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Direct linkTempleton, Toni; White, Chaunté L.; Horn, Catherine L. – Journal of Higher Education, 2023
The purpose of this paper is to document the indirect effects of the Texas Top Ten Percent Plan on professional school degrees awarded and to propose the far reach of the law as an alternative argument in support of race-conscious admissions policies challenged under the strict scrutiny standard. Designed around the two tests of strict scrutiny,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Admission, Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action
Wilson, Marenda A.; Odem, Max A.; Walters, Taylor; DePass, Anthony L.; Bean, Andrew J. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2019
Graduate schools around the United States are working to improve access to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in a manner that reflects local and national demographics. The admissions process has been the focus of examination, as it is a potential bottleneck for entry into STEM. Standardized tests are widely used as part of…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Graduate Study, College Admission, Holistic Approach
Download full textHoltzman, Steven; Minott, Tamara; Devasia, Nimmi; Kirova, Dessi; Klieger, David – ETS Research Report Series, 2021
Gathering a diverse student body is important for institutions of higher education (IHEs) at the graduate/professional level. However, it is impossible to select a diverse student body from a homogenous group of candidates. Thus the aim of this study is to discover the extent to which diversity goals in admissions are precluded by the lack of…
Descriptors: Student Diversity, Graduate Study, Professional Education, Scores
Traynham, James G. – 1978
The question of how graduate schools can include race as an admission criteria and give equitable treatment in admissions decisions is addressed by considering some aspects of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores and the use and misuse of test scores in admissions procedures. The GRE is used in admissions procedures to prove an…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations
Peer reviewedDunlap, Katherine M.; Fraser, Mark W.; Henley, H. Carl, Jr. – Journal of Social Work Education, 1998
Examines relationship between admission criteria and academic performance among 654 master's in social-work (MSW) students in one state university, 1985-1992. Test scores on a pre-graduation comprehensive exam measured academic achievement. Results indicate two admissions criteria, undergraduate grade point average and Graduate Record Examination…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, College Admission, Grade Point Average
