Core & Elective Curriculum

Core & Elective Curriculum

Subject	Freshman	Sophomore	Junior	Senior
Social Studies	N/A	World History	US History	US Government (semester) and Economics (semester)
English	English 9	English 10	American Literature	British Literature or AP Literature and Composition*
Math	Algebra 1 or Geometry	Geometry or Algebra 2	Algebra 2 or Precalculus	Precalculus or Calculus
Science	General Science	Biology	Chemistry or Honors Chemistry*	Anatomy and Physiology or Physics*
Spanish	Spanish 1	Spanish 2	Spanish 3 or AP Spanish Language and Culture*	N/A
Art / P.E.	P.E. / Health	N/A	N/A	Studio Art
Theology	Foundations of Catholic Christianity / Foundations of Scripture	Christ’s Mission in the World	Hebrew Scriptures / Christian Testament	Catholic Social Teaching

All courses are part of the required core curriculum.

Courses with a * are an elective, yet still count toward the graduation requirements.

College Readiness

Four-year colleges and universities expect students to maintain a GPA of 3.0 or above. As a college preparatory school, Cristo Rey encourages students to work to the best of their ability to be considered qualified for 4 year college or university.

Community colleges will accept students with a lower GPA. Cristo Rey’s expectation is that students will maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0, so that, at minimum, all students are considered qualified for junior college and then may matriculate to a four year college or university.

Graduation Policy

A total of 240 academic credits and 40 Work-Study credits are required in order to receive a diploma from Cristo Rey. The expectation is that students will receive a minimum grade of “C” in all courses. However, the minimum requirement for graduation is that students receive a passing grade in all courses. A student cannot graduate from Cristo Rey with an F on their report card. Additionally, a student must pass Algebra 2 in order to qualify for graduation.

Remediation

Students who receive an “F” are required to show proof of remediation. This may be accomplished by attending summer school at the students’ district public school, or by completing an on-line course. Prior approval by the Administration is required for all summer and on-line courses.