{"id":2018800,"date":"2023-08-31T23:05:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T03:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/caltech-applicants-can-now-take-free-online-classes-to-meet-calculus-physics-chemistry-requirements\/"},"modified":"2023-08-31T23:08:21","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T03:08:21","slug":"caltech-applicants-can-now-take-free-online-classes-to-meet-calculus-physics-chemistry-requirements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/caltech-applicants-can-now-take-free-online-classes-to-meet-calculus-physics-chemistry-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Caltech applicants can now fulfill calculus, physics, and chemistry requirements through free online classes."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcaltech-applicants-can-now-take-free-online-classes-to-meet-calculus-physics-chemistry-requirements%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2018800&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>PASADENA, Calif.\u2014Caltech Drops Admissions Requirement for STEM\u2063 Students<\/h2>\n<p>In a groundbreaking move, the California Institute\u200b of Technology (Caltech)\u2063 has announced that it is eliminating its long-standing\u2064 admissions requirement for calculus, chemistry, and physics courses. This decision comes as a\u2063 response\u2063 to the limited access many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-education-sec-on-womens-school-sports-we-have-a-legal-responsibility-to-include-transgender-athletes\/\" title=\"Biden Education Sec On Women\u2019s School Sports: We Have a \u2018Legal Responsibility\u2019 to Include Transgender Athletes\">high school students<\/a> have to these subjects.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Caltech will provide an alternative pathway for students who lack access \u200bto these courses. They will \u200chave\u2064 the \u2064opportunity to\u2062 participate in free select Science, Engineering,\u200d Technology, and Math \u2062(STEM) online courses,\u2064 receive tutoring, \u200dand undergo a certification process through Khan\u200c Academy. This culminates in an assessment exam that \u200ccan be used\u200b for \u2063admission\u200c consideration.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>&#8220;Breaking Barriers for Talented \u2062STEM Students&#8221;<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Jared R.\u2062 Leadbetter, professor \u2064of environmental microbiology and chair \u2063of the \u2064first-year admissions \u200bcommittee, stated,\u2063 &#8220;Our goal in admissions is to make barriers\u200b to access as low as possible \u200dfor talented \u2064STEM students.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\">\n<div class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/private-university-students-accused-of-abuse-dont-have-right-to-cross-examine-accusers-california-supreme-court-5484487\">Private University Students Accused of Abuse Don\u2019t Have Right to Cross-Examine Accusers: California Supreme Court<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/31\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/private-university-students-accused-of-abuse-dont-have-right-to-cross-examine-accusers-california-supreme-court-5484487\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/california-ag-sues-school-district-over-policy-notifying-parents-of-childs-gender-status-change-5482899\">California AG Sues School District Over Policy Notifying Parents of Child&#8217;s Gender Status Change<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/29\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/california-ag-sues-school-district-over-policy-notifying-parents-of-childs-gender-status-change-5482899\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Caltech faculty acknowledges that not all\u200d students have access to the required\u200d STEM courses. The new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-asks-supreme-court-to-cancel-asylum-border-wall-arguments\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Asks Supreme Court to Cancel Asylum, Border Wall Arguments\">policy aims<\/a> to bridge this gap by\u200b providing an avenue\u200b for independent study of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/caltech-applicants-can-now-take-online-classes-to-fulfill-calculus-physics-chemistry-requirements\/\" title=\"Caltech applicants can now fulfill calculus, physics, and chemistry requirements through online classes.\">relevant subject material<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Students who \u2064choose the\u2064 Khan \u2062Academy\u200d program will need to\u2062 complete an \u2062exam and achieve a\u2062 score of 90 percent or higher to fulfill the\u2062 Caltech\u2064 course requirements. Additionally, Advanced Placement\u200c or International Baccalaureate test scores\u2064 can be used to meet \u200dthe requirement.<\/p>\n<p>According to federal data reported\u2063 by\u200b the Los Angeles Times, only\u2064 65 percent of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/caltech-applicants-can-now-take-free-online-classes-to-meet-calculus-physics-chemistry-requirements\/\" title=\"Caltech applicants can now fulfill calculus, physics, and chemistry requirements through free online classes.\">public high\u2064 schools offered calculus classes<\/a> in the 2017-18\u200d school year. The availability of chemistry and physics courses was even more limited, with 88 \u200dpercent and \u206474 percent of high schools offering them, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Caltech \u200chas also made changes to the short-essay\u2064 questions in the\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-biden-immigration-orders-seek-to-reverse-trumps-policies-streamline-naturalization-process\/\" title=\"New Biden Immigration Orders Seek To Reverse Trump\u2019s Policies, Streamline Naturalization Process\">application process<\/a>. The \u200dnew questions are designed to\u200c allow applicants to express how Caltech&#8217;s values resonate with them.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the revised application process now includes \u2064guidelines on the ethical use of artificial \u2062intelligence (AI) in Caltech applications. The \u2063university emphasizes the responsible use of\u2064 AI tools, such as ChatGPT or Bard, for brainstorming, grammar and\u2064 spelling review, and research purposes. However, using AI to draft essay responses \u2063is \u200bconsidered \u200cunethical.<\/p>\n<p>Caltech&#8217;s commitment to equity \u200dis evident in its efforts \u200bto ensure access to talent and make \u200bthe university more inclusive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>a more inclusive admissions process by considering a broader range of academic backgrounds and achievements. This change aims to address the inequality in educational opportunities and ensure that talented students from diverse backgrounds have a fair chance to pursue their dreams at Caltech.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":410,"featured_media":2018801,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2018800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2018800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/410"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2018800"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2018800\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2018801"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2018800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2018800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2018800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}