Nina Costales
High School Articulation
University of California | Office of the President
CCIS Conference, San Francisco
January 31, 2013

The A-G Subject Requirements
 The “a-g” course pattern
 New English and math course criteria
Updating Your A-G Course List
 Course submission timeline
 Changes for the 2012-13 and 2013-14 update cycles
 Annual course list update check-list
Career Technical Education (CTE)
 UC and CTE: How far we have come
 CTE courses by subject area
Ongoing Initiatives and Projects in High School Articulation
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 Online Update website https://doorways.ucop.edu/update
– Manage and update course list and school’s information.
 “a-g” Course List website https://doorways.ucop.edu/list
– View any school’s or program’s course list.
 “a-g” Guide website http://www.ucop.edu/agGuide/
– Informational website for everything “a-g,” updating your course list, Career Technical Education (CTE), and online learning.
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 Prepare students to participate fully in their first-year program at the University.
 Provide students with a general knowledge foundation for new and advanced study.
 Help students develop critical thinking and analytical skills.
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Subject requirement
History/social science (“a”)
English (“b”)
Mathematics (“c”)
Laboratory science (“d”)
Language other than English (“e”)
Required
# of years Criteria
1 year of world history AND 1 year of U.S. history, or ½ year of U.S. history and ½ year of government.
2 years
4 years
Includes regular writing, reading of classic and modern literature, and practice with listening and speaking.
3 years
Including the topics covered in elementary and advanced algebra and 2- and 3-dimensional geometry.
2 years
Courses in at least 2 of the 3 disciplines of biology, chemistry, and physics.
The same language other than English.
2 years
Visual and performing arts (“f”)
Collegepreparatory elective (“g”)
1 year
1 year
Chosen from dance, drama/theater, music, or the visual arts.
An “a-f” course beyond those used to satisfy the requirement OR course approved as “g” elective.
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 BOARS approved new English course criteria in Fall 2011.
 Changes in course criteria include:
– Incorporation of the California-adopted Common Core Standards.
 Address all Common Core College and Career Readiness
Anchor Standards in Reading, Writing, Listening and
Speaking.
– Addition of listening and speaking components.
 Practice speaking in large and small groups.
 Develops critical listening skills.
 Effective for new English courses submitted for the
2012-13 year.
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 BOARS approved new math course criteria in Fall 2011.
 Changes in course criteria include:
– Incorporation of the California-adopted Common Core Standards.
 Address 8 Standards of Mathematical Practice.
 Incorporate into key assignments, instructional methods, and assessments.
– Focus on learning to absorb major ideas and principles.
 Not treating math content as a check-list.
– Geometry requirement.
 Students applying during fall 2014 must complete a Geometry course or an appropriate integrated sequence with a grade of C or better.
 Higher-level courses will no longer validate the omission of Geometry.
 Effective for new math courses submitted for the 2012-13 year.
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CCIS Conference, San Francisco
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2011-12 Update History
 23,436 = Total number of courses submitted.
– 9,390 = Total number of new courses submitted.
– 8,500 = Number of courses received during the last 2 weeks of cycle.
2012-13 Update Cycle Preliminary Numbers
 Over 22,000 = Total number of courses submitted.
– 8,000 = Number of courses received during the last 2 weeks of cycle
 6,996 received the last week of the official update cycle.
 3,250 received during the last 72 hours.
 Begin updating your course list early for the 2013-14 cycle!
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2013-14
A-G Online
Updates website opens for course submissions on
March 1, 2013
PHASE 1
March 1-June 1,
2013
New courses submitted may have up to 2 resubmission opportunities
PHASE 2
June 2-August
1, 2013
New courses submitted may have only 1 resubmission opportunity
PHASE 3
August 2-
September 15,
2013
New courses submitted have no opportunity for resubmission
All new course submissions and resubmissions must be submitted by
September 15,
2013
*2013-14 update cycle will open
March 1, 2013
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1) Verify demographic information.
2) Submit new courses for “a-g” approval.
3) Revise existing courses.
4) Track un-submitted, submitted, and reviewed courses.
5) Check course list for accuracy.
Updating your course list (“a-g” Guide): http://www.ucop.edu/agguide/updatingyour-course-list/index.html
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 This submission publishes the current year’s list on the
“a-g” Course List website.
 Must be submitted prior to other list updates.
 Once submitted, any changes are immediately updated on the list.
 Can be updated and resubmitted throughout the update cycle.
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 Use the “New Course” section when:
– Adding a brand new course.
– Adding courses previously approved by UC.
– Changing the approved subject area of a course.
– Adding the UC honors weight to an existing course.
– Lengthening a course from a semester-long (0.5 units) to a yearlong course (1.0 unit).
– Making significant content changes to a pre-existing, approved course.
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 Courses defined as previously approved are:
– Courses granted program status, such as AP, IB, UCCI, CSU
EAP, and ROP courses.
– Courses approved at another school within the same district.
– Courses removed within the last 3 years that are being reinstated.
– UC-approved online courses from an online course publisher or school.
– Courses modeled after others from a school outside the district.
 Subject-specific course content description is not required.
– Exception: courses modeled after others from outside the district.
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 Teacher contact
 Course title
 Transcript abbreviations and/or course codes
 Subject area and category
 Grade level(s)
 Unit value/length of course
 Brief course or catalog description
 Pre- and/or co-requisites
 Textbooks and supplemental instructional materials
 Course purpose*
 Course outline*
 Key assignments*
 Instructional strategies*
 Assessment methods*
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 A-G subject area course criteria
– The goals, requirements, and guidelines of each requirement.
– Available on “a-g” Guide in “Subject Requirements” section.
 Course description templates
– Paper versions of the online new course submission form.
– Available on “a-g” Guide in “Updating Course List” section.
 Sample courses
– Examples of exceptional submissions.
– Use the search feature to locate these designated sample course descriptions.
– Available on “a-g” Course List website.
 Course evaluation rubrics
– Provides the criteria and explanations for each component of the new course template.
– Available on “a-g” Guide in “Updating Course List” section.
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 Revisions are defined as changes in:
– Course title
– Transcript abbreviation
– Course code
– Schools associated with a course (districts only)
– Category
– Grade level
– Shortening the length of a course from yearlong (1.0 unit) to semester-long (0.5 units)
– Removing the UC honors status
– Deleting a course
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 “In Progress” section
– See which courses have not been submitted to UC.
 “In Review” section
– Submitted courses and those under review.
 “Results” section
– Courses that have been reviewed and include the analyst’s comments.
 “Find Submission” section
– Search for past and current course submissions.
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 Errors in your course list can disadvantage prospective UC and CSU applicants.
– Course lists are used to verify the accuracy of a student’s selfreported coursework.
 If a course is left off the list, students may not receive the “a-g” subject credit they deserve.
– Course lists are used to evaluate how a student took advantage of the academic opportunities available during a given year.
 All courses on a list for a given year are assumed to have been offered and taught that year.
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January 31, 2013

