4.5.1 College and Career Readiness

SFUSD offers a variety of courses and programs to prepare all students to complete requirements for UC/CSU enrollment. All high school students are required to take a one semester College & Career Course. This class introduces students to the career planning process, resources available to explore careers, career options, and educational requirements for a variety of careers. This course also helps students plan for post-secondary education, which may be a four-year university, a two-year college, technical certification or an apprenticeship.

Consult the SFUSD enrollment guide or speak with your school counselor to help you choose courses that meet college admission requirements. 

Visit our web pages to learn more about College and Career Readiness programs.

California State Seal of Biliteracy

The State Seal of Biliteracy (SSB), marked by a gold seal on the diploma, recognizes high school graduates who have attained a high level of proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing one or more languages in addition to English. Students in SFUSD may demonstrate proficiency in English and a language other than English in the following ways:

DEMONSTRATE ENGLISH PROFICIENCY THROUGH ONE OF THE

FOLLOWING METHODS:

COURSEWORK: 

• Complete all English language arts requirements for graduation with an overall grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 in those classes 

OR ASSESSMENT (CHOOSE ONE):

• Option 1: State Assessment: Pass the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress for English language arts administered in grade 11, at or above the “standard met” achievement level 
• Option 2: Advanced Placement (AP) Assessment: Pass an English AP examination with a score of 3 or higher (AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature or Composition, or AP Seminar) 
• Option 3: SAT: Achieve a score of 480 or above on the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing section of the SAT

ADDITIONAL ENGLISH PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENT FOR

 ENGLISH LEARNERS ONLY:

• In addition to the requirements mentioned above, students who are classified as English learners must attain an oral language composite score of level 4 on the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC)

DEMONSTRATE PROFICIENCY IN ONE OR MORE LANGUAGES, OTHER THAN ENGLISH, THROUGH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING METHODS:

COURSEWORK: 

• Successfully complete a four-year course of study or 4th-year coursework in a world language at the high school or higher level (CCSF Concurrent Enrollment), attaining an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher in that course of study, and demonstrate oral proficiency in the language comparable to that required to pass an AP or IB examination

OR ASSESSMENT (CHOOSE ONE):

• Option 1: AP: Pass a world language AP examination with a score of 3 or higher
• Option 2: District-Approved Assessment: Pass a school district language examination that, at a minimum, assesses speaking, reading, and writing in a language other than English at the proficient level or higher. SFUSD-created assessment for Arabic, Filipino, Korean, Russian, Samoan or Vietnamese (Register here).