Students may demonstrate proficiency for the purpose of fulfilling the Language Other Than English IGETC requirement in one of the following ways:
Complete two years of high school coursework in one language other than English with a grade of C or better.
My S completed level 4 Chinese outside his high school. But level 3 at that school was UC approved and level 4 was not UC approved.
Does he still need to take a language other than English?
If he completed the approved Chinese 3 course with a C or higher grade, that should be sufficient.
See 10.6.2c of http://icas-ca.org/Websites/icasca/images/IGETC_Standards_version_1.5_Final.pdf . This means that Chinese 3 with a C or higher grade validates Chinese 1 and Chinese 2 for the purpose of IGETC certification (other UC and CSU purposes, such as fulfilling frosh admission a-g requirements, also use this type of validation).
Alternative means of showing the proficiency include scoring high enough on the AP test (score of 3 or higher) or SAT subject test (score of 520 or higher for Chinese), according to 10.6.1 of the above linked document.
If he does not have actual two years of high school language to show, he will need to prove it in another way.
http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/counselors/transfer/advising/igetc/
Thank you.
He completed the Chinese 4 which was not UC approved.
He didn’t take AP or SAT subject.
Well, I’m not sure what you mean exactly by Chinese 4. The CCC can give him a test or somehow verify, I believe. Your best bet is to talk to an advisor over at the CCC.
Did he complete a UC-recognized Chinese 3 course with a C or higher grade?
He completed a UC-recognized Chinese 3 course with a C or higher grade before the 9th grade.
If the CC certifying IGETC accepts the records of either Chinese 3 or Chinese 4, then that should fulfill the IGETC requirement in language other than English. He should show the records of those courses to a counselor/advisor at the CC and ask specifically.
What actual proficiency in Chinese does he have? If significant, he may be able to just take one of the standardized tests, or a suitable level college course, if the high school records are not accepted.
Is his background Chinese?