Navigating the Avenues of A-G
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Navigating the Avenues of A-G
UC Counselor Conference 2013
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OverviewMethods to Meet the A-G Subject Requirements Online Course Policy Revisions Satisfying Specific Subject Areas U.S. and International Courses Repeating Courses Validation of Subjects New and Revised AP/IB Exams Resources
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Options to Satisfy the A-G Subject Requirements
• High School Courses
• College Courses
• Exam Scores
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The Options For Satisfying A-G Chart
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Satisfying A-G with High School Courses
• Most common method of fulfilling the subject requirements.
• Must be on the high school’s “a-g” course list for the year in which the student completed the course.
• Can use approved courses from other California high schools and online schools.
• Career Technical Education (CTE) courses can also satisfy the subject requirements.
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Satisfying A-G with High School CoursesThe A-G Course List Process
• List must be updated and published each year.– Course list update cycle is open February 1 –
September 15.– All new courses are reviewed by a subject area
analyst.
• Used with the UC online application system and by admissions evaluators during the review process.– Accuracy of your course list is important!
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Satisfying A-G with College Courses
• 3-semester/4-quarter unit UC-transferable college course.– Each course receives the honors weight in the
GPA calculation (one honors point per grade).
– Non-transferable English and math courses are also acceptable (no honors point).
• One semester/quarter-long college course is equivalent to one year of high school coursework.
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Satisfying A-G with College Courses
California Community College A-G Course Lists• Course lists available for all CCCs.
– Accessible on the “a-g” Course List website:http://www.ucop.edu/doorways/
• List identifies the college courses that satisfy each subject requirement.– It is a work in progress. Questions should be
referred to [email protected]
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California Community College A-G Course List
California Community College A-G Course Lists
• Course lists available for all CCCs.– Accessible on the “a-g” Course List
website: https://doorways.ucop.edu/list
• List identifies the college courses that satisfy each subject requirement.
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Satisfying A-G with Examination Scores
• Earning a satisfactory score on Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB) or SAT Subject exams can fulfill a subject requirement (fully or partially).– AP scores of 3, 4 or 5.– IB HL scores of 5, 6 or 7.– SAT Subject scores vary by subject area
and discipline.
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Satisfying A-G with Examination Scores
• How does using an exam score to fulfill a subject requirement affect the evaluation process?
– Does it disadvantage a student?– How is it reported on the application?– How does it affect the GPA?
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Online Courses and A-G
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UC Online Course Policy
• What is an online course?– More than 50% of instruction is conducted through
Internet-based methods with time and/or distance separating teacher and student.
• New 2-step review process for online courses.1)Assessment against iNACOL course standards.2)Review by UC for final “a-g” approval.
• Online courses approved for 3-year term.
• Effective for institutions that develop their own curriculum.– 2013-14 update cycle: Online institutions– 2014-15 update cycle: Non-online institutions
• For more information: http://www.ucop.edu/agguide/online-learning/index.html
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Online Courses to Satisfy A-G1) High school purchased UC-approved online courses from a
publisher.– Publisher’s courses must be added to school’s “a-g” list.– School not required to complete 2-step online course review.
2) High school develops their own non-commercial online courses.– School required to complete 2-step online course review every 3
years.
3) Student independently enrolls in UC-approved online course.– Check online school’s “a-g” list to verify approval of courses.– Students list online school courses separately from high school’s
courses on UC application.
4) *Principal certifies non-UC-approved online courses.* – NOT applicable for online courses completed during the 2013-14
year and beyond.
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Lab Science & VPA Online Courses
• Online courses in the laboratory sciences.– OK if it has required, supervised, on-site wet labs.– NEW process for lab science courses from online
publishers• Publisher receives “a-g” approval w/o labs.• Institutions include lab activities in the new course
submission form when adding the publisher’s course to their “a-g” course list.
• UC will review the proposed lab activities before awarding final “a-g” approval.
• Online courses in the visual & performing arts – NOT currently accepted.
• Online college-level laboratory science and visual & performing arts courses ok!
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More Details on A-G
The “A-G Guide” website answers to many common questions on the “a-g”
subject requirements
Click on a subject area
• History/social science (“a”)
• Honors courses
• FAQs
http://www.ucop.edu/agguide/index.html
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Integrated Math• A sequence of integrated math (IM) may meet the 3 year
mathematics (area “c”) subject requirement.• As can combinations of integrated or interactive math
program courses with algebra, geometry and other courses• Which of the following combinations are incorrect:
– IM 1 + IM 2 + IM 3– IM 1 + Geometry + Algebra 2 – IM 1 + IM 2 + Algebra 2– Algebra 1 + Geometry + IM 3– IM 1 + Algebra 1 + Algebra 2
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Laboratory Science (“d”) Subject Requirement
• UC requires 2 years of lab science courses from 2 of the 3 disciplines (biology, chemistry, physics).
– Does Biology & Anatomy satisfy the requirement?
– Does Biology & Earth Science satisfy the requirement?
– Does Chemistry & Physics satisfy the requirement?
– Does Biology and AP Chemistry satisfy the requirement?
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Interdisciplinary Science CoursesWhich of the following combinations are correct?– Biology & AP Environ Science
–Biotechnology, Biochemistry
–Anatomy & Forensic Sciences and Physics
–Bay Area Ecology and Biology
–Integrated Science 1 + Honors Chemistry
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Mixed Records StudentsFor students who completed a portion of their secondary/high school education outside the U.S., there is common area of confusion is how they can satisfy subject areas “b” & “e”.
