Upper School Courses

Our innovative and advanced academic program—with AP-level and post-AP, university-level courses—prepares students for success at top colleges and universities around the world.

Upper School Courses

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English

• Honors English Literature
• Honors English Non-Fiction
• Honors English 11
• Honors English 12

History

• (Intensive) US History I*
• (Intensive) European History I & II*
• (Intensive) World History I & II*
• AP World History: Modern; World History: Modern
• AP European History
• AP United States History
• Exploration & Colonial America (0.5 credit)​
• History of Genetics

Social Studies

• AP US Government and Politics
• Technology & Society (0.5 credit)
• Engineering & German Society

Business & Economics

• Honors Economics
• Personal Finance (.5 credit)
• Economics & Personal Finance
• AP Macroeconomics & History of Economics
• AP Microeconomics & Behavioral Economcis

Foreign Language

• Spanish
  • (Honors) Spanish I
  • (Honors) Spanish II
  • (Honors) Spanish III
  • (Honors) Spanish IV
  • AP Spanish Language and Culture
  • AP Spanish Literature
• Mandarin Chinese
  • (Honors ) Chinese I 
  • (Honors) Chinese II
  • (Honors) Chinese III 
  • (Honors) Chinese IV

Fine & Performing Arts

• Fine & Visual Arts I & II (0.5 credit each)
• Performing Arts I & II (0.5 credit each)
• Electives
  • Photography 101 & 102
  • Theater
  • Improv

Mathematics

• (Honors) Algebra I
• (Honors) Geometry
• (Honors) Algebra II
• (Honors) Precalculus & Trigonometry
• AP Calculus AB / BC
• Multivariable Calculus (0.5 credit)**
• Numerical Methods (0.5 credit)**
• Differential Equations (0.5 credit)**
• Introduction to Proofs (0.5 credit)*
• Applied Math: Mathematics for Engineers (0.5 credit)*
• Electives:
  • Beginning MATLAB
  • ​Intermediate MATLAB

Science

• Honors Biology
• Honors Chemistry
• ​AP Biology
• AP Chemistry
• AP Physics I
• AP Physics II
• AP Physics C: Mechanics (0.5 credit)
• AP Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism (0.5 credit)
• Geology**​

Computer Science

• AP Computer Science Principles
• AP Computer Science A 
• Artificial Intelligence
• Engineering: Autonomous Cognitive Assistant

​Engineering

• Engineering Design
• Engineering Solar-Powered Outdoor Monitoring System with Data Logging
• Engineering: Autonomous Cognitive Assistant**

* Denotes college (AP)-level course
** Denotes post-AP level course
Elective courses are not credit bearing