Valley High School: California
Scholarship Federation Inc.
Purpose of Organization: Founded in 1921, the California Scholarship Federation
is the oldest scholastic, scholarship institution in the state of California. CSF
emphasizes high standards of scholarship and community service for California
high school students. CSF encourages service to the school and the community
while fostering pride in academic scholastic achievement.
CSF Membership is based on scholarship and is gained after qualifying grades are
earned each semester. In order to become a member, the student must submit an
application each semester. A point system specified in CSF State By-Laws
establishes the membership requirements. To secure eligibility for CSF
membership, a student must earn sufficient points from pre-approved course lists.
The majority of required membership points must come from University of
California accepted course work.
Life Membership (Sealbearer) is achieved by qualifying four or more semesters in
the last three years of high school, and earns the CSF Gold Seal on diplomas and
transcripts. These students are also eligible to be nominated by the chapter adviser
for the Seymour Memorial Awards.
Full Membership is achieved by qualifying six or more semesters in the last three
years of high school, and in addition to Life Membership students receive
additional honors chords to be worn during the graduation ceremony.
For more detailed info on membership, including course lists can be found in
the CSF Handbook.
Meetings are every first Wednesday of the month.
California Scholarship
Federation Inc.
(CSF Semester Membership Application)
For Valley High School, Chapter No. 620
Name: ________________(Last) ___________________(First) ______(Mid)
Address: ___________________________ City:_______________
Home phone: (______) ______________-______________
Current Grade Level:_____________
A. To qualify for CSF membership this semester, follow these guidelines:
1. You must earn a minimum of 10 points from last semester’s grades.
a. The first 4 points must be from LIST 1 (unless you’re a senior applying
for membership in February or June)
b. The first 7 points (including the 4 points described in a.) must be from
LIST 1 and 2
c. The remaining points may come from any LIST (1, 2, or 3)
2. You may only use 5 of your courses to qualify.
3. NO CSF points are given for physical education, courses taken in place of
physical education, subjects repeated to improve a grade, courses involving
clerking or office/teaching assisting, and courses taken on a pass/fail bases.
4. CSF points are graded as follows:
A grade of ‘A’ = 3 CSF points
A grade of ‘B’ = 1 point
One additional point shall be granted for a grade of A or B in an AP, IB,
or Honors course, up to a maximum of two such points per semester.
A grade of ‘C’ = 0 points
A grade of D or F in any course, even in a class you cannot use to
qualify, automatically DISQUALIFIES you from membership at this time.
B. Also remember:
1. Semester membership is based on work done in the previous semester.
(under very limited circumstances, summer school courses may also be
used; you should talk to your adviser before listing any summer school
work.)
2. You must reapply each semester
3. Courses you may use are listed on the next page. They are divided into
LIST 1, 2, and 3.
C. List the courses you are using to qualify in the proper location below. Consult
the LISTS on next page.
LIST 1
grade
points
LIST 2
grade
points
LIST 3
Total points from LIST 1:________
Total points from LISTS 1 and 2:_________
Grand Total points from all LISTS:
D. You must staple last semester’s report card or transcript (or a photocopy of
either) to this application form. Originals will be safely kept and may be
claimed as soon as the membership list has been posted.
grade
points
List I
Algebra I
Algebra II
English Language
English Literature
European History
Spanish Language
Spanish Literature
Biology
Calculus
Chemistry
College Algebra
Economics
English 10
List II
Algebra I Strat
AP Environ Science
Computer Acct
Computer Acct II
Earth Science
English 10 Strat
English 11 Strat
English 12 Strat
English 9 Strat
Journalism
Music Theory
Psychology
Sociology
Speech
List III
Algebra Readiness
Art/Animation
Art/Digital Photography
Art/Graphic Design
Automotive
AVID
Band
Banking
Bookkeeping I ROP
CAD
Ceramics
Chamber Singers
Chorus
English 11
Computer Tech
English 12
English 9
French
Geometry
Government
Human Anatomy/Physio
Math Analysis
Culinary Arts ROP
Dance
Dental ROP
Desktop Publishing
Drama I
Draw Painting
Engineering & Design I ROP
English Intv
Ethnic Studies
Instruments Beg
Leadership
Manufacturing ROP
Marching Band
Mariachi Class
Medical Asst I ROP
Medical Core I ROP
Music Appreciation
Orchestra
Pre-Engineering ROP
Product Design ROP
Video Production
Web Page Design
Yearbook
Physics
Spanish
US History Geography
World History
Includes AP, Honors and
all levels of each course.