• School Science Journal
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.377-389
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• 2019

The purpose of this study is to explore ways to secure highschool students' choice of courses in order to improve highschool - university linkage. For this purpose, we conducted in-depth focus group interviews with a total of 10 students in the second or the third year or graduate student at the science and engineering college, and these interviewees were recommended by their professors. Through interviews, the necessity to complete highschool science prerequisite courses, reason for not completing highschool science prerequisite courses necessary for college major, their intention to recommend highschool juniors to complete science prerequisite courses, and ways to guarantee prerequisite course completion for college major studies. Based on the results, we suggested ways to link highschool - university curriculum for science & engineering majors. Discussed in the conclusion are ways to stabilize highschool curriculum organization and implementation such as opening elective courses with a few students without disadvantage in the school record, improving the grading system for Science II courses in the school record as well as the College Scholastic Ability Test, providing career guidance about prerequisite courses by science & engineering majors, improving the science teacher's professionalism on teaching and career guidance, and developing college entrance systems to guarantee the completion of prerequisite courses for science & engineering college studies.