NCAA-Approved High School Courses

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The NCAA has approved the following high school courses from BYU Independent Study for use in establishing the athletic initial-eligibility certification status of high school student-athletes applying to Division I and II schools. Please be aware that the NCAA may have special requirements for a student who is seeking NCAA eligibility. BYU Independent Study strongly recommends that the student contact the NCAA Eligibility Center at 877-262-1492 or through their Web site at ncaa.org, as well as his or her member institution, before enrolling in any BYU Independent Study NCAA-approved high school courses. Also be aware that once enrolled, the NCAA may have additional requirements for completing the course.

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Business Education

ECON 43—Understanding Economics

Foreign Language

ASL 41—American Sign Language, Part 1
ASL 43—American Sign Language, Part 2
ESL 41—English as a Second Language for Spanish Speakers 1
ESL 43—English as a Second Language for Spanish Speakers 2
FREN 41—First-Year French 1
FREN 43—First-Year French 2
FREN 51—Second-Year French 1
FREN 53—Second-Year French 2
GERM 41—First-Year German 1
GERM 43—First-Year German 2
GERM 51—Second-Year German 1
GERM 53—Second-Year German 2
JAPAN 41—First-Year Japanese 1
JAPAN 43—First-Year Japanese 2
JAPAN 51—Second-Year Japanese 1
LATIN 41—First-Year Latin 1
LATIN 43—First-Year Latin 2
RUSS 41—First-Year Russian 1
RUSS 51—Second-Year Russian 1
RUSS 53—Second-Year Russian 2
SPAN 41—First-Year Spanish 1
SPAN 43—First-Year Spanish 2
SPAN 51—Second-Year Spanish 1
SPAN 53—Second-Year Spanish 2
SPAN 61—Third-Year Spanish 1
SPAN 63—Third-Year Spanish 2

Language Arts--English

ENGL 41—Ninth-Grade English 1
ENGL 43—Ninth-Grade English 2
ENGL 45—Tenth-Grade English 1
ENGL 47—Tenth-Grade English 2
ENGL 51—Eleventh-Grade English 1
ENGL 53—Eleventh-Grade English 2
ENGL 55—Twelfth-Grade English 1
ENGL 57—Twelfth-Grade English 2
ESL 41—English as a Second Language for Spanish Speakers 1
ESL 43—English as a Second Language for Spanish Speakers 2

Language Arts--Literature

LIT 45—Understanding Literature
LIT 47—Advanced Literature Comprehension
LIT 61—Science Fiction Literature

Language Arts--Writing

WRIT 45—Creative Writing
WRIT 49—Journalism

Mathematics

ALG 51—Algebra 1, Part 1
ALG 53—Algebra 1, Part 2
ALG 55—Algebra 2, Part 1 (grades 9–12)
ALG 57—Algebra 2, Part 2
CALC 41—Precalculus 1
CALC 43—Precalculus 2
GEOM 41—Plane Geometry 1 (grades 9–12)
GEOM 43—Plane Geometry 2
TRIG 41—Trigonometry 1 (grades 9–12)
TRIG 43—Trigonometry 2

Science--Biological

BIOL 41—Biology 1
BIOL 43—Biology 2
ENVRN 41—Environmental Science

Science--Chemistry

CHEM 45—Chemistry, Part 1
CHEM 47—Chemistry, Part 2

Science--Earth Systems

EARTH 41—Earth Science, Part 1
EARTH 43—Earth Science, Part 2
EARTH 55—Meteorology

Science--Physics

PHSCS 41—Physics, Part 1
PHSCS 43—Physics, Part 2

Social Science--Contemporary Issues

ECON 43—Understanding Economics
GEOG 41—World Geography: The Forces That Shape Our World
SOCSC 41—Current Events
SOCSC 51—Sociology
SOCSC 55—Psychology

Social Science--History/Government

GOVT 41—American Government, Part 1
GOVT 43—American Government, Part 2
GOVT 49—United States Foreign Policy
HIST 41—United States History to 1850
HIST 43—United States History from 1851
HIST 51—Northwest History
HIST 53—Alaskan History
HIST 61—World History: Eastern Hemisphere
HIST 63—World History: Western Hemisphere
HIST 65—World History: Europe and Russia
HIST 66—World Civilizations
HIST 67—World History: Ancient Civilizations