College Requirements

College Entrance Requirements

California Community Colleges:

Admit any student who is a graduate of high school or 18 years of age or older.
Placement Tests are required in English, Mathematics, and Chemistry prior to enrollment in freshman level courses in each of these subjects.
Students may complete the requirements of the first two years of college or university work and may transfer with an acceptable grade point average.

California State Colleges:

An eligibility index has been devised by the State Colleges, which provides that approximately the top third of high school graduates is eligible. This index is a weighted total of either the student’s scores on the American College Test (ACT) or the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT I), and the applicant’s CPA. GPA’s are based on all work completed in the last three years of high school, exclusive of physical education.

Course Requirements:

	4 years of English
	2 years of U.S. History and Government
	1 year of approved electives
	2 years of Laboratory Sciences
	3 years of Mathematics
	1 year in the Visual and Performing Arts
	2 years of a Foreign Language

University of California:

To be eligible for admission to the University as a freshman, students must meet the (1) subject (2) scholarship, and (3) examination requirements described below.

Subject Requirement A minimum of 15 units of high school work must be completed during grades 9 through 12. (A one year course is equal to one unit; a one semester course is equal to one-half unit.) This sequence of courses is known as the “A-FIG” requirements. At least seven (7) of the fifteen (15) units must have been earned in courses taken during the last two (2) years of high school. To meet the subject requirements, the courses must appear on a certified course list. Counselors have a copy of the list. “A-FIG” Subject Requirements for the classes of 1994 and beyond are:

	History — two years of historylsocial science to include: one year of U.S. history or one-half year of U.S. history and one-half year of civics or American government and one year of world history, cultures, and geography.
	English — Four years of college-preparatory English — composition and literature. Not more than two semesters of ninth-grade English will be accepted for this requirement. Only two semesters of English as a Second Language (ESL 3) will be accepted.
	Mathematics — Three years of mathematics: algebra 1, geometry, and algebra 2.
	Laboratory Science — Two years of laboratory science providing fundamental knowledge in at least two of these three areas: biology, chemistry, physics. This includes the two year Integrated Science program. Not more than one year of grade 9 laboratory science can be used to meet this requirement.
	Foreign Language — Two years of one foreign language.
	Visual/Performing Arts - One year of art, music, or theatre arts.
	College Preparatory Electives — One year (two semesters), in addition to those required in “A” through “F” above, chosen from the following areas: visual and performing arts, history, social science, English, advanced mathematics, laboratory science, and foreign language (a third year in the language used for the “E” requirement or two years of another language).

Scholarship Requirement

	a student’s grade point average is 3.3 or higher in the “A-FIG” subjects taken after the ninth grade, he/she will be eligible for admission to the University (not necessarily the campus of choice, however) regardless of the scores earned on the standardized tests used for the examination requirement.
	the student’s grade point average is below 3.3 but above 2.77, he/she will be eligible for admission if he/she achieves the composite or total test score specified on the eligibility index.
	grade of “C” or better is required in all high school courses used to satisfy the “A-F/G” requirements. Grades earned in these courses in grades 10 and 11 will be used to compute the grade point average. These grades are counted as follows: A=4 points; 13=3 points; C=2 points; D= 1 point; F=0 points. Grades earned in the 9th grade will not be included in the GPA calculation, however, grade 9 courses can be used to meet the Subject Requirements if the student earns a grade of “C,, or better.
	the student earns a “D” or “F” grade in a required course, special rules apply. Consult the high school counselor or read the appropriate section in the University of California application packet.
	in up to 4 units (8 semesters) taken during grades 10, 11, and 12 will be counted on a scale of A=5, B=4, C=3, if these courses are certified by the high school as honors or advanced placement courses. A maximum of 2 of the 4 units may be taken in grade 10. Grades of “D” are not assigned extra honors points. These courses must be in the areas of U.S. history, English, advanced mathematics, laboratory science, and foreign language.

Examination Requirement

All freshmen applicants must submit these test scores:

aptitude test, either I or ii:
i. Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT I). Verbal and mathematics scores on this test must be from the same sitting.
ii. American College Test (ACT). The composite score will be reported.

SAT II Tests. These must include:
i. Writing
ii. Mathematics, Level I or 2
iii. One test chosen from social studies, foreign languages, sciences or English literature, (The SAT II Test in Literature may not be substituted for Writing.)

For further information, see the South High School Future Planning Handbook.