Curriculum

Upper School Course of Study

  GRADE 9 GRADE 10 GRADE 11 GRADE 12

Biblical
Electives
(4 credits required)

Biblical Worldviews
Christology

Biblical Manhood/
Womanhood

Gospel of John
Film and Worldview
Origins of the Bible

Romans
Book Discussion
Truth Project

Social Studies
(4 credits required)

World History I*

World History II*

U.S. History*
AP U.S. History

Economics*
Government*

Language
Arts
(4.5 credits required)

Ancient & Medieval
Literature* w/Composition
Grammar

Anthology of
Literature & Poetry
The Golden Goblet
Oedipus Rex
The Odyssey
Paradise Lost
Antigone

Julius Caesar
Romeo and Juliet

World Literature*
w/Composition

Anthology of
Literature & Poetry
Hamlet
1984
Silas Marner
Les Miserables
The Great Divorce
Sophie’s World
A Tale of Two Cities
Jane Eyre

American Literature*
w/Composition

Anthology of
Literature & Poetry
Billy Budd
The Scarlet Letter
The Great Gatsby
The Last of the Mohicans
The Age of Innocence
The Red Badge of Courage
To Kill a Mockingbird
Their Eyes Were Watching God

British Literature*
w/Composition

AP Literature & Composition

Senior Integration Project** (1/2 credit, required)

Anthology of
Literature & Poetry
Importance of Being Ernest
Macbeth
Pride and Prejudice
Middlemarch
Screwtape Letters
Ivanhoe
Till We Have Faces
Heart of Darkness
(AP includes additional reading)

Mathematics
(4 credits required)

Algebra I*
Algebra II*
Geometry*

Algebra II*
Geometry*
Pre-calculus**
AP Statistics

Algebra II*
Pre-calculus**
AP Calculus AB
AP Calculus BC
AP Statistics

Adv Functions and Modeling
Pre-calculus**
AP Calculus AB
AP Calculus BC
AP Statistics

Science
(3 credits required)

Biology I*

Chemistry I*

Anatomy & Physiology I**
Anatomy & Physiology II**
Biology II
Physics**

Biotechnology**
AP Biology
AP Chemistry

Foreign Language
(2 credits required)

Spanish I, II, III**, and IV**
French I, II, III**, and IV**
Latin I, II, III**, and AP

Fine Arts
(1 credit required)

Chorus I
Band I
Art Fundamentals

Chorus I, II
Band I, II
Principals of Design**

Chorus I-III
Band I-III
Art III**

Chorus I-III, IV** 
Band I-III, IV**
Art IV**

 

Two theatre productions or independent study of theatre.

Phys Ed
(1 credit required)

Physical Conditioning
Two seasons of a team sport or independent study in an aerobic sport.

Electives

Teacher's Aide, Yearbook, Study Skills, English as a Second Language Support (ESL)

Total Required Credits 26.5  

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AP

Standard or Honors
Honors
Advanced Placement