Regular Catalog Course Titles

Regular Catalog Courses

revised 5/5/08

Prior to selecting courses, refer to GVCS's policies pertaining to course selection & approval and enrollment requirements. Click here to view these policies in their entirety or an overview may be viewed on the web page titled Outline of High School Course Requirements.

Click the name of the course to view the course's curriculum options and key assignments.

If you are going to take a course that appears in this chart, you must take the catalog course.

English-Language Arts Course Titles
Course Title	Grade Level	Length	Credits	Prerequisites
Literature & Composition 1	Recommended 9^th grade	Year	10	None
World Literature	Recommended 10^th grade	Year	10	None
American Literature	Recommended 11^th grade	Year	10	None
British Literature	Recommended 12^th grade	Year	10	None
Grammar & Composition Curriculum Options
Vocabulary Workbook Options
Study Guide Information
Additional Writing Resources

Life Skills Course Titles
Course Title	Grade Level	Length	Credits	Prerequisites
Computer Skills 1A and/or 1B	9^th, 10^th, 11^th, or 12^th grade	Semester	5	None
Computer Skills 1	9^th, 10^th, 11^th, or 12^th grade	Year	10	None
Keyboarding	9^th, 10^th, 11^th, or 12^th grade	Semester	5	None
Physical Education 1	9^th, 10^th, or 11^th grade	Year	10	None
Physical Education 2	10^th, 11^th, or 12^th grade	Year	10	PE 1
Health	9^th, 10^th, 11^th, or 12^th grade	Semester	5	None
History-Social Science Course Titles
Course Title	Grade Level	Length	Credits	Prerequisites
World History	Required 9^th or 10^th grade	Year	10	None
United States History	Required 11^th grade	Year	10	None
Economics	Recommended 12^th grade	Semester	5	None; World History and US History recommended
American Government	Recommended 12^th grade	Semester	5	None; World History and US History recommended
Mathematics Course Titles
Course Title	Grade Level	Length	Credits	Prerequisites
Algebra 1	Recommended 8^th grade	Year	10 (HS Only)	None
Algebra 2	9^th, 10^th, 11^th, or 12^th grade	Year	10	Algebra 1
Geometry	9^th, 10^th, 11^th, or 12^th grade	Year	10	Algebra 1
Pre-Calculus	Recommended 11^th or 12^th grade	Year	10	Geometry & Algebra 2
Business and Consumer Math	9^th, 10^th, 11^th, or 12^th grade	Year	10	None; Algebra 1 must be completed
Science Course Titles
Course Title	Grade Level	Length	Credits	Prerequisites
Earth Science	Recommended 9^th grade	Year	10	None
Physical Science	Recommended 9^th grade	Year	10	None
Biology	Required 10^th grade	Year	10	None
Chemistry	Recommended 11^th or 12^th grade	Year	10	None; Algebra 1 recommended
Physics	Recommended 11^th or 12^th grade	Year	10	None
Special Interests Course Titles
Course Title	Grade Level	Length	Credits	Prerequisites
Languages Other Than English
Language Other Than English 1	Recommended 9^th, 10^th, or 11^th grade	Year	10	None
Language Other Than English 2	9^th, 10^th, 11^th, or 12^th grade	Year	10	Language Other than English 1, a first year high school level course in the same language, OR be a native speaker of the selected language
Visual/Performing Arts
Visual Arts 1	9^th, 10^th, 11^th, or 12^th grade	Year	10	None
Dance 1	9^th, 10^th, 11^th, or 12^th grade	Year	10	None
Instrumental Music 1	9^th, 10^th, 11^th, or 12^th grade	Year	10	None
Theatre 1	9^th, 10^th, 11^th, or 12^th grade	Year	10	None