ELEVENTH GRADE AT A GLANCE
REQUIREMENTS
Core • English —Any one of three English III courses (U2522‑0, U2523‑0, or U2525‑0) • History and Social Studies—United States History (U6420-0) or AP United States History (U6430-0) • Mathematics—Placement is determined by the department • Science—At least one full-year laboratory science course in either eleventh or twelfth grade • Other—Students must take a minimum of five academic courses each semester
Arts
Note: Students interested in applying to a University of California school need to take at least one full-year Arts course during grades 9–12.
• Arts—One year (one full-year course or two semester courses) of either a performing or studio-based visual art taken in tenth, eleventh, or twelfth grade
Physical Education • Physical Education—Six trimesters of Physical Education credit earned while in grades 9–12; students in eleventh grade can earn credit by taking a Physical Education class and/or a Dance class and/or by participating on an interscholastic sports team (see the Athletics section for a complete description of the program options)
Service • Community Service—Twelve outreach hours
ELECTIVES • Performing Arts—Performing Arts electives are available in choral music, instrumental music, dance, theater arts, directed study, and music theory, composition, and history • Visual Arts—Visual Arts electives are available in two-dimensional art, three-dimensional art, and media arts • Other—The Communications, English, History and Social Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies and Independent Research, Mathematics, Science, and World Languages departments and the Athletics division also offer eleventh-grade elective courses
12 Eleventh Grade at a Glance