Undergraduate Admission: Preparatory Subject Requirements in Units (Years) of Course Work
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| SUBJECT | YEARS OF COURSE WORK | EXPLANATORY NOTES
|
| English | 4
|
| Mathematics | 3 or 3.5 | 3.5 units of mathematics including trigonometry are required in the following curricula:
Agriculture: Agricultural engineering ;
Commerce and Business Administration: all curricula ;
Engineering: all curricula ;
Fine and Applied Arts: Architectural studies ;
Liberal Arts and Sciences: specialized curricula in biochemistry, chemical engineering, chemistry, geology, and physics
|
| Social Studies | 2
|
| Laboratory Science | 2
|
| One foreign language | 2 | Fine and Applied Arts curricula, except architectural studies, allow the substitution of two units of any combination of art, music, or foreign language.
|
| Flexible academic | 2 units
|
Total academic | 15 or 15.5 units
|
Guidelines for Accepting College
Credits Earned by High School Students
1. A college
course taken by a high school student at a high school or college and
applied toward the UIUC high school subject pattern requirement (see above)
will not be awarded credit at UIUC.
2. A college
course taken by a high school student with a high school
student population will not be awarded credit at UIUC (see
item 4 below for possible course credit options).
3. A transferable
college course taken by a high school student at a
college or university and
not applied toward the UIUC high school subject pattern
requirement may be awarded credit at UIUC and the grade may be included in
the transfer grade-point average. This includes concurrent enrollment
course work taken at a college or university with a college student
population and taught by a college faculty member.
4. College credit
can be awarded to high school students by earning an acceptable score on:
(1) Advanced Placement (AP) Program examinations administered nationally
each May; (2) UIUC Departmental Proficiency Examinations offered in all
University courses normally open to freshmen and sophomores; many
examinations are offered each semester as part of the new student
activities.
Competence in English.
A minimum requirement for competence in English applies to
all University students. Undergraduate applicants for admission may satisfy
this minimum requirement by certifying that one of the following conditions
has been fulfilled in a country where English is the primary language and
in a school in which English is the primary language of
instruction:
-- Graduation
with credit for 3 units, or the equivalent, of English from a secondary
school;
-- or successful
completion of a minimum of two academic years of full-time study at the
secondary school or collegiate level immediately prior to the proposed date
of enrollment in the University.
For an applicant who does not
meet one of the above conditions, evidence can be provided by achieving a
satisfactory score on a test of competence in English. The test(s) to be
used and the minimum score(s) shall be subject to approval by the
University Committee on Admissions with the advice of the University's
Technical Committee on Testing. This requirement may be waived upon
agreement by the director of the Office of Admissions and Records and the
dean of the college concerned if evidence of competence in English
presented by the applicant clearly justifies such action.
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