An introduction to the UC Curriculum Integration Institutes, produced by the UC Curriculum Integration program, part of the University of California's Admissions department.

1. Integrating Academics and CTE
for College-Prep
Deborah McCaskey, UCCI Communications Coordinator
University of California | Office of the President

2. UC and high school courses
 UC plays a role in setting uniform academic standards for
California high school curriculum
 High schools submit courses for UC approval
 High school course lists are published online, and
updated yearly
 15-course pattern leading to UC and CSU eligibility for
freshman admission

3. UC’s involvement in CTE
 The challenge: Keep students in school and engaged in
learning
 High schools that offer strong academics and demanding career
technical education equip students with skills that prepare them for
both college and career
 Students on the college-prep track have little room in their
schedules for CTE courses
 With CTE courses that are UC-approved – that is, integrated
curriculum – students can explore careers and fulfill college-prep
requirements at the same time

4. What UCCI Institutes do
 Our goal is to facilitate the creation of new integrated
curriculum in core academic subjects that need more
courses: math, English and history
 CTE and academic teachers collaborate in teams
 UCCI course frameworks are created over the four days of the
Institutes
 New courses place rigorous academics within the context of real-
world, applied learning and are designed to meet UC “a-g”
criteria

5. What’s it like at an Institute?
 https://vimeo.com/ucciinstitutes/videos

6. Highlights of UCCI courses
 Spanish for the Entrepreneurial Mind allows students to
develop third-year Spanish language knowledge and
skills within the context of careers in Marketing
 Literacy, Advocacy and Public Service lets students hone
their reading, writing, speaking and presentation skills as
they explore the impact of the Social Services field in
their community, state and country
 Geometry by Design! takes a project-based learning
approach, developing students’ understanding of
geometry through woodworking projects in a Building
Trades & Construction pathway

7. Impact and outcomes
 Since 2010, UCCI has hosted 10 Institutes involving
more than 400 California educators
 UC has approved 23 courses developed at UCCI, with
more in the pipeline
 UCCI courses are being taught in 46 schools and ROPS
all over California

8. UCCI Courses throughout CA
UCCI courses are being taught
at schools all over California.
This map shows where the
schools are, and each pin is
linked to the course outline
and the school’s contact
information.

9. Program-status courses
 Once approved, courses developed at the Institutes are
added to the UCCI course list.
 UCCI courses have program status – like AP or ROP
courses, they can be added to school course lists without
further review by UC
 This especially benefits schools that do not have the
resources to develop their own curriculum

10. Beyond the Institutes
 During the past fiscal year, UCCI was able to offer,
through the UCCI Pathways Grant program:
 12 mini-grants awarded to qualifying schools and districts
 12 more schools offering UCCI courses, plus adding 24
more “a-g” courses that can serve as models for other
schools that want to implement Linked Learning

11. UCCI is possible because …
 UCCI is funded entirely by grants administered by the
California Department of Education, our partner agency.
This funding covers:
 Staff salaries – UCCI has a staff of five
 Participant expenses – registration, meals and lodging
(though not travel), a $550 stipend and 2.5 Continuing
Education credits through the Education Department of
UCLA Extension
 School expenses – $250 to help schools and districts
defray costs of hiring substitute teachers while their
teachers are at the Institute

12. Visit UCCI online at:
ucci.ucop.edu