High School Graduation Requirements

2023-24 Academic Year

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.

Review Requirement Options

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 high school requirement.

Language Arts 11 or Applied & Advanced

The following course fulfills this requirement.

USU CE Option USU CE Course Name GenEd Category
ENGL 1010 Intro to Writing (prereq: completion of LA 11. Students earn LA 11/12 CE credit) Composition

Language Arts 12 or Applied & Advanced

The following courses fulfill this requirement.

USU CE Option USU CE Course Name GenEd Category
ENGL 2010 Research and Argument Across Perspectives Composition
CMST 1020 Public Speaking Humanities
CMST 2110 Interpersonal Communication Humanities
ENGL 2200 Understanding Literature Humanities
JCOM 1500 Intro to Mass Communication Social & Behavioral Science

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 GenEd Category
STAT 1040 Intro to Statistics Quantitative Literacy
MATH 1050 College Algebra Quantitative Literacy
MATH 1210 Calculus I Quantitative Literacy

Social Studies

3.0 high school units are required for graduation.

USU does not offer any courses that satisfy the Geography (0.5), World Civilization (1.0), or US History (1.0) high school requirements.

US National Government (1.0)

The following course fulfills this requirement.

USU CE Option USU CE Course Name GenEd Category
POLS 1100 United States Government and Politics American Institutions

Social Studies Elective (0.5)

The following courses fulfill this requirement.

USU CE Option USU CE Course Name GenEd Category
ANTH 1010 Cultural Anthropology Social & Behavioral Science
ECN 1500 Intro to Economic Institutions American Institutions
HIST 1700 American History American Institutions
PSY 1010 General Psychology Social & Behavioral Science
SOC 1010 Introductory Sociology Social & Behavioral Science
USU 1320 Civilization: Humanities Humanitites

Science

3.0 high school units from at least two quadrants are required for graduation.

Foundation Science

The following course fulfills this requirement.

USU CE Option USU CE Course Name GenEd Category
PHYS 1010 Elementary Physics Physical Science

Foundation Science or Applied & Advanced

The following courses fulfill this requirement.

USU CE Option USU CE Course Name GenEd Category
BIOL 1010 Biology and the Citizen Life Science
CHEM 1010 Intro to Chemistry Physical Science
GEO 1060 Intro to Environmental Geoscience Physical Science
PHYS 1010 Elementary Physics/No Lab Physical Science

Fine Arts

1.0 high school unit is required for graduation.

The following courses fulfill this requirement.

USU CE Option USU CE Course Name GenEd Category
ART 1010 Exploring Art Fine Arts
DANC 1010 Dance in Culture (Available USUE only) Fine Arts
MUSC 1010 Intro to Music Fine Arts
THEA 1013 Understanding Theater Fine Arts

World Languages

This is an optional graduation requirement.

USU offers world language courses in the following:

  • Chinese
  • French
  • German
  • Latin
  • Portuguese
  • Spanish

Literacy

1.0 high school unit is required for graduation.

Computer Literacy (0.5)

The following courses fulfill this requirement.

USU CE Option USU CE Course Name GenEd Category
CS 1030 Foundations of Computer Science Physical Science
CS 1400 Intro to Computer Science NA

Financial Literacy (0.5)

The following courses fulfill this requirement.

USU CE Option USU CE Course Name GenEd Category
BUSN 1021 Personal Finance NA
FCSE 1350 Financial Literacy Social & Behavioral Science

Career & Technical Education (CTE)

1.0 high school unit is required for graduation.

The following courses fulfill this requirement.

USU CE Option USU CE Course Name GenEd Category
ASTE 2900 Humanity in the Food Web Social & Behavioral Science
BUSN 1010 Business Principles Social & Behavioral Science
CJ 1010 Inro to Criminal Justice Social & Behavioral Science
HDFS 1500 Human Development Across the Lifespan Social & Behavioral Science
HDFS 2400 Marriage and Family Relations Social & Behavioral Science
HEAL 1500 Anatomy and Physiology Life Science
LAEP 1030 Introduction to Landscape Architecture Fine Arts
NDFS 1020 Science and Application of Human Nutrition Life Science
PSC 1800 Intro to Horticulture Life Science

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).