 Some of the common misconceptions are:
– UC does not approve CTE courses at all.
– UC only approves CTE courses in the college-preparatory elective (“g”) subject area.
– Identifying a course as CTE in a submission will decrease the chance a course will be approved.
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 2003: ROPs granted program status and “a-g” course lists established.
 2006: CIP Grants became available.
 2008: CTE course criteria developed by UC Faculty.
 2010: Inception of the UCCI Institutes.
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“a-g” Subject Area
History/social science (“a”)
English (“b”)
Mathematics (“c”)
Laboratory science (“d”)
Language other than English (“e”)
Visual and performing arts (“f”)
College-preparatory elective (“g”)
# of UC-approved CTE
Courses
54
19
15
1469
459
4612
3351

CTE Industry Sector
# of UC-approved CTE
Courses
Agriculture and Natural Resources 1389
Arts, Media and Entertainment
Building Trades and Construction
Education, Child Development and Family Services
Energy and Utilities
Engineering and Design
Fashion and Interior Design
3775
7
169
4
520
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CTE Industry Sector
# of UC-approved CTE
Courses
Health Science and Medical Technology 866
Hospitality, Tourism and Recreation
Information Technology
Manufacturing and Product Development
Marketing, Sales and Services
Public Services
Transportation
58
508
83
296
543
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 Each subject area has its own specific criteria covering:
– The intent, goals and objectives of the requirement.
– Course requirements and guidelines.
 All CTE courses must meet general CTE and subjectspecific course criteria.
Available on the “a-g” Guide in the Subject Requirements section at www.ucop.edu/agGuide .
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 Provides a high-quality, challenging curricula that uses and advances concepts and skills in the “a-g” subject areas.
 Includes opportunities to develop knowledge of tools, processes and materials; to engage in problem-solving and decisionmaking; and to explain what one is doing and why.
 Integrates academic knowledge with technical and occupational knowledge.
 Connects closely with the academic curriculum and reads as both an academic and CTE course.
 Shows the integration of academic and technical concepts and skills in all aspects of the course.
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 Examples of exceptional submissions to assist in the development and submission process.
 Located at https://doorways.ucop.edu/list .
 Search for sample course descriptions by subject area or
CTE industry sectors.
 Developed UCCI courses are available on the UCCI website ( www.ucop.edu/ucci ).
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 Helpful guides when preparing new courses for submission to UC.
 Provides the type of course information required for all new submissions.
 Two types of templates:
– General course information
– Subject-specific course content
Available on the “a-g” Guide in the New Course section at www.ucop.edu/agGuide .
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 Standardized rubric used during course evaluation.
 Provides the criteria and suggestions for each component of the new course template.
 Subject-specific and CTE rubrics coming soon!
Available soon on the “a-g” Guide in New Course section www.ucop.edu/agGuide
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 UCCI Institutes expand UC’s CTE vision to encourage collaborative, innovative course design.
 Main goals of the Institutes are to bring together educators from across the state to:
– Create a culture of collaboration and community devoted to expanding the opportunities for applied learning through the integration of academic and career technical education content;
– Develop the frameworks for model integrated courses that have UC “a-g” approval and that high schools throughout California can adopt; and
– Introduce teachers to the key concepts of integrated course design.
 17 UCCI courses have been developed and approved in one of the “af” subject areas.
– Ex: Business Algebra, Language Takes the Stage, Green Up and Go!
 For more information: www.ucop.edu/ucci
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 Course lists available for the 112 California community colleges.
– Accessible on the “a-g” Course List website: https://doorways.ucop.edu/list
 Used to determine the college courses that satisfy each subject requirement.
 These lists are a work in progress.
 This work was made possible with financial support from the California Department of Education.
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 Restructured and rewritten to be more user friendly and accessible.
 Tutorials to assist in the “a-g” course submission process.
 Online applications for new schools and programs.
 Course development tools for “a-g” and CTE courses.
 Comprehensive section on UC’s online course policy.
 New URL: www.ucop.edu/agGuide
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 High School Articulation Unit hsupdate@ucop.edu
 UC Undergraduate Admissions askuc@ucop.edu
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