College 101

Advisory Development Table of Contents

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11/17/11 Resolving Conflicts Wisely 1611/28/11 Mini Math Lesson 1712/01/11 Learning of Discipline 1801/12/12 Navigating the Road to My Success 1901/31/12 Exploring Career Options 2003/13/12 College 101 21

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Introduction

• In the U.S. each state has a postsecondary education system that is generally composed of two-year or community colleges, public colleges and universities, and private or independent colleges and universities.

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Purpose

• In this lesson, students will research the systems of higher education in their state, and then conduct more detailed research on three different types of colleges.

• Students also will gain a basic understanding of college admission requirements and identify colleges or universities that interest them.

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Learning Targets:

Learning Targets

• To understand the various systems of higher education.

• To find the college-admission requirements of selected colleges or universities.

• To learn how to use the Internet to conduct research colleges or universities.

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Learning Targets:KWL Chart:

KWL Chart Worksheet: Where am I going to College? How will I get there?

What do I KNOWabout college?

What do I WANTto know about college?

What have I LEARNEDabout college?

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Type of Institution:

Types of Institution of Higher• Types of Institutions of Higher Education in

the State and Basic Entrance Requirements for

• Most states have three systems of higher education: –community colleges–public state universities or colleges–private/independent universities or

colleges.

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Type of Institution:Three Colleges:

Choose Three Colleges

• One Community College

• One Private University

• One State University

1. Number of students enrolled: Undergraduate:2. Graduate/Professional:3. Degrees Offered or Conferred:4. Majors or Certificates Offered (list no more than 10):5. Tuition and Fees per Year:6. Percent of Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid:7. Estimated Time to Graduation:8. High School College-Preparation Courses Required for

Admission:9. College-Entrance Exams Required for Admission:10. Average Grade Point Average (GPA) of Admitted Students:11. Extracurricular Activities Offered:12. Top Two Reasons for Attending this College or University:13. Are you interested in attending this college when you

graduate from high school? Why or why not?

Private University Facts1. Find one private or independent university or college in your state and

answer the following questions:2. Number of students enrolled: Undergraduate:3. Graduate/Professional:4. Degrees Offered or Conferred:5. Majors or Certificates Offered (list no more than 10):6. Tuition and Fees per Year:7. Percent of Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid:8. Estimated Time to Graduation:9. High School College-Preparation Courses Required for Admission:10. College-Entrance Exams Required for Admission:11. Average Grade Point Average (GPA) of Admitted Students:12. Extracurricular Activities Offered:13. Top Two Reasons for Attending this College or University:14. Are you interested in attending this college when you graduate from

high school? Why or why not?

Community College Facts1. Find one community college in your state and answer the following

questions:2. Number of students enrolled: Undergraduate:3. Graduate/Professional:4. Degrees Offered or Conferred:5. Majors or Certificates Offered (list no more than 10):6. Tuition and Fees per Year:7. Percent of Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid:8. Estimated Time to Graduation:9. High School College-Preparation Courses Required for Admission:10. College-Entrance Exams Required for Admission:11. Average Grade Point Average (GPA) of Admitted Students:12. Extracurricular Activities Offered:13. Top Two Reasons for Attending this College or University:14. Are you interested in attending this college when you graduate from

high school? Why or why not?

References• College search engines on the web:• CollegeNET: www.collegenet.com• The College Board: www.collegeboard.com• ACT: www.act.org• Xap Corporation: www.xap.com• Peterson’s Guide to Colleges: www.petersons.com• TheCollegePlace: www.thecollegeplace.com• Historically Black Colleges: http://hbcuconnect.com/• Post-Secondary Minority Institutions:

http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/edlite-minorityinst.html

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Type of Institution:Three Colleges:

CST Prep:

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Type of Institution:Three Colleges:

CST Prep: Community College:

Why do they exist

• The California Community College system has over 100 campuses.

