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 High school Requested competency code Denied date Virtual course Expected grade level Country Sort descending State City Denied reason
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.  

English Communication Penn Foster High School English No United States Pennsylvania
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.

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.

Chemistry Essentials Amphitheater Public Schools No United States Arizona need lab discriptions
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.
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.
Argumentation and American Ideology/Honors Oaks Christian School English No United States California
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. 

Reading Skills Penn Foster High School English No United States Pennsylvania
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.

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.

Mathematics of Personal Finance 1 Phoenix Union High School District No United States Arizona
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."
Senior Seminar Phoenix Collegeegiate Academy High CTE No United States Arizona Course lacks curriculum associated with any core area of study
Literature with Emphasis on Movies and Music San Ramon Valley Unified School District San Ramon Valley High School English No United States California
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). 

Business Math Penn Foster High School Math No United States Pennsylvania
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"

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;
Government; Psychology; or Anthropology." This course does not include the

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

Topics of Algebra Peoria Unified School District No United States Arizona Discription must be submitted by the school and include more information.
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
Study Skills Phoenix Collegeegiate Academy High No United States Arizona Course does not relate specifically to any core area.
Film as Literature (XE280)/Adolescent Search for Values (XE150) Grossmont Union High School District Steele Canyon Charter High School English No United States California
Advanced Math A American Virtual Academy Math Yes United States Arizona

Course description does not include advanced math concepts but rather personal finance education.

Consumer Math Penn Foster High School Math No United States Pennsylvania
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"

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.