Current Washington state high school juniors will be affected by a change in the College Academic Distribution Requirements (CADR), which refers to the particular types and amount of credits required to enter a Washington state college. Beginning next year, students must take one credit of math during their senior year. Students must also take two credits of laboratory science. These standards are set by the Washington Higher Education Control Board (HEC) and specifically impact science and the amount of math required of students who will be seniors in 2012 and beyond. The current minimum requirements consist of four credits of English, three credits of mathematics, two credits of world language, three credits of social science, one credit of art, and two credits of science. This credit requirement may be completed by taking Algebra 2 if the student has not taken it yet, a math-based quantitative course such as statistics, applied math, a relevant career and technical course, or an algebra based science course.
Some colleges have also revised their requirements slightly in accordance with the new policy, with Western Washington University specifying that the algebra-based science course must be chemistry or physics, and both the University of Washington and Western Washington University specifying that half of the art credit may be in an academic elective.
“The senior-year math requirement does not mean a fourth credit of math is required, nor does it require a higher level of math. The intent of this requirement is for seniors to take meaningful math,” states the HEC in its Minimum College Admission Standards for Students and Parents document.
Since the intent is for seniors to take meaningful math, students who have completed pre-calculus or higher their during junior year are exempt from the revised math requirement. Most juniors who have been planning their classes based on the previous CADR will likely be facing four years of math, as well as slight revisions to any electives they have planned for their senior year. The CADR differs from high school graduation requirements, which are determined by local school boards. Students who wish to know more about the CADR revisions can visit the HEC Web site for a full overview of the revised policy.
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