Acknowledgments.

About the Author.

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

ONE: Understanding the System.

TWO: What High School Students Know About College Readiness.

THREE: The Old and New Criteria for College Success.

FOUR: Current Strategies to Increase College Readiness.

FIVE: What Does a High School That Prepares Its Students for College Success Look Like?

SIX: Designing High Schools for Intellectual Coherence.

PART TWO: The First-Year Experience and Beyond.

SEVEN: Experiencing Success in the First Year of College.

EIGHT: What Really Happens in the First Year of College.

NINE: What We Must Do to Create a System That Prepares Students for College Success.

PART THREE: Knowledge and Skills for Success.

TEN: Standards for Success.

ELEVEN: English Knowledge and Skills.

TWELVE: Mathematics Knowledge and Skills.

THIRTEEN: Natural Sciences Knowledge and Skills.

FOURTEEN: Social Sciences Knowledge and Skills.

FIFTEEN: Second Languages Knowledge and Skills.

SIXTEEN: Arts Knowledge and Skills.

SEVENTEEN: University Work Samples.

APPENDIX A: Checklist for College Readiness.

BIBLIOGRAPHY.

INDEX.