Jesuit Sacramento High School

Curriculum

Jesuit High School is a college preparatory and, as such, students graduating from Jesuit will have completed a course of study which satisfies the minimum admissions requirements of most colleges and universities in the United States. Freshmen schedules are determined by reviewing current grades, teacher recommendations, and test scores (both the HSPT taken in January and department designed, curriculum-based placement tests taken in April).

Subject:	9th Grade Requirement:
English I	Placement in a basic, college preparatory or accelerated program is based on test results, elementary school grades, and writing sample.
Algebra I	A basic course is offered. Students may obtain advanced placement by taking challenge exams in Algebra I and/or Geometry at registration in April.
Global Studies	History, Cultures and Geography.
Foreign Language	French, German, Latin, and Spanish are offered. Advanced placement testing is administered at registration in April.
Fine Arts/Physical Ed.	One semester of each is required in the Freshman year. Art electives include Art of Diverse Cultures, Art of Film, Studio Art (Drawing), Band, and Chorus. P.E. includes a Health and Safety component.
Theology	One semester - Introduction to Catholic Faith.
Science	One semester of General Science (an introduction to Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Science and Astronomy) or Pre-AP Biology. Placement testing is administered at registration in April.

Jesuit offers 25 Honors level and Advanced Placement (AP) courses. Numerous other courses are offered as accelerated (XL) placements providing a faster pace of teaching and more in-depth coverage of the standard course material.

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Units Required for Graduation

SUBJECT	UNITS
English	40
Foreign Language	30
Mathematics	30
Science	25
Social Science	35
Theology	30
Visual and Performing Arts	10
Christian Service	5
P.E. (or Music)	10
Electives	15
TOTAL:	230

English

English 1 (or English 1A & 1B)

English 2

American Literature or

AP English Language

English Electives (2 semesters) or AP English Literature

Mathematics

Algebra I

Geometry

Algebra II

Optional: College Algebra, Stats/Trig, Pre-Calculus, Calculus

Foreign Language

Three (3) years of the same language or

Two (2) years of two different languages

(French, German, Latin, or Spanish)

Social Science

Global Studies

Western Cultures (1 semester)

United States History

Economics or Civics plus one additional Senior Elective or AP Econ or AP Government (total two semesters Sr. year)

Science

General Science or Pre-AP Biology (one semester)

Biology

Chemistry

Optional: Physics

Theology

9^th grade -Intro to Catholic Christianity

10^th grade - The Old Testament and Introduction to Morality (One semester each)

11^th grade - Social Justice

12^th grade - Christian Testament and a Senior Elective (one semester each) or Liturgy Workshop

Visual and Performing Arts (VPA)

Intro to Art, Drawing, Film, Band or Chorus

(One semester required 9^th - CSU and UC require two semesters, in the same subject)

Physical Education

Freshman, sophomore and junior year,

(a total of two semesters of PE plus a 3^rd semester of PE, Visual and Performing Arts and/or Computer Applications)

Christian Service

9^th - service included in Global Studies curriculum (16hrs)

10^th - service included in Theology curriculum (16 hours)

11^th -service included in the Social Justice curriculum (16 hours)

12^th - Senior Project (50 hours)

Required Courses by Year Level

Freshman:

(6 courses each semester - 60 units)

English	2 sem
Foreign Language	2 sem
(or 4 sem of English 1A/1B)
Mathematics	2 sem
P.E. (or Band/Chorus)	1 sem
Science	1 sem
Theology	1 sem
Social Studies	2 sem
Visual and Performing Arts	1 sem

Sophomore:

(6 courses each semester- 60 units)

English	2 sem
Foreign Language	2 sem
Mathematics	2 sem
Science	2 sem
P.E. (or Band/Chorus)	1 sem
Theology	2 sem
Social Studies	1 sem

Junior:

( 6 courses each semester - 60 units)

English	2 sem
Foreign Language	2 sem
Mathematics	2 sem
Science	2 sem
Elective (PE, VPS)	1 sem
Theology	1 sem
Social Studies	2 sem

Senior:

(at least 5 academic courses each semester - 50 units)

English Electives	2 sem
Theology Electives	2 sem
Social Studies Electives (incl. Civ or Econ.)	2 sem
Christian Service	1 sem
College Prep Electives	3 sem
Other Electives, Teacher's Assistant, Study Hall	2 sem

Please contact our Office of Admissions for more information:
admissions@jhssac.org or (916) 482-6060, ext. 227