SDSU courses and TPHS transcripts

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Taking college courses during high school offers several benefits for the student. It demonstrates to colleges that you wish to attain a high level of understanding of the subject. In addition, some colleges and universities will accept the credits from the college course towards meeting your college graduation requirements. Some, however, will NOT accept the credits if you are also receiving them on your high school transcript. These colleges will not “double count” credits. This may affect appropriate placement in an optimal math sequence once you are at college. Placement may also depend on whether you meet the prerequisites or can take a placement or challenge examination (colleges vary in their policies). You can consult with college admissions representatives before choosing to place college level courses on your high school transcript. Note: This is different from Advanced Placement credits that you can earn by taking a high school AP class and passing a test to earn college credit. AP courses give you high school and college credit depending on individual college policies.

If you choose NOT to have such courses appear on your TPHS transcript, this will not be a problem as long as you have (1) already met the graduation requirement of three years of math and (2) have enough credits to graduate without the SDSU course. If you are at all uncertain about the number of credits required to graduate, please make an appointment with your counselor. Note: The grades you earn cannot be counted in your high school GPA if they are not on your transcript. You will not see the SDSU course on your report card. You must obtain a transcript from SDSU to have the official grade. (You will want to send SDSU transcripts to your college either way.)

Juniors: If you do not want the course to appear on your transcript this year but change your mind next year, you must have it added to your record before the end of the first quarter of your senior year. There will not be another chance to add the class to your transcript. Also, even though this is your third year of high school, you should have met the “three years of math” requirement already via Geometry, Algebra II/Trig., and AP Calculus.

All Students: You must request that SDSU send official transcripts to every college you apply to after first semester ends--this will be in addition to your TPHS transcripts. In order for a college to give you transfer credits, it must receive an official transcript from SDSU. You can learn how to request a transcript at SDSU Transcript Request: FAQ or the SDSU web site at http://www.sdsu.edu.

Note: A course cannot be removed after it has appeared on a transcript.

Please complete one of the two sections below and return this entire letter to Ms. Brown.

Name:_____________________________________________________
Grad. Year:_________ ID:_____________

I do NOT want the following courses to appear on my Torrey Pines High School transcript:

(Clearly circle each course.)

Calculus C/SDSU Math 151

Calculus D/SDSU Math 252

Linear Algebra/SDSU Math 254

I understand that the courses circled above will NOT count as credits toward TPHS graduation and will NOT be included as part of the TPHS grade point average (GPA). I also understand that transfer credits will depend on the college or university that I/my student attend(s).

Student Signature: ________________________________________
Date: _____________________

Parent/Guardian Signature: _________________________________
Date: _____________________

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OR 

I DO want the following courses to appear on my Torrey Pines High School transcript:

(Clearly circle each course.)

Calculus C/SDSU Math 151

Calculus D/SDSU Math 252

Linear Algebra/SDSU Math 254

I understand that this may prevent me/my student from receiving college credit for the SDSU courses. I also understand that transfer credits will depend on the college or university that I/my student attend(s).

Student Signature: ________________________________________
Date: _____________________

Parent/Guardian Signature: _________________________________
Date: _____________________

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