Four-Year College Entrance Requirements

English                          4 years required                      40 units

Composition Literature 1 or Honors Composition Literature 1        Grade 9

Composition Literature 2 or Honors Composition Literature 2        Grade 10

Composition Literature 3 or AP English Language                        Grade 11

Composition Literature 4 or AP English Literature                        Grade 12

Mathematics        3 years required / 4 years preferred         30 units

 Algebra 1                                                         Grade 9 or previously completed

Geometry                                                          Grade 9, 10, or previously completed

Algebra 2                                                           Grade 9, 10, or 11

Three years of mathematics with Algebra 2 as the final course is the minimum four-year university requirement. 

Science       2 years required / 3 to 4 years preferred  20 units

 Must take one year of life science (10 units) and one year of physical science (10 units)

Biology                                                                      Grade 9 or 10

Chemistry                                                                 Grade 10 or 11

Social Studies                3 years required                      30 units

 Modern World History (10 units)                                    Grade 10

United States History (10 units)                                       Grade 11

Economics (5 units)/semester course                                Grade 12

American Democracy (5 units)/semester course                  Grade 12

Visual and Performing Art     1 year required             10 units

 Must be taken for admissions for a University of California or California State School

 Art                                                                                                           Grade 9

 Foreign Language    2 years required/3 to 4 years preferred                         20 units

 Foreign language will be taken                                     Grade 11

through Coastline Community College      

 *One year taken of college level foreign language is the equivalent of two years of high

school foreign language.

In order to qualify for admissions to a four-year college, students must complete all of the above required courses with a grade of at least a “C” or higher.