San Clemente High School- Is Your Child Getting the Bump in GPA They Deserve For Admission Into UC or CSU?

WARNING TO PARENTS AND STUDENTS... BE AWARE OF THE FOLLOWING

In order for a student to receive a bump in their GPA for Honors course work, CUSD was required to submit classes to UC Doorways for approval. If an Honors class is not pre-approved, students will not receive the bump in GPA for purposes of applying to a UC or CSU school. UC and CSU schools will re-calculate a students GPA without the grade bump included. This will effect a CUSD students ability to compete with their peers for admittance into a UC or CSU school. This will also effect a students ability to compete for merit money. 

CHECK YOUR TRANSCRIPTS!

CUSD has until September to submit coursework to UC Doorways for 2018-19. Demand that they submit honors course work so that students will get a GPA bump for taking Honors classes.

San Clemente High School

San Clemente High School Honors Classes 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2019-20
History/Social Science    

Honors World History

CUSD is not submitting this class to UC Doorways? Kids are doing the work but are not receiving the bump in GPA.

Offered

No Bump for UC/CSU

Offered

No Bump for UC/CSU

Offered

No Bump for UC/CSU

Offered

No Bump for UC/CSU

CUSD only offers Honors World History to 9th grade students. UC and CSU do not include 9th grade coursework in their GPA admittance calculations. Cumulative GPA for UC and CSU  admittance includes 10th, 11th and 12th grade GPA only.

CUSD Course Placement Criteria

Grade 9:​ Honors World History requires concurrent Enrollment in Honors English 1, or meets the criteria for Honors English 1 9th Grade Only (this class is designed to prepare students for the rigors of AP classes their Sophomore Year)

English    

English Honors I

CUSD is not submitting this class to UC Doorways? Kids are doing the work but are not receiving the bump in GPA.

 

 

Offered

No Bump for UC/CSU

Offered

No Bump for UC/CSU

Offered

No Bump for UC/CSU

Offered

No Bump for UC/CSU

CUSD only offers English Honors I to 9th grade students. UC and CSU do not include 9th grade coursework in their GPA admittance calculations. Cumulative GPA for UC and CSU  admittance includes 10th, 11th and 12th grade GPA only. 

CUSD Course Placement Criteria

Grade 9:​ Honors English I requires a 3.5 GPA in English 8 Accelerated or a 4.0 GPA in English 8

English Honors II

CUSD is not submitting this class to UC Doorways? Kids are doing the work but are not receiving the bump in GPA.

 

 

Offered

No Bump for UC/CSU

Offered

No Bump for UC/CSU

Offered

No Bump for UC/CSU

Offered

Yes Bump

English Honors II is a 10th grade class. An Honors bump would be calculated in the GPA for admittance into a UC or CSU if CUSD had sent the class to UC Doorways for approval. CUSD did not do that.

If your student took English Honors II in 10th Grade in 2015-16, 2016-17 or 2017-18 they will NOT receive a bump in their GPA for English Honors II for purposes of being admitted to a UC or CUS. They did the work, but they did NOT get the bump in GPA

CUSD Course Placement Criteria

Grade 10:​ Honors English II requires an A or B in English I Honors or an​ A in English I

Math    

Honors Algebra II/ Trig

CUSD is not submitting this class to UC Doorways? Kids are doing the work but are not receiving the bump in GPA.

 

 

Offered

No Bump for UC/CSU

Offered

No Bump for UC/CSU

Offered

No Bump for UC/CSU

Offered

No Bump for UC/CSU

Honors Algebra II/Trig is a 9th or 10th Grade Class 

An Honors bump would be calculated in the GPA for admittance into a UC or CSU if CUSD had sent the class to UC Doorways for approval. CUSD did not do that.

If your student took Honors Algebra II/Trig in 10th Grade they will NOT receive a bump in their GPA for Honors Algebra II/Trig for purposes of being admitted to a UC or CUS. They did the work, but they did NOT get the bump in GPA

CUSD Course Placement Criteria

Honors Algebra II/Trig in Grade 9 requires a student to: ​(1) Earn a 4-quarter 3.00 GPA or higher in Geometry and score 75% or higher on the Geometry End-of-Course Final Exam OR (2) Earn a 4-quarter 2.75 GPA or higher in Geometry and score 85% or higher on the Geometry End-of-Course Final Exam

Honors Algebra II/Trig in the Grade 10 - 12 requires a student to: Earn a “B” or higher both semesters in Geometry

Honors Pre-Calculus (HP)

Offered

Yes Bump

Offered

Yes Bump

Offered

Yes Bump

Offered

Yes Bump

Honors Pre- Calculus is a 10th- 12th grade class

All students are receiving a bump in GPA for Honors Pre-Calculus because this class was submitted to UC Doorways. 

CUSD Course Placement Criteria

Honors Pre -Calculus requires students in Grades 10-12:​ Earn a “B-” or higher both semesters in Honors Algebra 2/Trig 

Science    
Honors Anatomy & Physiology

Offered

Yes Bump

Offered

Yes Bump

Offered

Yes Bump

Offered

Yes Bump

Honors Anatomy and Physiology is a 10th- 12th grade class

All students are receiving a bump in GPA for Honors Anatomy and Physiology because this class was submitted to UC Doorways. 

CUSD Course Placement Criteria

Honors Anatomy and Physiology (for San Clemente only) requires students to complete Biology, ​A,B - Chemistry.

Students who completed Anatomy & Physiology may not enroll in Honors Anatomy & Physiology 

Honors Biology 

CUSD is not submitting this class to UC Doorways? Kids are doing the work but are not receiving the bump in GPA.

 

 

Not Offered   Not Offered

Offered

No Bump for UC/CSU

Offered

No Bump for UC/CSU

CUSD only offers Biology Honors to 9th grade students. UC and CSU do not include 9th grade coursework in their GPA admittance calculations. Cumulative GPA for UC and CSU admittance includes 10th, 11th and 12th grade GPA only. 

CUSD Course Placement Criteria

Grade 9 admittance requires: ​A or B in Algebra I or higher and​ A in 8th grade Science and ​an A or B in 8th grade English Accelerated or​ A in 8th grade English**

**Subject to change

Students who completed Biology may not enroll in Honors Biology

Honors Chemistry  Not Offered 

Offered

Yes Bump

Offered

Yes Bump

Offered

Yes Bump

Honors Chemistry is a 10th- 12th grade class

All students are receiving a bump in GPA for Honors Chemistry because this class was submitted to UC Doorways.

CUSD Course Placement Criteria

Grade 10-12 admittance requires: ​A or B in Algebra I ; A or B in  Biology or​ A or B or C in Honors Biology; Recommended - Concurrent enrollment or completion of Algebra II**

**Subject to change

Students who completed Chemistry may not enroll in Honors Chemistry

Honors Physics

Offered

Yes Bump

Offered

Yes Bump

Offered

Yes Bump

Offered

Yes Bump

Honors Physics is a 10th- 12th grade class

All students are receiving a bump in GPA for Honors Physics because this class was submitted to UC Doorways.

CUSD Course Placement Criteria

Honors Physics Grade 10-12 admittance requires an A or B or C in Chemistry; an A or B or C in Algebra II/Trig

Students who completed Physics may not enroll in Honors Physics

   

San Clemente High School 

History / Social Science ("a") 2 years required

Two units (equivalent to two years) of history/social science required, including: one year of world history, cultures or historical geography and one year of U.S. history; or one-half year of U.S. history and one-half year of civics or American government.

