Transcript IHL Freshman Admission Requirements

Admission Policies for
Mississippi’s Public Universities
Casey C. Turnage, Ph.D.
Director of P-20 Initiatives and Enrollment Management
Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning
July 2015
Agenda
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College Preparatory Curriculum
Admission Policies
Placement
Summer Developmental Program
IHL Policy 602A – Freshman Admission Requirements for
University System Institutions
• College Preparatory Curriculum
• Revised – November 2010
– Required Curriculum (15½ units)
– Recommended Curriculum (19½ units)
• Revised – May 2015
– MDE & IHL developed CPC spreadsheet identifying course
acceptance in each subject area
IHL 602A - Freshman Admission Requirements
CPC English Requirements
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New:
Required CPC
Recommended CPC
English: 4 Carnegie units
All must require substantial communication skills
(i.e., reading, writing, listening, and speaking).
Compensatory Reading and Writing may not be
included.
English: 4 Carnegie units
All must require substantial communication skills
(i.e., reading, writing, listening, and speaking).
Compensatory Reading and Writing may not be
included.
IHL 602A - Freshman Admission Requirements
New English Courses in CPC List
English
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CCSS English I
CCSS English II
CCSS English III
CCSS English IV
SREB Literacy Ready
CCSS (Common Core State Standards) will be changing to
CCR (College and Career Ready)
IHL 602A - Freshman Admission Requirements
CPC Mathematics Requirements
Old:
Required CPC
Recommended CPC
New:
Required CPC
Recommended CPC
Mathematics: 3 Carnegie units
• Algebra I or its equivalent
• Math higher than Algebra I (2 units)
Mathematics: 4 Carnegie units
• Algebra I or its equivalent
• Math higher than Algebra I (3 units)
IHL 602A - Freshman Admission Requirements
CPC Math Requirements
Required CPC
Recommended CPC
Mathematics: 3 Carnegie units
• Algebra I or its equivalent
• Math higher than Algebra I (2 units)
Mathematics: 4 Carnegie units
• Algebra I or its equivalent
• Math higher than Algebra I (3 units)
IHL 602A - Freshman Admission Requirements
CPC Math Requirements
Required CPC
Recommended CPC
Mathematics: 3 Carnegie units
• Algebra I or its equivalent
• Math higher than Algebra I (2 units)
Mathematics: 4 Carnegie units
• Algebra I or its equivalent
• Math higher than Algebra I (3 units)
IHL 602A - Freshman Admission Requirements
New Math Courses in CPC List
Algebra I equivalent
Higher than Algebra I
• Integrated Math I
• CCSS Algebra I
• CCSS Compacted Math 8 (with
Integrated Math I)
• CCSS Compacted Math 8 (with
Algebra I)
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Integrated Math II
Integrated Math III
Integrate Math IV
CCSS Advanced Math Plus
SREB Math Ready
IHL 602A - Freshman Admission Requirements
CPC Science Requirements
Required CPC
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Recommended CPC
New:
Required CPC
Recommended CPC
Science: 3 Carnegie units
• Biology I or its equivalent
• Science higher than Biology I (2 units)
Science: 4 Carnegie units
• Biology I or its equivalent
• Science higher than Biology I (3 units)
IHL 602A - Freshman Admission Requirements
CPC Science Requirements
Required CPC
Recommended CPC
Science: 3 Carnegie units
• Biology I or its equivalent
• Science higher than Biology I (2 units)
Science: 4 Carnegie units
• Biology I or its equivalent
• Science higher than Biology I (3 units)
IHL 602A - Freshman Admission Requirements
CPC Science Requirements
Required CPC
Recommended CPC
Science: 3 Carnegie units
• Biology I or its equivalent
• Science higher than Biology I (2 units)
Science: 4 Carnegie units
• Biology I or its equivalent
• Science higher than Biology I (3 units)
IHL 602A - Freshman Admission Requirements
Science Courses in Approved CPC List
 PLTW: Biomedical Sciences
 PLTW: Gateway to Technology
 PLTW: Introduction to
Engineering Design
 PLTW: Principles of Engineering
 K-12 STEM program courses
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Agriculture and Natural Resources II
Aquaculture II
Engineering II
Forestry II
