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California State University (CSU) Entrance Requirements
There are career and technical education (CTE) courses that can be used to meet any of the subject area requirements listed above. Please refer to www.ucop.edu/doorways for the entire listing of approved courses.
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The CSU requires a minimum 15-unit pattern of courses for admission as a first-time freshman. Each unit is equal to a year of study in a subject area. A grade of C or better is required for each course you use to meet any subject requirement.
University of California (UC) Entrance Requirements
Complete a minimum of 15 college-preparatory courses (a-g courses), with at least 11 finished prior to the beginning of your senior year.
Earn a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better (3.4 if you're a nonresident) in these courses with no grade lower than a C.
UC Application Application (Aug. 1- Nov. 30)
UC Application Application (Aug. 1- Nov. 30)
You can start working on your UC application as early as August 1, and submit it by November 30.
The application fee is $70 per campus. If you have financial need, you may qualify for a fee waiver that allows you to apply to up to 4 UC Campuses for free.
Please launch your application from your www.californiacolleges.edu profile. This will help your Counselors know the status of your application and to know if we need to offer support. To do this, please log into your profile using your PUSD email information. Once you are logged into your profile, follow the instructions below to launch your application.
Launch your application.
Hover on College at the top of any page.
Click University of California Application under Apply to College.
You’ll see a pop-up message. This explains that your UC application will be linked to your CaliforniaColleges.edu account.
Linking your accounts means you can track your UC application status in the College Applications section of your My Plan. Your counselor can keep track of your status, too!
Click Confirm. This will take you to the UC application website. You can create a new UC application account or log in if you already have one. Next time you log in to CaliforniaColleges.edu, you’ll be able to see your UC application status in My College Plan.
Helpful information: https://www.californiacolleges.edu/#/how-to-apply-to-the-uc
Click HERE to access the application.
Deadline: November 30
UC Application - Personal Insight Questions
UC Application - Personal Insight Questions
There are several parts to the UC Application. An important part that helps you to stand out are your responses to the Personal Insight Questions. Please see below and use the attached document as a guide to get you started.
Directions
You will have 8 questions to choose from. You must respond to only 4 of the 8 questions.
Each response is limited to a maximum of 350 words.
Which questions you choose to answer is entirely up to you. However, you should select questions that are most relevant to your experience and that best reflect your individual circumstances.
Keep in mind
All questions are equal. All are given equal consideration in the application review process, which means there is no advantage or disadvantage to choosing certain questions over others.
There is no right or wrong way to answer these questions. It’s about getting to know your personality, background, interests and achievements in your own unique voice.
Use the additional comments field if there are issues you'd like to address that you didn't have the opportunity to discuss elsewhere on the application. This shouldn't be an essay, but rather a place to note unusual circumstances or anything that might be unclear in other parts of the application. You may use the additional comments field to note extraordinary circumstances related to COVID-19, if necessary.
Click HERE to view the questions.
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