CourseCatalog-2018-2019 Updated

College Requirements
College Entrance Requirements
The chart below compares Logan’s graduation requirements to entrance requirements at most colleges and universities.
Requirement Logan Colleges / Universities
English 4 years 4 years
Math 2 years 3 years (4 recommended)
Science 1 year Life / 1 year Physical 2 years (3 recommended)
Social Science 3 years 2 years (World History, US History, Government)
VAPA / Foreign Language 1 year 1 year VAPA + 2 years Foreign Language (3 years recommended)
Physical Education 2 years N/A
Electives 75 credits 1 year of college preparatory elective
Life Skills Grade 9 N/A
Ethnic Studies 5 credits N/A
Grade Point Average Overall of 2.0 Varies by university. (Note: No Ds. Only A, B, or C grades.)
The “a - g” Requirements
The University of California’s freshmen admission requirements represent a good measure of admission requirements for most
colleges and universities. The “a - g” requirements created by the UC system indicate that a student must complete the high
school courses listed below. Students must take 15 units of high school courses to fulfill the Subject Requirement - seven units
of which must be taken in the last two years of high school. (A unit is equal to an academic year or two semesters of study.)
Note that some colleges and universities, especially private and out-of-state, may have different entrance requirements.
(a): History/Social Science
2 years required - Two years of history/social science including
one year of world history, cultures, and geography; and or
one year U.S. history or one half year U.S. history and one
half year of civics or American Government.
offer substantial new material may be used to fulfill this requirement.
The last two years of an approved three-year integrated
science program that provides rigorous coverage of
at least two of the three foundational subjects may be used
to fulfill this requirement.
(b): English
4 years required - Four years of college preparatory English
that include the reading of classic and modern literature and
frequent and regular writing. No more than one year of English
Language Development courses can be used to meet this
requirement.
(c): Mathematics
3 years required, 4 years recommended - Three years of college
preparatory mathematics that include the topics covered
in elementary and advanced algebra and two and threedimensional
geometry. Approved integrated math courses
may be used to fulfill this requirement, as may math courses
taken in the 7 th / 8 th grade that Logan accepts as equivalent
courses. These 3 years of mathematics must include one year
-long course in geometry.
(d): Laboratory Science
2 years required, 3 years recommended - Fundamental
knowledge in at least two foundational subjects: biology,
chemistry, and physics. Advanced laboratory science courses
that have biology, chemistry, or physics as prerequisites and
(e): Language other than English
2 years required, 3 years recommended - Two years of the
same language other than English. Courses should emphasize
speaking and understanding and include instruction in
grammar, vocabulary, reading, composition, and culture.
Courses in languages other English taken in 7 th /8 th grade may
be used to fulfill part of this requirement if Logan accepts
them as equivalent courses.
(f): Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA)
1 year required - A single year-long approved arts course
from a single VPA discipline: dance, drama/theater, music, or
visual art.
(g): College Preparatory Electives
1 year required - One year (two semesters), in addition to
those required in "a-f" above, chosen from the following:
visual and performing arts (non-introductory-level courses),
history, social science, English, advanced mathematics, laboratory
science, and a language other than English (a third year
in the language used for the "e" requirement or two years of
another language).
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