Advanced Diploma Track
Students who opt into the Advanced High School Track seek more academically rigorous course requirements to prepare them for standardized tests and admission to competitive colleges and universities. As with the Standard Track, students may opt to complete this track with either a transcript or a diploma based on their college admissions needs.
In addition, the following guidelines apply:
- Applicants should be at least 14 years old.
- Students must complete a minimum of 3 courses (1.5 credits) every 6 months.
- Students must complete 24.0 credits.
- Students must complete a minimum of 3.0 BYU Independent Study credits, regardless of the number of credits earned at other schools.
- Students must complete
- at least two years of world language credit
- writing and literature courses
- higher-level math and science courses
- Diploma: Complete a minimum of 6.0 credits (12 courses) through BYU Online High School; 3.0 credits (6 courses) of the 6.0 required may be split between the junior and senior year. Students must be enrolled in the semester in which they intend to graduate.
Note: Although most colleges accept credits from the BYU Independent Study High School Programs, students should always consult with their intended college before enrolling.
Required Courses (Utah State Standards)
English (4.0 credits)
Complete the following sequences or the bold college-level course (12th grade):
9th Grade English:
ENGL 041, 043
10th Grade English:
ENGL 045, 047
11th Grade English:
ENGL 051, 053
12th Grade English:
ENGL 055, 057 or WRTG 150
Writing/Literature (1.0 credit)
Complete any two of these courses or the bold college-level course:
Literature:
LIT 047, 051, 061
Writing:
WRIT 041, 043, 045, 047 or ENGL 218
Math (4.0 credits)
Complete these courses:
Algebra 1:
ALG 051, 053
Geometry:
GEOM 041, 043
Algebra 2:
ALG 055, 057
or
Secondary Mathematics I:
Math 051, 052
Secondary Mathematics II:
Math 053, 054
Secondary Mathematics III:
Math 055, 056
Complete any one of the college-level courses (bolded) or high school-level sequences:
College Algebra:
MATH 110
Statistics:
STAT 121
Precalculus:
PRECALC 041, 043
Trigonometry:
MATH 111
Calculus:
MATH 112
AP CALC 061
AP CALC 063
Science (3.0 credits)
Complete each one of the high school-level sequences or bold college-level courses:
Biology:
BIOL 041, 043
or AP BIO 059, 060
or BIO 100
Chemistry:
CHEM 061, 063
Physics:
PHSCS 041, 043
or PHYS 100
Social Science (3.0 credits)
Complete the following course:
Geography:
GEOG 041
Complete one of these courses:
World History:
HIST 061, 062, 063, 064, 065, 066
Complete any one of the high school-level sequences or bold college-level course:
US History:
HIST 041, 043
AP HIST 061 & 062
or AHTG 100
Complete any one of the high school-level courses or bold college-level course:
American Government:
GOVT 051
AP GOV 61
or POLI 110*
Complete this course:
ECON 041
Health/Physical Education (2.0 credits)
Complete the following course:
Health Education:
HLTH 041
Complete one of these PE courses:
AEROB 045
BOWL 041
CYCLE 041
FIT 041
FIT 049
GOLF 041
JOG 041
SWIM 043
TEN 041
WALK 041
WTRNG 041
Complete any two of these Health courses, including any previously listed Health and/or PE courses:
Lifetime Weight Control: FIT 045
Health Education, Part2: HLTH 042
Eating Disorders and Basic Nutrition: HLTH 043 (0.25 credit)
Drug Use and Abuse: HLTH 045 (0.25 credit)
Medical Terminology: MEDIC 051
Preparing for Health Occupations: OCCUP 041
Why Try? Life Skills for Student Success: RES 041
World Language (2.0 credits)
Complete one two-year sequence from these courses:
American Sign Language:
ASL 041, 043, 051, 053
Chinese:
CHIN 041, 043, 051, 053
French:
FREN 041, 043, 051, 053
German:
GERM 041, 043, 051, 053
Japanese:
JAPAN 041, 043, 051, 053
Korean:
KOREA 041, 043, 051, 053
Latin:
LATIN 041, 043, 051, 053
Russian:
RUSS 041, 043, 051, 053
Spanish:
SPAN 041, 043, 051, 053, 061, 063
Digital Studies (0.5 credit)
Complete one of the following courses:
CS 041, 043,
CTECH 041
Financial Literacy (0.5 credit)
Complete the following course:
Financial Literacy:
FINL 041
Career & Technology Education (1.0 credit)
Complete any two of these courses:
Accounting: ACC 041
Digital Photography: ART 061
Automotive Basics: AUTO 043
Business Law: BLAW 041
Business and Consumer Math: BMATH 041, 043
Marketing: BMRKT 041
Child Development: CHILD 041, 043
Preparing for Responsible Parenthood: CHILD 051
Basic Clothing Construction: CLOTH 041
Clothing Fashion Fundamentals: CLOTH 047
Computer Science: CS 041, 043
Computer Technology: CTECH 041
Small Engine Repair: ENGN 041
Food and Nutrition: FOODS 041, 043
Home Gardening: GARD 041
Keyboarding: INFOP 041
Interior Design: INTDE 041
Medical Terminology: MEDIC 051
Fine Arts (0.5 credit)
Complete one of the following courses:
Art Foundations: ART 041, 043
Drawing: ART 045
Calligraphy: ART 051
Introduction to Commercial Art: ART 059
Digital Photography: ART 061
Public Speaking: COMMS 051
Beginning Guitar: GUITR 041
Introduction to Music: MUSIC 041
Beginning Piano: PIANO 041
Elective (2.5 credits)
Complete 2.5 credits of elective courses:
An elective course is any nonrequired course offered that has not previously been taken. Courses that may fulfill the requirements for two or more subjects can only be counted once.
For students who plan to attend college, we recommend taking 2.0 credits of a world language sequence as elective courses.
AP Courses
View the list of available AP courses.
* Students who plan on attending BYU after high school and who take the AP Biology exam should go to see if they are able to receive credit to fulfill specific BYU graduation requirements
Concurrent Enrollment Courses
Concurrent enrollment courses count for one BYU Independent Study high school credit and three BYU university credits. To participate in concurrent enrollment courses students must have completed at least 12 high school credits and have at least a 3.0 GPA. Students must also submit a Concurrent Enrollment Form for authorization prior to enrolling in the course.
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