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Ongoing Collaborations. UC continues to collaborate with a wide range of secondary school constituents in order to stay abreast of current trends in high school education and promote smooth transitions to postsecondary institutions. The above policies in areas of online learning and independent / home study represent just a few of these efforts. In addition, in 2006-07, UC worked with a group of journalism teachers to share mutual expectations for quality courses in that discipline, which resulted in the development of two model journalism courses, viewable on the "a-g" Guide web site, at www.ucop.edu/doorways/guide. UC faculty and staff continue to work with career-technical educators (CTE) to promote integration of academic and career-technical course content in ways that promote "a-g" approval for CTE courses. UC faculty has also worked with regional ROP programs to help design and approve an "Introduction to Education" course. This course can also be viewed at www.ucop.edu/doorways/guide. UC continues to work with charter schools, early/middle college high schools, small schools, and others in the course approval process. We look forward to continued collaborations so that together we may support an increasing number of California youth to successfully transition from high school to post-secondary education and training.

Doorways: List of "a-g" approved courses. You can search the Doorways database for a list of "a-g" approved courses from your high school. Go to the Doorways course list web site and use only the key word of your school name to search the database (i.e., for Reuben S. Ayala High School, enter only "Ayala").
Doorways: Online Course List Updates. use the online tool for updating your school's course list at Online Update web site. Request user ID and password at .
UC's Counselor Website includes all you need to know about UC admissions. In addition, counselors can download reference materials to use in advising their students, including materials from UC's annual Counselor Conference. Access this resource at www.universityofcalifornia.edu/educators/counselors.
UC's Admissions Website provides prospective students and their parents with comprehensive information about admission and selection policies and financial aid, as well as a look at each of the 10 campuses. Access this resource at www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions.
ELC. Under the Eligibility in the Local Context (ELC) Program, the top nine (9) percent of students in each California high school who are on track to graduate and have completed specified academic coursework by the end of the junior year will be designated UC eligible. For information about ELC, go to www.ucop.edu/sas/elc.
ASSIST. The Assist web site lists all California community colleges courses that are articulated to UC and CSU. The site allows you to search by community college and by subject area. Access this resource at www.assist.org.
California Subject Matter Projects. The California Subject Matter Projects (CSMPs) are a professional development network of discipline-specific projects designed to provide support in curriculum, instruction, assessment and research. Access the CSMP web site at http://csmp.ucop.edu.
CDE Curriculum Frameworks. To view the California Department of Education's curriculum frameworks and instructional resources, go to http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/cr/cf/index.asp.
CDE Visual & Performing Arts Standards. To view the State Board of Education approved standards for Visual & Performing Arts, go to http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/index.asp.
UC College Prep Online. The UC College Prep Online broadens equity of access to the University of California by offering online Advanced Placement, honors, and other courses to schools as well as individual students. Learn more at www.uccp.org.
Advanced Placement. Find out about the curriculum and exams offered through the Advanced Placement program of the College Board at apcentral.collegeboard.com.
International Baccalaureate. Find out about International Baccalaureate programs at www.ibo.org.
Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). WASC is the regional accrediting body for the western United States. Access the WASC web site at www.acswasc.org.
UC Communications / Correspondence.
- UC Notes. UC Notes is an UC newsletter for schools and colleges around the state. Access current and past issues at www.ucop.edu/pathways/ucnotes.
Analytical Writing Placement Examination (Formerly the Subject A exam). For expected competencies in English reading and writing, consult "An Information Booklet for the University-wide Analytical Writing Placement Examination" for discussion of writing standards and examples of acceptable college freshman-level scored essays. This booklet can be downloaded from
www.ucop.edu/sas/awpe/.
Statement on Competencies in Mathematics Expected of Entering College Students. A description of the mathematics material that almost all regularly admitted freshmen have learned is contained in the 1997 version of the "Statement on Competencies in Mathematics Expected of Entering College Students," which can be downloaded from the UC Academic Senate's web page at www.universityofcalifornia.edu/senate/reports/mathcomp.html.
Academic Literacy: A Statement on Competencies Expected of Entering Students to California's Public Colleges and Universities (Spring 2002). A description of the language arts material that almost all regularly admitted freshmen have learned is contained in the "Statement of Competencies," which can be downloaded from the UC Academic Senate's web page at http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/senate/reports/acadlit.pdf.