12th Grade Curriculum
Language Arts Sequence
12th Grade LA: 12th grade students will take 12th Brit Lit & Comp, Multicultural Literature, Dramatic Writing, OR AP English Literature.
Points to Remember:
All students must take and pass 4 years (8 semesters) of Language Arts courses to graduate.
CHHS offers a “hybrid” section of Honors/Gifted 12th Grade Language. Course content is delivered using both face-to-face instruction and online learning. Registration instructions will be provided to current 11th grade students during spring semester.
Electives:
Yearbook (Journalism)
Social Studies Sequence
12th Grade Social Studies: 12th Grade students will take ONE SEMESTER of Economics OR AP Macroeconomics AND ONE SEMESTER of American Government OR AP American Government.
Point to Remember:
All students must take and pass 3 years (6 semesters) of Social Studies courses to graduate (World History, US History, Economics and American Government)
Electives:
AP Psychology
Psychology/Sociology
AP Human Geography
Science Sequence
12th Grade Science: 12th Grade students will take an ELECTIVE science course as their 4th year of science.
Point to Remember:
All students must take and pass 4 years (8 semesters) of science courses which include Biology, Chemistry, Physics and an additional credit of science electives.
Electives:
The following courses are offered at Collins Hill HS and meet the 4th year of science graduation requirement:
AP Biology (if taken in addition to Biology)
AP Chemistry (if taken in addition to Chemistry)
AP Computer Science
AP Environmental Science
Food for Life
Forensic Science
AP Physics II (if taken in addition to Physics)
AP Physics C - Mechanics
Oceanography
Anatomy and Physiology
Math Sequence
Important Points to Remember:
All students are required to take four units of mathematics, including Algebra I, Geometry and Algebra II 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.
Mathematics courses are not weighted, other than AP courses and math classes beyond AP Calc (i.e., students cannot get honors credit or receive a grade higher than 100 because of an accelerated class credit).
In 11th grade, if you took: | Your Next Course |
|---|---|
Algebra II | Precalculus Statistical Reasoning Advanced Mathematical Decision-Making (AMDM) Accelerated Precalculus (with teacher recommendation) |
Precalculus | Statistical Reasoning AP Statistics AP Calculus AB |
Accelerated Precalculus | Statistical Reasoning AP Statistics AP Calculus AB or BC |
AP Calculus AB or BC | Advanced Calculus II AP Statistics Statistical Reasoning |
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 |