Curriculum
Academy students must accumulate 30 credits to graduate. Students must also abide by multiple requirements of the Morris Hills curriculum. For example, students must take 1.5 quarters of physical education and 1 quarter of health (worth 1.25 credits). In addition, students must take at least 3 years of a foreign language, 1 and a half year of fine arts class, 2 practical arts classes, and 1 class that involves computer proficiency.
Freshman Year:
- Geometry
- Physics
- Analysis I (Algebra II and Trigonometry)
- Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CAD)
- and other advanced English, World History etc.
Sophomore Year:
- Analysis II (Pre-calculus)
- Fundamentals of Engineering (CAD 2)
- Chemistry
- Science Inquiry and Technology
- and other advanced English, American History etc.
Junior Year:
- Calculus (Students are required to take either AP Calculus BC, AP Calculus AB, or Calculus & Analytic Geometry)
- Biology
- Business Strategies
- Science Inquiry and Technology II
- and other advanced English, American History etc.
Senior Year:
- Macroeconomics
- Biotechnology
- Science Inquiry and Technology III (Half of this course is fulfilled by a mandatory internship in the student's field of interest)
- Technical Writing
- Math electives at the County College of Morris (Recently, Calculus 3 was made available to the students on the Morris Hills Campus)
- and other advanced English, Social Studies etc.
Senior Year internships have been done with: Picatinny Arsenal, Novartis, Smith Aero-Space, Century Flight School, Telcordia, Mount Olive Soccer Club, Granite Financial Corporation, Alcatel-Lucent, St. Claire’s Hospital, Pfizer, Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine (jointly administered by Rutgers University and University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey), Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Cisco Systems, Morris County Parks Commission, Madison Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Parsippany Volunteer Ambulance Squad,and the Research and Development Council of New Jersey
As a result of the high level courses, students earn college credits while in high school. There is a range of 3-53 college credits earned by graduating seniors. Most of these credits are earned through courses approved by the New Jersey Institute of Technology (all graduates are awarded an official college transcript) and/or by achieving high scores on Advanced Placement exams.
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