4 UNITS OF ENGLISH

 

English Courses that Meet the Regents Scholar Criteria

• AP English Language Composition
• AP English Literature Composition
• Broadcast Journalism
• CLASP (1 unit of the 2 unit course at Sioux Falls Washington)
• Composition/Grammar I (does not include literature or speech)
• Composition /Grammar II (does not include literature or speech)
• Composition /Grammar III (does not include literature or speech)
• Composition /Grammar IV (does not include literature or speech)
• Composition /Grammar, Advanced
• Composition—Creative Writing, Composition—Expository Writing, Composition—
• Professional Writing, Composition—Public Speaking; all four courses from Watertown High School meet the English requirement
• Creative Writing
• Debate I
• Debate II
• English I
• English II
• English III
• English IV
• English Communications (Milbank)
• English/Language Arts 9, 10, 11, 12
• Express Yourself (Ortonville, MN High School)
• Fiction/Novels
• Humanities (Ortonville, MN High School)
• Journalism
• Junior Composition/American Literature (1 unit of the 2 unit Integrated American Studies at Chamberlain, Mobridge, Sioux Falls Lincoln, Sioux Falls Roosevelt,    Sioux Falls Washington, and Sully Buttes)
• Literature/Composition/Grammar/Writing
• Literature (American, British, Contemporary, English, Modern, World, etc.)
• Literary Comparison
• Mass Media
• Mythology
• Oral Communications
• Photojournalism
• Poetry
• Publications (Advanced Journalism-Y and Advanced Journalism-N at Huron High School)
• Research and Writing
• Rhetoric
• Shakespeare
• Short Stories
• Spanish III (Sioux Falls Lincoln and Sioux Falls Washington: 1 credit of Spanish III will meet ½ credit of composition/literature. If 1/2 credit is used for English, only ½ credit may be used for foreign language.)
• Speech I
• Speech II, Advanced Speech
• Technical Writing (Rapid City Central and Rapid City Stevens)
• Theatre II (Aberdeen Central--Theatre II incorporated Speech and meets the English requirement for 2004 and 2005 graduates only. The course has been revised and after 2005 meets the Fine Arts requirement only.

 

English Courses that Do Not Meet the Regents Scholar Criteria

• Reading
• Remedial English
• Technical/Business Writing

 

 

 

4 UNITS OF ALGEBRA OR HIGHER MATHEMATICS

 

Math Courses that Meet the Regents Scholar Criteria

• Advanced Math (Aberdeen Central, Bennett County, Burke, Canton, Castlewood, Chamberlain, Cody-Kilgore, Doland, Flandreau, Hamlin, Harrisburg, Henry, Hot Springs, James Valley Christian, Lyman, McCook Central, McLaughlin, St Thomas More, Sully Buttes, Webster, Winner, Wolsey)
• Algebra, 8th Grade (Advanced Math at Sioux Falls Christian High School is 8th grade Algebra) Guidelines for Algebra taken in the 8th grade: Effective for 2007 high school graduates, to meet the scholarship requirements, the 8th grade algebra course must be recorded on the high school transcript with the unit of credit included in the requirements for high school graduation and the letter grade included in the high school cumulative grade point average. For 2005 and 2006 high school graduates, the 8th grade algebra course must be recorded on the high school transcript with the unit of credit and letter grade. However, for 2005 and 2006 high school graduates, the unit does not have to be included in the requirements for high school graduation and the letter grade does not have to be included in the high school cumulative grade point average. In addition, only for 2005 and 2006 high school graduates, a P (Pass) grade may be used if the school district did not assign letter grades.
• Algebra I
• Algebra II
• Algebra 9 (Rapid City Central High School)
• Algebra 10 (Rapid City Central High School)
• AP Calculus
• AP Statistics
• Calculus
• C.A.P.S. (1 unit of the 2 unit integrated Algebra I and Physical Science course at Sioux Falls Roosevelt and Sioux Falls Washington)
• Discrete Math
• Finite Math (O’Gorman)
• Geometry
• Higher Math (Faulkton)
• Integrated Algebra (Watertown)
• Integrated Geometry (Watertown)
• Integrated Mathematics I, II, III (Elk Point-Jefferson: Students who complete Integrated Mathematics I, II, and III meet the requirement for 3 units equivalent to Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry; Students who complete Integrated Mathematics I, and II meet the requirement for 1unit equivalent to Algebra I)
• Math Analysis
• Math IV (Wakonda)
• Pre-Calculus
• Senior Math (Armour, Centerville, Colman-Egan, Cresbard, Emery, Ethan, Eureka, Ipswich, Lemmon, Leola, Marion, Mobridge, NSU, Roslyn, Stickney, Warner, Waubay, Wessington Springs, Wilmot)
• Statistics
• Trigonometry

