Professor Harry Cheng, Director of the UC Davis Center for Integrated Computing and STEM Education (C-STEM), today announced the C-STEM Center has been granted UC A-G Program Status. This means that schools can easily add C-STEM A-G approved courses to their own school’s “A-G” course lists without submitting a complete course content description and going through the traditional approval process with UCOP. In 2014-2015 academic year period, C-STEM plans to fully support the following courses:
High School Curriculum with A-G approval:
- Algebra I with Computing ( math C category)
- Algebra I with Robotics and Computing (math C category)
- Integrated Math I with Computing (math C category)
- Integrated Math I with Robotics and Computing (math C category)
- Introduction to Computer Programming with C (elective G category)
- Computing with Robotics (elective G category)
Middle School Curriculum:
- Math 7 with computing
- Math 8 with Computing
- Computer Programming with Ch
- Robotics
In May 2014, C-STEM became a UC Approved Educational Preparation Program for Undergraduate Admission. As a UC approved Educational Preparation Program, participation in the C-STEM program, C-STEM student and team awards, and C-STEM extracurricular activities are now also recognized in the UC admissions process for all UC campuses as achievements that have explicitly prepared students for college and career. As a UC approved Educational Preparation Program with UC A-G program status, C-STEM is in a very unique position to influence the future direction of K-14 computing and STEM education and will have significant impact on the talent pipeline development for the state and nation.
For more information about C-STEM curriculum contact Heidi Espindola, C-STEM Center Program Manager, by phone at: (530) 752-9082 or by email: hespindola@ucdavis.edu