College Admissions Requirements
Community College
- Entrance Requirement: Age 18 OR high school diploma OR California Certificate of Proficiency
- Three types of programs are offered:
- Job preparation through occupational courses, which may lead to a degree and/or a Certificate of Achievement
- Completion of Associate of Arts (AA) or Associate of Science (AS) degrees.
- University transfer courses leading to a BA from a 4-year college. www.assist.org (for UC transferable classes)
Private Colleges & Universities
- Entrance requirements & expenses vary (check in the Career Center or on the Internet)
- Test Required: SAT I or ACT and possibly SAT Subject Tests
California State Universities & University of California
- Entrance Requirements: SAT I or ACT Exam
- Completion of the following courses in high school:
Grades
Minimum grades of “C” or higher are required in a class to fulfill these requirements. Higher grades are strongly recommended.
Community Service
15 hours each year
- All proposed service projects should be pre-approved.
- Please get a pre-approval signature to avoid denying CS hours after the fact.
- Performing service hours without adult supervision or a supervisor’s signature is unacceptable.
- Service must benefit the community at large or a portion of the community.
- Service must be for a non-profit organization or charitable event.
- Service must not place the student in an unsafe or dangerous environment.
- Service must be on the student's own time, not taken from school academic time.
- Service may not include fundraising that does not have a clearly defined goal for how the money will be used.
- Service must be voluntary: i.e., no salary, no wages, no financial remuneration, no school credit, and not because of a criminal infraction.
FAFSA Guide
Pick up your FAFSA materials from the College and Career Advisor at Coast Redwood High School.