How important is Spanish 3 when applying for CSUs and UCs?

aunt_bea
Sat, 05 Jun 2021 20:35:15 +0000

The UC’s/CSU’s are very competitive for instate residents, so if you are applying as an OOS to California schools, you need to make your application look competitive.
When a school, like a UC says 2 years required/3 years recommended, they mean 3 years:

E) Language other than English

UC-approved high school courses

Two years (three years recommended) of the same language other than English. Courses should emphasize speaking and understanding, and include instruction in grammar, vocabulary, reading, composition and culture. American Sign Language and classical languages, such as Latin and Greek, are acceptable. Courses taken in the seventh and eighth grades may be used to fulfill part or all of this requirement if the high school accepts them as equivalent to its own courses.https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/counselors/freshman/minimum-requirements/subject-requirement/

Don’t forget that the UC’s are $65K per year with no financial aid. The CSU’s are $42K per year with no financial aid. Most university funding, for these schools, comes from the State’s taxpayers. As a non-resident, you wont qualify for any funding from the State. It’s very expensive.