Fremont UnifiedSecondary Math

Pathways

Current Secondary Math Pathways

GFA

CC2/GFA GFA/Alg 1

UC Qualified with No Acceleration

8th grade course name change: CC3 is now called Geometry and

Foundational Algebra (GFA)

GFA

Junior High PathwaysGrade Level

Pathway

/GFA GFA/

GFA

Support Class at Grade 8

Algebra Readiness CC3

Students who earn a grade

of D or F

Possibly with a second period of

math support

GFA

GFA

Summer Bridge ClassOffered only to 7th gradersGrade

Level Pathway

Summer Bridge (Part of CC3)

GFA

GFA GFA/

Options for Junior High Accelerated Students in High School

1. Move to non-accelerated pathway2. Move to high school accelerated pathway

Criteria: B- or higher for both semesters of 8th and B or higher on class assessments/district benchmarks

9th 10th 11th 12th

GFA/Alg 1

Entering Accelerated Pathway in 10th Grade

Criteria: Grade of “A” for both semesters and 90% or above on all assessments/district benchmarks.

Additional Course Options

• Allow students on non-accelerated pathway to take Algebra 2 or Algebra 2/Trig as an elective

Prerequisites for High School ScienceCourse Prerequisites

ChemistryHonors Chem

Algebra 1 (C), Biology (C)Algebra 1 (C) , Honors Bio (C) or Bio (B)

Physics Alg II/Trig, Chemistry (C) or 2 yrs collegePrep math and concurrent Alg II/Trig

Honors Physics Chemistry (B) and Alg II/Trig

AP Biology Biology or Honors Biology; no math req

AP Chemistry Strongly recommended: Chem (A or B),

AP Physics Chem (A or B), Alg II/ Trig (A or B), PreCalc (A or B) or concurrent enrollment in PreCalculus

AP Physics C Physics or AP Physics (A or B) and Calculus (A or B) or concurrent enrollment in Calculus

• See the High School Course Catalog on the District Website for more info