Acknowledgments.

About the Author.

PART ONE : From the Current System and the High School of Today to an Aligned, Coherent Program.

O N E Understanding the System.

T W O What High School Students Know About College Readiness.

T H R E E The Old and New Criteria for College Success.

F O U R Current Strategies to Increase College Readiness.

F I V E What Does a High School That Prepares Its Students for College Success Look Like?

S I X Designing High Schools for Intellectual Coherence.

PART TWO The First-Year Experience and Beyond.

S E V E N Experiencing Success in the First Year of College.

E I G H T What Really Happens in the First Year of College.

N I N E What We Must Do to Create a System That Prepares Students for College Success.

PART THREE Knowledge and Skills for Success.

T E N Standards for Success.

E L E V E N English Knowledge and Skills.

T W E L V E Mathematics Knowledge and Skills.

T H I R T E E N Natural Sciences Knowledge and Skills.

F O U R T E E N Social Sciences Knowledge and Skills.

F I F T E E N Second Languages Knowledge and Skills.

S I X T E E N Arts Knowledge and Skills.

S E V E N T E E N University Work Samples.

A P P E N D I X A Checklist for College Readiness.

B I B L I O G R A P H Y.

I N D E X.