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Open admissions, or open enrollment, is a type of unselective and noncompetitive college admissions process in the United States in which the only criterion for entrance is a high school diploma or a certificate of attendance or General Educational Development (GED) certificate.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 26 relations: Anglosphere, Certificate of attendance, College admissions in the United States, Community college, Cooling out, Educational inflation, General Educational Development, High school diploma, Irving Kristol, Junior college, Liberal arts college, Mina P. Shaughnessy, Open university (concept), Open-door academic policy, Per capita, Private university, Racial politics, Remedial education, Research university, Robert Novak, Social mobility, Social privilege, Spiro Agnew, Standardized test, State school, University and college admission.

  2. University and college admissions

Anglosphere

The Anglosphere is the Anglo-American sphere of influence, with a core group of nations that today maintain close political, diplomatic and military co-operation.

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Certificate of attendance

A certificate of attendance (also certificate of participation) is an official document proving the attendance of a class, a language course or a training course.

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College admissions in the United States

College admissions in the United States refers to the process of applying for entrance to institutions of higher education for undergraduate study at one of the nation's colleges or universities.

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A community college is a type of undergraduate higher education institution, generally leading to an associate degree, certificate, or diploma.

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Cooling out

Cooling out is an informal set of practices used by colleges, especially two-year, junior, and community colleges, to handle students whose lack of academic ability or other resources prevent them from achieving the educational goals they have developed for themselves such as attaining a bachelor's degree.

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Educational inflation

Educational inflation is the increasing educational requirements for occupations that do not require them.

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General Educational Development

The General Educational Development (GED) tests are a group of four academic subject tests in the United States and Canada certifying academic knowledge equivalent for a high school diploma.

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High school diploma

A high school diploma (or high school degree) is a diploma awarded upon graduation of high school.

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Irving Kristol

Irving William Kristol (January 22, 1920 – September 18, 2009) was an American journalist and writer.

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Junior college

A junior college is a type of post-secondary institution that offers vocational and academic training that is designed to prepare students for either skilled trades and technical occupations or support roles in professions such as engineering, accountancy, business administration, nursing, medicine, architecture, and criminology.

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Liberal arts college

A liberal arts college or liberal arts institution of higher education is a college with an emphasis on undergraduate study in the liberal arts of humanities and science.

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Mina P. Shaughnessy

Mina Shaughnessy (Pendo; March 13, 1924 – November 16, 1978), was a teacher and innovator in the field of basic writing at the City University of New York (CUNY).

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Open university (concept)

An open university is a university with an open-door academic policy, with minimal or no entry requirements.

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Open-door academic policy

An open-door academic policy, or open-door policy, is a policy whereby a university enrolls students without asking for evidence of previous education, experience, or references. Open admissions and open-door academic policy are university and college admissions.

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Per capita

Per capita is a Latin phrase literally meaning "by heads" or "for each head", and idiomatically used to mean "per person".

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Private university

Private universities and private colleges are higher education institutions not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments.

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Racial politics

Racial politics or race politics is the use of race, as a human categorization or hierarchical identifier, in political discourse, campaigns, or within the societal and cultural climate created by such practice.

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Remedial education (also known as developmental education, basic skills education, compensatory education, preparatory education, and academic upgrading) is assigned to assist students in order to achieve expected competencies in core academic skills such as literacy and numeracy.

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Research university

A research university or a research-intensive university is a university that is committed to research as a central part of its mission.

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Robert Novak

Robert David Sanders Novak (February 26, 1931 – August 18, 2009) was an American syndicated columnist, journalist, television personality, author, and conservative political commentator.

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Social mobility is the movement of individuals, families, households or other categories of people within or between social strata in a society.

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Social privilege is an advantage or entitlement that benefits individuals belonging to certain groups, often to the detriment of others.

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Spiro Agnew

Spiro Theodore Agnew (November 9, 1918 – September 17, 1996) was the 39th vice president of the United States, serving from 1969 until his resignation in 1973.

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Standardized test

A standardized test is a test that is administered and scored in a consistent, or "standard", manner.

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State school

A state school, public school, or government school is a primary or secondary school that educates all students without charge.

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University and college admission

University admission or college admission is the process through which students enter tertiary education at universities and colleges. Open admissions and university and college admission are university and college admissions.

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See also

University and college admissions

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_admissions

Also known as Open admission.