Students should take a full load of challenging, advanced courses including honors level and Advanced Placement classes for which they are qualified . In recognition for the demands of advanced courses, the University of California and the California State University system grant extra points for these courses in computing a student's grade point average. The purpose of the CSF is to give recognition and encouragement to scholarship, service, and citizen ship to students of the high schools of California. The motto of the CSF is Scholarship for Service. A D or F in any subject excludes a student from CSF membership for that semester.
Membership is determined by the semester averages.
Three subjects from List A and B must be used. List B includes other subjects which are comparable in quality to those in List A. Applications for CSF are made available by the CSF Moderator. This honor entitles the student to receive priority in applying for college scholarships. A CSF Sealbearer is entitled to a gold tassel and honor cord at graduation. This federa tion ranks the highest in the State of California.