• Subject Area B is referred to as “English” but is defined as composition/literature in the language of instruction
The requirement can be met with the primary Language of Instruction (LOI).
• Subject Area E is referred to as “Language other than English” (or LOTE) but is defined as language other than the language of instruction
The requirement can be met with a second language other than the LOI, this can be and often is English
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Mixed Records StudentsScenario: If a student studied in Mexico through the 10th grade, and he completed 2 years of English at a high school in Mexico, and then took 2 years of English at a high school in the US.
•Has the student completed the 4-year “b” subject requirement?
– Yes, with 2 years of Spanish (Comp/Lit) courses in Mexico plus
2 years of “a-g” approved English courses in the US.
•Has the student completed 2 years of the “e” subject requirement?
– Yes, with the 2 years of English courses taken in Mexico.
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Repeating Courses• ONLY repeats of D or F grades allowed.
• Each A-G course can only be repeated once; but no limit on how many a-g courses can be repeated.
• Repeated course must have curriculum similar to the original course. Example--“D” in an AP US History cannot be replaced with a “C” or better in a “regular” college prep US History course.
• The higher grade of repeated course used in GPA calculation. Grades are not averaged.
• All “a-g” coursework (original and repeats) must be reported on the application. Courses repeated in 12th grade must be reported as “in progress” (1st sem) or “planned” (2nd sem).
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Validation of Sequential Coursework
Mathematics and Languages Other Than English
ONLY• What is validation?
– Successful completion of an advanced course with a letter grade of C or higher in an area of sequential knowledge.
Presumes knowledge of the lower-level course content.
• Why validate?– Clear a D/F grade deficiencies and/or clear
subject omissions.
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Validation of Math
Validation of Course Omission
• EXAMPLE: Algebra 2 is successfully complete without the lower-level Algebra 1 course.– Algebra 1 is validated by Algebra 2
Validation of Grade Deficiency
• EXAMPLE: Algebra 2 grades of D,F; Precalculus
grade of C,C.– Algebra 2 is validated by Precalculus.– D,F remain in GPA calculation if completed in grades
10 or 11.
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Geometry 2015 and Beyond• For 2013-14 Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors
(UC Applicants for Fall 2015 and beyond) Students cannot validate an omission of Geometry with ANY
advanced level math course, but may validate a grade deficiency.
• For 2013-14 Seniors, the current rules still apply:
▲ Omission of Geometry validated by higher-level course▲Deficient Grades in Geometry validated by higher-level course, such as Pre-calculus, Trigonometry, Math Analysis, Calculus
► Grade of C or better first semester of any of these courses currently validates all lower-level math, including Geometry.
▲Algebra II/Trigonometry
►First semester of the Algebra II/Trig course, the Algebra content ,
does not validate Geometry; must complete Trig content.
▲ Statistics does not validates Geometry, only Algebra I & II
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Validation of LOTEThe requirement can be defined as:• Completion of course work equivalent to the second (high school) year of a
language. Two full years of language courses may not be necessary. Note: California Community College LOTE courses. Language courses with a category of “LOTE Year 2” or higher meet the “e” subject requirement.
Validation of Course Omission– EXAMPLE: Spanish 3 is successfully completed without a prior lower-level
Spanish course. •Spanish 1 and 2 are validated by Spanish 3 = 3 yrs of LOTE
Validation of Grade Deficiency– EXAMPLE: “D” in French 1; “C” in French 2.
•Grade deficiency in French 1 is validated by French•D remains in the GPA calculation if completed in grade 10 or 11.
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Senior Year Rigor
• UC Faculty encourage students to maintain a rigorous senior year class schedule. Student should: – Continue to maintain academic
achievement at same or higher level– Explain circumstances if unable to
complete 4 or fewer a-g courses – Expectation of completing courses with
strong grades – admission is conditional
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Submitting Official Exam Scores
• Freshman applicants must complete examinations by December; and arrange to have official scores sent to UC.
• Official scores submitted to one UC campus will be shared with each campus to which the student applied.
– Applies for ACT, SAT Reasoning and SAT Subject Tests scores
– Submission of all scores is recommend; UC uses highest scores to the student’s advantage.
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AP and IB Exams Credit
• New/Revised exams– Awarding of Credit by UC is Under Faculty Review
• The amount of unit credit UC awards to AP and IB exams with “credit-bearing scores” is standard across the campuses.– If subject content is duplicative, the University will award
credit for only one exam to the student’s advantage.
• Satisfaction of college and/or major requirements varies by campus.– Consult campus website for specific information.
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Gap Year• Admission requirements are based on the year of
application.
• ACT Plus Writing/SAT Reasoning must have been completed by the time of high school graduation.
• The online application includes a question about any gap(s) in continuing education.
• Students should not enroll at a college/university after high school graduation; except summer afterward —prevents student from being a transfer applicant.
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Resources• “a-g” Course List website: http://www.ucop.edu/doorways/
High school and CCC course lists
• “a-g” Guide website: http://www.ucop.edu/agguide/
• “Options for Satisfying UC’s ‘A-G’ Subject Requirements for Freshman Applicants”, including the use of international courseshttp://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/counselors/files/options-satisfying-a-g.pdf
• Revised Validation Matrixhttp://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/counselors/files/validation_matrix_math_lote.pdf
• AP/IB/A-Level Exam Credit http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/counselors/exam-credit/index.html
You have questions, we have answers: [email protected]
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Thank You
Questions
UC Counselor Conference 2013