Graduation Requirements
UHS offers a college preparatory curriculum where all academic core courses are at the Honors or AP level. Students are required to complete 23 credits to graduate. However, students are also expected to take 6 courses each year, resulting in most earning 24. Credits are fulfilled through the required core coursework outlined below and their elective choices. While most electives are taught every year, our master schedule is ultimately built around student choice; therefore, some courses are not offered every year.
Required Core Coursework
- 9th Grade
- Honors English 9
- Math (by placement)
- AP Human Geography (optional as of 24-25)
- AP Environmental Science
- 10th Grade
- Honors English 10 (or AP Seminar as of 24-25)
- Math (by progression)
- AP European History or AP World History
- Honors Chemistry or AP Chemistry
- 11th Grade
- AP English Language & Composition*
*Culturally Relevant, Mexican American & African American Focus - Math (by progression)
- AP U.S. History
- AP Physics 1 or AP Physics C
- AP English Language & Composition*
- 12th Grade
- AP English Literature & Composition or Writing 101/102 Dual Enrollment*
*w/ Pima CC, Film Analysis Focus - Math (by progression)
- AP U.S. Government & Politics
- AP English Literature & Composition or Writing 101/102 Dual Enrollment*
- AND:
- (2) years World Language
- (1) year Fine Art or CTE
- (1) year Physical Education
- (.5) year Economics
- (.5) year Health
Math Courses
Placement by exam. Trajectory can include:
- Honors Algebra I
- Honors College Algebra
- Honors Geometry
- Honors Trigonometry/Pre-Calculus 1
- AP Pre-Calculus
- Honors Pre-Calculus 2/Calculus 1
- AP Calculus AB
- AP Calculus BC
- AP Statistics
Electives
- Adv Journalism/Yearbook
- Adv Research Methods
- Applied Sustainability
- Art
- Band
- Biotechnology (CTE)
- Choir
- College Study Skills
- Color Guard
- Creative Writing
- Dance
- Engineering Design
- Engineering & Entrepreneurship
- Health
- Jazz Band
- Orchestra
- Percussion
- Phys Ed
- Piano
- Stage Management
- Student Council
- Theater
- Yoga
- Weight Training
AP
- 2D Art
- Art History
- Biology
- Computer
- Science Principles (CTE)
- Computer Science A (CTE)
- Drawing
- French Language & Culture
- German Language & Culture
- Spanish Language & Culture
- Spanish Literature
- Macroeconomics
- Microeconomics
- Psychology
- Statistics
Dual Enrollment
- Engineering 102 (w/ Univ of Arizona)
Honors
- Economics
- French
- German
- Spanish
- Spanish for Heritage Learners
Grading & Rank
Only AP & Dual Enrollment courses are weighted; honors & non-AP courses are not weighted.
UHS students are not ranked. Due to our academically challenging program, and our admissions criteria, students would likely be at the top of the graduating class at their respective home schools.
| Grade | AP/DE | Honors |
|---|---|---|
| A | 5.0 |
4.0 |
| B | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| C | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| D | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| F | 0.0 | 0.0 |