Qualified Admissions Curriculum

Note: 1 unit = 1 year or two semesters

4 units Required

At least one unit of english or language arts must be taken each year of high school. In addition to this requirement, students are encouraged to take courses in journalism, speech, drama/theater, and/or debate. These courses do not count toward the English requirement.

4 units required

Students applying for a state-Sponsored scholarship must take:

• Biology
• Chemistry
• Physics

Students are strongly encouraged to take a fourth year of science.

3 Units Required

Students must take three units chosen from the following courses:

• Biology
• Advanced Biology
• Earth/Space Science
• Chemistry**
• Physics**

** At Least one unit must be in chemistry or physics

If these courses have been approved by the Kansas Commissioner of Education, students may take up to two units in:

• Applications in Biology
• Applications in Chemistry
• Principles of Technology I and II

Applied/technical courses (e.g., Applied Chemistry, Applied Physics) may not be substituted fro the requirement that one unit of natural science credit must be in the chemistry or physics.

Students are encouraged to take one additional unit of science chosen from the courses listed above.

3 units Required

Students applying for a state-sponsored Scholarship must take:

• Biology
• Chemistry
• Physics

Students are strongly encouraged to take a fourth year of science.

3 Units required

Students must take one unit each of:

• Algebra I
• Algebra II
• Geometry

Completion of any of the required math courses in the middle school or junior high school, can count toward the Qualified Admissions math requirement.

Completion of both Applied Mathematics I and II can be substituted for Algebra I only

For students graduating in 2006 and there after*

3 units required in high school at or above the level of Algebra I.

Mathematics courses completed in middle school or junior high will NOT count toward the Qualified Admissions math requirement.

Completion of both Applied Mathematics I and II can be substituted for Algebra I only.

*Students are strongly encouraged to take a mathematics course every year of high school

1 additional unit (for a total of 4 units)

In addition to Algebra, Algebra II, and Geometry, you are required to complete at least one unit of advanced mathematics from:

• Analytic Geometry
• Trigonometry
• Advanced Algebra
• Probability and Statistics
• Functions
• Calculus

3 units required

Students must complete the following:

• One unit of U.S. History
• One-half unit of U.S. Government

One-half unit selected from:

• World History
• Wold Geography
• International Relations

One unit selected from :

• Psychology
• Economics
• Civics
• History
• Current Social Issues
• Sociology
• Anthropology
• Race and Ethnic Group Relations

3 units required

See the Regents Qualified Admissions Curriculum. The Requirements are the same.

1 unit required

The school may fulfill this requirement by use of a test. The test grade must be listed on the transcript with a grade as one unit. You need not, however, count it toward graduation.

1 unit required

See the Regents Qualified Admissions Curriculum. The requirements are the same.

Recommended but not required for Qualified Admissions

2 Units required

Students are required to complete two years of one foreign language.