If you are considering taking any course off-campus, please read the following carefully:
1. The SDUHSD Board Policy allows a total of 30 credits of non-district coursework to be transferred to the high school transcript.
2. Coursework transferred to a student's transcript remains there permanently. Once it is added, it cannot be removed, even if a student changes his/her mind later.
3. A single (3 unit) college course is equal to a 5 credit high school course. College courses or private school honors courses do not receive weighted credit on SDUHSD transcripts, with the exception of all College Board Advanced Placement courses. If a student has higher than a 4.0 GPA on the high school transcript, adding any outside coursework that is unweighted will lower the overall GPA on the CCA transcript. In general, a student should only add a course to the CCA transcript if s/he NEEDs it to graduate or remediate a prior grade. If it is not needed to graduate, a student can send both the CCA and off-campus transcript to colleges.
4. A university may count college courses as weighted courses in the student's admission GPA, applying the grades and courses according to its own admission practices. Students are responsible for checking with specific colleges for their admission practices.
5. Not all off-campus courses satisfy graduation requirements or college entrance requirements. If you want to take an off-campus course, AND you want the course to appear on your CCA transcript, you must follow all of the steps below:
- Speak with your counselor to discuss your reason for taking an off-campus course, to determine if the course will meet graduation or college requirements and the advantages and disadvantages of adding the course to your transcript.
- Submit an
OFF-CAMPUS PERMISSION FORM. It must be filled out completely, including all applicable signatures (student, counselor, registrar, and parent).
- When you are finished with the course, it is YOUR responsibility to have an official transcript from the institution where you took the course sent directly to the registrar at CCA. The registrar will only accept official transcripts.
COMMUNITY COLLEGE FORMS To attend a community college course, K-12 students also need a specific form for minor students. Click on the links below to print out the form. For MiraCosta OR Palomar you need to have your COUNSELOR sign your permit (the principal's signature is NOT required). For San Diego City Colleges, you need to have the Principal or Assistant Principal sign your form and the registrar stamp it.
MIRACOSTA PALOMAR
SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGES |