The curriculum of St. Joseph High School is designed to meet a wide range of student abilities and needs. Regular courses prepare students for college or other post-secondary training and provide flexibility in graduation requirements. Honors and Advanced Placement courses offer a more challenging curriculum and the opportunity to gain college credit, advanced placement, or both. Because of the increased rigor of these classes, points are added to semester averages for the purpose of calculating GPA and class rank.  Click here for the easily downloaded Curriculum Guide.

AP exams are open to all students, whether or not AP classes have been completed.

New students click here for more information about the English curriculum.

Honors/Pre-AP Courses                                               AP Courses
English I, II                                                                        English III, IV
Algebra I, II                                                                        Art III
Geometry                                                                          Calculus*
Pre-Calculus                                                                    Advanced Biology*
Chemistry                                                                         *Also offered as Dual Credit from Victoria College
Physics                                                                             Credit by Exam
Spanish III                                                                        Incoming 9th graders who have taken
Algebra I                                                                           Algebra and/ or Spanish I may elect 
US History                                                                        to be tested for high school credit and
US Government                                                              placement.  
                                                         
                                                                                           
                        

Graduation Requirements
English Language Arts    4 Credits
Math                                     4 Credits 
Theology                             4 Credits    (One credit for every year)
Foreign Language            3 Credits   
Science                               4 Credits  
Social Studies                   3 Credits    (World History, US History, US Government and Economics)
Physical Education           1½ Credits   
Christian Service               1 Credit    (½ junior year and ½ senior year)
Fine Arts                              1 Credit
Technology                         1 Credit
Heath                                   ½ Credit
Speech                                ½ Credit
Electives                              2 Credits
Total                                    29.5 Credits

Typical 9th Grade Schedule                                         Typical 10th Grade Schedule
Theology                                                                           Theology
English                                                                              English
Math (Algebra I, Geometry)                                            Math (Geometry, Algebra II)
Biology I                                                                             World History
Foreign Language I or II                                                 Foreign Language II or II
Computer Applications (½)                                           Advanced Applications (½)
Health (½)                                                                         Speech I (½)
PE                                                                                       Fine Art 
                                                                                            PE

Typical 11th Grade Schedule                                     Typical 12th Grade Schedule
Theology                                                                          Theology
English                                                                             English
Math (Algebra II, Pre-Calculus)                                    Math (Pre-Calculus, Calculus, Math Models)
Chemistry                                                                         Government (½)
Foreign Language III                                                      Economics (½)
US History                                                                        Science (Physics, Advanced Biology)
Fine Art or Elective                                                          Fine Art or Elective
Christian Service                                                            Christian Service