If you are considering taking any course off-campus, please read the following carefully:

1.  SDUHSD Board Policy allows 30 credits of non-district coursework from institutions that are WASC or otherwise regionally accredited to be posted to the high school transcript.  It is the student's responsibility to research courses and assure that the institution is appropriately accredited.

2.  Coursework transferred to a student's transcript remains there permanently.  Once it is added, it cannot be removed.

3.  College or honors courses do not receive weighted credit on SDUHSD transcripts.  Only College Board Advanced Placement courses are weighted.  A single (3 unit) college course is equal to a 5 credit high school course.  If a student has higher than a 4.0 GPA, adding any outside coursework that is unweighted will lower the overall GPA.  In general, a student should only add a course to the CCA transcript if s/he needs it to graduate, remediate a prior grade or improve overall GPA.  Otherwise, a student can send both the CCA and off-campus transcript to colleges. 

4.  A university may not accept off campus or online courses, or count off campus courses as weighted in the student's admission GPA, based on 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.  In addition, CCA cannot confirm whether an off campus course is comprehensive, aligned with our curriculum or whether it will adequately prepare you for the next level course at CCA and standardized tests.

6.  If you want an off-campus 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 and to determine if the course will meet graduation or college requirements.  Please note, counselors cannot recommend any specific off campus program and it is SDUHSD policy not to proctor outside exams.
• Submit an Off-Campus Course Permission Form prior to starting the course.  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 CCA Registrar.  The registrar will only accept official transcripts. Only the CCA Registrar can post credits and grades. 

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 (Miramar, City, Mesa)