Title/Discipline Satisfies (a) requirement 
AmCul/HisAcc(P)
Yes
Amer Govt (P) Civics / American Government
Yes
AP European History
Yes + GPA Bump  
AP Government and Politics United States
Yes + GPA Bump 
AP United States History
Yes + GPA Bump 
IB History of the Americas 
Yes + GPA Bump 
US History (P) 
Yes
World History / Cultures / Historical Geography (P)
Yes
World History Honors (Not recognized as an Honors Class by UC- no bump in GPA) 
Yes

 

 

English ("b") 4 years required

Four units (equivalent to four years) of college preparatory English composition and literature required, integrating extensive reading, frequent writing, and practice listening and speaking with different audiences. Students may only use 1 year of ESL/ELD English.

Title/Discipline Satisfies (b) requirement 
Advanced Cmp(P)
 Yes
AmCulCompAcc(P)
 Yes 
AP English Language and Composition
Yes + GPA Bump   
AP English Literature and Composition
Yes + GPA Bump   
BAS ELD3A/ELD3B SEI
 Yes 
CSU Expository Reading and Writing
 Yes 
ELD
 Yes 
English I (P)
 Yes 
English II (P)
 Yes 
English II Honors
Yes + GPA Bump   
English III (P)
 Yes 
English IV (P)
 Yes 
Honors English I (Not recognized as an Honors Class by UC- no bump in GPA) 
 Yes 
Honors English II  (Not recognized as an Honors Class by UC- no bump in GPA) 
 Yes 
IB Lit/Comp (HP)
 Yes + GPA Bump  
World Literature/Composition
 Yes 
 
 

Mathematics ("c") 3 years required, 4 years recommended

Three units (equivalent to three years) of college-preparatory mathematics (four units are strongly recommended), including or integrating topics covered in elementary algebra, advanced algebra, and two-and three-dimensional geometry.

Title/Discipline Satisfies (c) requirement
Algebra I (P)
Yes 
Algebra II (P)
 Yes  
Algebra II with Financial Applications
Yes  
AP Calculus AB 
 Yes + GPA Bump   
AP Calculus BC 
 Yes + GPA Bump   
AP Statistics
 Yes + GPA Bump   
Dir Algebra IA/IB
Yes  
Geometry (P)
Yes  
Hon Precalculus
 Yes + GPA Bump   
Honors Algebra 2/Trigonometry
(Not recognized as an Honors Class by UC- no bump in GPA) 
Yes  
IB Math HL
 Yes + GPA Bump   
Introductory Statistics
Yes  
Math for the College Bound
Yes  
Mathematical Studies IB SL 
Yes 
Mathematics IB SL 
Yes 
Precalculus (P)
Yes  
Topics in Calculus
Yes 
 

Laboratory Science ("d") 2 years required, 3 years recommended

Two units (equivalent to two years) of laboratory science are required (three units are strongly recommended), providing fundamental knowledge in two of the following: biology, chemistry, or physics. A yearlong interdisciplinary, or integrated, or earth and space science course can meet one year of this requirement.

Title/Discipline Satisfies (d) requirement
Anatomy & Physiology
 Yes
AP Biology
Yes + GPA Bump  
AP Chemistry
Yes + GPA Bump   
AP Environmental Science
Yes + GPA Bump   
Biology (P)
Yes 
Biology Honors
Yes 
Biology IB HL2
Yes + GPA Bump   
Chemistry (P)
Yes 
Chemistry Honors
Yes + GPA Bump   
Chemistry IB HL2
Yes + GPA Bump   
Conceptual Physics
 Yes
Honors Anatomy & Physiology
Yes + GPA Bump   
Honors Physics
Yes + GPA Bump   
Marine Ecology (P)
Yes 
Marine Science IB SL 
Yes + GPA Bump   
Physics
Yes 
Physics HL IB
Yes + GPA Bump   
 
 
 

Language Other than English ("e") 2 years required, 3 years recommended

Two units (equivalent to two years, or through the second level of high school instruction) of the same language other than English (three units recommended). LOTE levels are defined by the number of years of high school instruction; e.g. LOTE 1= 1 yr.; LOTE 2 = 2 years, etc.

