HEAR Admissions Requirements
COLORADO COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION GUIDELINES
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The Colorado Commission on Higher Education (CCHE) established these course guidelines, known as the Higher Education Admission Requirements (HEAR). They specify the courses students will need to take in high school to qualify for admission to a public four-year college or university in Colorado. This includes Colorado University (Boulder, Denver and Colorado Springs), Colorado State University (Ft. Collins and Pueblo), University of Northern Colorado, Colorado School of Mines, Denver Metro, Ft. Lewis, Adams State, Western State, and Mesa State. These higher education admissions requirements go into effect in two phases: Phase 1 for student graduating in 2009 and Phase 2 for students graduating in 2010 and beyond.
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The higher education admissions requirements do not apply to community colleges, which have open enrollment policies, meaning that students applying to these schools are not required to meet the admissions requirements. However, if a student will graduate from high school in 2009 or later, and plans to attend a four-year college or university in Colorado, then the student will need to complete the following classes to fulfill the Higher Education Admissions Requirements:
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High School Academic Area 2009 Graduates 2010 Graduates
English 4 years 4 years
Mathematics (Alg. 1 or higher) 3 years 4 years*
Natural/Physical Science (at least 1 w/lab) 3 years 3 years
Social Sciences (at least 1 unit of World Hist.) 3 years 3 years
Foreign Language (same language) not required 1 year
Academic Electives 2 years 2 years
* Fourth year of math allows mathematics from an applied area such as statistics, computer science or economics.
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On the block schedule at CCHS, 1 semester =1 credit, which is equivalent to 1 year for HEAR..
