International Applicant for UC

eggopop
Fri, 26 Jul 2013 08:20:49 +0000

Hey guys,

To start off, I’m moving on to my last year in high school in Canada and I am quite confused on the admission requirements for the UC admission requirements:

[A-G courses | UC Admissions](http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/freshman/requirements/a-g-requirements/index.html#history)

I am currently in an IB diploma, and I took two anticipated subjects: Math SL (7) and French SL B (6). But for the first subject requirement, I only took two semesters of Social Sciences, Canadian History and Geography. I am taking IB Economics (HL) but I’m not sure this qualifies as a social science by UC standards.
Does this mean I can’t even apply or are there ways or other courses that may circumvent this problem?
Also, how would the American gpa system work? On my report cards, I get a score out of 100. My grade 11 average was a low/mid 90, which would be an A+ in Canada, I believe, considering that 85 is an A.

Thanks,