Academic Requirements

SUBJECTS

CURRENT 
HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATION
REQUIREMENTS

UNIVERSITY
ENTRANCE
REQUIREMENTS

ULTIMATE
UNIVERSITY
PREPARATION

ENGLISH

4 YEARS

4 YEARS

4 YEARS
Including
Composition and
Literature

MATHEMATICS

2 YEARS

4 YEARS
Algebra I
Geometry
Algebra II
Advanced Math

4 YEARS
Including College
Prep Math

LAB 
SCIENCE

2 YEARS
1 Physical Science
1 Life Science

3 YEARS
Integrated Science
(Chem Physics)
Biology
Physics
Chemistry
Earth Science

4 YEARS
Including
Chemistry and Physics

SOCIAL
STUDIES

3 YEARS
World/History Geo
Am/Az History
US Gov./Economics

3 YEARS
World/History Geo
Am/Az History
US Gov./Economics

4 YEARS
World/History Geo
Am/Az History
US Gov./Economics
Psychology
Sociology

FOREIGN 
LANGUAGE

 

2 YEARS
Same foreign language

4 YEARS
As much as possible in the same language

FINE/VOCATIONAL/
PRACTICAL ARTS

2 YEARS
1 credit from either Fine Arts (FA) or Vocational Education (VE); and 1 credit from Fine Arts (FA), Vocational Education (VE) or Practical Arts (PA)

1 YEAR
(Fine Art)
Art
Drama 
Music

 

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

1 YEAR

And one of the following:
Top 25% of the class
3.0 GPA
22 ACT  >   Writing has been added
1040 SAT>      to these scores. 

HEALTH

1 SEMESTER