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 Date submitted Virtual course Sort descending Expected grade level Country State City Denied reason
Speech Saint John Paul II Catholic High School Fine Arts 12/21/2018 12/4/2018 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."
Read 180 Agua Fria Union High School District English 12/6/2017 05/24/2017 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.
Finace Eugene School District 4J CTE 11/5/2021 10/9/2021 No United States Oregon

The course description does not contain career focused curriculum that is required for approved career and technical education courses.†
MAT AIMS PREP; High School Math Workshop Espiritu Community Development Corporation NFL YET College Preparatory Academy Math 07/21/2010 06/30/2010 No United States Arizona Does not meet ABOR Math requirements
Consumer Math A Insight Academy of Arizona Math 12/20/2018 12/13/2018 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. 
Algebra Extension A/B Agua Fria Union High School District Math 10/19/2017 05/31/2017 No United States Arizona Class runs parallel with ALG 1 and does not cover advanced topics
Dubuque Community Schools Speech Dubuque Community School District English 12/29/2021 12/21/2021 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 "
Astronomy II/Cosmology Amphitheater Public Schools 11/1/2010 09/30/2010 No United States Arizona need lab discriptions
Consumer Math B Insight Academy of Arizona Math 12/20/2018 12/13/2018 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. 
Financial Literacy A/B Agua Fria Union High School District Math 10/23/2017 05/31/2017 No United States Arizona Does not meet competency requirements for Advanced Math; focused on personal financial responsibilities instead of advanced math.
Financial Algebra Lower Merion School District Math 03/23/2022 03/11/2022 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.
Physics Essentials Amphitheater Public Schools 11/1/2010 09/30/2010 No United States Arizona need lab discriptions
Advanced Placement Seminar High School District 214 English 03/27/2019 03/4/2019 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.  
Exploring Careers & Academic Success Agua Fria Union High School District CTE 10/23/2017 08/9/2017 No United States Arizona Not approved for CTE; focus is on skills and readiness rather than on career & technical education.
Chargerettes - Fine Arts Credit Benjamin Franklin High School Fine Arts 05/4/2022 03/30/2022 No United States Arizona

Chargerettes (Pom Line) is not an approved ABOR-valued fine arts course.
Chemistry Essentials Amphitheater Public Schools 11/1/2010 09/30/2010 No United States Arizona need lab discriptions
Quantitative Reasoning Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy Math 04/10/2019 04/4/2019 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. 
Algebra II Fundamentals Gilbert Public Schools Math 10/5/2017 10/5/2017 No United States Arizona Does not include skills needed for Algebra II as just a review. Includes remedial content.
Financial Algebra La Conner School District Math 05/4/2022 03/30/2022 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.
Mathematics of Personal Finance 1 Phoenix Union High School District 07/5/2011 04/18/2011 No United States Arizona
speech and debate LEAD Charter Schools Leading Edge Academy - Gilbert Early College CTE 05/22/2019 05/7/2019 No United States Arizona

Denied: Course description lacks career focus (must have career relevancy/focus for CTE review). 
Senior Seminar Phoenix Collegeegiate Academy High CTE 11/21/2017 11/6/2017 No United States Arizona Course lacks curriculum associated with any core area of study
Basic English Language Arts EL Glendale Union High School District #205 English 08/12/2022 04/25/2022 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"
Advanced Math A American Virtual Academy Math 06/5/2019 05/16/2019 Yes United States Arizona

Course description does not include advanced math concepts but rather personal finance education.
Financial Applications Gilbert Global Academy Math 09/11/2019 08/26/2019 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.
Sci116: Earth Science (credit recovery) Ohio Virtual Academy Lab Science 04/1/2016 Yes United States Ohio
Earth Science LEAD Charter Schools Leading Edge Academy High School Lab Science 10/2/2023 09/12/2023 Yes United States Arizona

Duplicate submission, prior submission approved.
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.
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