Is this the New Norm?

mtmind
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 21:56:14 +0000

Any faith I have in the California Community College pathway is based on the incredible results. I have no idea what the community colleges might be like in Texas or anywhere else.

The UC’s are “cutting edge” research institutions, Students aren’t transferring to UC’s from Ca CC’s with “7-8 grade level” math, and their majors aren’t limited to “non quantitative” majors like Nursing. Here’s a partial list of transfer requirements to UCLA’s school of engineering and applied sciences:

Calculus I and II

Calculus III (Multivariable)

Differential Equations (not required for applicants to Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering, but still highly recommended)

Linear Algebra

Mechanics

Electricity & Magnetism

Waves, Sound, Heat, Optics and Modern Physics

2 terms of General Chemistry
. . .

https://www.seasoasa.ucla.edu/hsseas-transfer-requirements/

Thousands of students with lackluster high school experiences and low or no test scores are able to navigate these requirements and then succeed at competitive “cutting edge” programs at the top public institutions in the world.

roycroftmom:

You were referring to the UC system. I don’t know how many theoretical mathematians Merced is producing, but I doubt it is plentiful

Again, your knowledge of the UC system is limited. Merced provides a lot of Californians with a a high quality education. Plus, all of the UC’s accept a significant percentage of junior transfers, not just Merced.