HIGHER EDUCATION ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS

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1 HIGHER EDUCATION ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS In , the state required each district to map their courses to a State Code for the Exchange of Data (SCED). This mapping created new course numbers for some courses, which in turn caused a new HEAR document to be created. The information below applies to any course taken in an Academy School District 20 high school in the school year or later. There is a separate HEAR document for any course taken in Academy School District 20 high schools prior to the school year. In 2003 Colorado established Higher Education Admissions Requirements for students who plan to attend any of Colorado s public four-year colleges or universities. The requirements go into effect in two phases: Phase 1 for students graduating in 2008 and 2009, and Phase 2 for students graduating in 2010 and beyond. Private colleges and universities set their own admissions standards; students should contact those institutions directly for information regarding their policies. Public two-year colleges (e.g., Pikes Peak Community College) have open enrollment policies, meaning that students applying to these schools do not need to meet the following admissions requirements. Students planning to attend a four-year college or university in Colorado (Adams State University, Colorado School of Mines, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Fort Lewis College, Colorado Mesa University, Metropolitan State University of Denver, University of Colorado at Boulder, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, University of Colorado at Denver, University of Northern Colorado, Western State Colorado University) will need to complete the following classes in order to fulfill the Higher Education Admissions Requirements. Additionally, you will need to find out from the colleges to which you are applying what GPA and ACT or SAT scores they require and if there are other courses outside of the Higher Education Admissions Requirements that must also be completed for admission. The Higher Education Admissions Requirements have been established in addition to the Admissions Eligibility Index (which you can find online at ACADEMIC AREA ENGLISH MATHEMATICS (Algebra I level and higher) NATURAL/PHYSICAL SCIENCES (2 units must be lab-based) SOCIAL SCIENCES (at least 1 unit of U.S. or world history) FOREIGN LANGUAGE ACADEMIC ELECTIVES** * One unit is equal to one full year of credit in a specific subject. TOTAL HS GRADUATES units* (8 D20 credits) 4 units* (8 D20 credits) 3 units* (6 D20 credits) 3 units* (6 D20 credits) 1 unit* (2 D20 credits) of same language 2 units* (4 D20 credits) 17 units* (34 D20 credits) ** Acceptable Academic Electives include additional courses in English, mathematics, natural/physical sciences and social sciences, foreign languages, art, music, journalism, drama, computer science, honors, Advanced Placement, and International Baccalaureate courses. Approved career and technical education courses with content comparable to courses meeting Colorado s Model Content Standards and industry specific/cte standards are counted as academic electives beyond the minimum years listed above. The CCHE has further described the types of courses that meet their requirements by indicating that they need to be sufficiently challenging to be collegepreparatory and that they need to fit in a logical sequence of courses leading to higher and more rigorous course work. For a fuller explanation of the criteria, contact your counselor or go to the CCHE website at 01/29/13 C&I/cjc Page 1

2 HB Enacted in 2005, HB requires districts to provide to parents a list of courses the district has available that satisfy the CCHE s Higher Education Admission Guidelines. The following Academy District 20 courses meet those criteria: ENGLISH, MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, SOCIAL SCIENCE, AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE ENGLISH MATHEMATICS SCIENCE SOCIAL SCIENCE WORLD LANGUAGE World Lit & Comp Eng Core Plus Math Prin of Chemistry and Physics Sociology Latin H Brit Lit & Comp Core Plus Math H Prin of Chemistry and Physics Colorado History/Geog Latin Comp & Lit Eng Core Plus Math Life, Earth, and Space Science Economics Latin English 4 Novels H Core Plus Math H Life, Earth, and Space