Franklin Pierce School District Course Equivalents
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*Please note: Common Course Numbers (CCN) are designated with the “&” symbol.

High School Requirement Pierce College Equivalent
11th grade English ENGL& 101, 102, 111, 112, 113, 114, 220, 226, 227, 228, 236, 237 or 238 (choose one)
12th grade English ENGL& 101 (if not already taken), 102, 107, 111, 112, 113, 114, 204, 205, 220, 226, 227, 228, 236, 237, 238, 239 or 266 (choose one)
Mathematics MATH 107; MATH& 141 or higher; CS& 141; CS 202
Science ASTR& 100, 101, 110, 115; ASTR105
ATMOS101;
BIOL& 100 or above;
CHEM& 100 or above;
ENVS& 100; ENVS 150
GEOL& 101, 103, 110, 115, 120, 208; GEOL 112
NSCI160;
OCEA& 101, OCEA170;
PHYS& 110, 114, 115, 116, 221, 222, 223
Any course 100 or above from:
ATMOS - Atmospheric Science, ASTR& - Astronomy, BIOL – Biology, CHEM - Chemistry ENVIR -Environmental Science, GEOL -Geology MICRO – Microbiology, NSCI - Natural Science OCEAN – Oceanography, PHYS - Physics
Washington State History HIST& 214
World History /Sem 1 HIST& 127 or 128 (choose one)
World History /Sem 2 HIST& 128, 260, 265, 266, 270, 272, 280 or 284 (choose one)
US History HIST& 156 or 157
Civics POLS& 202
Contemporary World Problems (CWP) POLS&101, 203; SOC& 201, ECON 110; INTS 107, INTS 164 (choose one)
Fine/Performing Arts Fine/Performing Arts    
ART& 100 or above;
DDSGN 110
DRMA& 101; DRMA 160 or above;
MUSC& 105, MUSC 100, 102, 103
(some courses are only 1 quarter credit = 0.2 HS credit)
Health KINS 210 or NUTR&101 (choose one)
PE PE 121 or above
(some courses are only 1-2 quarter credit = 0.2-0.4 HS credit)
World Language

ASL& 121, 122, 123, 221, 222, 223;
CHIN& 121, 122, 123;
FRCH& 121, 122, 123;
GERM& 121, 122, 123 (online only); 
JAPN& 121, 122, 123;
KREA& 121, 122, 123;
RUSS& 121, 122, 123 (online only);
SPAN& 121, 122, 123, 221

Career and Tech Ed Elective (CTE)* Occupational ed class 100 and above, which may include classes in ACCT&, BUS&, BUS, BTECA, BTECM, CIS, CNE, CS, DDSGN, ECED&, ECED, EDUC&, ENGR&, ENGR, HSEM, MNGT, VT
*Please check with your high school counselor for CTE approved classes.

Updated May 2021