C. FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR (FRESHMAN) ADMISSION - Admission Applications

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Admission applications reporting instructions for first-time, first-year (freshman) degree-seeking students for Fall 2011. Applicants must count only those who completed actionable applications and were notified of admission, non-admission, waiting list placement, or withdrawal, including admitted wait-listed students. Provides totals by gender and enrollment status, plus wait-list policy questions, high school completion requirements, recommended general college-preparatory programs, distribution of Carnegie units, and open vs selective admission basis. Includes relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors and SAT/ACT policy items, including use of essay components and test scores for advising.

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Applications

First-time, first-year (freshman) totals and enrollment

Freshman wait-listed students

Admission requirements

Admission Requirements

High school completion requirement

General college-preparatory program

Distribution of high school units (Carnegie units)

Basis for Selection

Open admission policy

Relative importance of admission factors

SAT and ACT Policies

Entrance exam use in admission decisions

C. FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR (FRESHMAN) ADMISSION Applications C1. First-time, first-year (freshman) students: Provide the number of degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled (full-or part-time) in Fall 2011. Include early decision, early action, and students who began studies during summer in this cohort. Applicants should include only those students who fulfilled the requirements for consideration for admission (i.e., who completed actionable applications) and who have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, non-admission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution). Admitted applicants should include wait-listed students who were subsequently offered admission. Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who applied 10,235 Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who applied 6,292 Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who were admitted 2,881 Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who were admitted 2, 148 Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled 867 Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled __________ Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled 569 Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled __________ C2. Freshman wait-listed students (students who met admission requirements but whose final admission was contingent on space availability) Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list? Yes No If yes, please answer the questions below for Fall 2011 admissions: Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list 5,003 Number accepting a place on the waiting list _642 Number of wait-listed students admitted __6 Is your waiting list ranked? Yes If yes, do you release that information to students? No Do you release that information to school counselors? Upon request Admission Requirements C3. High school completion requirement Check the appropriate box to identify your high school completion requirement for degree-seeking entering students: High school diploma is required and GED is accepted High school diploma is required and GED is not accepted High school diploma or equivalent is not required C4. Does your institution require or recommend a general college-preparatory program for degree-seeking students? Require Recommend Neither require nor recommend C5. Distribution of high school units required and/or recommended. Specify the distribution of academic high school course units required and/or recommended of all or most degree-seeking students using Carnegie units (one unit equals one year of study or its equivalent) . If you use a different system for calculating units, please convert. | | Units Required | Units Recommended | | --- | --- | --- | | Total academic units | | | | English | 4 | 4 | | Mathematics | 4 | 4 | | Science | 3 | 3 | | Of these, units that must be lab | 3 | 3 | | Foreign language | 2 | 2 | | Social studies | 0 | 0 | | History | 0 | 0 | | Academic electives | 3 | 4 | | Computer Science | | | | Visual/Performing Arts | | | | Other (specify) | *Average requirements are above. Requirements vary by program. | | Basis for Selection C6. Do you have an open admission policy, under which virtually all secondary school graduates or students with GED equivalency diplomas are admitted without regard to academic record, test scores, or other qualifications? If so, check which applies: Open admission policy as described above for all students Open admission policy as described above for most students, but selective admission for out-of-state students selective admission to some programs other (explain) C7. Relative importance of each of the following academic and nonacademic factors in your first-time, first-year, degree-seeking (freshman) admission decisions. Very Importa

FAQs

How should Fall 2011 freshman applicant numbers be counted?

Count first-time, first-year (freshman) degree-seeking students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled (full- or part-time) in Fall 2011. Include early decision/action and summer-started students, and include only students who completed actionable applications and received an admission, non-admission, waiting list, or withdrawal notification.

What information is collected for the waiting list policy?

Report whether a waiting list is used, then provide the number offered a waiting list place, the number accepting it, and the number of wait-listed students admitted. Also indicate whether the waiting list is ranked and what information is released to students or counselors.

What admission factor categories and exam policies are requested?

Assess the relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors (e.g., secondary record rigor, GPA, test scores, interview, extracurriculars). Also specify whether SAT/ACT (including SAT Subject Tests and essay components) are required, recommended, or not used for admission decisions and how scores are used for advising.

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