Health Sciences II
Horticulture II
Polymer Science II
Polymer Technology II
 Student must complete I & II to receive
Science or Advanced Elective credit on
CPC
IHL 602A - Freshman Admission Requirements
CPC Science Requirements
IHL 602A - Freshman Admission Requirements
CPC Social Studies Requirements
Old:
Required CPC
Recommended CPC
New:
Required CPC
Recommended CPC
Social Studies: 3 Carnegie units
• U.S. History
• World History
• U.S. Government (½ unit)
• Economics (½ unit) or Introduction to World
Geography (½ unit)
Social Studies: 4 Carnegie units
• U.S. History
• World History
• U.S. Government (½ unit)
• Economics (½ unit)
• Introduction to World Geography (½ unit)
• Mississippi Studies (credit earned for
state/local government course in any other
state)
IHL 602A - Freshman Admission Requirements
CPC Arts Requirements
Old:
Required CPC
Recommended CPC
New:
Required CPC
Recommended CPC
Arts: 1 Carnegie unit
• Includes any one Carnegie unit (or two ½
units) of visual and performing arts course(s)
meeting the requirements for high school
graduation.
Arts: 1 Carnegie unit
• Includes any one Carnegie unit (or two ½
units) of visual and performing arts course(s)
meeting the requirements for high school
graduation.
Rationale for request to add 1 unit of Art to Required CPC:
• MS High School Graduation Requirements include 1 unit of Art
IHL 602A - Freshman Admission Requirements
CPC Advanced Electives Requirements
Old:
Required CPC
Recommended CPC
New:
Required CPC
Recommended CPC
Advanced Electives: 2 Carnegie units
• Option 1: Foreign Language I and Foreign
Language II
• Option 2: Foreign Language I and Advanced
World Geography
• Option 3: Any combination of English,
Mathematics higher than Algebra I, Science
higher than Biology I, Advanced Elective
category, any AP course, any IB course
Advanced Electives: 2 Carnegie units
• Option 1: Foreign Language I and Foreign
Language II
• Option 2: Foreign Language I and Advanced
World Geography
• Option 3: Any combination of English,
Mathematics higher than Algebra I, Science
higher than Biology I, Advanced Elective
course, any AP course, any IB course
IHL 602A - Freshman Admission Requirements
CPC Technology Requirements
Old:
Required CPC
Recommended CPC
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Technology: ½ Carnegie unit
• A course that emphasizes the use of technology as a productivity tool. Instruction should include
utilizing various forms of technology to create, collaborate, organize, and publish information. The
application of technology as a productivity tool, rather than specific hardware and/or software
packages should be the focus of the course.
IHL 602A - Freshman Admission Requirements
CPC Technology Requirements
IHL 602A - Freshman Admission Requirements
CPC Pre-High School Unit Requirements
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Pre-High School units: Courses taken prior to high school will be accepted for admission
provided each course earns Carnegie credit and the content is the same as the high
school course.
IHL 602A - Freshman Admission Requirements
CPC Pre-High School Unit Requirements
Courses currently approved by MDE to be taught as “pre-high school units”
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Algebra I
CCSS 8th Grade Math – may also be taught as compacted 7th grade
Geometry
Geography
Mississippi Studies
Information and Communication Technology II (ICT II)
Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math Applications (STEM)
Technology Foundations
First-year Foreign Language
Second-year Foreign Language
Biology I
Introduction to Agriscience
IHL 602A - Freshman Admission Requirements
CPC New Requirements
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Substitutions: Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) courses
can be substituted for each requirement in the CPC.
Course Acceptance: A course may not be used to satisfy more than one requirement.
The Required and Recommended College Preparatory Curricula (CPC) are approved by
the IHL Board of Trustees, and the IHL Office of Academic and Student Affairs maintains a
complete list of courses that can be used to satisfy the CPC requirements.
