A key barrier that California must overcome to ensure all K-12 students have the same opportunity to access and succeed in higher education is implementing a series of high school national standards that prepare students to administer the curriculum in college. Many K-12 schools, the majority being public schools, are under preparing students for the transfer to college. The result is students must complete remedial courses before progressing into normal required classes. However, remedial courses do not go towards the completion of a major, creating more time and money expenditures for the student. This obstacle can sometimes influence students to drop their studies. Another challenge alongside it is how many secondary schools are not partnered