What high school classes does UConn want to see on an application?

UConn wants to see a strong college-prep schedule built around the five core academic areas: English, math, laboratory science, social studies, and world language.

For science, lab-based classes matter, so courses like biology, chemistry, and physics are especially valuable.

Course selection should also connect to your intended major when possible. For example, a prospective engineering applicant should ideally have a very strong math and science sequence, while a humanities applicant should still be solid across the board but may benefit from advanced English, history, or language courses. UConn reviews both grades and rigor, so it is usually better to take a challenging but manageable schedule than overload with advanced classes that hurt your transcript.

As a junior planning senior year, a good rule is to stay in all five core areas if possible rather than dropping an academic subject too early. A senior schedule with English, math, science, social studies, and language, plus the toughest reasonable options at your school, is usually the safest way to match what UConn wants to see.