To be eligible for admission, you must complete 15 high school units, including the requirements listed below. (A unit refers to one year of study in high school.) We encourage you to complete as many college preparatory courses as possible.
Admission Requirements for all majors - except nursing, engineering and mathematics:
| Algebra |
1 unit |
| English |
4 units |
| Plane geometry |
1 unit |
| History |
1 unit |
| Foreign language |
2 units* |
| Laboratory science |
1 unit |
| Academic electives |
5 units |
| Total required |
15 units |
| *Two units of the same language |
Admission Requirements for Associate Degree Nursing Program: You must place in the top two-fifths of your graduating class and have a minimum composite SAT score of 1025 or a minimum composite ACT score of 22.
| English |
4 units |
| Mathematics |
2 units (1 in algebra) |
| Social science |
3 units |
| Biology with lab |
1 unit |
| Chemistry with lab |
1 unit |
| Academic electives |
5 units |
| Total required |
16 units |
Admission Requirements for Engineering and Mathematics Majors:
| English |
4 units |
| Algebra |
2 units |
| Plane geometry |
1 unit |
| Trigonometry |
.5 unit |
| History |
1 unit |
| Chemistry |
1 unit |
| Physics |
1 unit |
| Academic electives |
4.5 units |
| Total required |
15 units |