Freshman year – 7.5 credits required

Required Courses (5.5 credits):

• Religion I – 1 credit
• English I – 1 credit
• Mathematics – 1 credit
• Biology – 1 credit
• World Cultures – 1 credit
• Integrated Tech. – 0.5 credit

Elected Courses:

• Fine Arts
• Health & Fitness
• World Languages

Sophomore year – 7.5 credits required 

Required Courses (5.5 credits):

• Religion II – 1 credit
• English II – 1 credit
• Mathematics – 1 credit
• Chemistry – 1 credit
• U.S. History – 1 credit
• Campus Ministry –  0.5 credit

Elected Courses:

• World Languages
• Health & Fitness
• Technology
• Fine Arts

Junior year – 6.5 credits required

Required Courses (3.5 credits):

• Religion III – 1 credit
• English III – 1 credit
• Mathematics  – 1 credit
• Campus Ministry  – 0.5 credit

Elected Courses (3.0 credits):

• World Languages
• Science
• Technology
• Health & Fitness
• Social Studies
• Fine Arts

Senior year – 6.5 credits required

Required Courses (2.5 credits):

• Religion IV – 1 credit
• English IV – 1 credit
• Campus Ministry – 0.5 credit

Elected Courses (4.0 credits):

• Mathematics
• Science
• World Languages
• Social Studies
• Technology
• Fine Arts
• Health & Fitness

ADVANCED CURRICULUM & CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT COURSES

Courses that end with the suffix [-A] are Advanced Curriculum offerings.  These courses may include extended research and projects, additional course content/rigor, and enhanced assessment tools/expectations.

Courses that end with the suffix [-CE] are Concurrent Enrollment classes. Dominican partners with Saint Louis University, Marquette University, and Marian University in the Concurrent Enrollment Program (CEP). The CEP partnership allows for Dominican students to take college-level courses during the regular high school class schedule.

Current Advanced Curriculum and Concurrent Enrollment courses at Dominican High School include:

English

• Engligh 1-A
• English II-A
• AP Literature & Composition-CE

Mathematics

• Algebra I-A
• Geometry-A
• Algebra II-A with Trigonometry
• Honors Pre-Calculus
• AP Statistics-CE

Religion

• Philosophy for Theology-CE
• Catholic Social Teaching-CE

Science

• Chemistry-A
• Physics-A

World Language

• French IV-A
• Spanish IV-A
• AP French-CE

Fine Arts

• Music Theory-A

Technology

• 2D Digital Imaging-CE

ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES

Dominican’s Advanced Placement curriculum is certified by the College Board.  AP courses follow course guidelines to prepare students to take the AP subject tests in May.  Students enrolled in AP courses are required to take AP subject tests.  Colleges may grant full academic credit for students that successfully complete AP courses and score high enough on AP exams.  The administration reserves the right to restrict AP enrollment based on a student’s prior academic performance and their course load.

Current Advanced Placement courses at Dominican High School include:

• AP Art & Design
• AP Biology
• AP Calculus AB
• AP Calculus BC
• AP Chemistry
• AP Computer Programming
• AP European History
• AP French-CE
• AP Language & Composition
• AP Literature & Composition-CE
• AP Psychology
• AP Spanish
• AP Statistics-CE
• AP United States Government and Politics
• AP United States History