U. of California May Admit Top 12.5% of High-School Graduates

By JEFFREY SELINGO

The University of California last week proposed extending offers of admission to students in the top 12.5 percent of every high-school graduating class in the state if the students successfully complete two years at a California community college first.

The move marks yet another effort by the nine-campus system to increase the number of minority students at its top campuses after the state's voters approved a ban on affirmative action in 1996. At the same

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States Without Affirmative Action Focus on Community-College Transfers - May 26, 2000
U. of California Regents Adopt Admissions Plan - August 3, 2001
Lacking Funds, U. of California Delays Dual-Admissions Plan - October 5, 2001
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