 

Math Courses that Do Not Meet the Regents Scholar Criteria

• Applied Math
• Basic Algebra I
• Basic Algebra II
• Geometry, 8th Grade
• Math
• Math, Advanced General
• Math, Consumer
• Math, General
• Math, Vocational
• Pre-Algebra
• Title I Math
• Transitional Math

 

Math Courses that Might Meet the Regents Scholar Criteria if Reviewed and Approved by the Board of Regents

• Advanced Math
• Integrated Math
• Senior Math

 

 

4 UNITS OF SCIENCE INCLUDING 3 UNITS

OF APPROVED LABORATORY SCIENCE

 

Science Courses that Meet the Regents Scholar Criteria (3 units must include Laboratories)

• Accelerated or honors biology, chemistry or physics in the 8th grade
• Advanced Biology
• AP Biology
• AP Chemistry
• AP Environmental Science
• AP Physics
• Anatomy
• Astronomy
• Biochemistry (
• Biology I
• Biology II
• Botany
• C.A.P.S. (1 unit of the 2 unit integrated Algebra I and Physical Science course at Sioux Falls Roosevelt and Sioux Falls Washington)
• Chemistry I
• Chemistry II
• ChemCom (Winner)
• Earth/Space Science
• Ecology
• Environmental Science
• Food Science (Watertown)
• Forensics (Brandon Valley—includes lab)
• General Science I and II (Vermillion, Watertown, Ortonville, MN High School—includes lab)
• Genetics
• Geology
• Geophysics
• Health Science (Watertown--If a student completes the 2 unit course, 1 unit may meet the science requirement. It includes labs.)
• Integrated Science (Custer—includes lab)
• Marine Science
• Meteorology
• Mineralogy (Douglas—1/2 unit of the 1 unit course meets the science requirement; students must complete the full 1 unit to earn the 1/2 unit that applies to the science requirement; includes labs)
• Oceanography (Ortonville, MN High School; includes a lab)
• Outdoor Science (Lennox—includes lab)
• Physical Science (Refer to attached list)
• Physics I
• Physics II
• Physiology
• Technical Physics (Sturgis-Brown High School)
• Zoology

 

Science Courses that Do Not Meet the Regents Scholar Criteria

• Aeronautics
• Applied Biology
• Applied Chemistry
• Applied Physics
• General Science
• Other Life Science
• Vocational Agricultural (all types)

 

See Attachment I for physical science courses approved by the BOR as meeting requirements for Admission and the date of approval. These courses will meet the criteria for the SD Opportunity Scholarship.

 

 

 

3 UNITS OF SOCIAL STUDIES

 

Social Studies Courses that Meet the Regents Scholar Criteria

• AP Economics
• AP Government & Politics
• AP Psychology
• AP World History
• American History (1 unit of the 2 unit Integrated American Studies at Chamberlain, Mobridge, Sioux Falls Lincoln, Sioux Falls Roosevelt, Sioux Falls Washington, and Sully Buttes)
• American Studies (1/2 unit at Grant-Deuel)
• Business, Introduction to
• Business Law
• Civics
• CLASP (1 unit of the 2 unit course at Sioux Falls Washington)
• Constitution
• Consumer Economics
• Current Events
• Economics
• General Economics
• Geographies (any type)
• Government (any type)
• High School Skills (Douglas—the content is geography)
• History (any type)
• Indian History
• International Relations/Problems
• Lakota Studies I
• Lakota Studies II
• Legal System
• Mexico Field Experience (Belle Fourche)
• Philosophy
• Psychology
• Service Learning (Marion)
• Social Problems/Relations
• Social Studies
• Sociology
• South Dakota History
• Street law (legal contracts, financial processes)
• Tribal Government
• US/American Government
• US/American History
• World Affairs/Issues
• World Cultures
• World Histories

 

 

 

2 UNITS OF THE SAME MODERN (INCLUDING AMERICAN

SIGN LANGUAGE) OR CLASSICAL LANGUAGE

 

Language Courses that Meet the Regents Scholar Criteria

• American Sign Language
• Braille
• Dakota I
• Dakota II
• French I
• French II
• French III
• French IV
• German I
• German II
• German III
• German IV
• Lakota Language I
• Lakota Language II
• Lakota Language III
• Latin I
• Latin II
• Latin III
• Latin IV
• Other language
• Spanish I
• Spanish II
• Spanish III
• Spanish IV

