Course Descriptions
Physical Education
Physical skills and agility are developed through a
controlled program of Health exercise, training and sports. Included
in this course will be a presentation of health topics. It is required
during
Freshmen and Sophomore years.
(.50 Credit).
Special Program
College Course 901
Course offered to high school Seniors. May be taken
at local colleges with permission by the Vice Principal for Academic
Affairs. All required courses must be taken. Any course taken must
be satisfactorily
completed. If credit is to be awarded by St. Joseph High School,
prior approval must be obtained from the Vice Principal for Academic
Affairs.
(Variable Credit Academic Level 0).
Advanced Placement Courses
AP courses give high-achieving students the chance to try college-level work in high school and to gain valuable skills and study habits for college. There are thousands of colleges worldwide that will give credit or advanced placement for a “qualifying” grade on the AP Exam which is given in May.
The following courses are offered: English Literature and Composition, Calculus AB and BC, Spanish, French, Biology, European History, U.S. History. Faculty recommendation is required.
Guidance Seminar Curriculum
S.A.T. Preparation
Math Skills
This course stresses the improvement of Math
skills. Topics include verbal
problems, percentage, average, motion, mixture, ratio
problems, geometry, and quantitative comparisons. Specially prepared
problems and solutions
on the above topics are distributed to each student,
and actual practice S.A.T. tests are given during each class.(Click here for more details.)
(After school - No Credit - Fee required).
Verbal Skills
This course focuses exclusively on the main types
of verbal questions on S.A.T Preparation: the S.A.T.
These include analogies,
sentence
completion, vocabulary, and reading comprehension. A
review of English grammar is included to prepare students for the Test
of Standard
Written English. (Click here for more details.)
(After school - No Credit - Fee required).