CSU​ ​Application​ ​Guide 
d.tech​ ​Class​ ​2018 
 
 
D.tech​ ​is​ ​changing​ ​the​ ​names​ ​of​ ​their​ ​courses​ ​this​ ​year,​ ​as​ ​part​ ​of​ ​the​ ​transition​ ​to
PowerSchool.​ ​ ​A​ ​student’s​ ​mid-year​ ​&​ ​FINAL​ ​transcript​ ​will​ ​reflect​ ​these​ ​new​ ​course​ ​names.
Although​ ​course​ ​names​ ​have​ ​been​ ​approved​ ​by​ ​the​ ​UC,​ ​both​ ​the​ ​CalState​ ​Application​ ​and​ ​the
UC​ ​Application​ ​show​ ​the​ ​“old”​ ​course​ ​names.​ ​ ​I​ ​reached​ ​out​ ​to​ ​both​ ​the​ ​CSU​ ​&​ ​UC​ ​and​ ​both​ ​told
me​ ​that​ ​students​ ​should​ ​report​ ​courses​ ​as​ ​they​ ​will​ ​appear​ ​on​ ​their​ ​FINAL​ ​transcript.

Given​ ​this​ ​name​ ​change,​ ​this​ ​guide​ ​will​ ​provide​ ​important​ ​information​ ​for​ ​how​ ​to​ ​enter​ ​your
d.tech​ ​courses​ ​in​ ​the​ ​CSU​ ​Application​ ​using​ ​the​ ​new​ ​course​ ​names.​ ​ ​It​ ​will​ ​also​ ​cover​ ​entering
BYU​ ​and​ ​Community​ ​College​ ​Classes.

Questions?​ ​ ​Please​ ​contact​ ​Kathleen

TABLE​ ​OF​ ​CONTENTS

HIGH​ ​SCHOOLS​ ​ATTENDED​ ​SECTION

HIGH​ ​SCHOOL​ ​COURSEWORK​ ​SECTION

COLLEGES​ ​ATTENDED​ ​SECTION

A-G​ ​MATCHING​ ​SECTION

EDUCATIONAL​ ​OPPORTUNITY​ ​PROGRAM​ ​(EOP)

HIGH​ ​SCHOOLS​ ​ATTENDED​ ​SECTION
 
1. Search​ ​for​ ​Design​ ​Tech​ ​High​ ​School​ ​in​ ​Burlingame,​ ​CA.​ ​ ​Select​ ​this​ ​as​ ​your​ ​high 
school,​ ​and​ ​indicate​ ​that​ ​it​ ​is​ ​a​ ​SEMESTER​ ​term​ ​school.​ ​ ​Also​ ​indicate​ ​that​ ​you 
intend​ ​to​ ​graduate​ ​in​ ​June​ ​2018.​ ​ ​Add​ ​this​ ​school. 
 
2. Search​ ​for​ ​Design​ ​Tech​ ​High​ ​School​ ​in​ ​Burlingame,​ ​CA​ ​AGAIN.​ ​ ​Select​ ​this​ ​as 
your​ ​high​ ​school,​ ​and​ ​indicate​ ​that​ ​it​ ​is​ ​a​ ​QUARTER​ ​ ​term​ ​school.​ ​ ​You​ ​do​ ​not 
need​ ​to​ ​indicate​ ​that​ ​you​ ​will​ ​be​ ​graduating​ ​from​ ​this​ ​school​ ​-​ ​as​ ​you​ ​can​ ​only 
graduate​ ​from​ ​one​ ​high​ ​school.​ ​ ​Add​ ​this​ ​school. 
 
3. IF​ ​you​ ​took​ ​classes​ ​at​ ​BYU,​ ​search​ ​for​ ​Brigham​ ​Young​ ​in​ ​Utah.​ ​ ​Select​ ​Brigham 
Young​ ​Independent​ ​Study​ ​High​ ​School​ ​in​ ​Provo​ ​Utah.​ ​ ​Indicate​ ​the​ ​dates​ ​that 
you​ ​took​ ​BYU​ ​classes;​ ​select​ ​SEMESTER​ ​term​ ​school.​ ​ ​You​ ​do​ ​not​ ​need​ ​to 
indicate​ ​that​ ​you​ ​will​ ​be​ ​graduating​ ​from​ ​this​ ​school​ ​-​ ​as​ ​you​ ​can​ ​only​ ​graduate 
from​ ​one​ ​high​ ​school.​ ​ ​Add​ ​this​ ​school. 
 
