Freshmen: Special Situations

Homeschooled Students and Students at Unapproved High Schools

The courses of homeschools and unapproved high schools are not accepted by the University of California and cannot be used to establish minimum UC eligibility. If you are a homeschooled student or attended a California high school without a UC-approved course list, you must establish eligibility through test scores or as a community college transfer student.

Graduating Early from High School

If you plan to enter Davis as a freshman and you graduate a term early from high school, you may not enroll at any collegiate institution after high school graduation. By enrolling, you would be considered a transfer, rather than a freshman applicant. You may enroll at a collegiate institution the summer immediately following graduation and maintain your freshman status. However, if you have finished high school courses early, but the graduation date posted on your transcript is June rather than January, you may enroll in spring-term classes at a college and still be considered a freshman applicant.

Skipping a Year of High School

When filling out the application for admission, list your courses for the first two years of high school in the 9th- and 10th- grade columns. Leave the 11th-grade column blank (if applying online) or draw a diagonal line through the 11th-grade column (if using the paper application) and indicate that you are an “early graduate.” Finally, list the courses in progress and planned this year under the 12th-grade column.

Repeating a Year

If you repeated a year of education in high school, report all subjects from both years in one column. For example, if you repeated the 10th grade you should enter both 10th grade years in the 10th grade column. Please differentiate the first year from the second by writing the name of the school next to the subject taken or labeling it as "1st year" or "2nd year."