"The purpose of the study was to collect selected information about the individuals enrolled in two on-going Florida State University Home Economics Education Off-Campus Graduate Programs and to solicit suggestions for program improvement. In relation to this problem, the following questions were explored: 1. Why did the participants decide to enroll in the off-campus program? 2. What do they hope to gain from the off-campus program? 3. What suggestions for improvement can the participants offer? 4. What factors have caused the greatest difficulty to the participants in pursuing an advanced degree? 5. What are the characteristics of the 'typical' participant in the off-campus program?"--Introduction. / Typescript. / "August, 1975." / "Submitted to the Department of Home Economics Education in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science." / Advisor: Bonnie B. Greenwood, Professor directing paper. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 47-48).