Ethics and Equality in College Admissions
Dale Norton, Alex Flores, Doug Schwartz
University of Phoenix
Ethics in an Academic Environment-GEN 300
Dr. Michael Gottleib
September 25, 2007
Ethics and Equality in College Admissions
College admissions counselors face many decisions today when it comes to decisions that involve which students get to attend their college of choice. College admissions counselors are faced with concerns about ethics and equality. In 1996, the State of California banned affirmative action (Wooldridge, 1998). This means that colleges and universities are not able to make admission decisions based on race, sex, social class, ethnicity, or disability. Colleges in California are required to make admissions decisions based on merit and test scores. Making admission policies equal to all students seems like the best way to level the playing field. However, one problem exists. According to Wooldridge (1998, p.1), "On average, blacks and Latinos score......

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