Title/Discipline Satisfies (e) requirement)
American Sign Language I
Yes  
American Sign Language II
Yes  
American Sign Language III
Yes  
American Sign Language IV
Yes  
AP Spanish Language and Culture
Yes + GPA Bump  
French I
Yes  
French IB HL2
Yes + GPA Bump  
French IB SL
Yes + GPA Bump  
French II
Yes  
French III
Yes  
Japanese I
 Yes 
Japanese IB SL
Yes + GPA Bump  
Japanese II
Yes  
Japanese III
Yes  
Japanese IV
Yes  
Spanish for Spanish Speakers I
Yes  
Spanish I
Yes  
Spanish IB HL2 
Yes + GPA Bump  
Spanish IB SL
Yes + GPA Bump  
Spanish II
Yes  
Spanish III
Yes  
Spanish IV
 
Yes 
 

Visual & Performing Arts ("f") 1 year required

One unit (equivalent to one year) required, chosen from one of the following categories: dance, music, theater, interdisciplinary arts, or visual arts (e.g., painting, web/graphic design, film/video, inter/multimedia arts).Two one-semester courses from the same discipline is also acceptable.

Title/Discipline Satisfies (e) requirement)
3D Media Design
 Yes
A Cappella Choir
 Yes 
Advanced Drama
 Yes 
Advanced Drawing and Painting
  Yes
AP Art History
Yes + GPA Bump  
AP Music Theory
Yes + GPA Bump   
Beginning Guitar 1A and Beginning Guitar 1B
Yes
Ceramics 1A,1B
 Yes 
Concert Band
 Yes 
Concert Choir
 Yes 
Dance
 Yes
Dance IB SL (Not recognized as an Honors Class by UC- no bump in GPA) 
 Yes 
Dance II 
 Yes
Dance Prod/Fine Art
 Yes 
Digital MultiMedia Design 1A/1B
 Yes 
Digital Photography 1A/1B
 Yes
Drama 1A/1B (P)
 Yes
Drawing & Painting 1A,1B
 Yes
Fashion Design
 Yes 
IB Dance HL
Yes + GPA Bump  
IB Music Appreciation
Yes + GPA Bump   
IB Music Higher Level
Yes + GPA Bump   
IB Music Standard Level
Yes + GPA Bump   
Intermediate Dance
 Yes
Jazz Ensemble
 Yes 
Madrigals
 Yes 
Mens Chorus IA/IB
 Yes 
Mixed Choir
 Yes 
Multimedia Design
 Yes 
Musical Theater Production
 Yes
ROP Graphic Production Technologies
 Yes 
String Orchestra
 Yes 
Theatre Arts IB HL1 (Not recognized as an Honors Class by UC- no bump in GPA) 
 Yes 
Theatre Arts IB SL (Not recognized as an Honors Class by UC- no bump in GPA)  
 Yes 
Theatre Performer
 Yes 
Video Production
 Yes
Wind Ensemble
 Yes 
 
 

College-Preparatory Elective ("g") 1 year required

One unit (equivalent to one year) chosen from the "a-f" courses beyond those used to satisfy the requirements of the "a-f" subjects, or courses that have been approved solely in the elective area.

Title/Discipline Satisfies (f) requirement)
AP Computer Science A
 Yes + GPA Bump
AP Macroeconomics
 Yes + GPA Bump
AP Psychology
 Yes + GPA Bump
AVID 10
Yes
AVID 11
 Yes 
AVID 12
 Yes 
AVID 9
 Yes 
Business Management/Entrepreneurship
 Yes 
Cybersecurity I
 Yes 
Dental Assisting
 Yes 
Earth Science
 Yes 
Economics
 Yes 
Engineering and Manufacturing Technology
 Yes 
Medical Assisting Foundations/Prep Therapy- Med OFC
 
 Yes
Medical Core
 Yes 
Psychology 1A
 Yes 
Robotics
 Yes 
ROP Automotive Technology
 Yes 
ROP Stagecraft
 Yes 
Sociology (P)
 Yes 
Theory of Knowledge IB
 Yes + GPA Bump