Counseling Department

What is CaliforniaColleges.edu?

CaliforniaColleges.edu is an interactive website designed to help your child plan and prepare for college and career.

When signed in, your child can:

• Complete grade-level appropriate activities designed to guide him or her toward a college and career plan that matches his or her goals and interests.
• Find and favorite ( ) careers, colleges, and majors.
• Plan high school courses and monitor progress toward completion of “a-g” course requirements, as well as CSU and UC eligibility.
• Apply to colleges and track submissions.
• Launch the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or California Dream Act Application (CADAA).
• Store resumes, college application essays, and other important documents.

When signed in, you can:

• View your child’s activity on CaliforniaColleges.edu and monitor your child’s progress.
• Learn valuable information to support your child through the career exploration, college and financial aid planning, and application processes.

It is VERY IMPORTANT that ALL students sign up for California Colleges (CCGI) student accounts!

ALL of our college applications are launched from this platform, including Cuesta College.

• Go to California Colleges
• Under the welcome message, click on High School Student
• Scroll down to where it asks you “Why Create an Account?” and click on Create an Account.
• Click Register Your Account
• In the first field, begin typing San Luis Coastal… a drop down will appear. Be sure to select San Luis Coastal Unified.
• In the next field, begin typing San Luis High School. A drop down menu will appear; select San Luis Obispo High School.
• Under Student ID, enter your School ID/Lunch ID number.
• The last field is date of birth; MM/DD/YYYY
• On the next page, click Sign UP with Google, enter your SLCUSD Gmail Account, then click NEXT
• Enter your SCUSD password and click NEXT
• Use the Sign in with Google option when logging in in the future.

College, career, and financial aid planning can be complicated, and you probably have a lot of questions.

CaliforniaColleges.edu is here to help guide you and your child through the process.

To create your parent account:

• Go to CaliforniaColleges.edu.
• Click the lock icon in the top-right corner of your screen.
• Click on Create an Account in the box titled Parents.
• Enter the required information, including your child’s name, date of birth, school district, school, and student ID number.
• For the student ID number, you can enter your child’s Statewide Student Identifier (SSID), which is located in your child’s transcript, or local ID. If you need help finding your child’s ID number, contact your child’s counselor.

If you or your child have questions about how to sign in to or use CaliforniaColleges.edu, contact your child’s counselor.

If you have questions about your child’s academic progress, which courses your child should take, or how to use the Academic Planner or CSU and UC Eligibility tools, talk to your child’s counselor.

CaliforniaColleges.edu makes it easy to create and follow an academic plan that will help your child become college and career ready.

How to Add Your High School Transcript Information CCGI Features

The Academic Planner provides an overview of courses your child has taken and allows your child to plan future courses. Based on your child’s goals, he or she may choose to take College Preparatory (P or CP) courses, more advanced Honors (H) courses, or Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) courses, which could qualify for college credit. Many high schools also offer non-“a-g” courses that count toward graduation requirements and may have other benefits to your child.

The CSU and UC Eligibility Tools help make sure your child is on track to meet the minimum requirements for admission to a California State University (CSU) or a University of California (UC). These tools use course information from your child’s school to track the following:

• Your child’s progress toward meeting “a-g” Subject Area requirements. A green checkmark means your child has met the requirement for a specific subject area, such as Math (area “c”).
• Your child’s unofficial CSU or UC Grade Point Average (GPA). Your child must earn a C- or better in all “a-g” courses. CSU requires a minimum 2.0 GPA, while UC requires a minimum 3.0 GPA. However, admitted students generally have GPAs that are much higher than the minimum requirement.
• The target icons quickly tell whether or not your child is on track to meet eligibility requirements, assuming he or she completes all in-progress courses with a C- or better.