gunnaro@rhi.hi.is (Gunnar Orvarsson) (12/18/89)
Reykjavik, 18.12. 1989
To whom it may concern,
On behalf of the students in the University Council of the University
of Iceland, we would like, with this article, to ask you for some information
regarding the entrance regulations in your universities for students without
a standard secondary school diploma.
We would like the present regulation valid in the University of
Iceland to be revised, as today the chances of admission for these students
are not only minimal, but also dependent on ad hoc decision of faculties
or even persons. We have the impression that the chances of admission of
these students in other countries are greater and that the decisions involved
are less subjectively made. In order for us to be able to prepare our issue
as thoroughly as possible, it would be of great help to receive information
from as many universities as possible. Therefore we would be greatful if
you could answer these following questions, or, otherwise, if you consult
someone who can.
1. What are the standard regulations for admission of students without a
secondary school diploma?
What is the general purpose of these regulations?
2. Is each application treated separately? By whom and on the basis of
what information? Is the agae of the applicant of importance? Other
factors?
3. What has been the experience with these regulations so far? Are there
many such applications? Are some groups more represented among the
applicants than others ( men/women, unemployed, foreign students,...)?
Are the applications aimed at specific faculties or studies more than
others? How is the performance of these students?
4. Are the students/teachers at your universities generally satisfied with
these regulations? Have specific criticisms come up? Have alternatives
been suggested? Have other regulations existed in the past? If so,
when and why were they changed?
Please, e-mail your answers directly to me, or post them as an article on
this newsgroup.
With sincere thanks and friendly greetings,
on behalf of Roskva, The union of socially orientated students in the
Universty of Iceland,
Gunnar Orvarsson (gunnaro@rhi.hi.is)
Physical address:
Gunnar Orvarsson
Vikurbakka 14
109 Reykjavik
Icelandjpp@tygra.UUCP (John Palmer) (12/19/89)
I'm not an official with Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, but I know that people need either a high school diploma or a general education certificate. The ad-hoc admission standards should be eliminated for the good of everyone. Even when there are standards in place, there must be some overseer to make sure that people can't circumvent them. I have personal knowledge that this occurs at Wayne State - particularily in the Computer Science Department. The university bulletin states that a student must have at least a 3.0 G.P.A. to be admitted to the Master's Program, but I know that there are many students (especially foreign students) who have GPA's under 3.0, some of them with 1.5's and 1.6's. The only time that the CS department pulls out the rule book is if someone in charge of admissions has something personal against the applicant, or is a friend of someone who has such a grudge. The moral of the story: "Be sure to have a very strong overseer". -- = CAT-TALK Conferencing Network, Prototype Computer Conferencing System = - 300/1200/2400 baud, 8/N/1. Want a login id?? Dial us up, type 'new' - = as a login id. E-Mail Address: ...!sharkey!tygra!jpp = - "...no one in all the world is innocent", -- a biblical scholar - -- = CAT-TALK Conferencing Network, Prototype Computer Conferencing System = - 300/1200/2400 baud, 8/N/1. Want a login id?? Dial us up, type 'new' - = as a login id. E-Mail Address: ...!sharkey!tygra!jpp = - "...no one in all the world is innocent", -- a biblical scholar -
jwhite@garnet.berkeley.edu (Jonathan White) (12/20/89)
The California master plan for higher education provides for three levels: The University of California, The California State University system, and the California Community College the Community Colleges provide, among other things, two year academic degrees. To attend one of these two year schools you must be a high school graduate or 18 years of age. Those who have gotten a degree from one ^^ of the Community Colleges are then eligable to go on to the University of California or one of the State Universities depending on their GPA on graduating (it must be higher to go to U.C. than to the Cal State system) jonathan