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Links to email me, schedule a time to talk, or find answers to college related questions! Everything you see is a link!

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Ms. Couto's Emotional support and mental health links can be found here

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Immediate Help:

Call (24/7):  2-1-1  OR
800-833-2900

Text (24/7): HOPE to 20121

National Suicide Prevention Hotline:  800-273-8255

Anxious about COVID-19: Text HOME to 741741 to connect with a Crisis Counselor

Call 9-1-1 if it is an emergency

Additional hotline info and supports
Contra Costa Crisis Center:

Grief: 800-837-1818

Homeless: 800-808-6444

TTD/TYY: 925-938-0725

Website: www.211cc.org

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(also included, the "A-G" requirements to apply for admission to the California Public Universities: UCs or CSUs)

B. English 40 credits (4 years, 10 credits per year) **UCs/CSUs same

C. Mathematics 30 credits (3 years, 10 credits per year) **UCs/CSUs recommend 4 years

E. Foreign Language NOT A GRADUATION REQUIREMENT **UCs/CSUs REQUIRE 2 years, RECOMMEND 3 years

P.E. 20 credits (2 years, 10 credits per year) **not required for UCs/CSUs

**UCs/CSUs require semester grades of C- or higher in every requirement in order to qualify to apply for admission

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Tam High School Graduation Requirements (also included, the "A-G" requirements to apply for admission to the California Public Universities: UCs or CSUs) A. History/SocStud. 40 credits (4 years, 10 credits per year) **UCs/CSUs require 2 years B. English 40 credits

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A.  History/Social Studies 40 credits (4 years, 10 credits per year) **UCs/CSUs require only 2 years
B.  English                          40 credits (4 years, 10 credits per year)      **UCs/CSUs same
C.  Mathematics                30 credits (3 years, 10 credits per year)  **UCs/CSUs recommend 4 years
D.  Science                           30 credits (3 years, 10 credits per year **UCs/CSUs recommend 3 years of Laboratory Science
E.  Foreign Language - NOT a graduation requirement  **UCs/CSUs REQUIRE 2 years and RECOMMEND 3 years
F.  Fine Arts  10 credits (1 year)  **UCs/CSUs same
G. Electives                           50 credits (any courses completed/credits earned over the above requirements are counted as electives) **UCs/CSUs require 1 year from the above list

P.E.                                         20 credits (2 years, 10 credits per year)  **not required for UCs/CSUs

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220 total credits required in above categories to qualify for a diploma

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Get a glimpse into life at college just using your computer. Here are some ways you can take advantage of the web to research potential schools.

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I've been a high school counselor since 2013.

Before I was a counselor, I worked as a teller at a bank, an after school program, an aide to a student with disabilities at a middle school, an accounting assistant at a networking company, a Director of Finance and then a Registrar and Attendance Clerk at a private Catholic high school.

In addition to my Master's Degree in Counseling with a Marriage and Family Therapy focus and a School Counseling Credential from St. Mary's College of Moraga, I have a teaching credential from Holy Names University (Oakland) and a Bachelor's Degree in Child Development from San Jose State University.

I grew up in Berkeley, and have lived in Berkeley, Oakland, and Richmond my whole life.

When I'm off work, I like to walk my 3 dogs at the beach, read books, make quilts, play Pokemon Go, sing in a community chorus, and tap dance!

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To apply to any of the 9 UC campuses:  http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/how-to-apply/apply-online/

To apply to any of the 23 CSU campuses:  http://www.csumentor.edu/

To apply to most of the HBCUs:  http://commonblackcollegeapp.com/

To apply to any of the over 800 other colleges and universities that use the "Common App":  http://www.commonapp.org/

To apply to Contra Costa Community College:  http://www.contracosta.edu/home/admissions-records/apply-register/new-students/

To apply to DVC:  http://www.dvc.edu/future/steps/index.html

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If you're applying as a freshman, you must:

1.  Complete 15 A-G courses (11 of them by end of junior year)

You need to complete a minimum of 15 college-preparatory courses (A-G courses) with a letter grade of C or better, with at least 11 courses finished prior to the beginning of your last year of high school.

The 15 courses are:
a. History | 2 years
b. English | 4 years
c. Mathematics | 3 years
d. Science | 2 years
e. Language other than English
*or equivalent to the 2nd level of high school instruction | 2 years*
f. Visual and performing arts | 1 year
g. College-preparatory elective
(chosen from the subjects listed above or another course approved by the university) | 1 year

2. 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.

Learn how to calculate the UC freshman GPA »

California students

If you're a state resident who has met the minimum requirements and aren't admitted to any UC campus to which you apply, you'll be offered a spot at another campus if space is available, provided:

You rank in the top 9 percent of California high school students, according to our admissions index, or

You rank in the top 9 percent of your graduating class at a participating high school. We refer to this as "Eligible in the Local Context" (ELC).

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