Curriculum

Four-year Curriculum Overview

Cor Jesu is a four-year high school primarily defined as a Catholic, private, girls' college preparatory school. Basic course and attendance requirements must be met by all students who attend Cor Jesu. These requirements are eight semesters of attendance in high school and the completion of 27** credits distributed as follows:

Subject Area	Number of Credits

Business	1
English	4
Fine Arts (Art, Music, Theatre)	1
Mathematics	3*
Physical Education	1.5
Science	3.5
Social Studies	3
Theology	4
World Languages	2
Electives	4

Total Graduation Credits	27*

*The University of Missouri state colleges (University of Missouri-St. Louis, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Missouri University of Science and Technology and University of Missouri-Columbia), as well as other schools, require four years of high school mathematics. Please check with your counselor or the college you plan to attend.

Academic Program by Class Year

Freshman

Freshman Year

Courses / Credits

Algebra I or Geometry* 1.0
Biology 1.0
Computer Applications   0.5
World Languages I or II* 1.0   (Chinese, French, Spanish or Latin)
Intro to Composition & Literature 1.0
Introduction to Fine Arts 0.5   (Art, Drama, Music)
Physical Education I** 0.5
Study Skills 0.0
Theology I 1.0
World History I 0.5

* Freshmen must test out of Algebra I and/or World Languages I in order to be eligible to register for Geometry or World Languages II, respectively.

**PE I may not be taken concurrently with Concert Choir I. If a freshman takes Choir I, she must take PE I either in the summer or during sophomore year.

Sophomore

Sophomore Year

Courses / Credits

Chemistry or Honors Chemistry  1.0
World Language II 1.0  (Chinese, French, Spanish or Latin)
Geometry or Algebra II  1.0
Theology II  1.0
World History II or AP World History or Honors World Lit/AP World Hist./World Studies 1.0
World Literature or Honors World Literature or World Studies (Honors)  1.0

*Sophomores enrolled in the World Studies course will receive one credit for World Literature AND one credit for World History, totaling 2.0 credits.

** Students must take two consecutive years of the same language while at Cor Jesu.

Junior

Junior Year

Courses / Credits

Algebra II or Algebra II-Trig  1.0
American Literature or ACP American Literature or ACP Amer. Lit./ACP Writing/AP Language Composition/AP U.S. Hist./Amer. Studies 1.0
Physics or Honors Physics**  1.0
Theology III  1.0
U.S. History or AP/ACC U.S. Hist. or Amer. Studies/ACP Amer. Lit./ACP Writing  1.0

*Juniors enrolled in the American Studies course will receive one credit for American Literature AND one credit for U.S. History, totaling 2.0 credits.

**Physics or Honors Physics and required Science elective may be taken during junior or senior year.

Senior

Electives

Required Electives

Courses / Credits

(may be taken any time after freshman year)

Personal Finance 0.5
PE II or Fitness for Life or Dance AND Health Education 0.5
Choice of English elective 0.5
Choice of Science elective 0.5 Choice of Social Studies elective 0.5
Choice of Fine Arts elective 0.5
Other electives of choice 4.0

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AP, ACC, ACP & Honors Classes

Although the following are expected of all Cor Jesu Students, in order to be successful in AP/ACC/ACP or HONORS courses, students must CONSISTENTLY demonstrate:

Intellectual curiosity and a desire to learn
A cooperative and positive attitude
A strong work ethic
A responsible attitude towards assignments and homework
Consistent achievement in their work
Ability to work independently
The ability to seek out the resources needed to succeed
Higher order thinking skills reflected in writing, speaking and reading comprehension
Active participation in class
That they are part of a learning community.

Grading

Cor Jesu uses a weighted grading system. Each course is given a quality point (QP) rating of 4.8 for AP, ACC, and honors courses and a QP rating of 4.3 for college-preparatory courses.

	Letter Grade	Honors / AP / ACC Quality Points	Quality Points
98%-100%	A+	4.8	4.3
93%-97%	A	4.5	4.0
90%-92%	B+	4.0	3.5
85%-89%	B	3.5	3.0
81%-84%	C+	3.0	2.5
76%-80%	C	2.5	2.0
70%-75%	D	1.5	1.0
Below 70%	F	0	0

Curriculum

Letter Grade

Honors / AP / ACC Quality Points

Quality Points