ACADEMIC SCHEDULE: Unless otherwise noted, all classes meet daily in a seven-period day. The school is on a four-quarter schedule. |
 Level 0= Advanced Placement
Level I = Honors
Level 2 = Accelerated College Prep
Level 3 = College Prep
Level 4 = College Standard
All courses are college preparatory
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Religion Department |
Grade 7 |
Study of Jesus |
Grade 8 |
Church History |
Grade 9 |
Catholicism and Hebrew Scriptures |
Grade 10 |
Christology and the Christian Testament |
Grade I I |
Catholic Morality |
Grade 12 |
Developing a Christian Lifestyle or World Religions, Electives by application*: |
*Christian Service: Students commit a minimum of 2 hours per week of direct service with an organization in the community. |
* Students commit to leadership service with the St. Peter-Marian Junior High School students. |
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English Department |
Grade 7 |
Grammar and Composition / Literature |
Grade 8 |
Literature |
Grade 9 |
English 9 (Level 1-4) |
Grade 10 |
English 10 (Level ]-4) or Pre-AP English 10 |
Grade II |
American Literature and Composition (Level ]-4) or AP Language and |
Grade 12 |
British Literature (Level 1-4), |
Masterpieces of Western Literature (Level |
I course that requires additional reading of |
full-text works) AP English Literature |
Electives |
Creative Writing (I 1-12), Public Speaking (11- |
12), Theatre Arts (I 1-12), SAT Prep English (10- |
I I) .5 credit each |
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Mathematics Department |
Grade 7 |
Mathematics 7 |
Grade 8 |
Pre-Algebra |
Grade 8 |
Algebra 1 |
Grade 9 |
Algebra I (Level 1-4) or Geometry (Level I) |
Grade 10 |
Geometry (Level ]-4) or Algebra II and Trigonometry (Level 1)* |
Grade 11 |
Algebra II (Level 2-4) or Pre-Calculus (Level I) |
Grade 12 |
AP Calculus, Calculus (Level 1-2), Probability & |
Statistics (Level 2), Pre-Calculus (Level 1- 2), |
Trigonometry/Functions (Level 3), Integrated Math |
(Level 4) |
SAT Prep Math (10- I I) .5 credit |
Electives |
*By recommendation of the math department a student may elect to take both Geometry and Algebra lI/Trig in 10th grade in order to accelerate his/her math program. |
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Science Department |
Grade 7 |
Life Science |
Grade 8 |
Physical Science |
Grade 9 |
Biology I (Level 1-4), Environmental Science |
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(Level 3-4) |
Grade 10 |
Biology II (Level ]-2), Chemistry (Level I), AP |
Biology*, Biology I (Level 3-4), Environmental |
Science (Level 3-4) |
Grade II |
Chemistry (Level 1-4),AP Chemistry*, Physics |
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(Level 1-2),AP Physics ** |
Grade 12 |
Physics (Level 1-2), Anatomy and Physiology |
(Level 1-2), Conceptual Physics (Level 3-4), |
AP Chemistry*, AP Physics** |
*AP science courses meet two periods every day. |
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Social Studies Department |
Grade 7 |
Geography |
Grade 8 |
American History |
Grade 9 |
World History [Pre-historic through Early Renaissance] (Level 1-4) |
Grade 10 |
World Studies [High Renaissance through modern revolutionary movements] (Level 1-3) |
Grade 11 |
United States History (Level 1-4), AP United States History |
Grade 12 |
Modern United States History/American Government (Level 1-3), AP United States Government and Politics* |
AP Psychology (I 1- 12), Psychology (I]- 12), Legal Reasoning (I 1-12), 1.0 credit each Sociology (I ]-] 2) .5 credit *AP U.S. History is a prerequisite for AP U.S. Government. |
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Foreign Language Department |
Credit for the first year of a language is given for successful completion of study in Grades 7 and 8 or through placement exam. All students are required to study two years of a foreign language; three are highly recommended. Spanish is offered in Levels 1-3; French is only available in Level I. |
Grade 7 |
Language Expo |
Grade 8 |
Spanish I and Language Expo |
Grade 9 |
Spanish I or II, French I or II |
Grade 10 |
Spanish II or III, French II or III |
Grade 11 |
Spanish III or IV, French III or IV |
Grade 12 |
Spanish IV, V,or AP Spanish, French IV or AP French* |
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Computer Science/Business Department |
All students are required to take a minimum of .5 credits in a computer course. |
Grades 9-12 Electives: |
AP Computer Science 1.0 credit* |
C++ Programming (Level]) 1.0 credit |
Visual Basic Programming (Level 2) 1.0 credit |
JAVA (Level 2) I credit |
HTML (Level 3) .5 credit |
Webpage Design (Level 2,3) .5 credit |
Desktop Publishing (Level 3) .5 credit |
Introduction to Computers (Level 3) .5 credit |
Keyboarding (Level 3) .5 credit |
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Accounting (Level 2) 1.0 credit |
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Marketing (Level 3) .5 credit |
Grade 8 - Computers Intro |
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Required Electives |
Grades 7 Physical Education |
Grades 9- I2 Health and Fitness |
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ART |
Grades 9- I2 Art, Advanced Art |
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VHS |
SPM also offers courses through Virtual High School
VHS Courses taken by students at SPM include:
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Animation and Effects Section KW: Flash MX Basics |
Entrepreneurs: Business Owners of the 3rd Millennium |
Epidemics Section KC: Ecology or Evolution |
Democracy in America? |
AP Computer Science A Section WS |
AP Physics B Section JC |
Engineering Principles Section MS |
Heroes |
Preparing for the SAT:Section CG: Answering Open Response and Document Based Questions |
Sports and American Society |
Animation and Effects Section KW: Flash MX Basics |
Practical Law Section AN: What You Need to Know About the Law |
Constitutional Law Section AK |
Business and Personal Law Section CB |
International Business: An Exploration |
Entrepreneurship Section DJ: Starting Your Own Business |
AP Computer Science A Section WS |
Criminology |
Biotechnology |
Complete catalogue at VHS WEBSITE |
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