EDUC 143
Understanding Pathways to College
Description: Lecture, two hours; discussion, two hours. Examination of inequality across K-12 and higher education to understand how college admissions are stratified across racial and class lines. Roles of school personnel, higher education admissions, families, and students in promoting equal educational opportunity. Course is good preparation for students interested in working in UCLA programs such as Early Academic Outreach Programs that serve students in Los Angeles area schools. Letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Most Helpful Review
Winter 2023 - Professor Mcdonough is a highly educated, kind, and knowledgeable professor. This class was graded off three things, first being a paper due in Week 3, worth 35%, then participation being 30%, and lastly a group project being 35%. In lecture Professor Mcdonough would go over lecture slides, readings from class, and lastly we were given Google Forms to fill out in the end that counted towards participation/attendance. Professor Mcdonough highly cared about her students and I really appreciated how she took in our considerations for changes to be made to the syllabus and class. For the group project, the groups were formed around week five based off of those within your discussion section. I'd say the group project is fairly easy, but can be difficult if you have a bad group. Lastly, for anyone considering this class you are only graded on three things, so pay attention and start out strong. However, I'd also note the Professor was not too clear about things at times and communicated very close to deadlines about what was needed for assignments. But, this class is probably one of the easiest A's you can get at UCLA and I would suggest this class to anyone!
Winter 2023 - Professor Mcdonough is a highly educated, kind, and knowledgeable professor. This class was graded off three things, first being a paper due in Week 3, worth 35%, then participation being 30%, and lastly a group project being 35%. In lecture Professor Mcdonough would go over lecture slides, readings from class, and lastly we were given Google Forms to fill out in the end that counted towards participation/attendance. Professor Mcdonough highly cared about her students and I really appreciated how she took in our considerations for changes to be made to the syllabus and class. For the group project, the groups were formed around week five based off of those within your discussion section. I'd say the group project is fairly easy, but can be difficult if you have a bad group. Lastly, for anyone considering this class you are only graded on three things, so pay attention and start out strong. However, I'd also note the Professor was not too clear about things at times and communicated very close to deadlines about what was needed for assignments. But, this class is probably one of the easiest A's you can get at UCLA and I would suggest this class to anyone!
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Most Helpful Review
Winter 2025 - Loved him! Extremely nice professor, if you ever need extension for assignments just ask him, he will extend it with no hesitation. Workload is extremely light, grade consists attendance(30%), a 3 page essay and a final group project. Please take him you will not regret it!
Winter 2025 - Loved him! Extremely nice professor, if you ever need extension for assignments just ask him, he will extend it with no hesitation. Workload is extremely light, grade consists attendance(30%), a 3 page essay and a final group project. Please take him you will not regret it!
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