Junipero Serra High School
Graduation / College Requirements
Students, assisted by parents and counselors, should be extremely careful to choose their courses so as to fulfill the entrance requirements for colleges they wish to attend. You should be further aware that certain colleges have special requirements in addition to general requirements.
Completion of the following general requirements with a "B" average will prepare for enrollment at most four-year colleges or universities.
UC Admissions / CSU Admissions
JSHS Graduation
Requirements | UC Entrance
Requirements | CSU Entrance
Requirements |
| 4 years English | 4 years English | 4 years English |
| 3 years Math | 3 years Math
4 years recommended | 3 years Math |
1 year World History I
1 year US History
1 semester Government
1 semester Economics | 2 years of History/
Social Science | 2 years US
Social Sciences |
1 semester Discovering Science
1 year Biology
1 year Science Elective | 2 years Lab Science
3 years recommended | 2 years Lab Science |
| 2 years Foreign Language | 2 years Foreigh Language
3 years recommended | 2 years Foreign
Language
|
| 1 year Visual/ Performing Arts | 1 year Visual/
Performing Arts | 1 year Visual/
Performing Ats |
| 3 ½ years Theology | | |
| 3 years Electives | 1 year Elective | 1 year Elective |
| 1 semester Computer Literacy | | |
1 semester PE (sophomore year)
1 semester Upper Division PE | | |
| 80 hours of Christian Service | | |
Junipero Serra High School Course Progression
| | FRESHMEN
|
SOPHOMORES |
JUNIORS |
SENIORS |
|
THEOLOGY | | Theology
1 | Theology
2 | Theology 3A/3B | Theology 4A/4B |
|
ENGLISH | | English
1-2* | English
3-4* | Junior English
OR
AP English Language | Sr. Lit/Comp
OR
AP English Lit |
|
SOCIAL
STUDIES | | World History I * | Elective:
World His II
Honors* | US History
OR
AP US History | AP Government
OR
Government & Economics |
|
SCIENCE | | Discovering Science/
Computer Literacy | Biology* | Chemistry*
OR
Chemistry in the Community | Physics*
AP Physics or
Adv. Biology
OR
AP Biology | AP Chemistry
(Notre Dame) |
MATH | Intro to Algebra | Algebra I* | Geometry* | Algebra II* | Pre-Calculus*
OR
Math Elective | Calculus
AP Calculus
AB/BC
Calculus |
FOREIGN LANGUAGE | Study Skills | Foreign Language
1-2 | Foreign Language
3-4* | 3rd year Language | 4th year Language OR
AP Language |
|
VISUAL/
PERFORMING
ARTS | | Music (optional, available all 4 years) | Any VPA Elective
(one year required)
Advanced Art (requires Basic Art) | |
PE | | PE Elective
(optional) | PE or PE
Athletics
(required) | PE or PE Athletics
(one semester
upper division required) |
|
*denotes a course where an honors section is available
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