4. IF​ ​you​ ​transferred​ ​to​ ​d.tech,​ ​please​ ​add​ ​any​ ​other​ ​high​ ​schools​ ​that​ ​you 
attended. 
 

 
 
 
   
HIGH​ ​SCHOOL​ ​COURSEWORK​ ​SECTION
 
Students​ ​should​ ​enter​ ​all​ ​A-G​ ​classes​ ​(see​ ​“ag”​ ​tag​ ​to​ ​the​ ​left​ ​of​ ​the​ ​course​ ​on​ ​the 
transcript).​ ​ ​In​ ​addition,​ ​students​ ​can​ ​list​ ​Design​ ​Lab​ ​on​ ​their​ ​transcript. 
 
COURSE​ ​NAME​ ​CHANGES:​ ​ ​d.tech​ ​is​ ​changing​ ​the​ ​names​ ​of​ ​its​ ​classes​ ​this​ ​year​ ​and​ ​the 
new​ ​names​ ​will​ ​be​ ​reflected​ ​on​ ​your​ ​mid-year​ ​and​ ​final​ ​transcript. 
 
You​ ​MUST​ ​enter​ ​the​ ​course​ ​names​ ​that​ ​will​ ​appear​ ​on​ ​your​ ​FINAL​ ​transcript​ ​and​ ​NOT 
those​ ​that​ ​appear​ ​on​ ​your​ ​current​ ​SchoolPathways​ ​Transcript​ ​OR​ ​the​ ​ones​ ​that​ ​will 
auto-fill​ ​in​ ​the​ ​CalState​ ​Apply​ ​Account. 
 
Here​ ​is​ ​a​ ​table​ ​that​ ​shows​ ​the​ ​courses​ ​as​ ​they​ ​appear​ ​on​ ​your​ ​transcript​ ​and​ ​the 
names​ ​that​ ​you​ ​must​ ​MANUALLY​ ​enter​ ​into​ ​the​ ​CalState​ ​Apply​ ​Account: 
 
 
New​ ​Course​ ​Names​ ​(Use​ ​these
Old​ ​Course​ ​Names​ ​(Same​ ​as
A-G when​ ​reporting​ ​classes​ ​to​ ​the
SchoolPathways​ ​Transcript)
UC​ ​/​ ​CSU)
A World​ ​History​ ​1-2 World​ ​History
A US​ ​History​ ​1-2 US​ ​History
A N/A Government
B English​ ​1-2 English​ ​1
B English​ ​3-4 English​ ​2
B English​ ​3-4​ ​honors English​ ​2​ ​Honors
B English​ ​5-6 English​ ​3
B English​ ​5-6​ ​Honors English​ ​3​ ​Honors
B N/A English​ ​4
B N/A English​ ​4​ ​Honors
B N/A English​ ​4:​ ​Writer's​ ​Workshop
English​ ​4​ ​Honors:​ ​Writers
B N/A
Workshop
C Algebra​ ​1-2 Algebra​ ​1
C Algebra​ ​3-4 Algebra​ ​2
C Geometry​ ​1-2 Geometry
C Pre-Calculus​ ​1-2 Pre-Calculus
 C Calculus​ ​1-2 Calculus
C N/A Beginning​ ​Statistics
C N/A Advanced​ ​Statistics
D2 Physics​ ​1-2 Physics
D2 Chemistry​ ​1-2 Chemistry
D1 Biology​ ​1-2 Biology
E Spanish​ ​1-2 Spanish​ ​1
E Spanish​ ​3-4 Spanish​ ​2
E N/A Spanish​ ​3
ALL​ ​VAPA​ ​CLASSES​ ​APPROVED.​ ​INDICATE​ ​EACH​ ​CLASS
F
SEPARATELY​ ​IN​ ​THE​ ​1-4​ ​ORDER.
G Creative​ ​Writing​ ​1-4 Creative​ ​Writing​ ​1-4
G Engineering​ ​1-2 Engineering
G Economics Economics
G Theater​ ​5-8 Advanced​ ​Theater​ ​1-4
G Music​ ​Ensemble​ ​5-8 Advanced​ ​Music​ ​Ensemble​ ​1-4
NOT​ ​A-G Design​ ​Lab​ ​1-2 Design​ ​Lab​ ​1
NOT​ ​A-G Design​ ​Lab​ ​3-4 Design​ ​Lab​ ​2
NOT​ ​A-G Design​ ​Lab​ ​5-6 Design​ ​Lab​ ​3
NOT​ ​A-G Design​ ​Lab​ ​7-8 Design​ ​Lab​ ​4
 
