Subject Area | Requirement |
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English | Four years |
Foreign Language | Two consecutive years of the same language |
History | Two years, including Foundations of Modern Society and US History |
Science | Two years, including one year of life science and one year of physical science |
Mathematics | Three years, including Geometry and Algebra II |
Fine Arts | Two semesters |
Human Development | One quarter; required only for 10th graders (students who enroll after 10th grade are exempt) |
Theology & Religious Studies | One semester |
Senior Thesis | Full year (full credit) |
Subject | Course |
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English | English 9: Humanities |
Foreign Language | French 1 or French 2 Mandarin Chinese 1 or Mandarin Chinese 2 Spanish 1 or Spanish 2 |
History | Foundations of Modern Society (required semester course) |
Science | Biology |
Mathematics | Algebra 1 Geometry Algebra 2 (for students who have successfully completed Algebra 1 and Geometry) |
Visual & Performing Arts | Ninth Grade Art Foundations (required semester course) |
Semester Course Electives (suggested for students who have already completed biology, or who prefer to take biology in grade 10) |
Studio Practices I 3D Foundations (completion of Studio Practices recommended) Photography I (completion of Studio Practices recommended) Filmmaking I (completion of Studio Practices recommended) Theater Band (may be taken in addition to five academic courses) A Capella (may be taken in addition to five academic courses) |
Subject | Course |
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English | English 10: Global Literatures |
Foreign Language | French 2 or French 3 Mandarin Chinese 2 or Mandarin Chinese 3 Spanish 2 or Spanish 3 |
History | US History 1 (semester course) US History 2 Seminar (semester course) Advanced History of the West (for qualified 10th and 11th graders) |
Science | Biology Chemistry (for students who have successfully completed Biology) Honors Chemistry (for students who are very strong in math and science) |
Mathematics | Geometry Algebra 2 (for students who have successfully completed Geometry) Honors Algebra 2 (for students who are very strong in math) Precalculus or Honors Precalculus (for students who are very strong in math) |
Theology & Religious Studies | World Religions (semester course) |
Human Development | Human Development (required quarter course) |
Semester Course Electives in Visual & Performing Arts | Studio Practices I Studio Practices II (for students who have successfully completed Studio Practices I) 2D Digital Design 3D Foundations Ceramics II (for students who have successfully completed 3D Foundations) Photography I Photography II (for students who have successfully completed Photography I) Filmmaking I Filmmaking II (for students who have successfully completed Filmmaking I) Theater Intro to Acting Creative Movement Band (may be taken in addition to five academic courses) A Capella (may be taken in addition to five academic courses) |
Subject | Course |
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English | Advanced English Seminars AP Language & Composition* AP Literature* |
Foreign Language | French 3, French 4 or AP French Language and Culture* French Food & Culture (semester course—for students who have successfully completed French 3 or French 4) Latin 4 Mandarin Chinese 3, Mandarin Chinese 4, or Mandarin Chinese 5 Spanish 3, Spanish 4, AP Spanish Language or AP Spanish Literature* Advanced Spanish: Protestas (for students who have successfully completed Spanish 3 or Spanish 4) |
History | AP US/AP European History: Advanced History of the West* (for qualified 10th and 11th graders) AP Comparative Government & Politics* AP European History* Ancient Greece (semester course) Enlightenment and Romanticism (semester course) Intro to Philosophy (semester course) Political Media (semester course) Post War American Intellectual History (semester course) Psychology 1 (sesemester course) Psychology 2 (semester course) The Modern Middle East (semester course) Women and Warfare (semester course) |
Science | Chemistry Honors Chemistry Physics (for students who are at the pre-calculus level or above) Honors Physics (for students who are at the pre-calculus level or above) AP Physics C: Mechanics* (for students who have successfully completed Physics and AP Calculus) AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism* (for students who have successfully completed AP Physics C: Mechanics) Environmental Science (for students who have successfully completed Biology and Chemistry) AP Biology* (for students who have successfully completed Biology and Chemistry) AP Environmental Science* (for students who have successfully completed Biology and Chemistry) Exercise Physiology (semester course—for students who have successfully completed Biology and Chemistry) Neuroscience (semester course—for students who have successfully completed Biology and Chemistry) Nutrition (semester course—for students who have successfully completed Biology and Chemistry) STEM: Robotics I (semester course—for students who have successfully completed Biology and Chemistry) |
Mathematics | Algebra 2 (for students who have successfully completed Geometry) Precalculus (for students who have successfully completed Geometry and Algebra 2) Honors Precalculus or Advanced Precalculus (for students who have successfully completed Geometry and Algebra 2 and seek a fast-paced course in preparation for AP Calculus) Calculus (for students who have successfully completed Precalculus) AP Calculus AB* AP Calculus BC* Linear Algebra Topic in Mathematics (for students who have successfully completed Algebra 2) Computer Science (semester course—for students who have successfully completed Geometry and Algebra 2) AP Computer Science* AP Economics* AP Statistics* STEM: Robotics I (semester course) |
Visual & Performing Arts | All courses are available to 11th grade students |
Theology & Religious Studies | Ethics (semester course) Advanced English Seminar: The Bible as Literature (semester course) |
Subject | Course |
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English | Advanced English Seminars AP Language & Composition* AP Literature* |
Foreign Language | French 4 or AP French Language and Culture* French Food & Culture (semester course—for students who have successfully completed French 3 or French 4) Latin 4 Mandarin Chinese 3, Mandarin Chinese 4 or Mandarin Chinese 5 Spanish 4, AP Spanish Language* or AP Spanish Literature* Advanced Spanish: Protestas (semester course) |
History | AP Comparative Government & Politics* AP European History* Ancient Greece (semester course) Enlightenment and Romanticism (semester course—offered on a bi-annual basis) Intro to Philosophy (semester course) Political Media (semester course—open to qualified 11th and 12th grade students; offered on a bi-annual basis) Post War American Intellectual History (semester course—open to qualified 11th and 12th grade students; offered on a bi-annual basis) Psychology 1 (semester course) Psychology 2 (semester course) The Modern Middle East (semester course—open to qualified 11th and 12th grade students; offered on a bi-annual basis) Women and Warfare (semester course) |
Science | Chemistry Honors Chemistry (recommended only for students who are very strong in math & science) Physics or Honors Physics (recommended for students who are at a Precalculus level of math or above) AP Biology* (for students who have successfully completed Biology and Chemistry) Environmental Science or AP Environmental Science* (for students who have successfully completed Biology and Chemistry) AP Physics C Mechanics* (open to qualified 11th and 12th grade students; must have successfully completed Physics and AP Calculus) AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism (open to students who have completed the AP Physics C: Mechanics course) Exercise Physiology (semester course—for students who have successfully completed Biology and Chemistry) Neuroscience (semester course—for students who have successfully completed Biology and Chemistry) Nutrition (semester course) STEM: Robotics I or Stem Robotics II (semester course—must have successfully completed Biology and Chemistry) |
Mathematics | Precalculus, Honors Precalculus or Advanced Precalculus (for students who have successfully completed Algebra 2 and Geometry) Topic in Mathematics (must have successfully completed Algebra 2) Calculus (must have successfully completed Precalculus) AP Calculus AB* AP Calculus BC* Linear Algebra AP Statistics* Computer Science (semester course) AP Computer Science* (must have successfully completed Geometry and Algebra 2) AP Economics STEM Robotics I or Stem Robotics II (semester course) |
Visual & Performing Arts | All courses are available to 12th grade students |
Theology & Religious Studies | Ethics (semester course) Advanced English Seminar: The Bible as Literature (semester course) |
Senior Thesis | Required year-long course |