 

 

1/2 UNIT OF FINE ARTS

(1 unit of Fine Arts effective Fall 2005)

 

Fine Arts Courses that Meet the Regents Scholar Criteria

• AP Art
• AP Music Theory
• Art
• Art Appreciation
• Artistic Photography
• Arts and Crafts
• Band
• Choir/Chorus/Group Vocal
• Drama/Theatre
• Drawing/Painting
• Graphics/Graphic Arts/Graphic Design (Graphics Design class offered by the DIAL Virtual School meets the requirement for all schools utilizing the course)
• Instrumental Lessons
• Instrumental Music
• Multimedia Design/Multimedia II (Sioux Falls Roosevelt, Sioux Falls Washington—meets either the Fine Arts or Computer Science requirement but the same course cannot be used to meet both requirements.)
• Music Appreciation/Theory
• Oral Interpretation
• Orchestra
• Photography
• Piano
• Sculpture
• Vocal Music
• Vocal Music Lessons

 

Courses that Do Not Meet the Regents Scholar Criteria for Fine Arts

• Drafting

 

 

 

½ UNIT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

 

Computer Science Courses that Meet the Regents Scholar Criteria

• Advanced Computer Applications
• Advanced Keyboarding
• AP Computer Science
• Computer Applications
• Computer Graphics
• Computer Networking/Telecommunications
• Computer Programming
• Computer Science
• Computer Studies I
• Computer Studies II
• Computer Technician
• Database Applications
• Desktop Publishing
• Internet Usage
• Keyboarding
• Multimedia Design/Multimedia II (Sioux Falls Roosevelt, Sioux Falls Washington—meets either the Fine Arts or Computer Science requirement but the same course cannot be used to meet both requirements.)
• New & Emerging Computer Networking/CISCO
• New & Emerging Computer Repair and Maintenance
• New & Emerging Cabling
• Operating System
• Personal Computing
• Presentation Software
• Spreadsheet Applications
• Web Page Design

 

ATTACHMENT I

Physical Science Courses That Meet

The Requirements for Laboratory Science Credit

For Admission to SD Public Universities

 

School                                                                       Course                                           Approved Date

Aberdeen School District                          Physical Science/Earth Science*                               3/17/87

Alcester High School                                Physical Science                                                       5/05/87

Algona (IA) Comm. School Dist.              Physical Science                                                       3/19/87

Alpena High School                                  Physical Science                                                       5/21/87

Andes Central School District                   Physical Science                                                       8/08/84

Arlington High School                               Physical Science                                                       2/28/86

Artesian High School                                Physical Science                                                       2/19/85

Armour High School                                 Physical Science                                                       3/24/86

Avon School District                                 Physical Science                                                       7/27/85

Baltic High School                                    Physical Science                                                       3/30/87

Belle Fourche High School                       Six One-Trimester Courses:                                      3/22/91

Astronomy I, Planet   Earth, Meteorology,   Black Hills Geology, Astronomy II, Hydrology

Bennett Cty. High School (Martin)            Physical Science                                                      4/20/90

Beresford High School                             Physical Science                                                       8/24/87

                                                                                                                                           & 2/04/91

Bison High School                                    Physical Science                                                      5/21/87

Bon Homme High School                         Physical Science                                                      4/08/87

Bonesteel/Fairfax                                      Physical Science                                                      5/07/87

Bowdle High School                                 Physical Science                                                      7/06/87

Brandon Valley High School                     Physical Science                                                      2/19/85

Bridgewater High School                          Physical Science                                                      6/02/87

Bristol High School                                   Physical Science                                                      2/24/87

Britton High School                                  Physical Science                                                      2/27/86

Brookings School District                         Physical Science                                                      1/31/86

Burke High School                                   Physical Science                                                      3/10/87

Canistota School District                          Physical Science                                                      3/17/87

Canton School District 41-1                     Physical Science                                                      3/07/90

Castlewood Public Schools                      Physical Science                                                      2/25/87

Centerville High School                            Physical Science                                                    12/01/86

Chamberlain High School                         Physical Science                                                    12/23/85

Chester High School                                 Physical Science                                                     3/05/87

Clark High School                                    Physical Science                                                     4/06/87

Clear Lake High School                           Physical Science                                                      4/29/86

Colome High School                                Physical Science                                                     1/28/91

Conde High School                                  Physical Science                                                     5/22/87

Corsica School District                             Physical Science                                                     2/19/85