Science H Economics H Latin MYP English I Core Plus Math Anatomy & Physiology AP Economics AP Latin: Vergil MYP English II H Core Plus Math Biology World Regional Geog French AVP English IB Math Studies (SL) Principles of Biology MYP World Reg Geog French English IB Mathematics II SL H Biology H World Reg Geog French English IB Mathematics SL AP Biology AP Human Geography H French English IB Mathematics SL II MYP Biology AP European History H French College Preparatory Reading IB Higher Mathematics HL I IB Biology (SL) IB Regional History AP French Lang IB Language A HL (EIII) IB DP Math II Biotechnology th C American History AP French Lang IB Language A HL (EIV) IB Higher Mathematics HL II H DNA Science IB History of Americas HL MYP French II Fresh Lit and Comp Prin of Algebra and Geometry Microbiology AVP US History MYP French III H Fresh Lit and Comp Inter Algebra and Geometry Zoology I US History/Geography IB French IV World Lit and Comp Advanced Algebra and Geometry Zoology II H US History/Geog IB French V H World Lit and Comp H Advanced Algebra and Geometry Environmental Science ESL US Hist/Geog IB French VI H World Studies Algebra DP Enviro. Syst. And Societies AP US History German Survey Amer Lit/Comp Algebra 1 A Foundations ** AP Environ Science MYP US History German Am Lit and Comp Algebra 1 B ** IB Biology HL I IB 20 th Cent. W. Hist. SL German Hon Am Lit and Comp Algebra 1 B/C ** IB Biology HL II IB 20 th Cent. W. Hist. HL H German Survey Brit Lit and Comp Algebra 1 Computer Adapted Physical Science World History/Geog AP German Lang British Literature IS Algebra Principles of Chemistry IS World History/Geog AP German Lang British Lit and Comp Algebra IB Chemistry HL II H World Studies MYP German II Shakespeare Alive! Honors Algebra Chemistry H World History/Geog MYP German III AP Eng Lang & Comp MYP Algebra H Chemistry IB 20 th C World History IB German IV H Senior Comp and Lit Algebra AP Chemistry Civics and Law IB German V Contemporary Literature Adv Algebra & Financial Apps AP Chemistry Lab H Civics and Law Japanese Poetic Genres Bridges Algebra and Geometry 1** MYP Chemistry AP Gov & Politics Adv Japanese 2/ AP Eng Lit and Comp Bridges Algebra and Geometry 2** IB Chemistry SL AP US Gov & Politics H Japanese College Prep Comp Business Finance IB Chemistry HL I AP Comp Gov & Politics Spanish College Prep Comp Business Finance Physics Psychology Intensive Spanish Speech Pre-Calculus H Physics Adv Psychology Spanish Forensics/Speech/Deb Honors Pre-Calculus AP Physics AP Psychology Intensive Spanish Adv For/ Speech/Deb Mathematics SL I IB Physics SL IB Psychology SL Spanish Multicultural Literature AP Calculus AB Principles of Physics IB Psychology HL I Intensive Spanish ESL Intermediate Eng A AP Calculus AB Lab H Principles of Physics IB Psychology HLII Spanish ESL Intermediate Eng B AP Calculus BC MYP Principles of Physics I Applied Psychology H Intensive Spanish ESL Advanced English AP Calculus BC Lab Practical Sci and Engineering I Abnormal Psych H Spanish ESL Transition English AP Calculus C Practical Sci and Engineering II AP Spanish Language Calculus III: Multivariable Calculus Earth Science AP Spanish Language College Prep Math H Earth Science AP Spanish Literature Applied Geometry* MYP Earth Science MYP Spanish II IS Geometry Astrobiology MYP Spanish III Geometry Geology (Year Long) IB Spanish IV 01/29/13 C&I/cjc Page 2

3 ENGLISH MATHEMATICS SCIENCE SOCIAL SCIENCE WORLD LANGUAGE MYP Geometry Exploration Mars IB Spanish V Statistics Forensic Science Amer Sign Language I AP Statistics IS AP Science Amer Sign Language II FST Amer Sign Language III Honors FST AVP Sign Lang Interp Prep Exploration Mars Honors Amer Sign Lang IV IS IB World Lang NOTES: *When this course is taken as part of a logical sequence leading to higher and more rigorous college-preparatory coursework (e.g. when Applied Geometry leads to Algebra 2), it may be interpreted at certain institutions as meeting the requirements. **When Algebra 1 content is extended beyond one year (e.g. Algebra 1, Part A and Algebra 1, Part B), only one Carnegie unit (which equates to one full year) of the precollegiate requirements is met. ACADEMIC ELECTIVES ADDITIONAL ENGLISH, MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, SOCIAL SCIENCES, WORLD LANG. ART, DRAMA, MUSIC CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, COMPUTER SCIENCE Enrichment Reading Art Interior Design Voices in