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 | High school | Requested competency code | Denied date | Date submitted | Virtual course | Expected grade level | Country | State | City | Denied reason |
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SEI Writing-Intermediate | Deer Valley Unified School District | Barry Goldwater High School, Boulder Creek High School, Deer Valley High School, Mountain Ridge High School, Sandra Day O'Connor High School | English | No | 11th | United States | Arizona | Per standard course approvals, Structured English Immersion or other remedial English courses are not approved toward ABOR English requirements. The information provided did not provide enough validation to deviate from that standard. |
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SEI Writing-Transitional | Deer Valley Unified School District | Barry Goldwater High School, Boulder Creek High School, Deer Valley High School, Mountain Ridge High School, Sandra Day O'Connor High School | English | No | 12th | United States | Arizona | Per standard course approvals, Structured English Immersion or other remedial English courses are not approved toward ABOR English requirements. The information provided did not provide enough validation to deviate from that standard. |
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SEI Writing - Basic | Deer Valley Unified School District | Barry Goldwater High School, Boulder Creek High School, Deer Valley High School, Mountain Ridge High School, Sandra Day O'Connor High School | English | No | 10th | United States | Arizona | Per standard course approvals, Structured English Immersion or other remedial English courses are not approved toward ABOR English requirements. The information provided did not provide enough validation to deviate from that standard. |
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SEI Writing - Beginning | Deer Valley Unified School District | Barry Goldwater High School, Boulder Creek High School, Deer Valley High School, Mountain Ridge High School, Sandra Day O'Connor High School | English | No | 9th | United States | Arizona | Per standard course approvals, Structured English Immersion or other remedial English courses are not approved toward ABOR English requirements. The information provided did not provide enough validation to deviate from that standard. |
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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" |
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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" |
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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" |
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Public Speaking | Niles Township 219 | Niles North High School | English | No | 9th | 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" |
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Earth Science | LEAD Charter Schools | Leading Edge Academy High School | Lab Science | Yes | United States | Arizona | Duplicate submission, prior submission approved. |
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Financial Algebra | Napa Valley Unified School District | Math | No | United States | California | Personal finance courses are generally not approved toward ABOR math requirements. Please include information about the curriculums relation to algebra; geometry; trigonometry; calculus; etc. |
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Personal Finance | William S. Hart Union High School District | Math | No | United States | California | Personal finance courses are generally not approved toward ABOR math requirements. Approved topics for advaned math include algebra; geometry; trigonometry; calculus; statistics; etc. |
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Consumer Math Finance and Budgeting | Carefree Christian Academy | Math | No | United States | Arizona | Personal finance/Consummer finance courses are generally not approved toward ABOR math requirements. Please include information about the curriculums relation to algebra; geometry; trigonometry; calculus; etc. |
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Sports & Physical Education | Kingman Unified School District No. 20 | CTE | No | United States | Arizona | The course is a PE course; does not meet ABOR requirements for CTE. |
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Personal Finance | Chandler Unified School District | Social Science | No | United States | Arizona | Per ABOR; for a course to be considered a social science; the course must include topics such as "European or World History; Economics; Sociology; Geography; |
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MAT406 Consumer Math Course Code AZ02157 | Antelope Union High School | Math | No | United States | Arizona | Personal finance courses are generally not approved toward ABOR math requirements. Please include information about the curriculums relation to algebra; geometry; trigonometry; calculus; etc. |
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Senior seminar English | Great Neck School District | English | No | United States | New York | Per standard course approvals; AP Seminar is not approved for core competencies. |
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Senior seminar Social studies | Great Neck School District | US History | No | United States | New York | Per standard course approvals; AP Seminar is not approved for core competencies. |
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Public Speaking & Communicaiton | Orono Schools | English | No | United States | Minnesota | 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" |
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CTE - Personal Finance & Economics | Peoria Unified School District | CTE | No | United States | Arizona | In order to be reviewed as a CTE; we need specific approved ABOR program topic this applies to and details of how applies to that topic. |