With​ ​the​ ​exception​ ​of​ ​Design​ ​Lab,​ ​DO​ ​NOT​ ​ENTER​ ​non-A-G​ ​classes.​ ​ ​All​ ​A-G​ ​classes​ ​will 
have​ ​a​ ​small​ ​“ag”​ ​tag​ ​to​ ​the​ ​left​ ​of​ ​the​ ​course​ ​name​ ​on​ ​the​ ​transctip. 
 
Note:​ ​ ​For​ ​Middlebury​ ​Classes​ ​-​ ​please​ ​enter​ ​those​ ​under​ ​Design​ ​Tech​ ​High​ ​School, 
using​ ​the​ ​name​ ​as​ ​it​ ​appears​ ​on​ ​your​ ​current​ ​transcript. 
 
 
   
Select​ ​Design​ ​Tech​ ​High​ ​School​ ​(Semester​ ​School),​ ​9th​ ​Grade,​ ​and​ ​enter​ ​classes 
with​ ​new​ ​names. 

 
Course​ ​Type​ ​=​ ​None​ ​(except​ ​for​ ​Honor​ ​English) 
 
If​ ​you​ ​got​ ​an​ ​incomplete​ ​in​ ​one​ ​semester​ ​but​ ​have​ ​made​ ​it​ ​up​ ​in​ ​a​ ​future​ ​year, 
indicate​ ​PASS.​ ​ ​If​ ​you​ ​got​ ​an​ ​incomplete​ ​in​ ​one​ ​semester​ ​and​ ​are​ ​either​ ​currently​ ​or 
will​ ​be​ ​making​ ​it​ ​up​ ​this​ ​year,​ ​indicate​ ​PLANNED. 
 
 
 
 
   
Select​ ​Design​ ​Tech​ ​High​ ​School​ ​(Quarter​ ​School),​ ​9th​ ​Grade,​ ​and​ ​enter​ ​VAPA 
Classes​ ​OR​ ​Creative​ ​Writing​ ​-which​ ​is​ ​an​ ​A-G​ ​approved​ ​quarter​ ​length​ ​class. 

DO​ ​NOT​ ​ENTER​ ​COLLEGE​ ​CLASSES​ ​YET.​ ​ ​Do​ ​not​ ​enter​ ​PE​ ​or​ ​P/F​ ​intersession 
classes.​ ​ ​These​ ​are​ ​not​ ​considered​ ​to​ ​be​ ​academic​ ​classes. 
 
Repeat​ ​the​ ​above​ ​process​ ​with​ ​grades​ ​9-12.  
 
For​ ​12th​ ​grade,​ ​indicate​ ​IN​ ​PROGRESS​ ​for​ ​Fall​ ​Classes​ ​and​ ​PLANNED​ ​for​ ​Spring​ ​Classes. 
 

 
 
 
 
COLLEGES​ ​ATTENDED​ ​SECTION
 
Add​ ​a​ ​college​ ​where​ ​you​ ​took​ ​classes,​ ​indicate​ ​SEMESTER​ ​or​ ​QUARTER​ ​(depending​ ​on 
the​ ​college),​ ​dates​ ​attended,​ ​and​ ​no​ ​degree​ ​earned. 
 

