Arizona's three public universities review high school courses from Arizona and other locations to determine their equivalency for high school competency requirement for university admission. The below courses have been submitted for review to determine how and if the course can be applied toward a high school competency requirement. You can search for courses by clicking on the following tabs across the top of the page: Approved courses, Deferred courses, Denied courses, Pending courses, Committee review and All courses.

Approved courses - courses approved by Arizona's three public universities and how the courses apply
Deferred courses - courses that require additional information before a decision can be made
Denied courses - courses not approved to apply towards a high school competency
Pending courses - courses waiting to be reviewed (allow two to four weeks for review)
Committee review - courses requiring additional review to determine applicability (allow four to eight weeks for review)
All courses - all courses submitted to website and where they are in the process
Course title District Sort ascending High school Requested competency code Denied date Virtual course Expected grade level Country State City Denied reason
Reading Skills Penn Foster High School English No United States Pennsylvania
Quantitative Reasoning Arizona School for the Arts Math No United States Arizona
Senior Seminar Phoenix Collegeegiate Academy High CTE No United States Arizona Course lacks curriculum associated with any core area of study
Speech Saint John Paul II Catholic High School Fine Arts No United States Arizona

Does not meet competency requirement. In order for a competency to meet the fine arts requirement; the course must meet the following criteria.

"Fine Arts courses are defined as those that provide the opportunity to gain experience and knowledge in the production and performance; analysis; interpretation; and evaluation; and historical and cultural aspects of the visual and performing arts. Courses must combine theory and practice and include critical thinking skills."

Financial Math Central Kitsap High School Math No United States Washington
Financial Math Metropolitan Arts Institute Math No United States Arizona Please re-examine pre-requisite for this course and resubmit.
Consumer Math Penn Foster High School Math No United States Pennsylvania
Mathematics of Financial Analysis Chaminade College Preparatory Math No United States California
Applied English and Communications Lake Havasu High School English No United States Arizona

Per ABOR; "English must include literature and have a substantial emphasis on grammar and composition. Courses such as journalism; business communications; and speech; for example may improve a student?s ability in English; but they are not devoted exclusively to the study of English and may not be substituted for a regular English course." Please provide additional information on the courses emphasis on literature; grammar and composition.

Public speaking Walt Whitman High School English No 12th United States New York

Per ABOR Requirement: "English must include literature and have a substantial emphasis on grammar and composition. Courses such as journalism, business communications, and speech, for example may improve a student’s ability in English, but they are not devoted exclusively to the study of English and may not be substituted for a regular English course.https://public.azregents.edu/Policy%20Manual/2-121-Undergraduate%20Admission.pdf"

Senior Seminar Phoenix Collegeegiate Academy High No United States Arizona Course lacks curriculum associated with any core area of study
Microsoft Word & Excel (1 credit) Penn Foster High School CTE No United States Pennsylvania
Consumer Math B Insight Academy of Arizona Math No United States Arizona

Lacks significant mathematical components. Consumer math focuses on basic math skills for commerce and everyday life which are not approved as an ABOR-valued math course. 

Survey of Topics in Mathematics Berks Catholic High School Math No United States Pennsylvania
Academic Skills and Literacy (ASL) San Miguel High School English No United States Arizona Not enough composition and literature components
Applied Math (Math 430) Marin Academy Math No United States California
English Communication Penn Foster High School English No United States Pennsylvania
ENGLISH WRITTEN COMMUNICATION Penn Foster High School English No United States Pennsylvania

English must include literature and have a substantial emphasis
on grammar and composition. Courses such as journalism;
business communications; and speech; for example may improve
a student?s ability in English; but they are not devoted exclusively
to the study of English and may not be substituted for a regular
English course.

https://public.azregents.edu/Policy%20Manual/2-121-Undergraduate%20Admission.pdf

Speech Saint John Paul II Catholic High School Fine Arts No United States Arizona

Does not meet competency requirement. In order for a competency to meet the fine arts requirement; the course must meet the following criteria.


"Fine Arts courses are defined as those that provide the opportunity to gain experience and knowledge in the production and performance; analysis; interpretation; and evaluation; and historical and cultural aspects of the visual and performing arts. Courses must combine theory and practice and include critical thinking skills."

Consumer Math The Lab School No United States District of Columbia Is not considered a college preparatory mathmatics course.
Topics in Math Cinco Ranch High School Math No United States Texas
Business Math Penn Foster High School Math No United States Pennsylvania
Financial Mathematics Tesseract School No United States Arizona Not college prepatory math
American Film Saint Xavier High School English No United States Ohio

Per ABOR Requestments: "English must include literature and have a substantial emphasis on grammar and composition. Courses such as journalism; business communications; and speech; for example may improve a student?s ability in English; but they are not devoted exclusively to the study of English and may not be substituted for a regular English course.

https://public.azregents.edu/Policy%20Manual/2-121-Undergraduate%20Admission.pdf"

Financial Applications Gilbert Global Academy Math Yes United States Arizona

The course does not cover advanced math topics such as Calculus; Pre-calc; Trigonomotry and Statistics as outlined by ABOR policy.

Journalism 1 (E186) Loyola Academy English No 12th United States Illinois

Per ABOR Requirement: "English must include literature and have a substantial emphasis on grammar and composition. Courses such as journalism, business communications, and speech, for example may improve a student’s ability in English, but they are not devoted exclusively to the study of English and may not be substituted for a regular English course.https://public.azregents.edu/Policy%20Manual/2-121-Undergraduate%20Admission.pdf"

Study Skills Phoenix Collegeegiate Academy High No United States Arizona Course does not relate specifically to any core area.
Consumer Math A Insight Academy of Arizona Math No United States Arizona

Lacks significant mathematical components. Consumer math focuses on basic math skills for commerce and everyday life which are not approved as an ABOR-valued math course.