Preparation

Candidates for admission to the Bachelor of Arts degree program should have pursued a college preparatory curriculum in high school, including at least four years of English, three years of mathematics, two years of laboratory science, two years of a foreign language, and a minimum of five additional units in academic subjects. Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Science, whether in a natural science or in engineering, should have pursued a program including four years of college preparatory mathematics, and a science sequence incorporating both chemistry and physics.

The secondary school report submitted in support of the application should include an evaluation from the secondary school counselor as well as one from a teacher who taught the candidate a major subject during the junior or senior year.