Curriculum
The minimum requirements for high school graduation are established by the Texas Catholic Conference Education Department. A college prep diploma in the Catholic schools of Texas requires three years of a foreign language, and all three years must be in the same language. Additionally, beginning in the 2010-2011 school year, a "four by four" policy has been implemented, mandating four years of math and science at the high school level.
The Atonement Academy offers a wide variety of classes including grammar and literature, all of the sciences, Texas, U.S., and World history, U.S. government, and economics. AP courses are available to the juniors and seniors in areas such as American Literature, World Literature, American Government, American History, World History, Statistics, and Calculus. For the languages, Latin is offered in the elementary, middle and high school grades.
Students at all levels participate in the Advanced Reading (AR) program. Classes are single gender from grades 3-8. There is a quarterly awards ceremony in which the students are recognized for their academic excellence. Many of the teachers hold advanced degrees in their specialties.
In the College Preparatory School (grades 9-12), the typical basic yearly course load is 7¼ credits. In addition to the 7¼ credit basic load, a few additional requirements must be met, either by having completed them in middle school, by taking them during the elective period, or, in the case of Physical Education, by participating in extracurricular sports.
High school-level courses completed by some students in middle school include Health, Physical Education, Technology Applications, Latin I, and Algebra I.
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