# EDPOL 525: Is College Possible? College Access and Admissions in the US | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

### revision

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### departments

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| NEURODPT  | 11    |
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| NEURSURG  | 4     |
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| NUTRSCI   | 65    |
| OBS\&GYN  | 18    |
| OCCTHER   | 39    |
| ONCOLOGY  | 14    |
| OPHTHALM  | 5     |
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| PATH-BIO  | 29    |
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| PHMCOL-M  | 11    |
| PHMPRAC   | 45    |
| PHMSCI    | 60    |
| PHYASST   | 37    |
| PHYSICS   | 88    |
| PHYSIOL   | 3     |
| PHYTHER   | 37    |
| PLANTSCI  | 52    |
| PLPATH    | 35    |
| POLISCI   | 192   |
| POPHLTH   | 58    |
| PORTUG    | 33    |
| PSYCH     | 101   |
| PSYCHIAT  | 22    |
| PUBAFFR   | 54    |
| PUBLHLTH  | 23    |
| RADIOL    | 11    |
| REALEST   | 41    |
| RELIGST   | 90    |
| RHABMED   | 9     |
| RMI       | 24    |
| RP\&SE    | 102   |
| S\&APHM   | 17    |
| SCANDST   | 73    |
| SLAVIC    | 89    |
| SOC       | 149   |
| SOCWORK   | 87    |
| SOILSCI   | 46    |
| SPANISH   | 83    |
| SRMED     | 21    |
| STAT      | 94    |
| STDYABRD  | 52    |
| STS       | 8     |
| SURGERY   | 25    |
| SURGSCI   | 33    |
| THEATRE   | 91    |
| URBRPL    | 60    |
| UROLOGY   | 5     |
| ZOOLOGY   | 89    |

## course

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### semester

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### observed at

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### record version id

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### course id

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### course number

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### subjects

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### title

IS COLLEGE POSSIBLE? COLLEGE ACCESS AND ADMISSIONS IN THE US

### description

Survey of the college access landscape in the US with particular attention to historical and contemporary social, economic, and political contexts from the individual to federal level. Specifically focus on students' transitions from K12 to higher education, including policy aspects of college-going affecting college preparation, search, application, choice, and enrollment. Review, discuss, and apply evidence-based perspectives on related issues, including affordability and postsecondary sectors, with an emphasis on interventions seeking to reduce social and economic inequality in access to college.

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Survey of the US college access landscape, focusing on K12-to-higher education transitions and policy interventions to reduce inequality.

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* K12 to higher education transitions
* College-going policy aspects
* Inequality reduction interventions

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#### teaching history

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#### term name

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#### version

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### instructors

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### revision

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## instructor Trends

None recorded.

## following

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