La Mirada High School
4-Year Plan
School Code: 051352
Student Name:
ID #:
Class of:
La Mirada High Schools CSU / UC Approved Course List
is available at: https://hs-articulation.ucop.edu/guide.
HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
CSU UC FRESHMAN ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Pass all subject requirements
Earn a minimum of 220 credits
Must have a minimum total grade point average of 2.0
15 yearlong college preparatory courses are required with a grade of C or better
11 UC-required college-preparatory courses must be completed prior to senior year (including
summer courses)
Subject Requirements
Years
Credits
Subject Requirements
Years Required & Recommended
Social Science 3 30 “a” | History / Social Science
2 years of history/social science, including one year of
U.S. history OR one semester of U.S. history and one
semester of American government.
English 4 40 “b” | English
4 years of college preparatory English Composition /
literature (including no more than 1 year of Advanced
ESL/ELD).
Mathematics 3 30 “c” | Mathematics
3 years of mathematics (algebra I and II, geometry); 4
years recommended.
Science 3 30 “d” | Laboratory Science 3 years required; 4 years recommended.
Fine Arts / World Language /
Career Technical Education
2 20 “e” | Language Other Than English (LOTE)
2 years (or equivalent to the 2
nd
level high school
course) of language other than English (must be the
same language, American Sign Language accepted); 3
years recommended.
Physical Education 2 20 “f” | Visual and Performing Arts
1 yearlong course in visual and performing arts (selected
from dance, music, theatre/drama, and visual arts).
Electives . 50 “g” | College Preparatory Elective
1 year of an elective chosen from any area on
approved “a-g” course list.
Total Credits Required . 220 Additional Requirements SAT / ACT & GPA
Additional Recommended Requirements:
Extracurricular Activities
MY HIGH SCHOOL 4-YEAR PLAN WORKSHEET
Note: “D” grades
earned in “a-g” courses are
not
accepted by CSU / UC for college application. You must repeat “a-g” courses in summer school or other approved option as
planned with your counselor. To meet “a-g” requirement by course *validation or omission, please see your counselor or C&C counselor for assistance.
Adult school courses are
NOT “a-g” approved.
9
th
GRADE
10
th
GRADE
HS Subject Requirement
a-g
Class Title
HS Subject Requirement
a-g
Class Title
1. English
b
1. History / Social Science
a
2. Mathematics
c
2. English
b
3. Science
d
3. Mathematics
c
4. Physical Education
.
4. Science
d
5. Elective
a-g?
5. Physical Education
.
6. Elective
a-g?
6. Elective
a-g?
11
th
GRADE
12
th
GRADE
HS Subject Requirement
a-g
Class Title
HS Subject Requirement
a-g
Class Title
1. History / Social Science a 1. History / Social Science a
2. English
b
2. English
b
3. Mathematics
c
3. Elective
a-g?
4. Science
d
4. Elective
a-g?
5. Elective
a-g?
5. Elective
a-g?
6. Elective
a-g?
6. Elective
a-g?
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION & COLLEGE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS (A-G)
Subject Requirements H.S.
CSU UC
Minimum
Requirement
CSU UC
Recommended
Requirement
CSU FIRST-TIME
FRESHMAN ADMISSION
REQUIREMENTS
UC MINIMUM ADMISSION
REQUIREMENTS
“a” | History / Social Science 3 years 2 years .
Complete the 15-unit comprehensive “a-g”
c
ourse pattern of college preparatory study
with grades of C or better.
Exam requirement: ACT with Writing, old
SAT or new SAT with Essay completed by
December of the final year of secondary /
high school.
Earn a qualifiable eligibility index
The CSU eligibility index is calculated by using
either the SAT or ACT as follows:
SAT (scores in mathematics and critical
reading) + (800 x high school grade poin
t
a
verage)
(10 x ACT composite score without the
writing score) + (200 x high school grade
point average)
All applicants will receive a full review of their
applications to ensure they meet the following
requirements:
Subject requirement:
15 college-
preparator (“a-g”) courses with grades of C
or better, with 11 of those done by the
beginning of 12
th
grade.
GPA requirements:
A grade point
a
verage of 3.0 (3.4 for nonresidents)
or
b
etter, weighted by a maximum of eigh
t
s
emesters of honors points.
Exam requirement:
ACT with Writing,
old SAT or new SAT with Essay completed
by December of the final year of secondary
/ high school.
“b” | English 4 years 4 years .
“c” | Mathematics 3 years *3 years 4 years
“d” | Laboratory Science 3 years 3 years 4 years
“e” | Language Other Than English (LOTE) . **2 years 3 years
“f” | Visual and Performing Arts . 1 year .
“g” | College Preparatory Elective . 1 year .
Physical Education 2 years . .
General Electives 50 credits . .
*Minimum Three Years of Mathematics Requirements: CCM I, CCM II and CCM III.
** Minimum of Two Years LOTE must be in the same language.
Rev. 2/2021