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Withdrawing from the class if allowed would be one option. Make sure her UC application reflects the change in course status. Getting a tutor and devoting herself to calculus from now until the end of the semester is even better. The GPA for the UCs does not include senior year grades. However, a D (but not a C-) may well get her rescinded in the late spring, and you are right to fear that possibility. If she is not applying to any schools that will evaluate her first semester grades (like private schools would), her strategy should be to intensively study calculus now (with help) even if this detracts from other subjects and bring up her grade. Since honest self-reporting of intended courses for second semester is part of the UC application process, she will have to decide if she is continuing with calculus second semester prior to submission by November 30th. What does her math teacher suggest? It sounds like she cannot drop down to an easier math because she has taken all the prior classes. Do any of the UCs require 4 years of math or is that just recommended?
Based on my son's peer group experiences with UC admissions last year, your daughter's chances of admission to the schools you named is uncertain. I would urge her to apply to some of the Cal States besides SLO in order to have a real safety or two. Good luck!
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