Advanced Diploma Track
Students who opt into the Advanced Diploma Track seek more academically rigorous course requirements to prepare them for standardized tests and admission to competitive colleges and universities.
In addition, the following guidelines apply:
- Applicants should be at least 14 years old.
- Students must complete a minimum of 3.5 credits (7 courses) every 6 months.
- Students must complete 28.0 credits.
- Students must complete
- at least two years of progressive world language credit
- at least one college-level course in each core subject
- Students must complete a minimum of 7.0 credits (14 courses) through BYU Online High School (BYU OHS) which is at least 25 percent of their total credits. Additionally, students must be enrolled at BYU OHS during the semester of their intended graduation and complete at least two courses with BYU OHS during their senior year. Concurrent Enrollment courses taken and passed at BYU or through BYU Independent Study University courses can count toward the 25 percent. External credits and transfer credits (including BYU Independent Study High School courses) do not count toward the 25 percent.
Note: Although most colleges accept credits from the BYU OHS programs, students should always consult with their intended college before enrolling.
Required Courses (Utah State Standards)
English (4.0 credits)
Complete these courses:
9th Grade English:
ENGL 041, 043
10th Grade English:
ENGL 045, 047
11th Grade English:
ENGL 051, 053
12th Grade English:
APLANG 061, 063 or WRTG 150
Math (4.0 credits)
Complete at least the first three of these course sequences:
Algebra 1:
ALG 051, 053
Geometry:
GEOM 041, 043
Algebra 2:
ALG 055, 057
Precalculus:
PRECALC 041, 043
or
Secondary Mathematics I:
MATH 051, 052
Secondary Mathematics II:
MATH 053, 054
Secondary Mathematics III:
MATH 055, 056
Precalculus:
PRECALC 041, 043
Complete at least one of these college-level courses:
College Algebra:
MATH 110
Statistics:
STAT 121
Trigonometry:
MATH 111
Calculus:
APCALC 061, 063 or MATH 112
Science (4.0 credits)
Complete at least two Science core credits, one additional Science core or elective credit, and one college-level credit:
Science core:
Earth Science:
EARTH 041, 043
Biology:
BIOL 041, 043 or APBIO 059, 060 or BIO 100
Physics:
PHSCS 041, 043
Chemistry:
CHEM 041, 043 or PHSCS 105
Science electives:
See our Course Catalog for options:
https://hs.byu.edu/catalog
Social Studies (3.0 credits)
Complete three credits of Social Studies courses (at least one of these credits needs to be a college-level course):
World Geography:
GEOG 041 or APHUMGEOG 061, 063
World History:
HIST 061 or APHIST 063, 064
US History:
HIST 041, 043 or APHIST 061, 062 or AHTG 100
US Government:
GOVT 041 or APGOV 061 or POLI 110
Complete additional Social Studies elective, if needed:
See our Course Catalog for options:
https://hs.byu.edu/catalog
Health/Physical Education (2.0 credits)
Complete both of the following Health/Physical Education courses:
Health Education:
HLTH 041
Physical Education:
FIT 041
Complete two PE electives (1.0 credit):
AEROB 045
BOWL 041
CYCLE 041
FIT 049
GOLF 041
JOG 041
SWIM 043
TEN 041
WALK 041
WTRNG 041
Career & Technical Education (1.0 credit)
Complete two Career & Technical Education courses:
See our Course Catalog for options:
Digital Studies (0.5 credit)
Complete one Digital Studies course:
Computer Science:
CS 041
Business Office Specialist:
CS 045
Fine Arts (1.5 credit)
Complete any three Fine Arts (or Visual and Performing Arts) courses:
See our Course Catalog for options:
Financial Literacy (0.5 credit)
Complete the following Financial Literacy course:
Financial Literacy:
FINL 041
World Language (2.0 credits)
Complete a two-year World Language sequence from these courses:
Spanish:
SPAN 041, 043, 051, 053, 061, 063
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
Elective (5.5 credits)
Complete 5.5 credits of elective courses:
Elective courses are any non-required courses offered that have not previously been taken. Courses that may fulfill the requirements for two or more subjects can only be counted once.
See our Course Catalog for options:
https://hs.byu.edu/catalog
AP Courses
View the list of available AP courses.
* Students who plan on attending BYU after high school and who take AP exams 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.
