| Course Approval

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.

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Course title	District Sort descending	High school	Requested competency code	Denied date	Date submitted	Virtual course	Expected grade level	Country	State	Denied reason
Financial Algebra	Napa Valley Unified School District		Math	02/22/2023	02/10/2023	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.
Film as Literature	Naperville Community Unit School District 203	Naperville Central High School	English	09/28/2016	09/13/2016	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	09/28/2016	09/13/2016	No		United States	Illinois	ABOR policy specifically requires a Literature component
Public Speaking	Niles Township 219	Niles North High School	English	01/16/2024	11/16/2023	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"
Public Speaking & Communicaiton	Orono Schools		English	01/25/2023	08/24/2022	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"
INDUSTRIAL AND INTERDISCIPLINARY MATHEMATICS	Paradise Valley Unifed School District			08/29/2014	08/28/2014	No		United States	Arizona	Does not meet ABOR requirements
Acvanced Algebra with Financial Applications	Peoria Unified School District			02/21/2013	12/13/2012	No		United States	Arizona	Not college prepatory math
CTE - Personal Finance & Economics	Peoria Unified School District		CTE	01/25/2023	08/9/2022	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.
Personal Finance and Economics	Peoria Unified School District		Social Science	11/8/2014	10/23/2014	No		United States	Arizona	Does not include enough economic related topics mostly finance.
Financial Algebra	Peoria Unified School District		Math	02/21/2013	11/16/2012	No		United States	Arizona	Not college prepatory math
Topics of Algebra	Peoria Unified School District			09/2/2011	08/8/2011	No		United States	Arizona	Discription must be submitted by the school and include more information.
Financial Algebra	Peoria Unified School District		Math	02/21/2013	11/16/2012	No		United States	Arizona	Not college prepatory math
Mathematics of Personal Finance 1	Phoenix Union High School District			07/5/2011	04/18/2011	No		United States	Arizona
ENG240	Phoenix Union High School District		Fine Arts	04/11/2018	04/4/2018	No		United States	Arizona	Not enough specific content to apply to any competency.
Mathematics of Personal Finance 1	Phoenix Union High School District			07/5/2011	04/18/2011	No		United States	Arizona	This is not a college prep course.
Business Math	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District		Math	05/6/2020	04/23/2020	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.
HTSCI 11	Quincy Public Schools			02/9/2012	02/2/2012	No		United States	Massachusetts	Does not have the lab component required by the Arizona Board of Regents
Literature with Emphasis on Movies and Music	San Ramon Valley Unified School District	San Ramon Valley High School	English	12/6/2013		No		United States	California
Financial Literacy	Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District 35	Rio Rico High School	Math	08/29/2018	08/16/2018	No		United States	Arizona	Does not describe mathemathical topics in description provided.¬† Not approved as math competency.¬†
Financial Literacy	Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District 35	Rio Rico High School	Math	10/24/2018	10/16/2018	No		United States	Arizona	The course covers consumer math concepts and does not encompass college prepratory concepts outlined by ABOR.
Financial Algebra 2	Scottsdale Unified School District	Chaparral High School	Math	07/9/2012	05/7/2012	No		United States	Arizona	Although the course does incoroporate key principles and pre-reqs it is not considered an advanced math for college/university advancement.
Financial Math-Online	Show Low Unified School District	Show Low High School	Math	04/21/2021	04/12/2021	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.
English AIMS 5-6	Sunnyside Unified School District		English	04/10/2015	03/11/2015	No		United States	Arizona	Please resubmit new description that provide more detail on what exact topics are being taught through out the course.
Financial Algebra	Tolleson Union High School District		Math	01/19/2016		No		United States	Arizona
Electronic Journalism 1;2	Tucson Unified School District #1		Fine Arts	04/29/2013	04/12/2013	No		United States	Arizona	Not a visual or performing art
Personal Finance	William S. Hart Union High School District		Math	02/20/2023	02/3/2023	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.