The MA Board of Higher Education (BHE) adopted new
mathematics and science standards for admission to UMass and the state's public
universities to better align admission standards with MassCore and ensure that
students are prepared for college level work. To be eligible for admission to
UMass and the state's four-year public higher education institutions, students
will need: (1) Four years of high school math, including in their senior year,
beginning with the college freshman class entering fall 2016; and (2) Three
years of lab-based science, including the natural/physical sciences or
technology courses, beginning with the college freshmen entering fall 2017.
Also, effective immediately, students can now count college preparatory
technology/engineering coursework as science. For more info, visit the
Department of Higher Education's website at http://www.mass.edu.