St. Xavier Core Curriculum 2006-2007

To be awarded a college preparatory diploma, a student must have earned a minimum of 23-1/2 units of credit.  A unit of credit is equivalent to a passing grade in a subject for two semesters; a half-credit is earned by completing a one-semester course; a quarter-credit is earned in Physical Education, Oral Communication, and Information Processing; String Ensemble is a full-year course that earns a half-credit.

Required Credits:

English: 4 credits Mathematics: 4 credits Foreign Language: 3 credits of the same language Physical Education: 1/2 credit Health: 1/2 credit Religious Education: 4 credits Science: 3 credits (one may be a non-lab science) Social Studies: 3 credits Fine Arts: 1 credit Oral Communication: 1/4 credit Information Processing: 1/4 credit

TOTAL:  23-1/2 credits

Each student is required to take at least SIX courses in each of his eight semesters, with the exception of senior students who are enrolled in two or more AP classes during a semester.  These students may take five courses.

For a copy of St. Xavier's Core Curriculum Flow Chart, contact Sandy Arszman, Registrar, at sarszman@stxavier.org, or view the chart on the Registrar's Page on Edline.