Curriculum
The Mission of the School for the Talented and Gifted is to provide an environment in which the unique worth, dignity, and abilities of each individual are not only recognized but cultivated and celebrated as well. We wish to provide an educational experience that empowers highly capable students to interact with their intellectual peers in creative, academic, aesthetic, and social endeavors in order to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow and to become life-long learners, responsible citizens, and contributors to the betterment of society as a whole in an ever-changing world.
The School for the Talented and Gifted requires the Advanced High School Program as described by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) – this program is entitled the Distinguished Achievement Program (DAP), and it is the highest graduation program for Texas. The school then takes that program and makes it more demanding by including the Pre-AP and AP curriculum. The table below compares the two programs – both programs require 26 credits:
| Area of Study | Required Credits for Distinguished Achievement | Required Credits for TAG Enhanced
Distinguished Achievement |
|---|---|---|
| English
4 credits required |
English 1, English 2, English 3, English 4 | English 1 Pre-AP, English 2 Pre-AP, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition |
| Math
5 credits required |
Must include Algebra 1, Algebra 2, and Geometry | Must include Algebra 2 Pre-AP, Geometry Pre-AP, Pre-Calculus Pre-AP, AP Calculus AB |
| Social Studies
3.5 credits required |
World History, World Geography, American History, U.S. Government (one semester) | AP World History, AP Human Geography, AP American History, AP U.S. Government (one semester) |
| Science
4 credits required |
Must include Biology, Chemistry, and Physics | Must include Biology Pre-AP, Pre-AP Chemistry, AP Physics B, and one more class from AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics C, or AP Environmental Science |
| Economics
0.5 credit required |
Economics (Free Enterprise) | AP Economics |
| Foreign Language
3 credits required |
3 credits required of the same foreign language | 3 credits required of the same foreign language but in the Pre-AP and AP curriculum |
| Fine Arts
1 credit required |
1 credit | 1 credit |
| Physical Education
1 credits required |
1 credit | 1 credit |
| Health
0 credit required |
0 credit | 0 credit |
| Speech
0.5 credit required |
Communications Applications | Communications Applications |
| Technology Application
1 credit required |
Computer Science 1 | Computer Science 1 Pre-AP |
| Electives
2.5 credits required |
Must be from State-approved courses in language arts, science, math, social studies, foreign language, fine arts, or technology applications | Must be from State-approved Pre-AP and AP courses in language arts, science, math, social studies, foreign language, fine arts, or technology applications |
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