Tacoma School District Course Equivalents
Tacoma School District Course Equivalents for
Running Start
*Please note: Common Course Numbers (CCN) are designated with the “&” symbol.
| High School Requirement | Pierce College Equivalent |
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| English | |
| Junior and Senior | ENGL& 101, 102, 111, 112, 113, 114, 220, 226, 227, 228, 235, 236, 237, 238, 244, 245,
246 ENGL 107, 204, 205, 207, 210, 239 |
| Social Studies | |
| US History | HIST& 158, HIST& 159 |
| Washington State History | HIST& 214 |
| Civics |
POLS& 202 |
| World Issues |
POLS& 101, POLS& 203, SOC& 201 (any one) |
| Social Studies Electives | ANTH& 106, 204, 206, 210 ANTH 107, 167, 240 ECON 110 ECON&201, 202 GEOG 100, 150, 160, 200, 207 HIST& 128 HIST 280 HUM 105, 106, 107, 109, 110, 209, 240 INTS 107 PHIL 150, 210, 220, 230, 238 SOC& 101 SOC 220, 235 |
| Math | |
| 3rd year requirement | MATH 147, 205, 238 MATH& 107, 131, 132, 141, 142, 146, 148, 151, 152, 163, 264 ENGR 250 PHIL& 120 |
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Natural Science
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Any of these
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ANTH& 205, 236* ATMOS 101* ASTR 105* ASTR& 100, 110*, 115* BIOL& 100 *, 160*, 170, 175*, 211*, 212*, 213*, 241*, 242*, 260* CHEM& 100, 110*, 121*, 131*, 139*, 141, 142, 161*, 162*, 163*, 261*, 262*, 263* ENVS& 100, 101* ENGR& 215, 224 GEOG 210, 250 GEOL 107*, 112, GEOL& 101*, 103*, 110*, 115* KINS 155, 250, 256 NSCI 150*, 160* NUTR& 101 OCEA 170* OCEA& 101* PS 101* PHYS& 110 *, 114*, 115*, 116*, 221*, 222*, 223* |
| Health | ECED& 107 (5 credits) KINS 110 (2 credits) KINS 128 (2 credits) KINS 210 (5 credits) PE 200 (2 credits) NUTR& 101 (5 credits) |
| Physical Education | PE 125, 126, 131, 132, 139, 140, 159, 160, 164, 165, 167, 168, 169, 170, 175 |
| Art | Art, Art&, Music, Music& or Drama, Drama& (Any 100 level or above) |
| CTE | Courses in: Accounting, Allied Health, Business, Computer Science, Education, Engineering, Health Information Technology, Human Services, Information Technology, Logistics, and Paralegal Studies (100 level or above) |
Updated July 2026