IHL 602A - Freshman Admission Requirements
CPC Total Required Units
Old:
Required CPC
Recommended CPC
English: 4 Carnegie units
Mathematics: 3 Carnegie units
Science: 3 Carnegie units
Social Studies: 3 Carnegie units
Advanced Electives: 2 Carnegie units
Technology: ½ Carnegie unit
English: 4 Carnegie units
Mathematics: 4 Carnegie units
Science: 4 Carnegie units
Social Studies: 4 Carnegie units
Arts: 1 Carnegie unit
Advanced Electives: 2 Carnegie units
Technology: ½ Carnegie unit
Total Carnegie units: 15½
Total Carnegie units: 19½
New:
Required CPC
Recommended CPC
English: 4 Carnegie units
Mathematics: 3 Carnegie units
Science: 3 Carnegie units
Social Studies: 3 Carnegie units
Arts: 1 Carnegie unit
Advanced Electives: 2 Carnegie units
Technology: ½ Carnegie unit
English: 4 Carnegie units
Mathematics: 4 Carnegie units
Science: 4 Carnegie units
Social Studies: 4 Carnegie units
Arts: 1 Carnegie unit
Advanced Electives: 2 Carnegie units
Technology: ½ Carnegie unit
Total Carnegie units: 16½
Total Carnegie units: 19½
IHL Policy 602.B - Full Admission
Full admission will be granted to the following:
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All students completing the College Preparatory Curriculum (CPC) with a
minimum of 3.20 high school GPA on the CPC; or
All students completing the College Preparatory Curriculum (CPC) with
(a) a minimum of 2.50 high school GPA on the CPC or a class rank in the
top 50%, and (b) a score of 16 or higher on the ACT (composite); or
All students completing the College Preparatory Curriculum (CPC) with
(a) a minimum of 2.00 high school GPA on the CPC and (b) a score of 18
or higher on the ACT (composite); or
NCAA Division I standards for student athletes who are “full-qualifiers”
or “academic redshirts” are accepted as equivalent to the admission
standards established by the Board.
Students scoring below 16 on the ACT (composite) are encouraged to
participate in the Year-Long Academic Support Program during their
freshman year.
IHL Policy 608 - Intermediate Courses
All entering freshmen enrolled at an IHL university with:
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an ACT Mathematics subtest score of 16 or less will be required to
take Intermediate Algebra;
b) an ACT English subtest score of 16 or less will be required to take
Intermediate English;
c) an ACT Reading subtest score of 16 or less will be required to take
Intermediate Reading
--during their first semester of enrollment.
Students taking two or more intermediate courses must enroll in the
Year-Long Academic Support Program.
(Intermediate courses are developmental and do not count toward
graduation.)
Placement Policies by Institution
IHL Board Policy 608 establishes 17 as the minimum ACT subject area
scores for Mathematics, English, and Reading; however, it gives each IHL
university the authority to require higher ACT subject area scores.
University
English Composition I
College Algebra
Alcorn State University
17
17
Delta State University
17
17
Jackson State University
17
17
Mississippi State University
17
19
Mississippi University for Women
17
19
Mississippi Valley State University
19
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University of Mississippi
17
19
University of Southern Mississippi
20
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IHL Policy 602.C.2. - Full Admission with Academic
Deficiencies
Summer Developmental Program
• Nine-week, 12 credit hour, intensive program for students who
do not meet full eligibility requirements
– English
– Reading
– Mathematics
– Learning Skills Laboratory
• Courses are developmental and do not count toward graduation.
IHL Policy 602.C.2. Full Admission with Academic
Deficiencies
Summer Developmental Program (SDP)
• Students must complete SDP with a “D” or better.
• Students may be eligible for continued enrollment at any IHL
university in the fall term.
• Students must enroll in the Year-Long Academic Support
Program (6 hours total) after completing SDP.
Summer Developmental Grant
• Discontinued after summer 2015
Casey C. Turnage, Ph.D.
Director of P-20 Initiatives
and Enrollment Management
Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning
[email protected]
601-432-6458