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College Entrance Requirements
(for University of California and California State Universities)
Minimal subject requirements for admission to California universities include the following.

All courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.

University of California
a)     U.S. HISTORY / U.S. GOVT.   1 year
a)     WORLD HISTORY   1 year
b)     ENGLISH   4 years
c)     MATHEMATICS (through Algebra 2)   3 years
d)     LAB SCIENCE (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or Geology)   2 years
e)     FOREIGN LANGUAGE (2 yrs. of same language)   2 years
a)     COLLEGE PREP ELECTIVES chosen from the following areas: Visual and Performing Arts, History, Social Science, English, Advanced Mathematics, Laboratory Science, or third year of Foreign Language   2 years
California State Universities
a)     U.S. HISTORY / GOVT.   1 year
b)     ENGLISH   4 years
c)     MATHEMATICS (through Algebra 2)   3 years
d)     SCIENCE (lab)   1 year
e)     FOREIGN LANGUAGE (2 yrs. of same language)   2 years
f)     ARTS (visual, performance)   1 year
f)     COLLEGE PREP ELECTIVES chosen from the following areas: English, History, Advanced Math, Lab Science, Visual or Performing Arts and other fields   30 units




Approved A - G Courses for the University of California
a-HISTORY
American Studies (allow 1 unit)
College U.S. History (AP)
Contemporary World II
Contemporary World History DHH
Contemporary World History LD
Far East History II
U.S. Government
U.S. Government DHH
U.S. Government LD
U.S. History
U.S. History DHH
U.S. History LD
World History
World History DHH
World History LD
b-ENGLISH
American Classics II (H)
American Dream
American Studies (allow 1 unit)
Basic College Skills
British Literature
College English (AP)
Communication
Communication A
Contemporary Heritage
Contemporary Writers
Dramatic Literature (alternate years)
English LD 28 (maximum 1 unit with other English ESL courses)
English Masters II (H)
Escape Literature
Facing Hist & Ourselves (Through Film & Literature)
Fantasy
Fiction
Film Literature
Intermediate Composition
Literary Style
Philosophy through Literature
Multicultural Literature
Mythology
Shakespeare
Steinbeck/Hemingway
Victorian Novel
Women Writers
English World Culture
English World Tradition
Writer's Craft
Writers Voice
c-MATHEMATICS (*may only be used for the 'c' requirement)
Advanced Math
*Algebra 1
*Algebra 1A
*Algebra 2
*Algebra 2/Trigonometry (H)
Analysis (H)
Calculus AB & BC (AP)
*Geometry
*Geometry A
*Geometry/Algebra 2A
Pre-Calculus
Pre-Calculus A
Statistics (AP)
Trigonometry/Anlt (H)
d-LABORATORY SCIENCE
Biology 1
Biology 1A
Biotechnology
Chemistry 1 (H)
Chemistry 1
College Biology (AP)
College Physics C (AP)
Physics 1
Physics 1A
e-FOREIGN LANGUAGE
French 1
French 2
French 3
French 4
French 4 (AP)
French 5
French 5 (AP)
French 6
French 6 (AP)
German 1
German 2
German 3
German 4
German 4 (AP)
German 5
German 5 (AP)
German 6
German 6 (AP)
Japanese 1
Japanese 2
Japanese 3
Japanese 4
Japanese 4 (H)
Japanese 5
Japanese 5 (H)
Spanish 1
Spanish 2
Spanish 3
Spanish 4
Spanish 4 (AP)
Spanish 5
Spanish 5 (AP)
Spanish 6
Spanish 6 (AP)
Spanish for Spanish Speakers 1
Spanish for Spanish Speakers 2
f-VISUAL/PERFORMING ARTS
Advanced Photo
Advanced Vocal
Art History
Art History (AP)
Art Spectrum
Beginning Photography
Ceramics and Sculpture
Concert Band
Concert Choir
Design: 3 Dimensional
Graphic Design
Jazz Ensemble
Music Theory (AP)
Orchestra
Drawing and Painting
Studio Art (AP)
Symphonic Band
Theatre 1
Theatre 2
Theatre 3
Theatre 4
Treble Choir
Wind Ensemble
g-ELECTIVE COURSES (All courses listed under a – e with the exception of *math courses, plus the following:
Advanced Journalism
African-American History
Astronomy
Chemistry 1
Cold War
Computer Math 11
Computer Science (AP)
Dynamic Physical Science AC
Economics AP Micro
Economics AP Macro
Economics II
Engineering Technology
Ethnic Studies
Holocaust
JAVA
Journalism
Physics 1A
Psychology (AP)
Psychology II
Science 1
Science 1 AC

Courses listed under this section, labeled 'x', are acceptable only for the purpose of meeting the new Visual and Performing Arts requirement, which goes into effect for students entering the University in Fall 2003 and graduating from your school in May or June 2003. These courses are acceptable only for this group of students. Students entering the University prior to Fall 2003 cannot utilize these courses to fulfill any part of the current 'a-f' subject requirements. The new Visual and Performing Arts requirement will be labeled 'f' starting in Fall 2003.

x-New f-VPA (2003)
Art Spectrum
Beginning Photography
Graphic Design
Theatre 1
Treble Choir




Revised December 2002