ASU’s site says that freshman applicants need 4yrs Math, 4yrs English, 3yrs Lab Science, etc… Are those the "competency courses? So do I calculate my high school GPA off of those 16 required classes? I just want to make sure that my gpa is 3.6+ so I can get into the business school.
From ASU website:
Students are able to self-report the GPA from all of the courses in their overall GPA. After they self-report, we will use the individual letter grades from the competency areas they self-reported to calculate their ABOR GPA.
https://azregents.asu.edu/academicaffairs/Doc%20LibraryAcadAff/ABOR%20Admissions%20Requirements.pdf
English competency requirement
Meet one of the following:
four years of high school English (composition/literature based)
minimum test score of 21 on ACT English, or 530 on Old SAT critical reading or 580 on New SAT evidence-based reading and writing
one transferable three-semester-hour college English composition course
English Composition Placement:
All freshmen and transfer students who have not earned a “C” or better in a transferable freshman English composition course or who have not received a score of 4 or 5 on the Advanced Placement Examination in English offered by the College Entrance Examination Board (see related sites), must submit ACT or SAT scores before registration to be placed in an appropriate English course.
Mathematics competency requirement
Meet one of the following:
four years of high school courses: one year each of algebra I, geometry, algebra II, and an advanced math class for which algebra II is a prerequisite
minimum test score of 24 on ACT math, or 540 on Old SAT math or 560 on New SAT math
one transferable three-semester-hour college math course for which at least intermediate algebra is a prerequisite
Laboratory science competency requirement
Students may meet one of the following or any combination of the three as long as they have three different laboratory-based sciences from the following list: biology, chemistry, earth science, physics, integrated science or advanced laboratory science:
three years of different high school laboratory sciences
Lab sciences should be a whole year in length. Please select three from the following list: biology, chemistry, earth science or physics. A laboratory-based integrated science course may be allowed to substitute for one of the three lab sciences. Additionally, an advanced placement course, a higher level international baccalaureate course, or other honors course taken in the last two years of high school in the same subject as a previous course can still satisfy one lab science requirement.
minimum test scores in three standardized tests from three different subject matters
The following tests may be taken: SAT II subject test score in chemistry-600, biology-590, physics-620 or ACT test score in science-20.
three transferable four-semester-hour college laboratory science courses from the following: biology, chemistry, earth science or physics
An integrated laboratory science or advanced level laboratory-based science may be substituted for one of the possible laboratory subjects.
Social science competency requirement
Meet one of the following from Section A and one from Section B:
Section A
one year of high school American history
minimum SAT II subject test score of 560 on American history/social studies
one transferable three-semester-hour college American history course
Section B
one year of high school social science (e.g. European history, world history, economics, sociology, geography, government, psychology or anthropology)
minimum SAT II subject test score of 580 on world history
one transferable three-semester-hour college social science course
Foreign language competency requirement
Meet one of the following:
two years of the same high school foreign language
attainment of minimum score on a national standardized foreign language test or placement into a third semester college foreign language class based on university placement exam results
two transferable three- or four-semester-hour, college-level courses in the same foreign language
Fine arts or Career and Technical Education competency requirement
Meet one of the following:
one year (or a combination of two semesters) of high school fine arts or Career and Technical Education
one transferable three-credit college fine arts course
Exceptions
You do not need to meet competency requirements if one of the following statements is true:
You have completed an associate or higher level degree from a regionally accredited post-secondary institution with a minimum 2.00 GPA (“A”=4.00) if you are an Arizona resident or you have a minimum 2.50 GPA (“A”=4.00) if you are a nonresident.
You have completed the Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC) with a minimum 2.00 GPA (“A”=4.00) if you are an Arizona resident or a 2.50 GPA (“A”=4.00) if you are a nonresident.