These predictors include
credits earned in math and science courses as well as ACT math scores. Drawing on a nationally
representative sample of U.S. young adults who were 12th graders in 2004 and disclosed their college
majors by 2006, logistic regression analyses revealed that students who took more units in computer
science courses were significantly more likely to choose STEM majors in both 4-year and 2-year postsecondary
institutions.