What Courses Do You Need For College?
by Kendra Marshall
September 12, 2007
Your high school has requirements and colleges
have requirements.
You need to pay attention to both. Make sure you check the
requirements for the colleges and programs you're interested in
to
see if they require additional classes.
ACT advises high school students to take a core curriculum to
prepare for college, and it's increasingly important for
careers
as well. The recommendations are at least four years of
English,
three years each of math (Algebra I, Geometry and Algebra II),
social sciences (courses such as U.S. History, World History
and
American Government) and natural sciences (Biology, Chemistry
and Physics). Taking advanced courses beyond the recommended
core
classes will give students the best chance to be ready to enter
college without needing remedial classes.
Use your test scores to see how prepared you are for college.
Research shows that students who earn a score of 24 or higher
on
the ACT Science Test are more likely than others to be ready
for
college biology. Students earning a score of 22 or higher on
the
ACT Math Test are more likely than others to be ready for
college
algebra. Students earning an 18 or higher on the ACT English
Test
are likely to have the skills necessary to be ready for college
English composition classes. And students earning a score of 21
or higher on the ACT Reading Test are likely to succeed in
college-level social science courses.
