Concurrent Enrollment courses taken from USU may be used to satisfy high school graduation requirements. Many of these courses also fall under the General Education pathway.
CE Options for High School Graduation Requirements
Language Arts
4.0 high school units are required for graduation.
USU does not offer any courses that satisfy the Language Arts 9 or 10 or 11 high school requirement.
Language Arts 12 or Applied & Advanced
The following courses fulfill this requirement.
| USU CE Option | USU CE Course Name | Gen Ed Category |
|---|---|---|
| CIVC 1100 | Flourishing and the Good Life | Written Communication |
| CIVC 1800 | Disagree Better | Social & Behavioral Sciences |
| ENGL 1010 | Intro to Writing: Academic Prose | Written Communication |
| BUSN 2200 | Professional Communications | Not GE |
| CMST 1020 | Public Speaking | Humanities |
| CMST 2110 | Interpersonal Communication | Humanities |
| ENGL 2010 | Intermediate Writing | Written Communication |
| ENGL 2200 | Understanding Literature | Humanities |
| JCOM 1500 | Intro to Mass Communication | Social & Behavioral Sciences |
Mathematics
3.0 high school units are required for graduation.
USU does not offer any courses that satisfy the Secondary Math 1-3 high school requirements.
Senior Math Option
The following courses fulfill this requirement.
| USU CE Option | USU CE Course Name | Gen Ed Category |
|---|---|---|
| STAT 1040 | Intro to Statistics | Quantitative Literacy |
| MATH 1050 | College Algebra | Quantitative Literacy |
| STAT 1080 | Foundations of Data Science | Quantitative Literacy |
Social Studies
3.0 high school units are required for graduation.
USU does not offer any courses that satisfy the World Geography (0.5), World History (0.5), or US History (1.0) high school requirements.
US Government and Citizenship (1.0)
The following course fulfills this requirement.
| USU CE Option | USU CE Course Name | Gen Ed Category |
|---|---|---|
| POLS 1100 | United States Government and Politics | American Institutions |
Social Studies Applied & Advanced (0.5)
The following courses fulfill this requirement.
| USU CE Option | USU CE Course Name | Gen Ed Category |
|---|---|---|
| HIST 1700 | American History | American Institutions |
| PSY 1010 | General Psychology | Social & Behavioral Sciences |
| USU 1320 | Civilization: Humanities | Humanities |
Science
3.0 high school units from at least two quadrants are required for graduation.
Applied & Advanced (1.0)
The following courses fulfill this requirement.
| USU CE Option | USU CE Course Name | Gen Ed Category |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL 1010 | Biology and the Citizen | Life Sciences |
| CHEM 1010 | Intro to Chemistry | Physical Sciences |
| GEO 1060 | Intro to Environmental Geoscience | Physical Sciences |
| PHYS 1010 | Elementary Physics | Physical Sciences |
| WATS 2500 | Introduction to Marine Biology | Life Sciences |
Arts
1.5 high school units are required for graduation.
The following courses fulfill this requirement.
| USU CE Option | USU CE Course Name | Gen Ed Category |
|---|---|---|
| ART 1010 | Exploring Art | Arts |
| MUSC 1010 | Intro to Music | Arts |
| THEA 1013 | Understanding Theater | Arts |
World Languages
This is an optional graduation requirement.
USU offers world language courses in the following:
- Chinese
- French
- German
- Latin
- Portuguese
- Spanish
Digital Studies & Financial Literacy
0.5 high school units each are required for graduation.
Digital Studies (0.5)
The following courses fulfill this requirement.
| USU CE Option | USU CE Course Name | Gen Ed Category |
|---|---|---|
| CS 1030 | Foundations of Computer Science | Physical Sciences |
| CS 1400 | Intro to Computer Programming | Not GE |
| CS 1410 | Introduction to Computer Science-CS 2 | Not GE |
| DATA 2100 | Data and Information in Business | Not GE |
Financial Literacy (0.5)
The following courses fulfill this requirement.
| USU CE Option | USU CE Course Name | Gen Ed Category |
|---|---|---|
| BUSN 1021 | Personal Finance | Not GE |
| FCSE 1350 | Financial Literacy | Social & Behavioral Sciences |
Career & Technical Education (CTE)
USU offers 70+ CTE courses.
1.0 high school unit is required for graduation.
The following courses fulfill this requirement.
| USU CE Option | USU CE Course Name | Gen Ed Category |
|---|---|---|
| ADVS 1110 | Introduction to Animal Science | Life Sciences |
| BUSN 1010 | Business Principles | Social & Behavioral Sciences |
| CJ 1010 | Intro to Criminal Justice | Social & Behavioral Sciences |
| ECON 2020 | Introduction to Macroeconomics | American Institutions |
| ENVS 1350 | Intro to Environmental Science | Life Sciences |
| HDFS 1500 | Human Development Across the Lifespan | Social & Behavioral Sciences |
| HDFS 2400 | Couple and Family Relations | Social & Behavioral Sciences |
| HEAL 1500 | Anatomy and Physiology | Life Sciences |
| LAEP 1030 | Introduction to Landscape Architecture | Arts |
| MSLE 2600 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship | Not GE |
| NDFS 1020 | Science and Application of Human Nutrition | Life Sciences |
| PSC 1800 | Intro to Horticulture | Life Sciences |
| WILD 2200 | Ecology of Our Changing World | Life Sciences |
Elective Credit
1.0 high school unit is required for graduation.
USU does not offer any courses that satisfy the Elective Credit requirements for Participation Skills (0.5), Fitness for Life (0.5), Health II (0.5), or Elective PE (0.5).