Kansas Board of Regents Required High School Curriculum
August 28, 2007
Qualified Admissions
Admissions Requirements: To qualify for admission to any of the six Kansas
Regents universities, you must meet one of the following
requirements:
* Complete the precollege
curriculum with at least a 2.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale; or,
* Achieve an ACT score of 21
or above; or,
* Rank in the top one-third of
your high school's graduating class.
Precollege Curriculum: One of the ways to meet university admission requirements is to successfully complete the precollege curriculum as outlined by the Kansas Board of Regents. The following outlines the high school courses that are required to meet the requirements for admission to any of the Kansas Regents universities.
Note: 1 unit = 1 year
English - 4 units required
At least one unit of English or
language arts must be taken each year of high school. Courses taken
in Journalism, Speech, Debate/Forensics, and/or Drama will
not count.
Natural Science - 3 units required
Students must take three units chosen
from the following courses. At least one unit must be in
chemistry or physics. There are no exceptions or
substitutions for this.
*
Biology
* Advanced
Biology
* Chemistry
*
Physics
* Principles of
Technology * Physical
Science/Earth/Space Science
Math - 3 units required
Students must take one unit each of
Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry. Completion of any of the three
prior to entering high school does satisfy the requirement for
qualified admission. Three units of Math must be taken in high
school at or above the level of Algebra I. Completion of Applied
Math I & II can be substituted for Algebra I only.
Social Science - 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, World Geography, or International Relations.
* One unit selected from Psychology,
Economics, History, Current Events or Sociology
Computer Technology - 1 unit
One unit of Computer Technology is
required.
This requirement may be fulfilled by passing a proficiency
exam.
Precollege curriculum requirements for scholarship applicants:
As a Kansas high school graduate,
you may be eligible for one of three state-sponsored scholarship
programs:
* State Scholarship
Program
* Minority Scholarship
Program
* Kansas Teachers
Scholarship
To be eligible for one of these
scholarships, you must complete all the required courses for the
precollege curriculum listed above and the following courses:
* Math - 1 additional
unit; total of 4 units required
* Foreign Language - 2
units required
* Natural Science -
Biology, Chemistry and Physics are required
