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Download full textSepanik, Susan; Ratledge, Alyssa; Shane, Andrea; Dixon, Michelle; Martin-Lawrence, Amanda – MDRC, 2022
For the past several years, the California State University (CSU) has been investigating a proposal to add one year of high school quantitative reasoning coursework to the current CSU first-year admissions requirements, often referred to as A-G courses. Qualifying quantitative reasoning courses would include courses in mathematics (area C),…
Descriptors: State Universities, Admission Criteria, Required Courses, College Admission
Direct linkGao, Niu; Johnson, Hans; Lafortune, Julien; Dalton, Anthony – Public Policy Institute of California, 2019
In an effort to align its college admission requirements with the new K-12 science standards, the University of California (UC) recently proposed to increase its high school science admissions eligibility requirement--known as area D--from two to three years. UC's new policy has the potential of improving student science learning and readiness for…
Descriptors: Eligibility, Universities, College Admission, College Science
Gao, Niu; Johnson, Hans; Lafortune, Julien; Dalton, Anthony – Public Policy Institute of California, 2019
This companion document to "New Eligibility Rules for the University of California? The Effects of New Science Requirements" provides the following technical appendices: (1) Transcript Evaluation Service (TES) sample; (2) Cal-PASS Plus (CPP) sample; (3) Additional tables and figures; and (4) Qualitative interview questions. [These…
Descriptors: Eligibility, Universities, College Admission, College Science
Lusin, Natalia – Modern Language Association, 2012
Since 1953, the MLA has conducted a survey of entrance and degree requirements for languages other than English. The surveys reveal trends over time and show how colleges and universities in the United States have added, dropped, or changed their requirements. Entrance and degree requirements are one measure of the value that an institution…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Required Courses, College Admission
Finkelstein, Neal; Huang, Min; Fong, Anthony – National High School Center, 2009
In this research brief, the authors examine transcript data from 54 high schools in California to look at the specific course-taking patterns of English language learners (ELLs). They investigate the patterns by which ELLs complete 9th grade in English and mathematics and how that links to the accumulation of a comprehensive sequence of rigorous…
Descriptors: Course Selection (Students), Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), English
Peer reviewedConstantine, Jill; Player, Daniel; Silva, Tim; Hallgren, Kristin; Grider, Mary; Deke, John – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2009
This study addresses two questions related to teacher preparation and certification: (1) What are the relative effects on student achievement of teachers who chose to be trained through different routes to certification and how do observed teacher practices vary by chosen route to certification?; and (2) What aspects of certification programs…
Descriptors: Student Teaching, Teacher Effectiveness, Educational Attainment, Program Effectiveness
Griffin, Adrian – California Postsecondary Education Commission, 2008
The California Postsecondary Education Commission, California State University, and the University of California conducted a study to estimate the percentage of public high school graduates who meet the admission requirements for the two university systems. The study found that 13.4% of California public high school graduates were eligible for UC,…
Descriptors: Eligibility, Ethnic Groups, High School Graduates, Planning Commissions
Finkelstein, Neal D.; Fong, Anthony B. – Regional Educational Laboratory West, 2008
This report examines the extent to which California high school students fail to meet the high school course requirements for admission to California's four-year public universities. It investigates students' course-taking patterns and whether the courses they take meet the universities' entrance requirements. Because students from a variety of…
Descriptors: Racial Differences, Public Colleges, Minority Groups, Ethnicity
John, Walton C. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1920
The study presented in this bulletin is based on the analysis of the requirements for the bachelor's degree of 101 universities and colleges in the United States, including Hawaii and Puerto Rico. The first chapter contains a brief summary of the history of entrance and college graduation requirements for the bachelor's degree with special…
Descriptors: Graduation Requirements, College Credits, Foreign Countries, Graphs
Rosen, Seymour M. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1963
The demand for basic information on Soviet higher education continues to grow. Previous bulletins on Soviet education published by the Office of Education have either been overall surveys ("Education in the U.S.S.R.," Bulletin 1957, No. 14; "Soviet Commitment to Education," Bulletin 1959, No. 16) or studies of general…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Required Courses, Educational Change, Graduate Study
Tennessee State Board of Education, 2006
This 2006 Annual Joint Report of the State Board of Education and the Tennessee Higher Education Commission identifies four joint priorities and nine associated goals addressing areas of need in both student learning and educator development for the advancement of education in Tennessee. The joint priorities and initiatives focus on points of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Teacher Persistence, Teacher Effectiveness
Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE (NJ3), 2004
This publication presents three working papers on the inadequacies and difficulties of successful transition from high school to college. These papers are derived from The Bridge Project, a six-state study of K-16 issues. These three papers do not attempt to cover all aspects of K-16 and transition issues. Consequently, the policy implications at…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Community Colleges, Elementary Secondary Education, Transitional Programs
