4700 Lone Tree Way
Deer Valley High School
Antioch, California
UC vs. CSU--What's the difference?
We're dedicated to providing our students with the experience and knowledge necessary to make science useful in their lives and to enable our students to improve the lives of others by learning how to discover new things.
| Cal State University (CSU) | University of California (UC) | |
| High School GPA | ||
| Beginning Fall 2004 | Use grades in courses taken after 9th grade that meet college prep subject requirements only | No change from current practice. |
| Calculate GPA using only "a-g" approved courses taken after the 9th grade | ||
| Subject Requirements | ||
| Courses Required | 15 college prep courses (units) from approved "a-g" list, including: | |
| History/Social Science | 2 years of history/social science, including one year of US history or one semester of US history and one semester of American government, and… | |
| two semesters of history/social science from either the "a" or "g" subject areas | two semesters of world history, cultures and geography from the "a" subject area | |
| English | 4 years English, which can include not more than one year of ESL/ELD courses | |
| Mathematics | 3 years math (algebra I and II, geometry); 4 years recommended | |
| Laboratory Science | 2 years laboratory science (3 strongly recommended) | |
| Including one year of physical science and one year of biological science; one of which must be from the "d" subject area with the other from either "d" or "g" | Including at least two of the three core disciplines of biology, chemistry and physics; both from the "d" subject area | |
| Language Other than English | 2 years of language other than English. Must be same language. | |
| 3 years recommended | ||
| Visual and Performing Arts | 1 year visual and performing arts (selected from dance, music, theatre/drama, or visual arts) | |
| College Prep elective | 1 year elective chosen from any of the areas on the approved a-g course list, excluding those designated as non-elective (lower level mathematics, language other than English, and visual and performing arts) | |
| Agriculture courses traditionally accepted by CSU that are not on the a-g list will be considered on a course by course basis. | ||
| Beginning Fall 2000 | 15 college prep courses from UC "a-g" list: | |
| 4 years English | 4 years English | |
| 3 years math (algebra I and II, geometry) | 3 years math (algebra I and II, geometry) | |
| 2 years social science, including 1 year | 2 years social science | |
| of US history or US history & government | ||
| 2 years laboratory science, 1 year biological | 2 years laboratory science (biology, chemistry, or physics) | |
| and 1 year physical science | ||
| 2 years foreign language | 2 years foreign language | |
| 1 year visual/performing arts | 1 year visual/performing arts | |
| 1 year approved elective | ||
| Honors Points | ||
| Maximum of 8 extra points allowed for approved honors courses. A maximum of 2 of these units can be completed in 10th grade. | ||
| Beginning Fall 2000 | Up to 2 of the 8 total points may be taken in the 10th grade (if selected from 11th or 12th grade honors courses, IB or AP courses) | Grades 10, 11 and 12: A=5 points, B=4 points and C=3 points. A maximum of two of the four units may be taken in grade 10. Grades |
| VALIDATION OF SUBJECT REQUIREMENTS BY OTHER COURSES | ||
| Mathematics | Algebra II validates Algebra I. A grade of "C" or better in the 2nd semester of a year-long course will validate a "D" in the 1st semester. A grade of "C" or better in a higher level math course (i.e. trigonometry or pre-calculus) validates the entire high school college preparatory requirement. | |
| Higher level high school course, such as trigonometry, analytic geometry and calculus, will validate the 3 year subject requirement (algebra I and II and geometry) | ||
| C in college Intermediate Algebra validates the 3 year requirement. | ||
| Language Other than English (LOTE) | A grade of "C" or better in the 2nd semester of a year-long course will validate a "D" in the 1st semester. A grade of "C" or better in a higher level course will validate a lower level course. A higher level LOTE course can validate the appropriate number of years based on the level. | |
| A second semester college course will validate the 2 year high school requirement; the third quarter college course will validate the 2 year high school requirement. | A college course can validate a high school language other than English course. The level of validation will depend on the college course prerequisite and description. | |
| Beginning Fall 2003 | A first semester college course will validate the 2 year requirement if the course prerequisite for the 2nd college course is successful completion of the 1st course or 2 years of high school study in that language. | No change from current practice. |
| Chemistry | A grade of "C" or better in the 2nd semester of chemistry will validate a "D" in the 1st semester and fulfill a year of the lab science requirement. | |
| VALIDATION OF "D" GRADES IN REQUIRED COURSES | ||
| English | "D" grade cannot be validated by subsequent coursework. Course must be repeated. | |
| History/Social Science | "D" grade cannot be validated by subsequent coursework. Course must be repeated. | |
| Laboratory Science | "D" grades can only be validated for Chemistry. "D" grades for other sciences cannot be validated by subsequent coursework. Courses must be repeated. | |
| Visual/Performing Arts | "D" grade cannot be validated by subsequent coursework. Course must be repeated. | |
| Electives | "D" grades can be validated only for math, chemistry and language other than English. | |
| VALIDATION OF SUBJECT REQUIREMENTS BY TEST SCORES | ||
| Subject omissions may be satisfied with appropriate test scores on SAT II Subject Tests, Advanced Placement Exams, and designated International Baccalaureate Exams. A list of acceptable tests and scores is available on both UC and CSU web sites. | ||
| REPEATED COURSES | ||
| The best grade will be used in the GPA calculation. | ||
| No restriction on the number of times a course may be repeated. | A course that was not completed with a grade of "C" or better can be repeated only once. The best grade will be used in the GPA calculation. "C" grades cannot be repeated. | |
| TRANSFER STUDENTS | ||
| Lower division transfer students can be admitted based on high school freshman eligibility. | ||
| Upper division transfer students must have completed 60 semester (90 quarter) transferable units and the minimum of 30 semester (45 quarter) units of courses equivalent to general education requirements with a grade of "C" or higher in each course, and within the 30 semester (45 quarter) units of general education courses, complete one course in written communication, one course in oral communication, one course in critical thinking and once course in mathematics/quantitative reasoning (beginning Fall 2005). | Students who were not scholarship eligible for admission as freshmen must complete 60 semester units of transferable college credit with a grade point average of 2.4 (no more than 14 semester units may be taken Pass/Not Pass).Students must also complete a required course pattern earning a grade of "C" or better in each course. Course pattern must include two transferable college courses (3 semester each) in English composition, one transferable college course ( 3 semester) in mathematical concepts and quantitative reasoning, and four transferable college courses (3 semester each) from at least two subject areas of: the arts and humanities, the social and behavioral sciences, and the physical and biological sciences. (Completion of the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) will satisfy the required course pattern) | |
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Our Mission:
We're dedicated to providing our students with the experience and knowledge necessary to make science useful in their lives and to enable our students to improve the lives of others by learning how to discover new things.
Department Goals:
1. Increase science enrollment in elective classes.
2. Prepare students to make career choices in science.
3. Get students excited about science by having them participate in relevant, realistic, hands-on science activities.
4. Improve scores on state-mandated standardized assessments.
5. Support each other in our efforts to become better professional science educators.
6. Connect all major activities and course descriptions to the California Science Standards, and analyze course descriptions and test results for standards we may not be meeting.
