College Admission Requirements

Students planning to go directly to a four-year college or university must meet that institution’s admission requirements. Subject admission requirements for the University of California and the California State University systems are known as the “A-G Requirements” and are outlined on the University of California Office of Prospective Admissions (UCOP) website

For a detailed Sage Creek High School “A-G” approved course listing please navigate to https://hs-articulation.ucop.edu/agcourselist#/list/search/institution and enter Sage Creek High School in the search bar. 

The a-g subject requirements are a strong preparation for post-secondary studies and historically support positive admission opportunities to students applying outside of California and/or to private institutions. Additionally, students interested in out-of-state public and private colleges and universities should contact those schools early in their high school career to ensure they are taking the necessary courses. 

Please note that students must pass with a grade of “C” or higher for courses taken in fulfillment of a-g eligibility and college admission requirements. Although “D” grades are considered passing for purposes of graduation, they are NOT considered passing by colleges and universities. *Students can NOT remediate grades of C- or higher per CUSD and UC policy*

SCHS Counselors encourage students’ thorough and frequent use of the web-based Naviance platform to investigate, plan and support their post-secondary planning. All enrolled students have an account which is accessible online; parents can sign up for a view only parent account. For details on how to access student accounts or to set up a parent account, please navigate to the Naviance link on the Sage Creek Counseling home page. 

Through Naviance, students can build an electronic portfolio that includes career exploration and planning, college planning (including four-year and two-year colleges as well as technical/trade schools), and high school course planning. For four-year college-bound students, Naviance serves as an organizational and management system for the college application process, from searching for colleges to requesting letters of recommendation to tracking applications. Naviance also contains links to valuable information about standardized admissions testing (e.g., PSAT, SAT, ACT), external college planning tools (BigFuture, education blogs, etc.) and scholarships/financial aid (both local and national opportunities). Ultimately, Naviance will become the primary vehicle by which counselors communicate with SCHS students and parents as well as support seniors’ college applications through its electronic document submission feature (edocs). 

Community College Admission Requirements

Local community colleges host myriad low-cost opportunities for students to pursue their postsecondary education at home in a smaller setting. We strongly encourage students to consider the positive experience of staying in the “community” for their first few years of college to ensure their continued success. Admission to community college requires any one of these: 

1. a high school diploma or equivalency, e.g. CHSPE, GED, for students under the age of 17 

2. a person 18 years of age or older 

3. “concurrently enrolled” high school students 

Applications to Mira Costa College, Palomar College and other community colleges are available online. There is no application fee. All students enrolling in community college or high school students taking an English or math course MUST take English and math placement tests, which are administered at no cost. SAT or ACT testing is not required for admission. While in high school, students should prepare for community college by completing the “a-g” subject requirements of the UC’s and CSU’s. 

For students planning to transfer to a four-year college, community colleges offer a full range of lowerdivision general education courses and counselors who will help students develop their transfer educational plans. All community college transfer students can take advantage of having priority admission to the UC’s and CSU’s over other transfer students and transfer agreement guarantee (TAG) programs with the UC’s. Additionally, most community colleges host honors and special programs to support students’ personalization of their college experience and to ensure their success. 

Community colleges also have career and technical programs that provide students with entry-level and advanced job skills that can lead to well-paying jobs. Students who successfully complete these programs earn a Certificate of Achievement and may apply their course units towards an associate degree. 

A-G Requirements for UC/CSU