Grade 9. Teacher recommendation, weighted grade.
The laboratory experience emphasizes biology as an investigative process based on inquiry. Creating hypotheses by studying the facts and devising an explanation for them is a crucial part of this curriculum. Teaching strategies enable students to learn science through a natural development process. Beginning with exploration and moving through invention to application, students build solid foundations in biological concepts and theories while developing higher-order thinking skills.
Grade 10-12. Weighted grade. Prerequisite is Music Theory, Online Music Theory, Summer Online Music theory, and/or proficiency exam.
AP Music Theory is a continuation of MUSC2000. Students will study four-part writing, harmonic progression, texture, form, non-harmonic tones, and secondary dominants. Ear training and sight singing will be stressed. Students will have the opportunity to complete assignments using MIDI keyboards and computers. Students who successfully complete the course and AP Music Theory examination may receive college credit and/or a higher placement in college.
Grade 12. Audition and instructor approval required. Weighted grade.
A fee will be charged for all instrumental courses.
Seniors enrolled in MUSC4003H may be eligible to take this course for weighted credit. In addition to meeting all the criteria for the standard course, senior students eligible for a weighted grade will create a performance and research portfolio which will include four small ensemble performances with a comprehensive written critique: two evaluations of concert programs and tangible evidence of leadership activities leading to substantial musical achievement. Students may prepare auditions related to college applications in lieu of the fourth small ensemble performance. Participation in concert performances outside of the school day is required.
Grade 12. Audition and instructor approval required. Weighted grade.
A fee will be charged for all instrumental courses.
SENIORS enrolled in MUSC4002H may be eligible to take this course for weighted credit. In addition to meeting all the criteria for the standard course, senior students eligible for a weighted grade will create a performance and research portfolio which will include four small ensemble performances with a comprehensive written critique: two evaluations of concert programs and tangible evidence of leadership activities leading to substantial musical achievement. Students may prepare auditions related to college applications in lieu of the fourth small ensemble performance. Participation in concert performances outside of the school day is required.
Grade 12. Audition and instructor approval required. Weighted grade.
SENIORS enrolled in MUSC4001H may be eligible to take this course for weighted credit. In addition to meeting all the criteria for the standard course, senior students eligible for a weighted grade will create a performance and research portfolio which will include four small ensemble performances with a comprehensive written critique: two evaluations of concert programs and tangible evidence of leadership activities leading to substantial musical achievement. Students may prepare auditions related to college applications in lieu of the fourth small ensemble performance. Participation in concert performances outside of the school day is required.
Grade 11-12. Prerequisite is Honors Precalculus and placement Weighted Grade.
This course covers everything listed in AP Calculus AB, with the additional topics of sequences and series, vector-valued functions, polar and parametric functions, and some proof of theorems. Extensive independent study is required. This course is equivalent to the traditional college level Calculus I and II. Students who successfully complete this course and the AP Calculus BC examination may receive college credit and/or higher placement in college. A graphing calculator is required (TI-84 or equivalent is recommended).
Grade 11-12. Prerequisite is Precalculus and placement. Weighted Grade.
Topics include an in-depth study of a variety of functions and a study of limits. Additionally, differential and integral calculus with applications in optimization, related rates, area, and volume are covered. The demands of this course include analytical reasoning skills and disciplined study habits appropriate for continued success in college. Some independent study is required. This course is equivalent to the traditional college level Calculus I. Students who successfully complete this course and the AP Calculus AB examination may receive college credit and/or higher placement in college. A graphing calculator is required (TI-84 or equivalent is recommended).
Grade 10-12. Prerequisite is Honors Algebra 2/Trigonometry and placement. Weighted Grade.
This one year course serves as the prerequisite for Calculus or AP Calculus AB or BC. In addition to those topics covered in Precalculus, parametric, vector, and polar functions are studied. The Math Practice Standards are the foundation of lessons, teaching students how to reason and think mathematically. A graphing calculator is required (TI-84 or equivalent is recommended).
Grade 10-12. Prerequisite is Algebra 2 Trigonometry & Statistics or higher. Weighted Grade.
The Advanced Placement course in statistics introduces students to the major concepts and tools for collecting, analyzing, and drawing conclusions from data. Students who successfully complete the course and AP examination may receive college credit and/or a higher placement in college. A graphing calculator is required (TI-84 or equivalent is recommended).NOTE: A TI-89 is not equipped with a statistics package.
A workbook fee will be charged.