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High School Course Selection Guide

See below for the options according to grade level

SCIENCE

Class of 2020 and beyond

Grade 9	Grade 10	Grade 11/12
AP Biology Y1	AP Biology Y2	IB Physics HL/SL IB Chemistry HL*/SL IB Environmental Systems and Societies SL IB Sports, Exercise, Health Science AP Environmental Science (schedule permitting)
Biology / Chemistry (1 semester each)	Physics / Environmental Studies (1 semester each)	IB Biology HL* /SL IB Physics HL/SL IB Chemistry HL*/SL IB Environmental Systems and Societies SL IB Sports, Exercise, Health Science
* HL subjects may have pre-requisites, please consult with teachers, counselors and IB coordinator before selecting these options ** Physics HL/SL students must have completed at least the Algebra 2 or equivalent before starting these courses

MATH

Up to Class of 2020

Grade 9	Grade 10	Grade 11/12
Algebra 2	AP Calculus ** Summer Prep: ALEKS Pre-Calc	IB HL Mathematics *
Geometry	Algebra 2 AP Statistics ** Summer Prep: Algebra 2	IB SL Mathematics
Algebra 1	Geometry	IB Math Studies/Integrated Math
* HL subjects may have pre-requisites, please consult with teachers, counselors and IB coordinator before selecting these options ** Teacher approval needed to enter advanced level courses.

Starting from Class of 2021

Grade 9	Grade 10	Grade 11/12
Algebra 2	AP Calculus **	IB HL Mathematics *
Geometry	Algebra 2 AP Statistics **	IB SL Mathematics IB HL Applied *
Algebra 1	Geometry	IB SL Applied Non-IB Math
* HL subjects may have pre-requisites, please consult with teachers, counselors and IB coordinator before selecting these options. ** Teacher approval needed to enter advanced level courses.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

Grade 9	Grade 10	Grade 11/12
G9 English LA G9 English LA Honors***	G10 English LA G10 AP English Language and Composition **	IB Language and Literature HL* IB Language and Literature SL IB Literature and Performance SL IB English Language B** HL*/SL
* HL subjects may have pre-requisites, please consult with teachers, counselors and IB coordinator before selecting these options. Teacher approval needed to enter this course. * This course is available to students only upon teacher recommendation from Grade 8, or to students that took Grade 8 honors.

SOCIAL STUDIES

Grade 9	Grade 10	Grade 11/12
Modern World History	Intro to Business Management and Economics / Intro to Psychology (1 semester each) AP World History **	IB Business Management HL/SL IB Economics HL/SL IB Psychology HL/SL IB Environmental Systems and Society HL/SL G12 Issues in Society
* HL subjects may have pre-requisites, please consult with teachers, counselors and IB coordinator before selecting these options ** Teacher approval needed to enter advanced courses.

COMPUTER SCIENCE

Grade 9	Grade 10	Grade 11/12
G9 ICT & Computer Science	AP Computer Science (optional)** Publications	IB Computer Science HL*/SL Publications
* HL subjects may have pre-requisites, please consult with teachers, counselors and IB coordinator before selecting these options. ** Teacher approval needed to enter advanced courses.

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

CHINESE

Grade 9	Grade 10	Grade 11/12
Chinese Level 1-8	Chinese Level 1
	Chinese Level 2-4	IB Chinese Ab Initio SL ***
	Chinese Level 5-8	IB Chinese B HL/SL *
* HL subjects may have pre-requisites, please consult with teachers, counselors and IB coordinator before selecting these options. Before entering IB Chinese B, students should complete level 5 unless teacher allowance is given. *Before entering IB Chinese Ab Initio, students should complete level 2 unless teacher allowance is given.

SPANISH

Grade 9	Grade 10	Grade 11/12
	Intro to Spanish Language and Culture	IB Spanish ab initio SL

THAI

Grade 9	Grade 10	Grade 11/12
Pre-IB Thai (Native)	Pre-IB Thai (Native)	IB Thai A, Language and Literature Diploma HL*/SL
Thai (Non Native)	Thai (Non Native)
* HL subjects may have pre-requisites, please consult with teachers, counselors and IB coordinator before selecting these options.