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-Columnbia), as well as other schools, require four years of high school mathematics. Please check with your counselor or the college you plan to attend.
**The Class of 2024 is only required to have three science credits and 26.5 total credits. All subsequent graduating classes are required to have 3.5 science credits and 27 total credits.
Academic Program by Class Year
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2023-2024
Curriculum Guide
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 |