Conflict Art Digital Photography Science Fiction Art Digital Photography Science Fiction Art Digital Photography Mythology Comp Comm Art Business Economics Film as Literature Comp Comm Art It s Your Business Lit for Women Honors Art Accounting Creative Writing AP Studio Art Accounting Creative Writing AP Studio Art 2D Business Multimedia Communications Technical Writing AP Studio Art 3D Business Law Legends of the Rocky Mountains AP Studio Art Drawing Portfolio AVP Comp Info Sys Journalism MYP Arts & Tech I Business Internship Comparative Religions AP Art History Business Internship Lab Explorations in Western Philosophy IB Art/Design HL Business Finance Scribing Through Egypt Ceramics Business Finance Accounting Ceramics Business Finance Accounting Ceramics Business Management La Cultura Hispana Ceramics IB Business Mgmt & Organization SL Algebra Business Calculations Computer Animation Marketing 1/DECA Fundamentals and Operations of Flight Computer Art Marketing 2/DECA 01/29/13 C&I/cjc Page 3

4 ADDITIONAL ENGLISH, MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, SOCIAL SCIENCES, WORLD LANG. ART, DRAMA, MUSIC CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, COMPUTER SCIENCE Science and the Imagination Computer Art Adv Marketing/DECA Exercise Science Computer Graphic Design Creative Marketing 1/DECA DP Environmental Systems and Societies Computer Graphic Design Creative Marketing 2/DECA Astronomy Computer Graphic Design Sports/Entertain Mktg 1/DECA Astronomy Photography Sports/Entertain Mktg 2/DECA Geology Paleontology Photography Sm Bus Mgt/Entrepreneurship 1/DECA Fundamentals and Operations of Flight Photography Mktg Entrepreneurship Sociology of Media IB Visual Arts SL I Mktg Entrepreneurship American Popular Culture IB Visual Arts SL II Mktg Co-Op Native American Studies IB Visual Arts HL I Catering and Hospitality Management Business Economics IB Visual Arts HL II TV Multi-Cultural America Honors Portfolio Development Studio Yr AVP Multimedia Graphic Design Legends of the Rocky Mountains IS Art AVP Multimedia Graphic Design Advanced Scribing Through Egypt Theatre/Drama AVP Culinary Arts Ancient Civilizations Theatre/Drama Architectural Drafting Expl Western Philosophy Advanced Theatre Workshop Architectural Drafting Comparative Religions IB Theatre Arts SL AVP Computer-Aided Drafting Current Legal Issues IB Theatre Arts I HL Civil Engineering/Architecture Street Law IB Theatre Arts II HL Computer-Aided Drafting th Century & Modern Issues Technical Theatre Drafting Contemporary Problems Technical Theatre Drafting International Relations Theatre Honors Intro to Engineering Design IB Theory of Knowledge Theatre Engineering Design/Development IB Theory of Knowledge Theatre 3: Adv Acting Engineering/Drafting Voices in Conflict Theatre 4: Directing Honors Principles of Engineering American System Theatre Sports AVP Radio and TV Business Law IS Performing Arts KDET TV Video Production Business Law IB Theatre Arts SL II KDET TV Live Honors Art History IS H Performing Arts Honors Digital Electronics College/Course (Self) Music Theatre and Dance Electronics/Robotics Adv Music/Theatre and Dance Electronics-Analog Robotics Creative Dance Electronics-Digital Robotics Contemporary Music Composition Advanced Digital Film I IB Music SL I Advanced Digital Film II Beginning Music Theory AVP Welding Intermediate Music Theory Introduction to Wood Technology AP Music Theory Cabinetry A Cappella Ensembles Cabinetry Chamber Singers Construction Technology Concert Choir AVP Diesel Power Mechanics Festival Singers AVP Auto Collision Technology Jazz Choir AVP Automotive Service Technology Men s Choir (Year Long) AVP Early Childhood Education Show Choir AVP ISSA Hairstylist Singsations Fundamentals and Operations of Flight Women s Choir (Year Long) AVP Interior Design Women s Ensemble AVP Criminal Justice Administration Beginning Guitar AVP Fire Science Technology -Basic Intermediate Guitar AVP Health Career Exploration Advanced Guitar AVP Health Science Technology Concert Band AVP Zookeeping Marching Band/Concert Band Electronic Media Production Instrumental Ensemble Electronic Media Production Jazz Ensemble Music Technology Advanced Jazz Ensemble AP Computer Science Percussion Techniques Computer Applications 1 01/29/13 C&I/cjc Page 4

