COMPARISON OF REQUIREMENTS

MALIBU HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION

AND CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS

 

 

Subject

Malibu High

School

(to graduate)

University of

California

(minimum eligibility)

California State University

(minimum eligibility)

English

4 years

4 years

4 years

Social Studies

3 years

Ø     World or European History

Ø     U.S. History

Ø     Govt./Economics

2 years

Ø     World History

Ø     U.S. History

2 years

Ø     World History

Ø     U.S. History

Math

3 years

Ø     Algebra I

Ø     Geometry

Ø     Algebra 2 (starts class of 2007)

3 years minimum

(4 recommended)

Ø     Algebra I

Ø     Geometry

Ø     Algebra II

(very selective UCs recommend trig and calculus)

3 years

(4 recommended for impacted campuses)

Ø     Algebra I

Ø     Geometry

Ø     Algebra II

Science

2 years

Ø     Earth Science

Ø     Biology

2 years minimum

(3 recommended)

Ø     Biology

Ø     Chemistry

(very selective UCs recommend physics)

2 years lab science

(3 recommended for impacted campuses)

Ø     Biology

Ø     Chemistry

Foreign Language

None

2 years minimum

(3-4 recommended)

2 years

(3-4 recommended for impacted campuses)

Visual Art or Performing Art

1 year

1 year

1 year

Electives

60 credits

1 year

(must be listed on UC Approved Course List: adv math, psych, lab sci, foreign language, social studies, second year of a visual or performing art)

1 year

(must be college prep elective: adv math, psych, lab sci, foreign language, social studies, journalism, art, music, etc.)

Freshman Seminar

1 year

(includes health)

None

None

Physical Education

2 years

None

None

 

* Impacted CSU Campuses: Cal Poly SLO, Cal Poly Pomona, San Diego State, Long Beach, Chico, Sonoma, Fullerton, San Marcos