Calvary Preparatory Academy’s Official Position on “a-g” Approved Courses
Please Note: the “a-g” course approval process only applies to California residents and only applies to the University of CA and Cal State system. All other colleges and universities do not use the “a-g” system. Students residing outside of CA can meet the requirements for entry into the UC or Cal State system by the other means listed below.
Calvary Preparatory Academy recommends students desiring to meet the “a-g” requirements should do so by means of the “SAT subject requirement” or “combination” methods, rather than strictly the “a-g course list” approach. More info on the “SAT subject requirement” and “combination” methods to meet “a-g” requirements can be found by reading below or clicking here.
Quicklinks
- UC Website- Look Up Course Tool
- Summer School Protocol
- 2022-23 List
- 2021-22 List
- Questions About Common Core
- Methods to Meet the “a-g” Requirements
Approved Courses for the 2022-23 School Year
a-History/Social Science- 2 years required (approved courses)
- US History A/B
- US History A/B Honors
- World History A/B
- World History A/B Honors
- American Government & Politics
- American Government & Politics Honors
- Economics (Counts towards category “g,” Electives)
- Economics Honors (Counts towards category “g,” Electives)
b-English- 4 years required (approved courses)
- English 9 A/B
- English 10 A/B
- English 10 A/B Honors
- English 11 A/B
- English 11 A/B Honors
- English 12 A/B
- English 12 A/B Honors
c-Mathematics- 3 years required, 4 years recommended (approved courses)
- Algebra A/B
- Two Year Algebra Pt. 1/4, 2/4, 3/4,4/4
- Algebra 2 A/B
- Mathematics I A/B
- Mathematics II A/B
- Mathematics III A/B
- Precalculus A/B
- Precalculus A/B Honors
- Probability & Statistics
d-Laboratory Science- 2 years required, 3 years recommended (approved courses)
- Chemistry A/B
- Chemistry A/B Honors
- Earth Science A/B
- Biology A/B
- Physics A/B
- Physics A/B Honors
e- Language Other than English- 2 years required, 3 years recommended (approved courses)
- Chinese 1 A/B
- Chinese 2 A/B
- French 1 A/B
- French 2 A/B
- German 1 A/B
- German 2 A/B
- Latin 1 A/B
- Spanish 1 A/B
- Spanish 2 A/B
- Spanish 3 A/B
f- Visual & Performing Arts- 1 year required (approved courses)
- Fine Art I 2
- Music Appreciation A/B
g- Elective- 1 year required (approved courses)
- Economics
- Economics Honors
- Creative Writing
- Geography & World Cultures
Approved Courses for the 2021-22 School Year
(For students during the 2021-22 school year, including the summer of 2022. Learn More.)
a-History/Social Science- 2 years required (approved courses)
- US History A/B
- US History A/B Honors
- World History A/B
- World History A/B Honors
- American Government & Politics
- American Government & Politics Honors
- Economics (Counts towards category “g,” Electives)
- Economics Honors (Counts towards category “g,” Electives)
b-English- 4 years required (approved courses)
- English 9 A/B
- English 10 A/B
- English 10 A/B Honors
- English 11 A/B
- English 11 A/B Honors
- English 12 A/B
- English 12 A/B Honors
c-Mathematics- 3 years required, 4 years recommended (approved courses)
- Algebra A/B
- Two Year Algebra Pt. 1/4, 2/4, 3/4,4/4
- Algebra 2 A/B
- Mathematics I A/B
- Mathematics II A/B
- Mathematics III A/B
- Precalculus A/B
- Precalculus A/B Honors
- Probability & Statistics
d-Laboratory Science- 2 years required, 3 years recommended (approved courses)
- Chemistry A/B
- Chemistry A/B Honors
- Earth Science A/B
- Biology A/B
- Physics A/B
- Physics A/B Honors
e- Language Other than English- 2 years required, 3 years recommended (approved courses)
- Chinese 1 A/B
- Chinese 2 A/B
- French 1 A/B
- French 2 A/B
- German 1 A/B
- German 2 A/B
- Latin 1 A/B
- Spanish 1 A/B
- Spanish 2 A/B
- Spanish 3 A/B
f- Visual & Performing Arts- 1 year required (approved courses)
- Fine Art I 2
- Music Appreciation A/B
g- Elective- 1 year required (approved courses)
- Economics
- Economics Honors
- Creative Writing
- Geography & World Cultures
Summer School Protocol
The UC Doorways has advised that students use the list from the current/previous school year as opposed to the upcoming school year. For example, if you are taking courses in the summer of 2023, select your courses from the 2022-23 “a-g” list, not the upcoming 2023-24 list.
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Questions About Common Core:
While Calvary Preparatory Academy does offer Common Core (CC) versions of courses upon special request, we have not adopted the Common Core Standards for our regular operations. Common Core versions of “a-g” approved courses are labeled with a CC as seen below. Unless specifically requested in enrollment, all courses taken at CPA are not Common Core aligned classes.
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Methods to Meet the University of California “a-g” Requirements:
Students desiring to attend a Cal State University or University of California need to demonstrate proficiency in a variety of subjects prior to applying. This can be accomplished in several ways. For students in California, their school can offer high school courses which are pre-approved to meet the UC “a-g” criteria. Calvary Preparatory Academy has been approved by the UC “a-g” system and all pre-approved courses can be viewed on the UC Doorways website.
Another means by which students can meet the UC “a-g” entrance requirements for the UC and Cal State systems is to complete college courses in the subjects while concurrently enrolled as a high school student. Any student attending Calvary Preparatory Academy can also dually enroll at a college or university to take individual classes which will earn credits for both high school and college at the same time. The transcripts for each of these classes would count towards the student meeting the UC “a-g” requirements.
In addition to taking pre-approved UC “a-g” courses at the high school level, or completing college courses in the UC “a-g” subject areas, students can also demonstrate their mastery of the “a-g” criteria by earning certain scores on SAT, Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate exams.
Finally, students can also demonstrate the completion of the UC “a-g” requirements by any combination of the three methods above. A student could take some “a-g” approved courses at the high school, in addition to college courses, and passing scores on the SAT or other exams. To learn more, please visit the UC website directly by clicking here.
In order to receive recognition on the transcript of having completed one of the UC “a-g” approved courses, a student must take all unit and final exams under the supervision of a proctor. Please review the Exam Proctor Affidavit for more information.
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