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Central High School strives to offer courses that are both rigorous and challenging. Our course catalog will help guide students and parents to optimize their education path.GRADING SCALE
A 93-100 4 pts B 85-92 3 pts C 75-84 2 pts D 70-74 1 pts F 0-69 0 pts STUDENT RANKING
Central High School does not rank students. Rank is reported in terms of deciles. All courses are averaged into a student's grade point average. Honors and AP classes are weighted. An additional three (3) points are added to the final class average for Honors classes and five (5) points are added to the final class average for Advanced Placement Courses.GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
English 4 Credits Math 4 Credits Science 3 Credits World Geography/History 1 Credit U.S. History 1 Credit U.S. Government 1/2 Credit Economics 1/2 Credit Personal Finance 1/2 Credit Fine Arts 1 Credit Foreign Language 2 Credits*** Wellness & P.E. 1.5 Credits* Elective Focus 3 Credits** Electives 6 Credits (28 Total Credits)**** CURRENT AP OFFERINGS
AP ART STUDIO 3DAP STUDIO ART DRAWINGAP BIOLOGYAP CALCULUS ABAP CALCULUS BCAP ENGLISH LITERATUREAP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCEAP PHYSICSAP LANGUAGE & COMPOSITIONAP MACRO ECONOMICSAP MUSIC THEORYAP STATISTICSAP US HISTORYAP US GOVERNMENTAP PSYCHOLOGY*See your counselor for more information about AP ClassesCURRENT HONORS CLASSES
English I, IIGeometryAlgebra I, IIPre-CalculusBiology IChemistry I,IIBiology IIWorld History and GeographyLatin III*See your counselor for more information on Honors ClassesDUAL ENROLLMENT CLASSES
English 1010English 1020US HistorySociologyDigital Art / PhotographyStatistics*See your counselor for more information on Dual Enrollment Classes* The additional ½ credit in Physical Education may be met by completing a Physical Education course (in addition to Lifetime Wellness) or by substituting a documented and equivalent time (minimum of 65 hours outside of the school day) of physical activity in school sponsored activities such as marching band, JROTC, cheerleading, dance, interscholastic athletics and other areas pre-approved by the local board of education.** The elective focus may be CTE (3 courses in the same CTE program of study), science and math, humanities, fine arts, AP/IB/DE, JROTC, Human Services, Physical Fitness, Business Education, or other areas approved by the local board of education. With the exception of the AP focus, courses taken as part of the core subject requirement may not be used to fulfill the elective focus requirement.
*** Students not planning to attend university may waive the two units of world language and one unit of fine/performing arts to expand and enhance their elective focus.
**** Total credits required for graduation is 4 credits less than the potential number available in the master schedule of the student’s school (or schools) during the four school years following the student's entry into 9th grade.