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<p>University of California and California State University do not use 9th grade course grades in calculating admissions GPA.</p>
<p>However, for the purpose of fulfilling the listed high school course requirements, grades of C or higher must be earned, unless a lower level course is validated by a higher level course (this is primarily for math and foreign language – for example, if you got a D in Spanish 1, but got a C or higher in Spanish 2, then you would be counted as having two years of foreign language).</p>