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Subject Requirement ("A-G" Coursework)
To satisfy this requirement, you must complete the
15 yearlong high school courses listed below. These courses are also
known as the "a-g" subjects. At least seven of the 15 yearlong
courses must be taken in your last two years of high school.
California High School
Students
The courses you take to fulfill the Subject
Requirement must be certified by the University as meeting the
requirement and must be included on your school's UC-certified
course list.
Required "A-G" Courses |
a l
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. |
b l
English – 4 years
required
Four years of college-preparatory English that
include frequent and regular writing, and reading of classic
and modern literature. No more than one year of ESL-type
courses can be used to meet this requirement. |
c l
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.
Approved integrated math courses may be used to fulfill part
or all of this requirement, as may math courses taken in the
seventh and eighth grades that your high school accepts as
equivalent to its own math courses. |
d l 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. The final two years of an
approved three-year integrated science program may be used to
fulfill this requirement. |
e l
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
if your high school accepts them as equivalent to its own
courses. |
f l
Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) –
1 year required
A single yearlong approved arts course
from a single VPA discipline: dance, drama/theater, music or
visual art. |
g l 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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