UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
ELIGIBILITY AND ADMISSIONS STUDY GROUP

BACKGROUND MATERIALS
NOVEMBER 20, 2003

1. Meeting Agenda and Information
   Agenda
   Study Group Charge Letter
   Summary of Key Points Related to Eligibility
   
   
2. Policy Foundation and Historical Development of UC
   Eligibility Requirements
   Summary
   1. History of UC Eligibility
   2. Chronology of Events Related to Freshman Eligibility
       and Admissions Criteria
   3. 1996 CPEC Eligibility Study (2.6mb)
   
   
3. Eligibility Policy Development (1997 to present)
   and Current Characteristics of the Eligibility Pool
   Summary
   4. Current UC Freshman Eligibility Requirements
   5. Derivation of the Statewide Eligibility Index
   6. Freshman Eligibility in the Local Context
   7. Characteristics of Admitted Students Across the UC Eligibility Pool
   8. Graduation Rates for First-time Freshmen
   9. UC Eligibility and K-12 Educational Stratification
   10. Admission by Exception
   11. CPEC Eligibility Study for Class of 2003
   
   
4. Additional Resource Materials
   12. Setting Entrance Requirements: Comparison of State
         Higher Education Systems
   13. California Community College Transfer Policy and Enrollment
   14. Dual Admissions Program
   15. Additional Resource List
   16. Additional Analyses of the Proportion of 2002 California Public
         High School Graduates Meeting UC Eligibility Requirements
   17. Questions to Be Addressed by the Study Group