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 DegreeVocational Training General Education transfer110 community colleges throughout

stateYou are not accepted; anyone who

applies is allowed access.

Pasadena City College – 30,000Glendale – 19,000Long Beach – 30,000Santa Monica – 24,700Rio Hondo – WhittierELACCitrus 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 EducationA Three year program after your

Master’s degreeProfessional Doctorate

Doctor of Philosophy:Highest level of EducationAwarded to a wide array of

disciplines in science and humanitiesRequires at least 8 years of graduate

course work and a DissertationYour 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/Journalism9. Liberal Arts/ Humanities8. Health Sciences7. Mathematics6. Visual & Performing Arts5. Social Sciences4. Engineering3. Computer/ Information Science2. Business1. Accounting

Registered NursesPostsecondary Teachers (College

Professors)Management AnalystsAccountantsNetwork Systems and

Communications AnalystsSocial Workers