The application process for the 2024-25 academic year starts on December 1, 2023 and is divided into three phases.

First Application Period

First Application Period: December 1, 2023 -- January 31, 2024. Applications for the 2024-25 school year will be available online (www.uprep.net) on December 1, 2023, and through the school App (U-Prep Panthers). Applications must be completed by January 31, 2024.

• Students will be considered for admission without regard to actual or perceived disability, gender,gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic that is contained in the definition of hate crimes set forth in Section 422.55 of the Penal Code or association with an individual who has any of the aforementioned characteristics.
• University Preparatory School will actively recruit a diverse student population from families who understand and value the school’s mission and are committed to the school’s broad-based approach to a classical education.
• Admission to the school is open to any 6 -12th grade student in Shasta County or adjacent counties who has completed the application process.
• Parents must complete and sign an Application for Admission. Parents guarantee that the information represented in the Application for Admission is accurate.
• The school will grant admission preference during the first application period to currently enrolled students who wish to return, siblings of admitted or attending students, children of school employees, and residents in the Shasta Union High School District boundaries.
• The decision to readmit a pupil expelled from University Preparatory School or admit a previously expelled pupil from another public school shall be in the sole discretion of the Governing Board following a meeting with the Superintendent/Principal and the pupil and guardian or representative to determine whether the pupil has successfully completed the rehabilitation plan and to determine whether the pupil poses a threat to others or will be disruptive to the school environment. The Superintendent/Principal shall make a recommendation to the Governing Board following the meeting regarding his or her determination. The pupil’s admission is also contingent upon University Preparatory School’s capacity at the time the student seeks admission.

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Second Application Period: February 1 -- February 29, 2024. During this application period, completed applications may be submitted through Thursday, February 29, 2024.

Second Draw

All applicants not accepted by February 1, 2024, are drawn randomly and assigned a number. If First Draw applicants exceeded the number of available spaces, they are drawn before students who applied after the First Draw deadline (January 31, 2024). All Second Draw applicants are then drawn and assigned a number. Students who are not enrolled are put on a waiting list based on their number; they will be called as spaces open. When notified about an available space, parents have two days to respond; if no response is received, the space will be forfeited and the student’s application will be placed on the bottom of the waiting list.