10th Grade Curriculum
10th Grade Curriculum
Language Arts Sequence
10th Grade LA: All 10th grade students will take 10th grade Language Arts or Media Literacy in a Global Society.
Point to Remember:
All students must take and pass 4 years (8 semesters) of Language Arts courses to graduate.
Social Studies Sequence
10th Grade Social Studies: 10th Grade students will take EITHER World History OR AP World History. This is a required core course for graduation.
Point to Remember:
All students must take and pass 3 years (6 semesters) of Social Studies courses to graduate
Science Sequence
10th Grade Science: 10th Grade students will take Chemistry.
Point to Remember:
All students must take and pass 4 years (8 semesters) of science courses which include:
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
4th Science Elective
Other 10th Grade Courses
The other two class periods will be filled by electives. Students will have the opportunity to provide input on their elective preferences through the Registration process but will be placed based upon class availability.
Students should start their Foreign Language sequence during their 10th grade year if they plan on applying to major research universities that prefer three years of the same foreign language.
Math Sequence
Points to Remember:
All students are required to take four units of mathematics, including Algebra 1, Geometry and Algebra 2 or their equivalents for graduation.
"Accelerated" does not mean "honors" or "gifted." It means that the students will encounter more content at a faster pace. An accelerated course is equivalent to 1 ½ years of content when compared to the non-accelerated course.
Students are not able to change from a non-accelerated track to an accelerated track in mathematics. However, students are able to decelerate pending parent/student/teacher agreement.
Mathematics courses are not weighted, other than AP courses (i.e., students cannot get honors credit or receive a grade higher than 100 because of an accelerated class credit).
In 9th Grade if you took: | Your Next Course |
|---|---|
Algebra I | Geometry |
Geometry | Algebra II |
Accelerated Geometry | Accelerated Pre-Calculus or Pre-Calculus |
High School Graduation Requirements
Subject Area | Number of Units Required |
|---|---|
Language Arts | 4 |
Mathematics | 4 |
Science | 4 |
Social Studies | 3 |
Health/Physical Education | 1 |
Foreign Language/Tech Ed/Fine Arts Electives | 3 |
General Electives | 4 |
Total | 23 |