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Validation
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- What is validation?
- If a student wises to validate the entire mathematics sequence (Algebra I and II and Geometry) with a precalculus course, must the precalculus course be a year-long course?
- Can geometry be validated by a precalculus course or must the course be trigonometry/precalculus?
- If a student earns a D in the first semester of Spanish 1, would a grade of C or better in the second semester validate the first-semester grade?
- Does English 5-6 (11th grade) validate English 3-4 (10th grade)?
- Does a C in the second semester of Chemistry validate a D received in the first semester?
- If a student gets a D in Honors Geometry and then switches to a regular geometry class for the second semester and receives a B, does that validate the first semester?
- Does Algebra II/Trigonometry validate Geometry?
What is validation?
When a student has successfully completed advanced work (earning a grade of C or better) in an area of sequential knowledge, the student is presumed to have completed the lower-level coursework (e.g., Spanish 2, successfully completed, validates Spanish 1). Validation can occur with just a semester of a higher-level course.
For freshman applicants, validation applies to courses in mathematics and languages other than English. For more information about validation of subject requirements by other means, see Options for Satisfying UC's "A-G" Subject Requirements for Freshman Applicants.
For transfer applicants, UC faculty recently revised the policy for validating language other than English (LOTE) courses so that community college counselors may certify proficiency in LOTE for students seeking IGETC certification. The new policy also allows UC campuses to use validation when they evaluate completion of their foreign language requirements for graduation.
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If a student wises to validate the entire mathematics sequence (Algebra I and II and Geometry) with a precalculus course, must the precalculus course be a year-long course?
No. If a student completes the first semester of a precalculus course with a C grade or better, the entire mathematics sequence will be validated.
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Can geometry be validated by a precalculus course or must the course be trigonometry/precalculus?
Geometry can be validated by a higher-level math course, which can be trigonometry, math analysis, precalculus or calculus. The course does not have to be titled Trigonometry/Precalculus.
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If a student earns a D in the first semester of Spanish 1, would a grade of C or better in the second semester validate the first-semester grade?
Yes. A grade of C in the second semester of Spanish 1 validates the first semester. Both grades are used in calculating the GPA for the Scholarship Requirement.
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Does English 5-6 (11th grade) validate English 3-4 (10th grade)?
No. A higher-level English course does not validate a lower-level English course.
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Does a C in the second semester of Chemistry validate a D received in the first semester?
The second semester of chemistry does not validate the first. The student must repeat the first semester.
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If a student gets a D in Honors Geometry and then switches to a regular geometry class for the second semester and receives a B, does that validate the first semester?
The second semester of Geometry would validate the first. However, because the student didn't repeat Honors Geometry, the D would still be calculated in the GPA.
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Does Algebra II/Trigonometry validate Geometry?
If a student completes the entire year of Algebra II/Trigonometry, it validates Geometry and all lower-level math. If a student completes only the first semester of the course, only Algebra I will be validated.
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