Open House Academic Information – Dominican High School

Dominican's Curriculum

Dominican’s challenging curriculum is focused on preparing students to thrive at the college level. Graduating from Dominican means being ready to exceed college professors’ expectations across the curriculum. Below is a list of Dominican’s current class offerings.

AP= Advanced Placement CE= Concurrent A= Advanced

Religious Studies: 4 credits
Religion I & II
Peace and Justice
Church History
Christian Life Callings
Death & Dying
Faith & Science
*Philosophy for Theology- CE
*Catholic Social Teaching- CE
uKnighted Service

English: 4 credits
English I
English II
English II-A
20th Century Literature
Short Stories
Shakespeare
Film as Literature
Speculative Fiction as
Literature
Diverse Voices in World
Literature
Realism in Literature
*AP Literature & Composition
*AP Language & Composition
Journalism I & II

Mathematics: 3 credits
Algebra I
Algebra I-A
Geometry
Geometry-A
Algebra II
Algebra II with Trigonometry-A
College Trigonometry
College Algebra
Pre-Calculus-A
Pre-Calculus Honors
*AP Calculus AB
*AP Calculus BC
Statistics
*AP Statistics
Personal Finance

Science: 3 credits
Modern Biology
Chemistry
Chemistry-A
Anatomy & Physiology
Theoretical Physics &
Engineering
Astronomy
Environmental Science
Forensic Science
Physics
*Physics-A
*AP Chemistry

Social Studies: 3 credits
World Cultures
U.S. History
*AP U.S. History
Introduction to Law
Domestic Social Issues
U.S. Government & Politics
*AP U.S. Government & Politics
Contemporary American
Culture
International Area Studies
Psychology
*AP Psychology
History in Film
*AP European History

Health & Fitness: 1 credit
P.E. /Health I & II
Strength & Conditioning I & II
Bodies in Motion
Team Sports & Fitness
Racket Sports & Fitness
Health

Computer Technology: 0.5 credit
Integrated Technology
Computer Programming I
*AP Computer Programming
Digital Imaging
Media Production I & II
Design & Digital Production

World Languages: 2 credits
Spanish I
Spanish II
Spanish III
*Spanish IV-A
*Spanish V-CE/Spanish V
French I
French II
French III
*French IV-A
*French V-A

Fine Arts: 1 credit
Art Foundations
Digital Imaging
Ceramics I
Ceramics II
Drawing & Painting I
Drawing & Painting II
Printmaking & Mixed Media
Photography I
Stained Glass I
Stained Glass II
Independent Portfolio
Concert Choir
Chamber Choir
Treble A Cappella Choir
Concert Band
Piano/Guitar Class
Music Theory- A

*courses given additional weight of 1.0 for college level equivalency

AP CLASS OFFERINGS

AP courses offer the opportunity for students to master curriculum similar to the college-level. AP courses prepare students to take the corresponding AP Exam in May, where college credit may be earned based on a set of standards deemed by the institution.

AP Biology
AP Calculus AB
AP Calculus BC
AP Chemistry
AP Computer Programming
AP European History

AP Literature
AP Language
AP Psychology
AP Statistics
AP U.S. History
AP U.S. Gov. & Politics

CE COURSES

Dominican’s CE program allows students who meet performance criteria to earn high school credit and college credit simultaneously. This program is offered through a partnership with Cardinal Stritch University.

Spanish V
Philosophy for Theology
Catholic Social Teaching

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Hear from our Teachers

Members of Dominican’s academic faculty have complied videos containing important information for freshman and their families to be prepared for their first year at Dominican. Please take the time to watch each of these videos that contain important information regarding the administrator’s respective department.