5 college credits equal 1.0 high school credit (The # of high school credits = the # of community college credits multiplied by .2) 
Revised March 2024
Running Start only funds classes at the 100 level and above

High School Graduation Requirement Green River College Equivalency
Language Arts

Any english 100 level or above

Pacific Northwest History

HIST&214

US History HIST 135, &136, 137

Contemporary Global Issues

POLS&202, &203, &204

Social Studies (other than CGI)

Any HIST, ECON, SOC, POLS, GEOG, PSYCH, ANTH, PHIL, AMES 100 Level and above

Civics POLS &202, &203, &204
Health HL ED 150
Physical Education Any Physical Education course 100 level or above that is an activity class, 
Dance 101
Caution: Most college level PE courses equal .2 high school credits
Fine Art Any Art or Music 100 level or above, Drama 101, 111, Photo 101, 111
Mathematics Any Math course 100 level or above
Lab Science

Biology 100, 103, 160, 175 or Geology 101, 117, &208 or Chemistry 121, 131, 140, 161, 162, 163, 261, 262, 263 or Oceanography 101 or Astronomy 101 or Anatomy & Physiology 103, 104 or Physics 110, 114, 115, 116

Occupational Education Generally any 100+ Accounting, Aviation, Business, Business Management, Business Tech and Administrative Careers (BTAC), Carpentry Tech, Computer Science, Court Reporting and Captioning Education, Early Childhood Education Development, or Information Tech
World Language Any World Language course 100 level or above

Please note: ANY GUIDANCE GIVEN TO STUDENTS BASED ON PRIOR EQUIVALENCY GUIDES WILL BE HONORED THROUGH SPRING QUARTER 2025.