Venture Independent Study

Venture’s  curriculum meets UC and CSU requirements and mirrors the course of study offered at the district’s four comprehensive high schools. Many of our students concurrently enroll at their resident high school or even at a community college to take advantage of courses not offered at Venture, like Honors and AP courses. Venture does not offer AP or Honors courses, but some of our students do take these courses at other district high schools.

 

To satisfy this requirement for college, students must have successfully completed a specific sequence of high school courses often called the "a-g subjects."

 

To be accepted by the University, they must appear on a list certified by the high school principal as "Courses to Meet Requirements for Admission to the University of California."  The grades earned in the "a-g" subjects taken in the 10th and 11th grades are the only grades the University will use to calculate the grade point average for admission. If students take more courses than the minimum required in an "a-g" subject, the University will use only the highest grades earned.

 

A student is required to complete 15 "a-g" subjects as described above. At least seven of the required units must be taken in the last two years of high school.