Planning Tools
- Start a binder to place all information related to college.
- Keep copies of test scores and/or write down dates of tests taken.
- Save your log in name and passwords for online registration, etc.
The California State University and the University of California requires the college preparatory pattern of classes referred to as the "a-g" courses for admission.
- English: 4 years of college preparatory English composition and literature (take one each year)
- Math: 3 years (4 years are recommended), including Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, or higher mathematics (take one each year)
- History and Social Science: 2 years, 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
- Laboratory Science: 2 years with a lab class
- Language (other than English): 2 years of the same language (American Sign Language is applicable)
- Visual and Performing Arts: 1 year of dance, drama or theater, music, or visual arts
- College Preparatory Elective: 1 year of any college preparatory subject
- If your grade point average or GPA in college preparatory courses taken in 10th through 12th grades is 3.0 or above, you automatically meet the minimum eligibility requirements for the CSU, UC and some private colleges. Visit www.californiacolleges.edu
- If your GPA is between 2.0 and 3.0, your eligibility also depends on your ACT or SAT results in combination with your GPA.
- California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE)
- The PSAT (Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test) and PLAN are optional practice tests designed to prepare for the mandatory college admissions tests— SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test), ACT (American College Test) and others.
- Early Assessment Program (EAP) is an academic preparation program to help 11th grade students meet college readiness standards in English and mathematics before admission to a CSU campus.
- California Chafee Grant Program (www.chafee.csac.ca.gov)
- Gives up to $5000 to eligible former foster youth to use for career and technical training or college courses at California Community Colleges, California State Universities and University of California campuses, etc.
- Children who exit foster care from relative guardianship or adopted after age 16 are also eligible.
- Students must enroll in at least half time as defined by the school.
- Complete/submit a FAFSA and all financial aid verfication forms at your school of choice..
- Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID)
- Designed to increase school-wide learning and performance.
- Students are enrolled in an AVID elective class, take advanced classes with curriculum and tutorial support, and focus on qualifying for four-year college and university admission.
- AVID programs are available in many middle and high schools in California.
- Gain Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP)
- Is a middle school model for creating a college-going culture.
- Program services support the adults who influence a student’s education, specifically their teachers, administrators, counselors, and caregivers.
- Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA)
- Offers academic enrichment service for educational disadvantaged students so that they excel in math and science, go on to college, and attain degrees in math-based fields.
- MESA provides individualized academic plans, academic excellence workshops in math and science, study skills training, SAT and PSAT preparation, hands-on math and science competition, career and college exploration, interaction with industry representatives, and caregiver involvement.
- PUENTE
- Is a national program to increase the number of students who enroll in colleges and universities, earn college degrees, and return to the community as mentors and leaders for future generations.
- PUENTE trains school and college faculty to provide rigorous instructions, focused academic counseling, and mentoring by members of the community.
- Upward Bound
- Serves high school students from low-income families, families in which neither parent holds a Bachelors Degree, and low-income, first-generation military veterans and foster youth who are preparing to enter postsecondary education.
- The goal of Upward Bound is to increase the rates at which participants enroll in, and graduate from, colleges and universities.
- The program offers instruction in math, laboratory science, composition, literature, and languages other than English.
is the state's official website that provides information about higher education in California for students, counselors, and parents. It has been developed in collaboration with the California State University (CSU), University of California (UC), California Community Colleges (CCC), Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities (AICCU), and the California Department of Education. CaliforniaColleges.edu includes the following features:
- Explore Colleges and Careers
- Discover the colleges and universities in California
- Determine the careers that best match your skills and interests
- Match schools with your career interests
- Plan and Pay for College
- See which high school classes are needed to meet admission requirements
- Learn about ways to pay for college
- Create a personal portfolio to track your college planning
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College Admissions
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Gather information about the admission requirements at all California colleges and universities
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Apply online to many of the colleges and universities in California
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