To be eligible to register for a course that has a prerequisite, a student must first complete the prerequisite course at Saddleback College, Irvine Valley College, or submit an accepted piece of evidence for clearance. In the College Catalog and Class Schedule, prerequisites are displayed above the course description. Saddleback College prerequisites are established by academic faculty, the discipline experts, and are strictly enforced.

 

Procedures and Requirements for Clearing Prerequisites

Students are responsible for satisfying any prerequisites on a course they plan to enroll in. Satisfying a prerequisite is referred to as "clearing the prerequisite." Make note of the following guidelines:

  • To avoid registration delays, submit your Prerequisite Evaluation Request and evidence well before your Time Ticket. (See below for accepted evidence.) 
  • An evaluation can take five business days or more to process, so plan ahead — submit your Prerequisite Evaluation Request at least two weeks prior to your Time Ticket. 
  • In fairness to every student, each Prerequisite Evaluation Request is processed in the order received. No exceptions made. 
  • Temporary clearance cannot be granted. If you are in progress in the equivalent prerequisite course at another college, you must wait until you earn a final passing grade of C or higher to submit your request.


IMPORTANT NOTICE: Students who have submitted official transcripts to Saddleback College's Admissions and Records Office must submit a Prerequisite Evaluation Request form (linked below). Having a transcript on file will not automatically clear prerequisites. The form is required for this action to take place.

Step 1

Acquire and prepare your documents (i.e. transcript or other evidence).

Make sure your name and the school's name (or logo) are visible on the transcript(s) you are submitting for evaluation. Only transcripts from regionally accredited U.S. colleges/universities and U.S. high schools are accepted. For further detail on accepted evidence, click on the links below.


If the prerequisite course was completed (or in-progress) at IVC or Saddleback, this form is not needed.

Step 2

Submit the Saddleback College Prerequisite Evaluation Request Form


Processing Time: Prerequisite Evaluation Requests are processed in the order submitted. Processing can take 3 to 5 business days (excluding weekends and holidays). Once your request has been processed, a confirmation email will be sent to your Saddleback College email address.

As a high school student seeking to take classes at Saddleback College via Dual Enrollment, it is your responsibility to satisfy any prerequisites listed on the classes you want to take. The Dual Enrollment Form does not clear/satisfy prerequisites. Check your intended class in the Class Schedule. If a class has a prerequisite, the prerequisite will display with a padlock symbol below the class’s unit count.

Most high school students meet prerequisites with their high school transcript. Prerequisites can be satisfied by either (a) completing the prerequisite course at Saddleback College, or (b) by submitting evidence of equivalent course completion with the Prerequisite Evaluation Request.

Students enrolled at CUSD and SVUSD high school: Download your high school transcript from Parchment or obtain a copy from the Guidance Office. Aeries portal grade reports are not accepted. (Aeries omits key data required for an evaluation, like unweighted GPA and in-progress courses.)

Saddleback Courses that have Prerequisites

Below is a list of high demand Saddleback courses that have prerequisites. The prerequisite can be satisfied with a high school transcript that contains the following: 

  • SPAN 2: 2 years of Spanish, all semesters passed with grade of C or higher.
    • Summer SPAN 2: transcript with 1.5 years of Spanish, all semesters passed with grade of C or higher and Spring semester Spanish II in progress.
  • ENGL C1000: 3 years of English (9th-11th grade English), all semesters passed with grade of C or higher.
  • BIO 11: 1 year of Biology, both semesters passed with grade of C or higher.
  • BIO 15: 1 year of Biology and 1 year of Chemistry, all semesters passed with grade of C or higher.
  • MATH 3A: 1 year of PreCalculus (or Math Analysis or Integrated Math 4), both semesters passed with grade of C or higher.
  • STAT C1000: 1 year of Algebra 1 (or higher math course), both semesters passed with grade of C or higher.


NOTE: Only transcripts from accredited U.S. high schools are accepted. 

The transcript must be issued by your high school or school district. (Grade reports and progress reports are not accepted.) A passing grade of C or higher is required in all semesters of the equivalent high school course.

Submit Your Request

Once you have a PDF of your high school transcript, downloaded from Parchment or obtained from Guidance Office, submit the Prerequisite Evaluation Request.

Submit the Saddleback College Prerequisite Evaluation Request Form

NOTE: To use an AP Score Report or College Transcript, view All Other Prerequisites. 

  • You will be notified by email once your request has been processed. Please be sure to check if your request was approved or denied.
  • The email will be sent to your saddleback.edu email address. If you provided a secondary email, it will also be sent to this address.
  • If denied, you will receive an explanation in the email. You can reply to that email if you have questions.


For any further questions regarding prerequisites, please contact us via email at scmatric@saddleback.edu.