California a-g requirements

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California a-g requirements

• Who uses them?
• What are they used for?
• What are they, and how will my child meet them?
• Does VHS offer everything my child will need to
  meet them?

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Who uses the a-g requirements?

• California State System
• www.csumentor.edu

• University of California System
• www.universityofcalifornia.edu

(Only public, state schools use the a-g
requirements. Private colleges and universities
each have their own admission requirements.)
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California State Universities

• California Polytechnic University, Pomona
• California Polytechnic University, San Luis
  Obispo
• California State University, Bakersfield
• California State University, Channel Islands
• California State University, Dominguez Hills
• California State University, East Bay
• California State University, Fullerton
• California State University, Long Beach
• California State University, Los Angeles
• California State University, Monterey Bay
• California State University, Northridge
• California State University, Sacramento
• California State University, San Bernardino
• California State University, San Marcos
• California State University, Stanislaus
• Chico State University
• Fresno State University
• Humboldt State University
• Maritime Academy

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University of California Campuses

• University of California, Berkeley
• University of California, Davis
• University of California, Los Angeles
• University of California, Merced
• University of California, Riverside
• University of California, San Diego
• University of California, San Francisco
• University of California, Santa Barbara
• University of California, Santa Cruz

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What are the a-g requirements used for?

• The intent of the "a-g" subject requirements
  is to ensure that students can participate fully
  in the first-year program at the University in a
  wide variety of fields of study. The requirements
  are written deliberately for the benefit of all
  students expecting to enter the University, and
  not for preparation for specific majors. UC
  faculty consider the Subject Requirement to be
  effective preparation, on many levels, for
  undergraduate work at the University. This
  pattern of study assures the faculty that the
  student has attained a body of general knowledge
  that will provide breadth and perspective to new,
  more advanced study. Fulfillment of the "a-g"
  pattern also demonstrates that the student has
  attained essential critical thinking and study
  skills.
• (http//www.ucop.edu/a-gGuide/ag/a-g/welcome.html)

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How will my child meet these subject requirements?
a History/Social Science (2 years
required) Two years of history/social science,
including one year of world history, cultures and
geography and one year of U.S. history or
one-half year of U.S. history and one-half year
of civics or American government.
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How will my child meet these subject requirements?

• b English
• (4 years required)
• Four years of college-preparatory English
  that include frequent and regular writing and
  reading of classic and modern literature.
• (None of VHSs ELA courses can be used
• to meet this requirement.)

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How will my child meet these subject requirements?

• c Mathematics
• (3 years required, 4 years recommended)
• Three years of college-preparatory mathematics
  that include the topics covered in elementary and
  advanced algebra and two- and three-dimensional
  geometry.

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How will my child meet these subject requirements?

• d Laboratory Science
• (2 years required, 3 years recommended)
• Two years of laboratory science providing
  fundamental knowledge in two of these three core
  disciplines biology, chemistry and physics.
  Advanced laboratory science classes that have
  biology, chemistry or physics as prerequisites
  and offer substantial additional material may be
  used to fulfill this requirement.

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How will my child meet these subject requirements?

• e Language Other than English
• (2 years required, 3 years recommended)
• Two years of the same language other than
  English. Courses should emphasize speaking and
  understanding, and include instruction in
  grammar, vocabulary, reading, composition and
  culture. Courses in languages other than English
  taken in the seventh and eighth grades may be
  used to fulfill part of this requirement.

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How will my child meet these subject requirements?

• f Visual and Performing Arts (VPA)
• (1 year required)
• A single yearlong approved arts course from a
  single VPA discipline theater, music, performing
  or visual arts.

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How will my child meet these subject requirements?

• g College Preparatory Electives
• (1 year required)
• One year/two semesters, in addition to those
  required in "a-f" above, chosen from the
  following areas visual and performing arts
  (non-introductory level courses), history, social
  science, English, advanced mathematics,
  laboratory science and language other than
  English (a third year in the language used for
  the "e" requirement or two years of another
  language).

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Does VHS offer everything my child will need to
meet the a-g requirements?

• a History/Social Studies
• (2 years required)
• Modern Civilizations AP World History or AP
  European History (10th grade)
• US History or AP US History (11th grade)
• American Government or AP American Government
  (12th grade)
• (2 ½ years available at VHS)

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Does VHS offer everything my child will need to
meet the a-g requirements?

