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In order to promote a college going culture and the vision of college success among all of our students, a variety of strategies and college partnerships have been developed throughout the PUC system of schools.

Students are taught about the "A-G requirements" (classes that are required for entry into CSU and UC campuses) beginning in 6th grade. Incoming 6th grade students in PUC schools are immersed in the college culture prior to the onset of their middle school years. In Los Angeles, the incoming 6th grade students at CALS Middle School engage in a variety of activities at Pitzer College and actually stay overnight in the dorms. In the San Fernando Valley, incoming 6th grade students at Community Charter Middle School and Lakeview Charter Academy board buses every day for one week to travel to the CSUN campus. There they take their initial middle school assessments and engage in activities such as a variety of campus tours, dialogues with university students and swimming in the campus pool.

Both PUC high schools have "early college high school" programs. This means that a number of the students take classes in college simultaneously with their high school course work. Students at Community Charter Early College High School take classes at Los Angeles Mission College. In addition, some of the upper class students take classes at California State University, Northridge (CSUN). As part of the partnership with Los Angeles Mission College, Community Charter Middle School provides the college with evening classroom space at the middle school in order to help them with space challenges. At CALS Early College High School in Los Angeles, students take classes at Los Angeles Trade Tech and Pasadena Community College. Through this program, the students earn college credits prior to high school graduation, earn dual high school and college credit for the completion of certain classes, become comfortable on a college campus and develop the self confidence and determination necessary to complete university degree programs. In addition, the students' college applications are enhanced by the completion of these college courses, making them more competitive and attractive as they submit their applications at the beginning of their 12th grade year.

Another way in which the college connection is established is through a number of college and university field trips throughout the grade levels. In the grades leading up to the 11th grade year, students typically visit campuses located in the Southern California region. In the 11th grade year, as students prepare to submit their university applications, the trips become more extensive and actually include an East coast university tour.

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