University Senior College (or USC) is a coeducational independent high school, offering secondary education for students in Years 11 and 12, located on the city campus of the University of Adelaide, South Australia. The stated goal of the school is to provide students with "a senior school education that thoroughly prepares them to successfully enter tertiary studies."
University Senior College is currently the leading feeder school to Universities in South Australia (in particular The University of Adelaide), with more than 90% of USC graduates being offered their first preference at University.
University Senior College opened its doors in 2002, designed to provide secondary education suited to senior high school students intending to move on to study at university; USC attracts students from across the Adelaide metropolitan area as well as international students from around the world. The defining feature of USC is its relationship with its parent institution, the University of Adelaide; in addition to sharing a campus, students at the school also share facilities such as the library, drama theatre and cafeteria. USC has no school uniform policy, in keeping with the intended adult learning environment. Additionally, the school is situated within the Adelaide CBD, a short walking distance from shops, public transport and other conveniences.
An upper division college is a type of educational institution that traces its roots to educational ideas put forward in the late 19th and early 20th century. They were developed primarily in the United States during the 1960s in response to the growing number of community college students seeking to continue their education. They differ from a regular college or university in that they do not provide the first two years of undergraduate instruction and require applicants to already have completed two years of study at another institution.
In the late 19th and early 20th century, educational leaders such as William R. Harper and David Starr Jordan sought to separate the preparatory portion of college studies from "real" university work undertaken in the third and fourth years of study. Jordan, then president of Stanford University, proposed splitting the institution into two parts in 1907 to reach this goal, however changes the California secondary school system halted this proposal.
University Senior College (or USC) is a coeducational independent high school, offering secondary education for students in Years 11 and 12, located on the city campus of the University of Adelaide, South Australia. The stated goal of the school is to provide students with "a senior school education that thoroughly prepares them to successfully enter tertiary studies."
University Senior College is currently the leading feeder school to Universities in South Australia (in particular The University of Adelaide), with more than 90% of USC graduates being offered their first preference at University.
University Senior College opened its doors in 2002, designed to provide secondary education suited to senior high school students intending to move on to study at university; USC attracts students from across the Adelaide metropolitan area as well as international students from around the world. The defining feature of USC is its relationship with its parent institution, the University of Adelaide; in addition to sharing a campus, students at the school also share facilities such as the library, drama theatre and cafeteria. USC has no school uniform policy, in keeping with the intended adult learning environment. Additionally, the school is situated within the Adelaide CBD, a short walking distance from shops, public transport and other conveniences.
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