• b English (4 years required)
• English 9A/B or Honors English 9 A/B (9th
  grade)
• English 10 A/B or Honors English 10 A/B (10th
  grader)
• American Lit. or AP English Lang. Comp.
  (11th grade)
• Science Fiction, Shakespeare, Humanities,
  Legends of King Arthur, Sports Literature, Bible
  as Literature, Film as Literature, Mythology and
  Folklore, or AP English Literature Composition
  (12th grade)
• (4 years available at VHS)

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Does VHS offer everything my child will need to
meet the a-g requirements?

• c Mathematics (3 years required)
• Algebra A/B/C
• Geometry A/B/C, Geometry 1A/1B, or H Geometry
  1A/1B
• Algebra II A/B or Algebra II/Trig. A/B
  or H Algebra II/Trig
• Trigonometry/Statistics Pre-Calculus A/B
  or H Pre-Calculus A/B
• AP Calculus AB (Calculus I) or AP Calculus BC
  (Calculus I II)
• AP Statistics

(4 years available at VHS)
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Does VHS offer everything my child will need to
meet the a-g requirements?

• d Laboratory Science (2 years required)
• Biology 2A/B
• Biology A/B
• Material Science A/B
• Chemistry A/B or H Chemistry A/B
• Physics A/B, AP Phsyics B, or AP Phsyics C
• AP Environmental Science
• Human Anatomy/Physiology or H Human Anat/Phys.
• Marine Studies A/B
• Microbiology/Molecular Genetics or H Microbiology
  /Molec. Genet.

4 years available at VHS
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Does VHS offer everything my child will need to
meet the a-g requirements?

• e Language other than English
• (2 years required)
• French I A/B, French II A/B, French III A/B
• American Sign Language I A/B, Amer. Sign Language
  II A/B
• (Amer. Sign Language is NOT considered a foreign
  language at most PRIVATE colleges/universities)
• Spanish I A/B, Spanish II A/B, Spanish III A/B,
  AP Spanish

4 years of Spanish available at VHS
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Does VHS offer everything my child will need to
meet the a-g requirements?

• f Visual Performing Arts (1 year required)
• Visual Arts Art 1 A/B, 2D Art A/B, AP Studio
  Art, Ceramics A/B, Graphic Design A/B,
  Photography 1 A/B, Photography II A/B, ROP
  Commercial Photography (two semesters), and
  Video Productions 1 A/B
• Performing Arts Alto/Soprano Chorus, Mixed
  Chorus, Concert Choir, Small Vocal Ensemble,
  Guitar A/B, Marching/Symphonic Band, Jazz
  Ensemble, Theater Arts I A/B, Theater Arts II
  A/B, and Theater Arts III A/B
• Miscellaneous Music Appreciation A/B and AP Art
  History

4 years available at VHS
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Does VHS offer everything my child will need to
meet the a-g requirements?

• g College Prep. Electives (1 year required)
• One extra year (two semesters) chosen from
  a e
• or
• One year (two semesters) of AP Human
  Geography, AP Psychology, AVID Senior Seminar,
  Advanced Journalism, Astronomy, Comedy Satire,
  Constitutional Law, Earth Science A/B, Economics,
  Honors Economics, Journalism, Meteorology,
  Psychology, or Speech
• or
• One year (two semesters) of 2D Art A/B, AP
  Studio Art, AP Art History, Photography II A/B,
  Theater II A/B, or Theater III A/B (if not used
  as F requirement)

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a-g Requirement Websites

• VHS a-g courses
• https//admissions.ucop.edu/doorways/list/
• a-g courses-general informaion
• http//www.ucop.edu/doorways/

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College Admissions Testing Required by UC and CSU
Systems

• SAT Reasoning Test (3 parts Math, Critical
  Reading, and Writing)
• or
• ACT Assessment plus Optional Writing (5 parts
  Math, Reading, Science, English and Writing)
• The UC System also requires two (2) SAT Subject
  Test Scores. These must be in two different
  areas, chosen from the following English,
  history/social studies, mathematics (Level 2
  only), science or language other than English.

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Important Testing Websites

• Scholastic Aptitude Testing (SAT)
• www.collegeboard.com
• American College Testing (ACT)
• www.act.org
• www.actstudent.org