To meet minimum admission requirements, you must complete 15 yearlong high school courses with a letter grade of C or better — at least 11 of them prior to your last year of high school.
Keep in mind that taking high school (A-G) courses isn't the only way to satisfy these requirements. You also may meet them by completing college courses or earning certain scores on various acceptable exams. With the exception of math and language other than English, all subject requirements must be met in 9th through 12th grade.
High school courses
Two years of history, including:
U.S. History: score of 3, 4 or 5 on the AP U.S. History or African American Studies exam; score of 5, 6 or 7 on the IB History of the Americas HL exam.
U.S. or Comparative Government: Score of 3, 4 or 5 on the AP exam satisfies a half year.
World History/Cultures/Geography: score of 3, 4 or 5 on the AP exam in European History, World History , Modern World History or Human Geography; score of 5, 6 or 7 on the IB History HL or Geography HL exam
U.S. History: grade of C or better in a transferable course of 3 or more semester (4 or more quarter) units in U.S history; grade of C or better in a transferable course of 3 or more semester (4 or more quarter) units in civics or American Government meets one semester of the requirement.
World History/Cultures/Geography: grade of C or better in a transferable course of 3 or more semester (4 or more quarter) units in world history, cultures and geography
UC-approved high school courses
Four years of college-preparatory English that include frequent writing, from brainstorming to final paper, as well as reading of classic and modern literature. No more than one year of ESL-type courses can be used to meet this requirement.
Exams & coursework that satisfy "B"Score of 24 meets the first three years; score of 30 meets the entire four-year requirement.
Score of 31 meets the first three years; score of 36 meets the entire four-year requirement.
Score of 3, 4 or 5 on the AP English Language and Composition or English Literature and Composition exam; score of 5, 6 or 7 on the IB HL English: Literature exam (formerly IB HL English A1)
For each year required through the 11th grade, a grade of C or better in a non-transferable college course of 3 or more semester (4 or more quarter) units in English composition, literature (American or English) or foreign literature in translation. Courses used to satisfy the fourth year and/or the entire requirement must be transferable.
UC-approved high school courses
Three years of college-preparatory mathematics that include the topics covered in elementary and advanced algebra and two- and three-dimensional geometry; a fourth year of math is strongly recommended. A geometry course or an integrated math course with a sufficient amount of geometry content must be completed. 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 if the high school accepts them as equivalent to its own courses.
Exams & coursework that satisfy "C"Score of 3, 4 or 5 on the AP Calculus AB or Calculus BC exam, or score of 4 or 5 on the AP Precalculus exam, satisfies two years of the requirement (but not geometry).
Score of 5, 6, or 7 on the IB Mathematics HL Analysis and Approaches exam satisfies two years of the requirement (but not geometry).
Three semester (4 quarter) units of non-transferable college courses in elementary algebra, geometry, intermediate algebra or trigonometry, with a grade of C or better, satisfy one year each of the math requirement.
Grade of C or better in a transferable mathematics course of at least 3 semester (4 quarter) units that has intermediate algebra as a prerequisite satisfies two years of the requirement (but not geometry).
NOTE: All students must complete a geometry course or integrated math with geometry content (e.g., Math II). One transferable college course will not satisfy the full three-year math requirement.
UC-approved high school courses
Two years of college-preparatory science, including or integrating topics that provide fundamental knowledge in two of these three subjects: biology, chemistry, or physics. One year of approved interdisciplinary or earth and space sciences coursework can meet one year of the requirement. A third year of science is recommended. Computer Science, Engineering, Applied Science courses can be used in area D as an additional science (i.e., third year and beyond).