<p>One poster (was it Cal Mom?) mentioned that you can pull up what courses satisfy UC requirements for each individual high school. So I pulled up D's high school today. . .And guess what, D's High school is offering for the first time this year, "Ap Euro History". </p>
<p>So I was thinking that D might be able to switch her schedule around and take Euro this year to satisfy the IB Global Study" apparent course requirement that students have to take at least 220 hours of Honors History courses (which means taking an honors history class in Jr year) in order to sit for the IB Test. She wouldn't retake the AP Euro test since she already took it and passed it last spring, but maybe this is a way to be able to take the IB test next year -- eg taking AP Euro in lieu of AP US history this year because of the scheduling conflicts (she will still sit for the AP US Hist test even though she couldn't take AP US Hist). D plans to ask the IB Coordinator and AP Euro instructor on Monday whether this will work.</p>
<p>Thanks Blue Bayou and OCMom for your insights, and letting me know of the importance of D taking as many honor courses that D can fit along with her fine arts courses. I had already realized that, but it is hard to mesh the Honor courses with the Choir, dance stuff. Since the fine arts stuff is usually only offered during one set period, it definitely causes scheduling conflicts with the honor courses which are also only offered one or two periods. </p>
<p>For next year (D's Sr year). . .at D's high school, sometimes AP stats is offered and sometimes not --based on whether enough students want to take the course or not (last year not enough students did). At this point , D is planning to take Physics H or AP Stats next year as a senior --or maybe both. Again it will depend on what fits with her fine arts commitments. </p>
<p>There are not much else honor courses that D can take at her school than she has already taken or is planning to take. So I guess if she doesn't have the 19 - 20 honors courses that most UCLA applicants have, oh well, it will have to do.</p>