5 ADDITIONAL ENGLISH, MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, SOCIAL SCIENCES, WORLD LANG. ART, DRAMA, MUSIC CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, COMPUTER SCIENCE String Orchestra Computer Applications Symphonic Band Computer Applications Wind Ensemble Technology Lab Music Appreciation Technology Lab IS Music Technology Lab Technology Lab Cisco Network 1/ Cisco Network 3/ Oracle 1: DM/SQL Advanced Program Topics Game Programming IT Essentials Programming Programming Web Design Web Design Web Page Programming Computer Integrated Manufacturing System Honors Teacher Cadet FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS For more detail, go to Q: Will completion of the pre-collegiate course requirement as part of finishing my high school requirements guarantee my admission to a four-year college or university in Colorado? A: No. The pre-collegiate course requirement is an addition to the CCHE Admissions Standards Policy for public higher education institutions. All four-year public institutions in Colorado have selective admission requirements articulated in the Admissions Standards Policy. Further, colleges and universities may have institutional admissions requirements that go beyond the pre-collegiate courses and the selective admissions standards established for each institution. Students are advised to work closely with the admissions staff at the college/university of choice for complete information about admission requirements. Keep in mind that all two-year colleges in Colorado have open admissions policies. The pre-collegiate admissions requirements do not apply to students entering a community college or to students entering Metropolitan State College of Denver if they are 20 years old or older. Q: I have a disability. Will I have to complete the pre-collegiate Admissions Requirements? A: Yes. The pre-collegiate course requirements and the selective admissions standards will be factors in the admission decision for all students, even if an identified disability has resulted in a modified high school curriculum. In accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504) and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Title II), Colorado s collegiate institutions do not discriminate on the basis of the presence of a disability. However, to qualify for academic 01/29/13 C&I/cjc Page 5

6 accommodations at a postsecondary institution, students with disabilities must first meet the institution s essential admissions requirements. The pre-collegiate curriculum constitutes an essential admission requirement. For more information about the federal guidelines regarding students with disabilities in the college/university setting, go to Q: What options do I have if I haven t completed the pre-collegiate course requirements and I graduate in spring 2008 or later? A: You have at least three. You may qualify for admission to a Colorado public four-year institution even if you haven t completed the prescribed pre-collegiate courses. Institutions may make an exception and admit a specific percentage of students based on criteria other than the pre-collegiate Admissions Requirements and the CCHE freshmen index. A second option is to enroll in a community college, all of which have open admissions, and, after successfully completing a college-level course in each of the four academic areas (i.e., English, mathematics, natural science, and social science), apply for admission to a four-year public institution as a transfer student. Finally, CCHE will identify assessment options by June 2006, which you may substitute for specific courses of the pre-collegiate Admissions Requirements once they are adopted by the Commission. Q: What are some other things I should do while I m in high school to prepare me for college? A: Do your best in your classes. Keep in mind that most colleges give preference to students who challenge themselves throughout high school over those who take easier classes and get a higher grade point average. Explore whether you want to take Advanced Placement courses or pursue an International Baccalaureate diploma program. You may also want to enroll for dual credit classes that allow you to earn college credit while in high school through the Post-Secondary Enrollment Options Program. Your school counselor can provide you with details on each of these opportunities. Get involved in activities such as clubs, music, sports, and/or volunteer work. When you have an opportunity, try some leadership roles in these activities. 01/29/13 C&I/cjc Page 6