving cosponsors from the university and the community.

1995-96 Academic Year Course Enrollment: 9,362

In addition to its noncredit offerings, SCS administers Rice's for-credit summer school program, which enrolls approximately 250 college students in 30 courses annually.

OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT

Established in 1979, the Office of Executive Development (OED) in the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Administration offers organizations the opportunity to obtain significant added value through improved performance from the executives and managers they send to various programs. These noncredit programs for the public vary in length from several days to several weeks and are primarily taught by the full-time and adjunct faculty of the Jones Graduate School.

Programs are offered in several major categories: General Management, Finance and Accounting, Marketing and Sales, Operations Management, Individual and Group Behavior, Communications, and Customized Programs.

Two major programs in the General Management area are the Advanced Management Institute, a residential program focusing on such critical issues as global competition, competitive analysis, information management, customer satisfaction, and financial performance; and The Management Program, designed for middle managers and technical specialists who have little or no formal management education. The participants learn to apply the concepts and techniques of marketing, finance, accounting, and management.

OED also develops management programs tailored to the specific challenges of a particular organization, often conducting these programs on campus to allow participants to focus their attention on the material being presented and away from the pressures of daily business.

In the 1995-96 academic year, over 1,000 individuals participated in 58 public and custom-designed executive programs.

 

 

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