High School Requirements
First year applicants are required to have a minimum of 16 academic units of credit to include:
| English | 4 years |
| Science | 3 years (two years of laboratory science) |
| Mathematics | 3 years (including at least second-year algebra)* (Algebra I taken in the 8th grade is acceptable) |
| Foreign language | 2 years of one language (3 years recommended) |
| Social Science | 2 years (history, government, sociology, political science, economics, psychology, civilization, geography) |
Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate. Westmont grants advanced placement and/or credit to students who present scores of 4 or 5 on the Advanced Placement Tests of the College Entrance Examination Board and for scores of 5, 6, or 7 on Higher-Level subject examinations of the International Baccalaureate Program. The College limits credit to a maximum of 32 advanced placement/IB units. Up to three Westmont-approved advanced placement exams may be applied to the general education curriculum requirements and any remaining AP units may be applied as electives.