Academic Literacy: A Statement
of Competencies Expected of Students Entering
California's Public Colleges and Universities
Part II: Statement of Competencies
The following grid lists the competencies discussed
in Part I, unless otherwise noted. On the grid
also appear references to two other Content Standards:
those adopted by the State Board of Education
(the California Language Arts Content Standards),
and those recommended by teaching experts in California's
high schools and faculty from California's community
colleges, California State Universities, and the
University of California (the CERT Standards).
A compilation of those standards appears in their
entirety in Appendix B.
We remind readers that the chart is offered as
a convenience and a point of comparison to Appendix
B. As noted earlier, we caution readers against
seeing "competency" as mere lists or
sets of discrete "skills"; rather, we
urge you to consider the contributions each makes
to a larger, more holistic "competency"
or "ability" in reading, writing, critical
thinking and the habits of mind that prepare students
for academic success.
