CSU AND UC REQUIRED COURSEWORK
Help your students select courses to ensure they are, at minimum, eligible.
Encourage more challenging classes but not so challenging that their GPAs suffer.
The student must receive a grade of C- or better to satisfy the requirement.
Encourage more challenging classes but not so challenging that their GPAs suffer.
The student must receive a grade of C- or better to satisfy the requirement.
History and Social Science (including 1 year of U.S. history or 1 semester of U.S. history and 1 semester of civics or American government AND 1 year of social science) | US History, World History, American Gov, AP Gov and Politics, AP US History, AP World History, Foundations: Cultural Geography, Journey for Justice | ||
English | English 1, 2, 3 and 4; AP English Language; AP English Lit; Expository Reading and Writing; English II Adv; English Language Development 4 | ||
Math (4 years recommended. Must include Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II or higher) | Algebra I (BL & SL), Albegra II, Geometry (BL & SL), Pre-Calculus, AP Calculus, Probability & Statistics | ||
Lab Science (1 biological science (biology) and 1 physical science (chem or phsyics). 3 years recommended by UCs. UCs require the student take 2 of these 3: biology, chemistry and physics) | Biology, Chemistry, Physics, AP Bio, AP Chem, Biomedical Science, Kinesiology | ||
Foreign Language (2 years of same language. Note: taking one year of a higher level foreign language class - Spanish 2, 3 or 4 - satisfies the requirement.) | CIR students who speak Spanish are encouraged to take Spanish 4 or AP Spanish, which carry a weighted grade, if the student is comfortable speaking, reading and writing in Spanish. | ||
Visual And Performing Arts | Beginning Art, Art Adv, Art and Animation, Computer Graphic Arts, Photography, Advanced Photography, Advanced Band, Jazz Dance I, Jazz Dance II, Dance Production, Theatre I, Technical Theatre, Multimedia | College Preparatory Elective (additional year from the “a-g” list of classes) | Any class in the a-g categories beyond the minimum requirements, Advanced Film Studies, Analytical Forensic Sci, Economics, AP Macroeconomics, AP Microeconomics, Civil Engineering and Arch, Intro to Engineering Design, Intro to Law, Law and Justice, Principles of Engineering, Psychology, Sports Medicine |
Link to University of California Admission Requirements.
Link to California State University Admission Requirements.
Link to classes that satisfy A-G requirements (enter De Anza, Kennedy, or Richmond High School as the Institution Name)
Link to California State University Admission Requirements.
Link to classes that satisfy A-G requirements (enter De Anza, Kennedy, or Richmond High School as the Institution Name)