Take MiraCosta College Credit Courses to Satisfy Adult High School Diploma Requirements
Adult High School (AHS) credits may be earned by completing college coursework. Below are the AHS credit requirements and the MiraCosta College courses that meet those requirements. A three-unit college course is equivalent to ten AHS credits. Please meet with a counselor to review these options.
English 30 credits
HSENG 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, and/or 25
or
Any credit course in English, ESL, American College English, Communication, and/or
Reading.
Mathematics 20 credits (5 credits in Algebra)
HSMTH 11, 12, 13, 20 and/or 21
or
Math: any course
Biotechnology 180
Business 147, 204
Computer Science & Information Technology 123
Psychology 104
Sociology 125
Science 20 credits (Must include a physical and biological/life science.)
HSSCI 11, 12, and/or 41 (physical) and HSSCI 21, 22, 23,
and/or 51 (biological/life)
or
Biological/Life Science:
Anthropology 101, 105, 190
Biology: any course
Biotechnology 108
Horticulture 115, 116
Nutrition 100, 120
Psychology 260
Nursing 153
Physical Science:
Astronomy 101, 120, 201
Chemistry: any course
Earth Science 106
Geography 101
Geology 101
Oceanography 101
Physical Science 106, 108
Physics 111, 112, 151, 152, 253
United States History* 10 credits
HSUSH 11 and 12
or
History 110, 111, 141, 142, 145, 146
*A full year sequence of US History 110/111; 141/142; 145/146 will satisfy the diploma requirements for US History (10 credits), American Government (5 credits), and Economic (5 credits).
American Government 5 credits
HSAGT 10
or
Political Science 101, 102
Economics 5 credits
HSECN 10
or
Economics 100, 101, 102
World History 10 credits
HSWHG 11 and 12
or
History 100, 101, 103, 104
Geography 101, 102, 104
(Only 5 credits will be granted for geography courses.)
Humanities 10 credits
HSIFA 11, 12, 13, and/or 14
or
Art: any course
(Only 5 credits will be awarded for Art 245.)
Automotive 110
Chicano/Chicana Studies 100, 232
Communication 111, 150, 215
Design 107, 108
Dance 100, 101, 104, 105
Drama 105, 130, 134, 222
Ethnic Studies 100
Film 101, 106, 111, 112, 211, 212
Foreign Languages: French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish
History 103, 104
Humanities 101, 201, 202, 205
Literature: any courseMat 105
Music 100, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 119
Philosophy 101, 102, 221
Religious Studies
Electives 50 credits
HSETHN 10; NCABE 11, 92; HSWFP 11; NCENG 30;
NCESL 30, 33, 40, 45, 49, 53, 55, 57, 62A-C, 65, and/or 82
All noncredit courses in NCABE, NCAHM, NCENG, NCBOT, NCHORT, NCMTH, NCVOC, and NCWFP and or/any other high school courses not already used to satisfy other diploma credit requirements may be used for elective credits. Student must earn a “P”grade and credits may vary based on the instructional hours of the course.
† Please note that this section is derived directly from the Humanities section on
Plan A for MiraCosta College.
‡ Any credit course may be used for elective credits except for activity courses which
do not contain lecture hours (for example Athletics, Kinesiology).
Important Information
- Courses on this list are approved effective Fall 2024.
- Credit courses numbered 292, 296, 298, or 299 are not eligible for AHS credits.
- All MiraCosta College credit and noncredit courses may be used to satisfy the AHS residency requirement.
- Other validated high school or college-level skills and knowledge gained outside of the classroom may be eligible for credits as determined through an applicable Credit for Prior Learning process.