Cresbard High School                              Physical Science                                                     4/30/87

Custer School District                              Physical Science                                                      5/10/96

Dell Rapids High School                          Physical Science                                                      1/14/87

Dell Rapids-St. Mary High School           Physical Science                                                      1/19/87

DeSmet High School                               Physical Science                                                      3/19/86

Deubrook High School                            Physical Science                                                      2/13/87

Doland School District                             Physical Science                                                    12/13/89

Douglas High School (EAFB)                  Physical Science                                                      3/30/87

                      (1st sem Physical science; 2nd semester Chemical science)                                9/07/04

Dupree School District 64-2                    Physical Science                                                      5/26/88

Eagle Butte School District                      Physical Science                                                      1/17/89

Edgemont High School                            Physical Science                                                      6/16/87

Elk Point (now combined as                    Physical Science                                                      9/19/86

           Elk Point-Jefferson)

Elkton School District                             Physical Science                                                       7/27/85

Emery School District                             Physical Science                                                     12/17/87

Estelline High School                              Physical Science                                                       6/16/86

Eureka High School                               Physical Science                                                       1/10/89

Faith High School                                  Physical Science                                                       3/10/87

Faulkton High School                            Physical Science                                                       5/12/87

Flandreau High School                          Physical Science                                                       1/20/85

Florence High School                            Physical Science                                                       5/31/05

Frederick High School                          Physical Science                                                        5/15/87

Freeman Academy                                Physical Science                                                     06/03/88

Freeman High School                            Physical Science                                                     12/23/85

Garretson School District                      Physical Science                                                       3/20/87

Gayville-Volin School District                Physical Science &                                                  5/26/87

                                                             Natural History                                                        8/11/10

Geddes Comm. School District              Physical Science                                                      6/27/85

Gettysburg High School                         Physical Science                                                      1/06/88

Grant Deuel High School (Revillo)         Physical Science                                                      1/12/88

Great Plains Lutheran High School         Physical Science                                                      8/25/04

         (Watertown)

Gregory High School                             Physical Science                                                      1/26/87

Groton High School                               Physical Science                                                      4/30/87

Hamlin High School (Hayti)                   Physical Science                                                      3/21/88

Hanson High School                              Physical Science                                                      8/19/85

Harold School District                           Physical Science                                                      5/29/86

Harrisburg Jr./Sr. High School               Physical Science                                                    12/09/86

Hecla-Houghton School District            Physical Science                                                      3/10/87

Henry High School                                Physical Science                                                      7/20/04

Herreid School District                          Physical Science                                                    09/19/86

Highmore High School                          Physical Science                                                      7/02/86

Hill City School District                         Physical Science                                                      3/19/86

Hitchcock High School                          Physical Science                                                      3/12/87

Hosmer School District                          Physical Science                                                      2/24/87

Hoven School District                            Physical Science                                                      5/27/87

Howard High School                             Physical Science                                                      4/16/86

Hurley High School                                Physical Science                                                      3/30/88

Huron Public Schools                            Physical Science                                                      7/24/86

Ipswich High School                              Physical Science                                                      3/17/87

Ipswich Ind. School Dist. 22-3              Applied Physics                                                       3/09/89

Irene High School                                  Physical Science                                                      1/17/86

Iroquois High School                             Physical Science                                                      3/12/85

Isabel School District                             Physical Science                                                      4/16/86

James Valley Christian (Huron)              Physical Science                                                      5/14/87

Jefferson High School (now                   Physical Science                                                      3/17/87

     combined as Elk Point-Jefferson)

Kadoka School District                          Physical Science                                                    10/15/85

Kimball High School                              Physical Science                                                      2/08/88

Lake Preston High School                      Physical Science                                                      8/24/87

Langford High School                             Physical Science                                                   12/31/85

Lead High School                                   Physical Science                                                     1/02/86

Lemmon School District                         Physical Science                                                    11/25/87

Lennox School District                           Physical Science                                                      6/27/85

Leola High School                                  Physical Science                                                      80/7/87

Letcher High School                               Physical Science                                                      4/30/87

Madison Senior High School                  Physical Science                                                      2/02/87

Marion School District                            Physical Science                                                      9/11/86

Marty Indian High School                       Physical Science                                                      8/07/87

McIntosh High School                            Physical Science                                                      9/27/04

McLaughlin High School                         Physical Science                                                      2/25/87

Menno High School                                Physical Science                                                      9/26/86

Midland High School                              Physical Science                                                    10/29/87

Milbank High School                              Physical Science                                                      5/20/87

