Competencies Statements
Through its competency Statements, ICAS seeks to advise California high school students and their families what kind of intellectual preparation is necessary for success in California higher education, no matter which segment a student may elect to attend. Currently competency statements exist for English, mathematics, foreign languages, visual and performing arts, and social sciences.
Statement of Competencies in the Natural Sciences Expected of Entering Freshmen (PDF)
Statement on Competency-based Assessment of Student Learning (PDF)
This document on Academic Literacies is an update of the original 1982 Statement on Competencies in English Expected of Entering College Freshmen. Incorporating findings from a web-based survey submitted to faculty across the disciplines at the University of California, the California State Universities and the California Community College
Statement on Competencies in Mathematics Expected of Entering College Students Revised 2013 (PDF)