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Welcome to the WCO Academic Counseling Portal!

This page is here to provide a way to access common resources that are frequently requested from the Counseling Department at William C. Overfelt High School. If you cannot find what you are looking for here, we encourage you to try visiting WCO Counseling's dedicated website below.
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Frequently Requested Resources
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  • Click here to request a work permit.
  • Click here to review alternative education options.
  • Click here to update your household's information.
  • Click here to access the Counseling YouTube Channel
  • Click here to access the Counseling Instagram account
  • Click here to access the Counseling Linktree

A-G / College Entrance Requirements
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The A-G / College Entrance Requirements are a sequence of high school courses that students must complete (with a grade of C or better) to be minimally eligible for admission to the University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU). They represent the basic level of academic preparation that high school students should achieve to undertake university work. 
 
 

Subject

Years

Details

A

History/Social Science

2

Two years, including one year of world history, cultures, and historical geography and one year of U.S. history or one-half year of U.S. history and one-half year of civics or American government. 

B

English

4

Four years of college preparatory English that includes frequent and regular writing, and reading of classic and modern literature. Only one year of English Language Development (ELD) 4 counts toward this requirement. 

C

Mathematics

3

Three years of college preparatory mathematics that includes the topics
covered in elementary and advanced algebra, and two- and three-dimensional geometry. 

D

Laboratory Science

2

Two years of laboratory science providing fundamental knowledge in at least two of these three disciplines: biology, chemistry, and physics.

E

Language Other Than English

2

Two years of the same language other than English. 

F

Visual & Performing Arts

1

One year, including dance, drama/theater, music, or visual art.

G

College Preparatory Elective

1

One year (two semesters), chosen from additional “A-F” courses
beyond those used to satisfy the requirements above, or courses that
have been approved solely for use as “G” electives.