| 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	High school	Requested competency code	Denied date	Date submitted	Virtual course Sort descending	Country	State	Denied reason
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.
Financial Literacy	Maricopa Unified School District		Math	06/20/2019	06/3/2019	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.
EN 75 Advanced Speech & Debate	Mesa Public Schools	Dobson High School	English	12/20/2017	12/6/2017	No	United States	Arizona	Lacks emphasis on reading/writing
English Language Arts 3 - English for English Language Learners	Dysart Schools		English	08/12/2022	05/6/2022	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"
Financial Algebra 1	Blueprint Education			01/19/2012	01/4/2012	No	United States	Arizona	does not meet ABOR requirements
Consumer Math	Kayenta Unified School District	Monument Valley High School	Math	06/20/2019	06/3/2019	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.¬†
EN 75EN 75 Advanced Speech & Debate	Mesa Public Schools			01/31/2018	12/6/2017	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.
English Language Arts 4 - English for English Language Learners	Dysart Schools		English	08/12/2022	05/6/2022	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"
Financial Algebra 2	Blueprint Education			01/19/2012	01/4/2012	No	United States	Arizona	does not meet ABOR requirements
4th Year Math - Financial Literacy	Maricopa Unified School District		Math	08/21/2019	08/8/2019	No	United States	Arizona	The course covers consumer math concepts and does not encompass college prepratory concepts outlined by ABOR.
Quantitative Reasoning		Arizona School for the Arts	Math	12/20/2016		No	United States	Arizona
English Language Arts 5 - English for English Language Learners	Dysart Schools		English	08/12/2022	05/6/2022	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"
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
Math Survey	Buckeye Union High School District	Buckeye Union High School	Math	02/11/2011		No	United States	Arizona
English Language Arts 6 - English for English Language Learners	Dysart Schools		English	08/12/2022	05/6/2022	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"
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.
Applied English and Communications		Lake Havasu High School	English	03/2/2020	01/21/2020	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.
Biology	Chandler Unified School District		Lab Science	08/29/2016		No	United States	Arizona	need lab info
English Language Arts 7 - English for English Language Learners	Dysart Schools		English	08/12/2022	05/6/2022	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"
Financial Algebra	Peoria Unified School District		Math	02/21/2013	11/16/2012	No	United States	Arizona	Not college prepatory math
Practical English		Penn Foster High School	English	04/24/2020	03/18/2020	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
Financial Literacy	Maricopa Unified School District	Maricopa High School	Math	03/23/2016		No	United States	Arizona
English Language Arts 8 - English for English Language Learners	Dysart Schools		English	08/12/2022	05/6/2022	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"
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.
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.