If you are considering taking an off-campus class, for any reason, consider the following tips:

1. The SDUHSD Board Policy allows a total of 30 credits of non-district coursework to be transferred to your high school transcript.

2. Coursework transferred to your transcript remains there forever. Once it is added, it cannot be removed even if you change your mind later.

3. If you have above a 4.0 GPA on your high school transcript, adding any outside coursework that is unweighted will lower your overall GPA...so only add it to your transcript if you NEED IT TO GRADUATE. If you don't need it to graduate, you can send both your LCC and your off-campus transcript to colleges.

4. College courses are not weighted on your transcript.

5. A successfully completed one-semester college course is assigned 5 credits on your high school transcript.

6. Not all off-campus courses satisfy either graduation requirements or college entrance requirements.

If, after reading the tips above you decide to take an off-campus course, you must follow all of the steps below if you want the course to be added to your transcript:

1. Speak with your counselor to discuss your reason for pursuing an off-campus course. He or she can determine if the course will meet graduation requirements and if adding the course to your transcript will help you in any way.

2. Submit an OFF-CAMPUS PERMISSION FORM. It must be filled out completely, including all applicable signatures (student, counselor, registrar, and parent).

3. When you are finished with the course, it is YOUR responsibility to have an official transcript form the institution where you took the course sent directly to the registrar at LCCHS. The registrar will not accept a transcript that has been opened.

Community College Forms

To attend a community college, you will need a "minor's permit." Click on the links below to print out your permit, and bring it to your counselor for the signatures you need.

Mira Costa

Palomar