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 State City Sort descending Denied reason
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.

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. 

Financial Algebra 2 Scottsdale Unified School District Chaparral High School Math 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.
Practical English Penn Foster High School English 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

ENGLISH WRITTEN COMMUNICATION Penn Foster High School English 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

Basic English Penn Foster High School English No United States Pennsylvania
English Communication Penn Foster High School English No United States Pennsylvania
Reading Skills Penn Foster High School English No United States Pennsylvania
Business Math Penn Foster High School Math No United States Pennsylvania
Consumer Math Penn Foster High School Math No United States Pennsylvania
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
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.

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"

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"

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"

Financial Algebra Tolleson Union High School District Math No United States Arizona
Astronomy II/Cosmology Amphitheater Public Schools No United States Arizona need lab discriptions
Physics Essentials Amphitheater Public Schools No United States Arizona need lab discriptions
Chemistry Essentials Amphitheater Public Schools No United States Arizona need lab discriptions
Electronic Journalism 1;2 Tucson Unified School District #1 Fine Arts No United States Arizona Not a visual or performing art
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.
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
Consumer Math The Lab School No United States District of Columbia Is not considered a college preparatory mathmatics course.
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.

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"