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Gao, 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
Rodriguez, Olga; Cuellar-Mejia, Marisol; Johnson, Hans – Public Policy Institute of California, 2016
This document presents the technical appendices that accompany the full report, "Determining College Readiness in California's Community Colleges: A Survey of Assessment and Placement Policies." The appendices include: (1) Survey Design and Administration; and (2) Survey Instrument. [This report was written with research support from…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Community Colleges, Educational Policy, Student Evaluation
Rodriguez, Olga; Mejia, Marisol Cuellar; Johnson, Hans – Public Policy Institute of California, 2016
Every year, California's community colleges identify hundreds of thousands of students as not ready for transfer-level courses in math and English. Since these courses are required to transfer to a four-year college, students deemed underprepared are placed in developmental (also known as remedial or basic-skills) courses to prepare for college…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Community Colleges, Student Evaluation, Student Placement