NCAA
Students interested in pursuing Division I or II athletics need to register with the NCAA eligibility center. Athletes need to complete 16 core courses from the NCAA approved list to be eligible for collegiate athletics. Core courses have CPA requirements and SAT or ACT score requirements. The NCAA requirements may exceed the admission standards for a school. For more information visit the NCAA eligibility center website.
NCAA Approved Courses
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has specific rules concerning high school courses you take. Below is a list of approved courses offered at Glacier Peak High School.
Courses listed below are in alphabetical order vs the grade level to be taken.
| English | Social Studies | Mathematics | Natural/Physical Science | Additional Core Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP English Language & Composition | AP Comparative Government & Politics | Algebra 1 | Advanced Molecular Biology for Global Health | Chinese 1 |
| AP English Literature & Composition | AP Microeconomics/AP Macroeconomics | Algebra 2 with Trig | Animal Biology | Chinese 2 |
| British Literature | AP U.S. Government & Politics | AP Calculus AV and BC | AP Biology | Chinese 3 |
| Creative Writing 1 | U.S. History | AP Statistics | AP Chemistry | Chinese 4 |
| AP World History | Geometry | AP Physics | German 1 | |
| English 9 | Civics & Current Issues | Math in Society | Biology | German 2 |
| Honors English 9 | Civics & Economics | Pre-Calculus | General Chemistry | German 3 |
| English 10 | Civics & Environmental Issues | Chemistry of the Earth Systems | German 4 | |
| Honors English 10 | Civics & Law/Contemporary World Issues | Environmental Science | Spanish1 | |
| English 11 | Law and Business Ethics | Forensic Science | Spanish2 | |
| Modern Fiction | Modern World History | Human Anatomy & Physiology | Spanish 3 | |
| Multicultural Literature | Psychology of the Self | Marine Biology | Spanish4 | |
| Mythology in Literature | U.S. History | Molecular Biology for Global Health | ||
| Science Fiction | Physics | |||
| AP Computer Science Principles (no lab) |