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Foundations Math | Seton Catholic High School | Math | No | United States | Arizona | Course does not appear to equal alebra completion competency for HS level math approval. |
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Health and Wellness | Dubuque Community School District | Social Science | No | United States | Iowa | Per ABOR; for a course to be considered a social science; the course must include topics such as "European or World History; Economics; Sociology; Geography; |
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English 1 - English for English Language Learners | Dysart Schools | English | No | United States | Arizona | 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" |
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English Language Arts 4 - English for English Language Learners | Dysart Schools | English | No | United States | Arizona | 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" |
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English Language Arts 7 - English for English Language Learners | Dysart Schools | English | No | United States | Arizona | 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" |
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English Language Arts 2 - English for English Language Learners | Dysart Schools | English | No | United States | Arizona | 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" |
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English Language Arts 5 - English for English Language Learners | Dysart Schools | English | No | United States | Arizona | 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" |
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English Language Arts 8 - English for English Language Learners | Dysart Schools | English | No | United States | Arizona | 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" |
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English Language Arts 3 - English for English Language Learners | Dysart Schools | English | No | United States | Arizona | 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" |
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English Language Arts 6 - English for English Language Learners | Dysart Schools | English | No | United States | Arizona | 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" |
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Basic English Language Arts EL | Glendale Union High School District #205 | English | No | United States | Arizona | 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" |
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Chargerettes - Fine Arts Credit | Benjamin Franklin High School | Fine Arts | No | United States | Arizona | Chargerettes (Pom Line) is not an approved ABOR-valued fine arts course. |
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Financial Algebra | La Conner School District | Math | No | United States | Washington | Per ABOR; in order to be considered a math; a course needs to meet the following requirement "Applicants must complete 4 high school credits in collegepreparatory mathematics including algebra I and II; geometry; and culminating in 1 credit in advanced mathematics for which algebra II is a prerequisite. "Policy: https://public.azregents.edu/Policy%20Manual/2-121-Undergraduate%20Admission.pdfThis course does not include a pre-requisite. Please resubmit with math pre-requisite information included. |
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Financial Algebra | Lower Merion School District | Math | No | United States | Pennsylvania | Financial Math courses are generally not approved toward ABOR math requirements. Please include information about the curriculums relation to algebra; geometry; trigonometry; calculus; etc. |
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Dubuque Community Schools Speech | Dubuque Community School District | English | No | United States | Iowa | 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 " |
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Finace | Eugene School District 4J | CTE | No | United States | Oregon | The course description does not contain career focused curriculum that is required for approved career and technical education courses.† |
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P Financial Algebra | Napa Valley Unified School District | Math | No | United States | California | Financial Math courses are generally not approved toward ABOR math requirements. Please include information about the curriculums relation to algebra; geometry; trigonometry; calculus; etc. |
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Financial Math-Online | Show Low Unified School District | Show Low High School | Math | Yes | United States | Arizona | Financial Math courses are generally not approved toward ABOR math requirements. Please include information about the curriculums relation to algebra; geometry; trigonometry; calculus; etc. |
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Financial Math Strategies Resubmission | Dysart Schools | Math | No | United States | Arizona | Per ABOR; in order to be considered a math; a course needs to meet the following requirement "Applicants must complete 4 high school credits in collegepreparatory mathematics including algebra i and ii; geometry; and culminating in 1 credit in advanced mathematics for which algebra ii is a prerequisite."Policy: https://public.azregents.edu/Policy%20Manual/2-121-Undergraduate%20Admission.pdfThis course does not include a pre-requisite. Please resubmit with math pre-requisite information included. |
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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. |
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English Writing for Journalism A /B (DC) | Bisbee Unified School District | English | No | United States | Arizona | Course does not contain substantive English grammar and composition. Per ABOR policy; English approval is defined as "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." |
