Does UC accept online courses to meet the “a-g” requirements?
There are two ways in which UC may accept online courses taken by students for purposes of UC admissions. 1. Currently only UCCP, UCCP/UCI Extension, and Cyber High School have UC approved online courses. To add these approved courses to the school’s “a-g” course list, a school does NOT need to submit a course description. Instead, they can simply add the pre-approved courses to their UC-approved course list during the regular update cycle. Note that all providers have requirements for participation. To learn more, go to the respective UCCP and PASS/Cyber High web sites. 2. UC will continue to honor online courses offered by other providers if, and only if, the high school principal certifies that the course is comparable to other college preparatory courses offered at the school site. The principal demonstrates his/her certification by listing the course on the student’s transcript, including the institution/provider through which the course was taken, the number of units, and the gra
