What are a-g courses?

Gumbymom
Fri, 16 Oct 2020 18:00:15 +0000

A-G courses are basically required core courses that have to be completed by end of Senior to qualify for Cal state and UC admissions.

Here are the SDSU/Cal state a-g courses needed to apply: https://admissions.sdsu.edu/freshmen/apply/a-g_courses

Pay particular attention to Section F which requires a year long course in Visual/Performing arts. Many OOS applicants are not aware of this requirement.

On the CSU application, you will be asked to categorize your HS courses based on the a-g categories. If you are not sure which category to place some classes, you can post here for more help.

Category G College Prep electives can be fulfilled by an extra year of any of the a-f courses beyond the minimum listed or other classes below:

Some examples of other College Prep Electives include: Psychology, Economics, Computer Science, Sociology, Journalism.