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AP Capstone Seminar | Methacton School District | Methacton High School | English | No | United States | Pennsylvania | 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. |
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Microsoft Office Advanced (.5 credit) | Penn Foster High School | CTE | No | United States | Pennsylvania | ||||||
Microsoft Word & Excel (1 credit) | Penn Foster High School | CTE | No | United States | Pennsylvania | ||||||
Understanding Computers Advanced (.5 credit) | Penn Foster High School | CTE | No | United States | Pennsylvania | ||||||
Reading Skills | Penn Foster High School | English | No | United States | Pennsylvania | ||||||
Basic English | Penn Foster High School | English | No | United States | Pennsylvania | ||||||
Business Math | Penn Foster High School | Math | No | United States | Pennsylvania | ||||||
English Communication | Penn Foster High School | English | No | United States | Pennsylvania | ||||||
Consumer Math | Penn Foster High School | Math | No | United States | Pennsylvania | ||||||
FINANCIAL LITERACY | Albuquerque Public Schools | Math | No | United States | New Mexico | Per ABOR; in order to be considered a math; a course needs to meet the following requirement "Applicants must complete 4 high school credits in college |
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Financial Literacy | Albuquerque Public Schools | Math | No | United States | New Mexico | Per ABOR; in order to be considered a math; a course needs to meet the following requirement "Applicants must complete 4 high school credits in college |
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Business Math | Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District | Math | No | United States | California | Arizona Board of Regents math approval requires topics covering Algebraic functions; geometry; calculus; trigonometry and/or statistics. Consumer math topics are generally not approved unless covered using the above methodologies and calculations. |
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Practical English | Penn Foster High School | English | No | United States | Pennsylvania | English must include literature and have a substantial emphasis |
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ENGLISH WRITTEN COMMUNICATION | Penn Foster High School | English | No | United States | Pennsylvania | English must include literature and have a substantial emphasis |
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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. |
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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. |
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4th Year Math - Financial Literacy | Maricopa Unified School District | Math | No | United States | Arizona | The course covers consumer math concepts and does not encompass college prepratory concepts outlined by ABOR. |
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Consumer Math | Kayenta Unified School District | Monument Valley High School | 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.  |
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Financial Math | Grad Solutions | I want my diploma | Math | No | United States | Arizona | Lacks significant math component |
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Financial Literacy | Maricopa Unified School District | Math | No | United States | Arizona | Class is a consumer math course; not a college preparatory math course. Does not describe mathemathical topics in description provided. Not approved as math competency. |
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Advanced Math A | American Virtual Academy | Math | Yes | United States | Arizona | Course description does not include advanced math concepts but rather personal finance education. |
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speech and debate | LEAD Charter Schools | Leading Edge Academy - Gilbert Early College | CTE | No | United States | Arizona | Denied: Course description lacks career focus (must have career relevancy/focus for CTE review).  |
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Quantitative Reasoning | Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy | Math | No | United States | Arizona | Lacks significant mathematical components. Quantitative Reasoning focuses on basic math skills for finance and everyday life which are not approved as an ABOR-valued math course.  |
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Advanced Placement Seminar | High School District 214 | English | No | United States | Illinois | The decision to deny the acceptance of AP Seminar as an English requirement is twofold.  This course is only applied as an Elective credit if student has a high enough score at all three Tri-University schools.  Additionally; the AP curriculum and the school’s course descriptioN/Assignment breakdown does not demonstrate enough of the content of the course is English specific for it to fulfill an English requirement.   |
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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.  |
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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.  |
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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." |
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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.
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Financial Literacy | Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District 35 | Rio Rico High School | Math | No | United States | Arizona | The course covers consumer math concepts and does not encompass college prepratory concepts outlined by ABOR. |
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Financial Literacy | Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District 35 | Rio Rico High School | Math | No | United States | Arizona | Does not describe mathemathical topics in description provided.  Not approved as math competency.  |
