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Northern
Highlands
Regional High
School
Curriculum
Overview
NHRHS GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
ENGLISH
4 YEARS - 20 CREDITS
MATHEMATICS
3 YEARS - 15 CREDITS
SCIENCE [PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY]
3 YEARS - 15 CREDITS
SOCIAL STUDIES [WORLD HISTORY, US HISTORY I & II]
3 YEARS - 15 CREDITS
WORLD LANGUAGES
2 YEARS - 10 CREDITS
PHYSICAL EDUCATION/HEALTH
4 YEARS - 20 CREDITS
VISUAL/PERFORMING ARTS
1 YEAR - 5 CREDITS
CAREER EDUCATION & FAMILY CONSUMER SCIENCE LIFE SKILLS
1 YEAR - 5 CREDITS
FINANCIAL LITERACY
½ YEAR - 2.5 CREDITS
FOUNDATIONS OF LITERACY AND TECHNOLOGY (9TH GRADE)
1 YEAR - 5 CREDITS
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
4 YEARS
9th Grade: English 9 & Foundations of
Literacy and Technology
English
Department
Courses Meeting 4-Year
Graduation Requirement
10th Grade: American Literature
11th-12th Grade Options: Literature &
the Individual, Literature about Society,
Modern Fiction, Humanities, & British
Literature
12th Grade Only: Senior English Seminar,
(SUPA) Writing/Reading, AP English
*Some courses have honors level options
for students who qualify beginning in
10th grade.
English Electives
1. Introduction to Theater & Acting (9-12)
2. Acting Workshop (10-12)
3. Acting Workshop II (11-12)
4. Acting Workshop III (11-12)
5. Creative Writing I (10-12)
6. Creative Writing II (11-12)
7. Creative Writing III (11-12)
8. Journalism (9-12)
MATHEMATICS
DEPARTMENT
3 YEARS
Mathematics
Department
Courses Meeting 3-Year
Graduation Requirement
Mathematics Electives
1. Statistics and Probability (1112)
2. AP Statistics and Probability
(10-12)
3. Honors Calculus (12)
4. AP Calculus AB/BC (11-12)
5. Honors Multivariable Calculus
(12)
SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
3 YEARS
Science
Department
Courses Meeting 3-Year
Graduation Requirement
9th Grade: Physics
10th Grade: Chemistry
11th Grade: Biology
*All three courses have honors level
options for students who qualify.
Science Electives
AP Courses: AP Physics I (9-12), AP Physics C
(11-12), AP Chemistry (11-12), AP Biology
(11-12), AP Environmental Science (11-12)
Honors Courses: Anatomy and Physiology I &
II (11-12), SUPA Forensics (12)
Additional Courses: Environmental Science
(11-12), Forensics (11-12), Ocean and Space
(11-12)
SOCIAL STUDIES
DEPARTMENT
3 YEARS
9th Grade: World History/Cultures
Social Studies
Department
Courses Meeting 3-Year
Graduation Requirement
10th Grade: United States History I
11th Grade: United States History II
*Both United States History courses
have honors level options for students
who qualify.
Social Studies Electives
AP Courses: AP US History (11-12), AP
European History (11-12), AP World History
(10-12), AP Government & Politics (10-12),
AP Psychology (11-12)
Honors Courses: Model United Nations (1112), American Studies (12)
Additional Courses: Psychology (11-12),
Sociology (10-12)
WORLD LANGUAGES
2 YEARS
World
Languages
Department
Courses Meeting 2-Year
Graduation Requirement
Spanish: Spanish I, Spanish II, Spanish III,
Spanish IV
French: French I, French II, French III,
French IV
Italian: Italian I, Italian II, Italian III, Italian
IV
Chinese: Chinese I, Chinese II, Chinese
III, Chinese IV
*Some courses have advanced or honors
level options for students who qualify.
World Languages Higher
Level Courses
AP Courses: AP Spanish (12), AP
French (12)
Honors Courses: Spanish V (12),
French V (12), Italian V (12)
Additional Courses: Spanish V (12),
French V (12)
PHYSICAL EDUCATION &
HEALTH
4 YEARS
Health and
Wellness
Department
Courses Meeting 4-Year
Graduation Requirement
9th Grade: Physical Education & Health
10th Grade: Physical Education & Health
(Drivers Education)
11th Grade: Physical Education & Health
12th Grade: Physical Education & Health
Health & Wellness Electives
1. Honors Dynamics of
Health Care (10-12)
2. Honors Emergency and
Clinical Care (11-12)
3. Honors Medical
Terminology (11-12)
CAREER EDUCATION & FAMILY,
CONSUMER, AND LIFE SKILLS
1 YEAR
Business Electives
1. Marketing I: Promotion/Selling (10-12)
2. Honors Advertising & Branding (11-12)
3. Honors Management (11-12)
4. Honors Business Seminar (11-12)
5. Entrepreneurship (10-12)
6. Accounting (9-12)
7. AP Computer Programming (10-12)
8. AP Economics (10-12)
9. Intro. To Comp. Programming (10-12)
10. Honors Comp. Prog/JAVA (10-12)
Applied Technology
1. CAD I: Drafting/Design (9-12)
2. Robotics (10-12)
3. CAD II: Drafting/Design (10-12)
4. Honors Architecture (11-12)
5. Honors Engineering (11-12)
6. Real World Engineering (9-12)
7. Woodworking (9-12)
8. Project Woodworking (10-12)
9. Furniture Design (10-12)
Family & Consumer Science
1.
Foods & Nutrition (9-12)
2.
International Foods (10-12)
3.
Culinary Arts (10-12)
4.
Fashion Design & Textiles
(9-12)
5.
Honors Tomorrow’s
Teacher (12)
6.
Child Development (11-12)
Television
Production
1. Film Studies (10-12)
2. TV Production (9-12)
3. Broadcast TV (10-12)
4. Video Storytelling (10-12)
5. Advanced Film Production
(12)
VISUAL AND PERFORMING
ARTS
1 YEAR
Art
1. Art Experiences (9-12)
2. Photography I (9-12)
3. Digital Arts (9-12)
4. Graphic Design (10-12)
5. Honors Drawing/Painting (10-12)
6. Honors Studio Photography (10-12)
7. AP Art History (10-12)
8. AP Studio Art (11-12)
9. Ceramics (9-12)
10. Ceramics II (10-12)
Music
1. Chorus (9-12)
2. Honors Concert Choir (10-12)
3. Symphonic Band (9-12)
4. Honors Wind Ensemble (10-12)
5. Recording Audio Tech (10-12)
6. Honors Music Theory (10-12)
7. AP Music Theory (10-12)
FINANCIAL LITERACY
1/2 YEAR
Financial Literacy
1. Introduction to
Business (9-12)
2. Personal
Finance/Investment
(9-12)
3. Financial
Management (9-12)