How Much DO YOU KNOW about College??

 1. What is an A.A.?  2. What is a B.A.?  3. What is an M.A.?  4. What is a J.D.?  5. What is an M.D?  6. What is a PhD?  7. List 3 differences between Cal States and UC’s  8. List 4 Ivy League Schools  9. Who is considered an undergraduate student?  10. Who is considered a graduate student?

1. Expand your knowledge and skills. 2. Express your thoughts clearly in speech and in writing. 3. Grasp abstract concepts and theories. 4. Increase your understanding of the world and your community.

 30% of Americans hold a Bachelor’s Degree  More women than men are now college educated.  Bachelor’s Degrees:  50% Asians  33% Caucasians  20% African Americans  14% Latinos

 1. Community Colleges (2 year)  2. Public Universities – CSU System (Cal State), and UC system (4 year)  3. Private Universities (4 year)

 2 Year Associate of Arts Degree  Vocational Training  General Education transfer  110 community colleges throughout state  You are not accepted; anyone who applies is allowed access.

 Pasadena City College – 30,000  Glendale – 19,000  Long Beach – 30,000  Santa Monica – 24,700  Rio Hondo – Whittier  ELAC  Citrus College (Glendora)  Mt. San Antonio (Walnut)

 CAL STATE  23 campuses  Offer Bachelors and Masters Degrees  Less expensive  Range: $4,500 - $6,500 (not including books, living expenses etc.)  Add $10,000 for dorm  UC  10 Campuses  Offer Bachelor’s, Masters and Doctorate Degrees  Higher G.P.A  Range: $8,000 -$15,000 (not including books, living expenses etc.)  Add $10,000 dorm

 Enrollment by Campus – Fall 2009  Channel Islands 3,862  Chico 16,934  Dominguez Hills 14,477  Fresno 21,500  Fullerton 36,262  Long Beach 35,557  Los Angeles 20,619  Northridge 35,198  Pomona 22,273  Sacramento 29,241

 UCLA – 35,645  Berkeley – 35,843  Riverside – 17,187  Santa Barbara-21,410  Irvine – 26,483  San Diego -23,500

 USC – University of Southern California  Occidental College  Whittier College  Claremont College  Loyola Marymount  Mount St. Mary’s  Notre Dame de Namur  Dominican  Stanford  Tuition : $30,000 - $40,000 a year  Smaller population  Example: Occidental College (Eagle Rock) has 1, 868 students!

 Small group of private East Coast Universities with excellent reputation…

 1. Harvard  2.Brown  3. Columbia  4. Cornell  5. Dartmouth  6. Penn  7. Princeton  8. Yale  Acceptance Rates:  Harvard 7%-8%  Brown 11%-13%  Columbia 10%-11%  Cornell 20%- 21%  Dartmouth 13%-19%  Penn 16%-17%  Princeton 9%-10%  Yale 8%-9%

 1. Barnard 28%  2. Wellesley 33%  3. Vassar  4. Smith  5. Mount Holyoke  6. Bryn Mawr  7. Radcliffe  Traditionally Women’s colleges – “sister” schools to the Ivy League schools (before they accepted women)

 A.) History/Social Science – 2 years required  B.) English – 4 years required  C.) Mathematics – 3 years required, 4 years recommended  D.)Laboratory Science – 2 years required, 3 years recommended  E.) Language Other than English – 2 years required, 3 years recommended  F.) Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) – 1 year required  G.) College-Preparatory Electives – 1 year required One year (two semesters), in addition to those required in "a-f" 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).

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 Associate of Arts Degree:  2 year degree awarded by community colleges, vocational schools

 Bachelors Arts Degree:  Bachelors of Science Degree:  These are awarded by 4 year Universities at the completion of undergraduate study. “ARTS” OR “SCIENCE” designation depends on your major.

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 Masters Degree:  A degree awarded after 2 years of study beyond a Bachelors degree.  “Graduate” work

 Juris Doctorate:  Law Degree awarded after 3 years of graduate course work in Law School

 Doctor of Education  A Three year program after your Master’s degree  Professional Doctorate

 Doctor of Philosophy:  Highest level of Education  Awarded to a wide array of disciplines in science and humanities  Requires at least 8 years of graduate course work and a Dissertation  Your University Professors will be Ph.D’s

 Doctor of Medicine:  Medical Doctors attend Medical school after completing Bachelors degree.  Must also complete internship prior to graduation

 List the 10 MOST POPULAR college majors !! (according to the Princeton Review)

 1. Business Administration  2.Psychology  3. Nursing  4. Biology/Biological Science  5. Education  6. English & Literature  7. Economics  8. Communications/Speech  9. Political Science  10. Computer & Information Science

 1. Petroleum Engineering $93,000 !  2. Aerospace Engineering $59,000 !  3. Chemical Engineering $64,000 !  4. Electrical Engineering $60,000 !  5. Nuclear Engineering $63,000 !  6. Applied Mathematics $56,000 !  7. Biomedical Engineering $54,000 !  8. Physics $50,000  9. Computer Engineering $61,000  10. Economics $50,000

 10. Communications/Journalism  9. Liberal Arts/ Humanities  8. Health Sciences  7. Mathematics  6. Visual & Performing Arts  5. Social Sciences  4. Engineering  3. Computer/ Information Science  2. Business  1. Accounting

 Registered Nurses  Postsecondary Teachers (College Professors)  Management Analysts  Accountants  Network Systems and Communications Analysts  Social Workers