• All campuses offer courses that prepare students to transfer to a four year college, while career training programs vary according to the needs of the community.

• Considering the cost of going to college, a student can save money by beginning at a community college and then transferring to a four year college to complete a degree.

• You are encouraged to consider the opportunities that are offered at California Community Colleges.

What do you need to get in..

• ADMISSIONS - Admission to a community college is offered to....

• ...any student who is a high school graduate• ...any person 18 years of age or over who

shows evidence of being capable of profiting from college courses.

• ...any person who has passed the California High School Proficiency Examination

Transfer Student• All community colleges offer a full range of academic courses that enable a student

to prepare for a transfer to a four-year college or university. If you are a "transfer" student and plan carefully, you may enter the four-year college as a junior after two years of community college work. Your community college counselor will help you organize a program that will be acceptable by the four-year college, so that you will not lose any credits when you transfer.

• If you want to transfer to the University of California and were not eligible for UC when you graduated from high school, you must earn a 2.4 GPA in 60 semester units of college work before being able to transfer. This means a C+ average for two years of study. Some UC campuses may require a GPA higher than 2.4 for admission as a transfer student.

• If you want to transfer to a California State University and were not eligible for CSU when you graduated from high school, you must earn a 2.0 in 60 semester units of college work. This means a C average for two years of study.

• If you want to transfer to a private college or an out-of-state public college, you should contact your community college counselor to discuss what courses would be appropriate. These colleges may accept you as a transfer after less than two years of community college work.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE COUNSELING INTERVIEW

• If you are planning to transfer to a four-year college or university, you should be sure to discuss your plans with your community college counselor. Before you enter community college, you are strongly encouraged to sign up for a summer counseling interview, or as in the case at DVC, a college orientation class. This interview gives you a chance to find out about the general characteristics of the college, and it also allows you to work out your program with your counselor.

• Your counselor can be most helpful to you if you know what major field that you are considering and what four-year college interests you. However, if you are uncertain about your long-range plans, your counselor will still recommend a program that will satisfy the general breadth requirements at most colleges.

CAREER PROGRAMS

• All community colleges have programs that help students with career development. These career programs involve pre-professional areas where you are prepared to transfer to a four-year college, as well as two-year programs where you may begin work after completing your community college courses.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND COURSE PLANNING CSU

• COMPREHENSIVE COURSE REQUIREMENT– As well as completing all subjects required for graduation from your high school you must also pass, with grades of C or better, the following 15 units:

• ENGLISH — 4 Years• MATHEMATICS — 3 Years: Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2.• HISTORY/ SOCIAL SCIENCE — 2 Years: One year of US history or one-half

year of US history and one half year• of American government; one year of world history• LABORATORY SCIENCE — 2 Years.• FOREIGN LANGUAGE — 2 Years in the same foreign language.• VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS — 1 Year• ELECTIVE COURSES — 1 Year: Courses chosen from English, Mathematics,

Social Studies, Laboratory Science,• Foreign Languages, Visual and Performing Arts.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND COURSE PLANNING UC

• COURSE REQUIREMENTS: The following UC course requirements are sometimes called the “a-g” courses.

• a. HISTORY (2 years required): One year of world history. One year of United States history or one-half year of United States

• history and one-half year of American government.• b. ENGLISH (4 years required).• c. MATHEMATICS (3 years required, 4 years recommended): Algebra 1, Geometry,

Algebra 2.• d. LABORATORY SCIENCE (2 years required, 3 years recommended).• e. LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH: 2 years in the same language, 3 years

recommended.• f. VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 year required): Courses chosen from: dance,

drama/theatre, music and/or visual arts.• g. COLLEGE PREPARATORY ELECTIVES (1 year required) In addition to those required

in “a-g above, chosen from the following areas: visual and performing arts (non-introductory level courses), history, social science, English, advanced mathematics, laboratory science and language other than English (a third year in the language used for the “e” requirement or two years of another language).