CCHE PRE-COLLEGIATE CURRICULUM REQUIREMENT

In 2003, the Colorado Commission on Higher Education (CCHE) revised its admissions standards  policy to include the addition of a pre-collegiate curriculum requirement. The revised admission  standards apply to students who graduate from high school in Spring 2008 and later and seek to  qualify for admission to Colorado's four-year public institutions. Community colleges will continue  to be open admissions; students enrolling in community colleges are not subject to admissions standards.
 
The pre-collegiate curriculum is a combination of courses, primarily in the areas of english, mathe-  matics, natural sciences, and social sciences, that students should plan to complete as preparation for  entering one of Colorado's four-year public colleges or universities. Many states now have some  form of pre-collegiate curriculum structure, either as a requirement to qualify for admission to four-year colleges/universities or as a high school graduation requirement. Colleges and universities may  have institutional admissions requirements that go beyond the pre-collegiate curriculum and the  minimum selective admissions standards established for each institution. Students are advised to work closely with the admissions staff at the college/university of choice for complete information about admission requirements.