 
Transcript​ ​Entry​ ​Section 
● Select​ ​the​ ​college​ ​where​ ​you​ ​took​ ​a​ ​class 
● Enter​ ​semester​ ​(Fall,​ ​Spring​ ​or​ ​Summer);​ ​Year​ ​you​ ​took​ ​the​ ​class;​ ​and​ ​for​ ​grade 
-​ ​ALWAYS​ ​PUT​ ​FRESHMAN.​ ​ ​This​ ​is​ ​the​ ​default​ ​for​ ​ALL​ ​high​ ​school​ ​student. 
● Search​ ​for​ ​the​ ​course​ ​name​ ​-​ ​it​ ​should​ ​autofill​ ​-​ ​select​ ​course.​ ​ ​Credits​ ​will 
autofill​ ​(DO​ ​NOT​ ​PUT​ ​IN​ ​THE​ ​CREDITS​ ​YOU​ ​RECEIVED​ ​AT​ ​d.tech.) 
● Enter​ ​grade​ ​&​ ​select​ ​“Transferable”. 

 
A-G​ ​MATCHING​ ​SECTION
 
Go​ ​to​ ​the​ ​A-G​ ​Matching​ ​Section.   
 

 
 
Scroll​ ​to​ ​the​ ​bottom​ ​and​ ​select​ ​“Update​ ​A-G​ ​Courses” 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For​ ​each​ ​high​ ​school​ ​grade,​​ ​enter​ ​the​ ​category​ ​A-G​ ​for​ ​that​ ​course​ ​-​ ​-​ ​see​ ​table 
above​ ​to​ ​find​ ​the​ ​A-G​ ​category.​ ​ ​ ​Exception​ ​-​ ​Design​ ​Lab​ ​class​ ​is​ ​not​ ​A-G,​ ​so​ ​students 
leave​ ​this​ ​blank. 
 

 
 
Note:​ ​ ​Economics,​ ​Engineering​ ​&​ ​Creative​ ​Writing​ ​are​ ​a​ ​G​ ​class. 
 
For​ ​your​ ​college​ ​classes​.​ ​ ​Go​ ​to​ ​the​ ​UC​ ​A-G​ ​website​,​ ​search​ ​on​ ​your​ ​college​ ​and​ ​then 
find​ ​the​ ​course​ ​you​ ​took​ ​-​ ​to​ ​find​ ​the​ ​UC​ ​A-G​ ​category. 
 
IF​ ​YOU​ ​DO​ ​NOT​ ​HAVE​ ​A​ ​FULL​ ​YEAR​ ​OF​ ​“G”,​ ​but​ ​you​ ​took​ ​an​ ​extra​ ​year​ ​of​ ​any​ ​of​ ​the 
A-F​ ​courses​ ​(i.e.​ ​3rd​ ​year​ ​science,​ ​4th​ ​year​ ​math,​ ​3rd​ ​year​ ​language)​ ​-​ ​you​ ​can​ ​count 
that​ ​extra​ ​year​ ​as​ ​a​ ​“G”.​ ​ ​You​ ​will​ ​need​ ​to​ ​have​ ​at​ ​least​ ​one​ ​year​ ​of​ ​G​ ​in​ ​order​ ​to​ ​be 
CSU-eligible. 
 
 
   
EDUCATIONAL​ ​OPPORTUNITY​ ​PROGRAM​ ​(EOP)
 
The​ ​CSU​ ​Educational​ ​Opportunity​ ​Program​ ​is​ ​designed​ ​to​ ​improve​ ​Student​ ​Academic 
Services​ ​of​ ​low-income​ ​and​ ​educationally​ ​disadvantaged​ ​students.​ ​An​ ​EOP​ ​student​ ​has 
the​ ​potential​ ​to​ ​perform​ ​satisfactorily​ ​in​ ​the​ ​CSU​ ​but​ ​has​ ​not​ ​been​ ​able​ ​to​ ​realize​ ​this 
potential​ ​because​ ​of​ ​economic​ ​or​ ​educational​ ​background.​ ​The​ ​program​ ​provides 
admission,​ ​academic,​ ​and​ ​financial​ ​assistance​ ​to​ ​EOP-eligible​ ​undergraduate​ ​students. 
 
Click​ ​here​ ​for​ ​Eligibility​ ​Requirements 
 
If​ ​you​ ​qualify​ ​for​ ​EOP,​ ​I​ ​strongly​ ​recommend​ ​that​ ​you​ ​apply.​ ​ ​Please​ ​see​ ​Kathleen​ ​if 
you​ ​have​ ​any​ ​questions.