Miller High School                                  Physical Science                                                      7/18/88

Mitchell School District                           Earth Science                                                          5/05/86

Mobridge High School                            Physical Science                                                      3/17/86

Montrose High School                            Physical Science                                                    12/07/87

Mount Vernon High School                     Physical Science                                                    12/14/87

Murdo High School                                 Physical Science                                                      5/19/89

Newell High School                                 Physical Science                                                    11/20/90

Northwestern Ind. School District            Earth Science                                                           3/03/89

            (Mellette)

O'Gorman High School                          Physical Science                                                      3/10/87

Oldham-Ramona High School                Physical Science                                                      3/11/05

Parker High School                                Physical Science                                                    10/10/86

Parkston High School                             Physical Science                                                    10/07/85

Philip High School                                  Physical Science                                                      9/09/87

Pierre Junior High School                       Physical Science                                                      8/09/84

Pine Ridge High School                          Earth Science                                                          9/16/88

Plankinton School District 01-1              Physical Science                                                      3/14/88

Platte Comm. School District                 Physical Science                                                      8/08/84

Pollock School District                          Physical Science                                                    10/22/86

Polo School District                               Physical Science                                                    11/03/88

Rapid City School District                      Physical Science                                                      4/02/87

Rapid City School District                      Earth Science                                                          8/21/87

Redfield High School                             Physical Science                                                      2/03/86

Roscoe High School                               Physical Science                                                     6/06/89

Rosholt School District                           Physical Science                                                     5/28/87

Roslyn School District                            Physical Science                                                   12/07/87

St. Martin's Academy (Rapid City)         Physical Science                                                     2/09/88

St. Martin's Academy (Rapid City)         Earth Science                                                         6/29/89

Salem School District                             Physical Science                                                     8/09/84

Scotland High School                             Physical Science                                                     3/16/89

Selby High School                                  Physical Science                                                   12/22/86

Sioux Falls (Lincoln Sr. High)                 Applied Chemistry                                                  3/13/89

Sioux Falls School Dist. 49-5                 Physical Science                                                   12/16/86

Sisseton High School                             Physical Science                                                      1/29/87

SD Sch for the Vis. Handicapped          Physical Science                                                      6/27/88

South Shore High School                       Physical Science                                                      3/10/87

Spearfish High School                            Physical Science                                                      1/21/86

Spencer High School                             Physical Science                                                    12/23/85

Stanley County High School                  Physical Science                                                       2/04/87

Stickney Public School                           Physical Science                                                      9/19/85

Storm Lake Senior High School             Earth Science                                                          3/19/87

Sully Buttes School Dist. (Onida)           Physical Science                                                      2/17/88

Tea High School                                    Physical Science                                                    11/24/04

Timber Lake High School                      Problem Solving Science Course                            10/10/96

Todd County High School (Mission)      Physical Science                                                      1/10/89

Todd County High School (Mission)      Earth Science                                                           3/03/89

Tri-Valley High School (Lyons)              Physical Science                                                      5/28/87

Tulare High School                                Physical Science                                                      5/20/87

Vermillion School District                       Physical Science                                                      8/08/86

Vermillion School District                      Advanced Physical Science                                      8/08/86

Viborg School District                           Physical Science                                                    11/24/86

Wagner Community School District       Physical Science                                                      1/16/87

Wakonda High School                          Physical Science                                                      1/08/87

Wakpala High School                           Physical Science                                                    10/23/87

Wall High School                                  Physical Science                                                      3/10/88

Warner High School                              Physical Science                                                      5/26/87

Watertown School District                     Earth Science (1/2 cr.) &                                      12/09/88

                                                             Physical Science (1/2 cr.)

Waubay High School                             Physical Science                                                    12/09/85

Waverly High School                             Physical Science                                                      2/24/87

Webster High School                            Physical Science                                                     09/19/86

Wessington High School                        Physical Science                                                      6/25/86

Wessington Springs High School            Physical Science                                                      6/16/86

West Central - Hartford                         Physical Science                                                      9/16/86

White Lake High School                        Physical Science                                                      5/07/87

White River School District                    Physical Science                                                      3/09/90

Willow Lake High School                      Physical Science                                                      2/05/86

Wilmot High School                               Physical Science                                                      9/10/04

Winner High School                               Physical Science                                                      2/04/87

Woonsocket School District                   Physical Science                                                    11/12/87

Yankton Senior High School                  Biology II & Astronomy                                         12/31/85

Yankton Senior High School                  Physical Science                                                     11/03/87

                                          * Formerly Physical Science