• Attendance at a local college fair in September at the Fresno Convention Center.

• Attendance at visits by college admission officers at UHS.

• Completion of the PSAT in October.

• Visitation of colleges during fall, spring, and summer breaks, including participation in organized campus tours. When possible, juniors are encouraged to attend classes.

• Participation in Naviance Student training, including college match assessments and development of a prospective college list.

• Attendance at an individual meeting with a counselor to review Naviance Student assessments and refine the college list, ensuring alignment with the student’s academic and personal profile.

• Participation in Junior Career Exploration Day at Fresno State in January.

• Completion of the SAT and ACT during the second semester.

• Completion of SAT II Subject Tests (optional for most colleges).

• Completion of Advanced Placement exams in May.

• Initiation of a scholarship search.

• Updating of extracurricular activities on the student’s resume.

• Identification of teachers for letters of recommendation. Colleges often require two recommendations; students should select teachers who know them well. Requests made before the end of junior year allow teachers to prepare letters over the summer.

• Development of college applications during the summer. The Common Application and UC application are typically available in early August.

• Writing of college essays during the summer to reduce workload during the school year, with final revisions completed in September during senior English classes.

• Completion of monthly journal reflections and research using the virtual journal function on Naviance Student.

Prepares students for the AP Exam in May. Focuses on rhetorical analysis, critical reading, argumentative writing, and research papers, with a variety of literature assignments.

After two years of Latin, juniors take a college-level language course at Fresno State. One semester equals one high school year, and units are transferable. Students purchase the Fresno State textbook.

Students complete four years of math to build strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Advanced students may take college-level courses at Fresno State.

Fall: College-level biology covering complex concepts.
Spring: Zoology to study the living world in depth. Both include labs and earn transferable college credit.

Covers Romantic period music history, theory, and listening skills. Students may take AP Music Theory instead of Musicianship III.

Focus shifts from individual skills to teamwork and leadership. Team sports are emphasized in junior and senior PE.

All students participate in a choral or instrumental performing group, reflecting UHS’s strong commitment to music education.

Open to 10th–12th graders who completed Beginning Drama. Emphasizes acting styles, technical theater, and audition preparation, taught during 7th and 8th periods.

Students choose between AP U.S. History or Honors U.S. History, exploring the nation’s history in depth.