Rising Senior Course Selection Choices2018-19 School Year

Each Student has a few requirements to meet:

• Each Student will be enrolled in Religion IV

• Each Student will be enrolled in a Mathematics course by departmental placement

• Each Student must enroll in at least six courses and a maximum of seven

• Keep in mind graduation requirements as you plan your other courses:

– 4 credits English, Religion, Math

– 3.5 credits Social Studies

– 2 credits Classical Languages, Modern Languages, Science

– 1 credit Fine Arts

English Choices:English IV

• Students in English IV choose TWO SEPARATE SEMESTER-LONG ELECTIVES

• A preference form must be completed. Each student is guaranteed one of their top preferences.

• Options:

– 21st Century Literature

– African-American Lit. I

– African-American Lit. II

– Blues Literature

– Contemporary Imagination & Dante’s Inferno

– Craft of Poetry

– Flash Fiction

– Holy War

– The Modern Novel

– Shakespeare

AP English Literature

• Students must apply and submit a graded essay from junior year

• The Advanced Placement Literature and Composition Course focuses on close reading of great literary works, thoughtful, analytical writing, and lively discussion.

Social Studies Choices:Every Senior MUST enroll in at least one of the following:

• AP Comparative Government & Politics

• AP US Government & Politics

• AP Modern European History

• AP Economics

• AP Art History

• AP Psychology

• AP Statistics

• Economics

• US Government & Politics

Science Choices:

Double Period Lab Courses:

• AP Physics

• AP Chemistry

• AP Biology

Single Period Courses:

• AP Environmental Science

• Introduction to Engineering Design

• Anatomy & Physiology

• Physics/Honors Physics (if not taken as a junior)NOTE: A double period lab

counts as two classes towards the six class minimum

Elective Options:

Classical or

Modern Language

A student may choose to continue his study (assuming he has completed his two year requirement in both Classical and Modern Language)

AP Computer Science

Fine Arts

There are a number of options: Audio Engineering, Music Media, AP Studio Art,

AP Art History, Graphic Design, Music Theory

Science

Social Studies

Every senior MUST take at least one Social Studies course. Many choose to take two.

Free Period

Typical Senior Schedule:

1. Religion IV2. Math (by Department placement)3. English4. Social Studies5. Elective6. Elective7. Elective/Free Period