Citrus Valley High School

Character. Leadership. Attitude. Scholarship. Service.

Explaining the A-G Requirements for College Admissions

The University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) require entering freshman to complete certain courses in high school. These courses are called the "a-g" courses because of the letter of each subject area is assigned: "a" is for History/Social Science, "b" is for English, and so on. To receive "a-g" credit, a high school course must be certified though the UC course approval process and a student must receive a C- or better in the course.

Academic Requirements Chart for Citrus Valley High School Graduation and College Admission

The links below will take you to the college information

CSU-UC Comparison of Freshman Admission Requirements

http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/counselors/files/csu-uc-a-g-comparison-matrix.pdf

UC Freshman Admission Profile

http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/freshman/profiles/index.html

Citrus Valley HS A-G Course List

https://hs-articulation.ucop.edu/agcourselist#/list/details/1805/

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