In the past two days, the pilot universities of the "Strong Foundation Plan" have successively released the enrollment brochure of the "Strong Foundation Plan" in 2024. In 2020, the Ministry of Education issued an opinion to carry out a pilot program of enrollment reform of basic disciplines in some colleges and universities, called the "Strong Foundation Plan", striving to explore a more scientific and multi-dimensional assessment and evaluation model and cultivate reserve talents for major national strategic fields. This year, a major feature of the "Strong Foundation Plan" is that many colleges and universities have added new majors.
Combing through the enrollment brochure of the 2024 "Strong Foundation Plan" can be found:
The University of Science and Technology of China and Wuhan University have added a new major in "Geography and Physics" this year
Beihang University has added a new major of "Aircraft Control and Information Engineering", and a new training direction of "Space Physics" has been added to the major of Applied Physics
Lanzhou University and Xiamen University have added a new major of "ecology".
Chen Gang, Deputy Director of the Admissions Office of Lanzhou University: We have developed a special student training program for the "Strong Foundation Program" of ecology, and in the first two years, we have strengthened the study of basic courses such as mathematics, chemistry, information, and ecology. In the next six years, combined with the practice of ecological protection and restoration in ecologically fragile areas of the mainland, we will cultivate basic research talents who are interested in tackling key technologies to solve the major needs of national ecological security barriers.
Liu Rui, Director of the Admissions Office of Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics: Facing the major national strategic needs and the professional fields with shortage of talents in relevant countries, combined with the actual running of advantageous disciplines such as aeronautics and astronautics science and technology, we will explore the establishment of a new talent training model for the coordinated development of strong basic disciplines and disciplines in key areas of national defense.
Enrollment majors expand to more areas of national critical need
Previously, the enrollment majors of the "Strong Foundation Program" were mainly basic disciplines in mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, history and other directions. However, in the past two years, the enrollment majors have been continuously expanded to more basic disciplines in the areas of major national key needs.
Shanghai Jiao Tong University has added a new major of "Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering" this year
Tongji University, Xiamen University and Ocean University of China have added a new major in "Marine Science" this year
This year, Fudan University has added a new major of "Information and Computing Science", a new direction of "Nuclear Physics" in physics, and a new direction of "Polymer Chemistry" in chemistry
Wu Zhijun, Dean of the Undergraduate College of Tongji University: This year, a new major in marine science will be added to cultivate top-notch talents in basic disciplines that support the strategy of building a strong maritime country, and to solve the problem of "stuck neck" in the field of deep-sea resource development and protection in the future, and continuously deliver talents.
Strengthen the selection of candidates with a strong interest in basic subjects
So the "Strong Foundation Plan", which students are suitable for applying, and what are the admission standards this year, let's take a look.
Two types of students can apply for the "Strong Foundation Program", one is candidates with excellent comprehensive quality, and the second is students with top-notch basic disciplines, for example, candidates who have won the first prize or second prize in the national finals in the National Olympiad for Middle School Students in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Informatics.
Both types of candidates need to take the 2024 college entrance examination. In admission, 85% of the college entrance examination score and 15% of the school examination score are the school examination score.
This year, chemistry is required to be added to the selection subjects of the "Strong Foundation Plan", and some colleges and universities have also increased the weight of basic disciplines such as mathematics and physics in the assessment methods for the shortlisted school examinations.
Li Lin, Director of the Undergraduate Admissions Office of Dalian University of Technology: For students with excellent results in a single subject in the college entrance examination and outstanding performance in related disciplines, we will give them an exceptional opportunity to be shortlisted.
In terms of the selection mechanism, some colleges and universities have advanced the school examination time, and the first batch of Fudan University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Nanjing University, which adopted the "after the college entrance examination and before the scores" for the school examination, have not changed much this year. This year, Lanzhou University has also followed up on this model, from the original college entrance examination results to be shortlisted for the school examination based on the college entrance examination results after the announcement of the college entrance examination results, to the school examination in advance before the college entrance examination results are announced, and strengthen the selection of candidates with strong interest in basic disciplines.
Chen Gang, Deputy Director of the Admissions Office of Lanzhou University: In the past four years, we have found that if the results of the college entrance examination are used as the basis for being selected for the school examination, some students with low total scores but special scores in single subjects such as mathematics and physics will not be able to enter.
Candidates need to complete the online registration by April 30
According to the application process, candidates who apply for the "Strong Foundation Plan" must complete the online registration before April 30. In June, candidates will take the college entrance examination. After the college entrance examination, colleges and universities organize school examinations. At the beginning of July, the pilot colleges and universities completed their admissions. Candidates who are not admitted to the "Strong Foundation Program" can also participate in the follow-up college entrance examination voluntary admission link normally.
Most of the pilot colleges and universities clearly require that candidates of the "Strong Foundation Plan" are not allowed to change majors at the undergraduate stage after admission. This year, many colleges and universities have also further limited the scope of majors in the connection of this study.