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Additional hotline info and supports
Contra Costa Crisis Center:
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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  
                                          ________
 220 total credits required in above categories to qualify for a diploma
 

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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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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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  • 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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