University of California

Validation Matrix
Math and Language Other Than English Courses
2013-2014

UC Faculty recognizes the completion of a higher-level (advanced) course with a letter grade of C or better, in areas of
sequential knowledge as demonstrating proficiency of lower-level coursework in the same subject area for the purpose of
satisfying two of the UC freshman admission subject requirements. The Sequential Knowledge policy is applicable
ONLY to mathematics (area c) and Language other than English (LOTE) (area e). UC refers to this concept as Validation.
There are two types of validation:
Validation of Coursework: Subject Omission validation of a lowerlevel course even if the lower-level course was
not actually completed.
Validation of Grades: Grade Deficiency validation of D or F grades in a lower-level course after completion of a
higher-level course with a grade of C or better.
The second semester of a course validates the first semester of that course or lower-level a course, even if the first semester
course was at the Honors, AP/IB or College-level.
As a reminder, the original deficient grade (D and F) is still calculated in the GPA for UC freshman admissions.
Note: To remove a grade deficient from the calculation, a repeat of the exact same course is required.
7th & 8th Grade Math and LOTE: Courses completed in the seventh and eighth grades with a grade of C or higher can be used
toward fulfilling the mathematics (c) or Language Other than English (e) subject requirements. Students are required to list
these courses in the Seventh / Eighth Grade Course section on the UC application; they are not required to repeat these courses
once they have entered high school. UC does not require the submission of a middle school transcript; however, it is preferable
that the courses be listed on the high school transcript.
NOTE: Beginning with students applying to the University for Fall 2015 Admission, a yearlong Geometry course must be
completed. Higher-level math courses will continue to validate a grade deficiency (D or F) earned in a Geometry course,
but will not validate the omission of a Geometry course.

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University of California
Validation Matrix
Math and Language Other Than English Courses
2013-2014

Validation of Mathematics
How to Read the Chart: Down the left-margin, identify the completed or to be completed course; across the top row, identify
course(s) validated by a completed or to be completed course with a letter grade of C or better.

Math Course

1st
semester
Algebra 1

2nd
semester
Algebra 1

2nd semester
Algebra 1

1st semester
Algebra 2

2nd semester
Algebra 2

1st
semester
Algebra 2

2nd
1st
2nd
1st
semester semester semester semester
Algebra 2 Geometry Geometry Alg 2/Trig

2nd
1st
2nd
1st
semester semester semester semester
Alg 2/Trig Precalculus Precalculus Statistics

2nd
semester
Statistics

1st
semester
Calculus

Validation rules for

Precalculus also apply to
Math Analysis.

2nd semester
Geometry

For Integrated Math

(IM) courses, the
following combinations
meet the full three year
math requirement:

1st semester
Alg 2/Trig

2nd semester
Alg 2/Trig

1 semester
Precalculus

2nd semester
Precalculus

1st semester
Statistics

X-only Alg2 X-only Alg2

portion
portion

2nd semester
Statistics

X-only Alg2 X-only Alg2

portion
portion

1st semester
Calculus

2nd semester
Calculus

M 1 + IM 2 + IM 3
IM 1 + Geom + Algebra 2
IM 1 + IMP 2 + Algebra 2
Algebra 1 + IM 2 + IM 3
Algebra 1 + Geom + IM 3
IM 1 + Geom + IM 3

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Notes:
A stand-alone Trig
course or a
Functions/Trig/Stat
course does validate
Geometry

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University of California
Validation Matrix
Math and Language Other Than English Courses
2013-2014

Validation of a Language Other Than English (LOTE)

For any language, defined as having syntax, grammar, reading, listening, speaking and writing that is different from the English
language; a higher-level/year of the same language validates a lower course.
The second semester of a course validates the first semester of a course at each level
A higher-level course validates all levels of lower-level courses
Commonly acceptable languages include: American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hebrew,
Italian, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish, Vietnamese, etc. This is not an exhaustive list of acceptable languages.
Exceptions to Acceptable Languages: Latin (no speaking); American Sign Language (no speaking/listening).
How to Read the Chart: Down the left-margin, identify the completed or to be completed course; across the top row, identify
course(s) validated by a completed or to be completed course with a letter grade of C or better.
Language Other
Than English
(LOTE)

1st
semester

2nd
1st
2nd
1st
2nd
semester
semester
semester
semester
semester
HS1 Level 1 HS Level 1 HS Level 2 HS Level 2 HS Level 3 HS Level 3

2nd semester
Level 1

1st semester
Level 2

2nd semester
Level 2

1st semester
Level 3

College Level 1

X3

X3

College Level 2

X3

X3

College Level 3

1st
semester
HS Level

2nd
semester
HS Level

4/AP/IB2

4/AP/IB2

College
Level 1

College
Level 2

semester
Level 3

1st semester
Level 4/AP/IB2
2nd semester
Level 4/AP/IB2

HS = High School

IB = HL only

College Level 1 of
LOTE- in most cases is
equivalent to HS Level
2 check the a-g
Course List website for
UC-approved California
Community College
courses

nd

Notes:

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X
X3

X3

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