(The others in order of importance: grades in college-prep courses, admissions test scores and overall grades.)

By 1994, the simplistic courses had supplanted college-prep courses in many schools, attracting nearly half the city's ninth graders.

Its curriculum is stuffed with college-prep courses.

In Texas, that means students can now qualify for admission without having taken a full complement of college-prep courses.

The school's course offerings are honors and college-prep courses.

The data show not just a declining interest in a vocational track but a huge appetite for college - and thus for college-prep courses.

The plan includes college-prep courses, English proficiency, computer literacy, and guidance for the orphans in choosing and following a career path.

Upper-class students have two required semester classes: a college-prep writing course and a Shakespeare-centered course.

High School is a college-prep course of study for students inclined to rigorous scholarship.

Some of these include: medical and dental screenings, after-school tutoring programs, summer camps, school uniforms, youth activities and college-prep courses.