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Download full textGeiser, Saul – Center for Studies in Higher Education, 2022
Eligibility is a policy construct unique to California. UC and CSU are the only US universities that distinguish between eligibility for admission and admission itself and set separate requirements for each. The eligibility construct derives originally from California's 1960 Master Plan for Higher Education, which famously mandated that UC admit…
Descriptors: State Colleges, College Admission, Eligibility, High School Graduates
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Direct linkAtkinson, Richard C.; Geiser, Saul – Educational Researcher, 2009
The College Boards started as achievement tests designed to measure students' mastery of college preparatory subjects. Admissions testing has significantly changed since then with the introduction of the Scholastic Aptitude Test, Lindquist's creation of the ACT, renewed interest in subject-specific assessments, and current efforts to adapt K-12…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, Achievement Tests, Academic Aptitude
