Table 2-2: Freshmen who took recommended college-preparatory courses in high school, by intended major: 1983 and 2001

Table 2-2

Freshmen who took recommended college-preparatory courses in high school, by intended major: 1983 and 2001

(Percent)

	Minimum years taken	Non-S&E major		S&E major

Course		1983	2001	1983	2001

English	4.0	93.9	97.8	94.6	97.9
Mathematics	3.0	87.3	97.8	94.9	98.6
Foreign language	2.0	70.6	92.4	75.2	93.5
Physical sciences^a	2.0	51.7	55.2	66.1	63.1
Biological sciences	2.0	35.8	43.2	35.6	45.7
Computer sciences	0.5	51.6	61.6	63.8	63.6

^aPhysical sciences include physics, chemistry, astronomy, and earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences.

SOURCE: Higher Education Research Institute, University of California at Los Angeles, Survey of the American Freshman: National Norms, special tabulations, 2003.

Science & Engineering Indicators – 2004

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