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ENG240 | Phoenix Union High School District | Fine Arts | No | United States | Arizona | Not enough specific content to apply to any competency. |
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EN 75EN 75 Advanced Speech & Debate | Mesa Public Schools | No | United States | Arizona | Per Committee Review; This course was denied as ENGL. Speech and debate courses may not be used to substitute for a regular English course as it does not exclusively study English. | ||||||
EN 75 Advanced Speech & Debate | Mesa Public Schools | Dobson High School | English | No | United States | Arizona | Lacks emphasis on reading/writing | ||||
Study Skills | Phoenix Collegeegiate Academy High | No | United States | Arizona | Course does not relate specifically to any core area. | ||||||
Senior Seminar | Phoenix Collegeegiate Academy High | No | United States | Arizona | Course lacks curriculum associated with any core area of study | ||||||
Senior Seminar | Phoenix Collegeegiate Academy High | CTE | No | United States | Arizona | Course lacks curriculum associated with any core area of study | |||||
Algebra II Fundamentals | Gilbert Public Schools | Math | No | United States | Arizona | Does not include skills needed for Algebra II as just a review. Includes remedial content. | |||||
Exploring Careers & Academic Success | Agua Fria Union High School District | CTE | No | United States | Arizona | Not approved for CTE; focus is on skills and readiness rather than on career & technical education. | |||||
Algebra Extension A/B | Agua Fria Union High School District | Math | No | United States | Arizona | Class runs parallel with ALG 1 and does not cover advanced topics | |||||
Financial Literacy A/B | Agua Fria Union High School District | Math | No | United States | Arizona | Does not meet competency requirements for Advanced Math; focused on personal financial responsibilities instead of advanced math. | |||||
Read 180 | Agua Fria Union High School District | English | No | United States | Arizona | This course does not appear to be at course level and does not contain literary analysis/writing assignments. In order for this course to be re-reviewed; details on writing/literary assignments must be submitted. If would like to be re-reviewed; please please provide provide descriptive information about those assignments in description. | |||||
Basic Read 180 | Agua Fria Union High School District | English | No | United States | Arizona | Course runs parallel with English courses | |||||
Intermediate Read 180 | Agua Fria Union High School District | English | No | United States | Arizona | This course does not appear to be at course level and does not contain literary analysis/writing assignments. In order for this course to be re-reviewed; details on writing/literary assignments must be submitted. If would like to be re-reviewed; please please provide provide descriptive information about those assignments in description. | |||||
Drill & Ceremonies A/B | Agua Fria Union High School District | No | United States | Arizona | Not approved for Fine Arts or CTE as ROTC courses do not fulfill requirements. | ||||||
Financial Math | Metropolitan Arts Institute | Math | No | United States | Arizona | Please re-examine pre-requisite for this course and resubmit. | |||||
Financial Math | Metropolitan Arts Institute | Math | No | United States | Arizona | Please re-examine pre-requisite for this course and resubmit. | |||||
Communications Skills (Communications 7-8) | Lake Havasu Unified School District #1 | No | United States | Arizona | No Literature component | ||||||
Academic Skills and Literacy (ASL) | San Miguel High School | English | No | United States | Arizona | Not enough composition and literature components | |||||
Academic Skills and Literacy | San Miguel High School | English | No | United States | Arizona | Not enough composition and literature components | |||||
Film as Literature | Naperville Community Unit School District 203 | Naperville Central High School | English | No | United States | Illinois | ABOR policy specifically requires a Literature component | ||||
Film as Literature | Naperville Community Unit School District 203 | Naperville Central High School | English | No | United States | Illinois | ABOR policy specifically requires a Literature component | ||||
Advanced Speech | Arrowhead Union High School District | Arrowhead High School | English | No | United States | Wisconsin | This can not be accepted as English course per policy 2-121. "Courses such as Journalism; Business Communications; Speech; and others that often include some emphasis on grammar or composition may improve a student’s ability in English. However; they are not devoted exclusively to the study of English and may not be substituted for a regular English course." | ||||
English AIMS 5-6 | Sunnyside Unified School District | English | No | United States | Arizona | Please resubmit new description that provide more detail on what exact topics are being taught through out the course. | |||||
Personal Finance and Economics | Peoria Unified School District | Social Science | No | United States | Arizona | Does not include enough economic related topics mostly finance. | |||||
INDUSTRIAL AND INTERDISCIPLINARY MATHEMATICS | Paradise Valley Unifed School District | No | United States | Arizona | Does not meet ABOR requirements | ||||||
Electronic Journalism 1;2 | Tucson Unified School District #1 | Fine Arts | No | United States | Arizona | Not a visual or performing art | |||||
Financial Mathematics | Tesseract School | No | United States | Arizona | Not college prepatory math | ||||||
Acvanced Algebra with Financial Applications | Peoria Unified School District | No | United States | Arizona | Not college prepatory math | ||||||
Financial Algebra | Peoria Unified School District | Math | No | United States | Arizona | Not college prepatory math | |||||
Financial Algebra | Peoria Unified School District | Math | No | United States | Arizona | Not college prepatory math |