Upper School: Grades 9-12

Highlights

St. Thomas' offers a challenging liberal arts curriculum that includes more than 75 high school courses.

Graduation Requirements

Minimum of 25 credits required for graduation.

English: 4
Mathematics: 4
Science: 4
World History/Geography: 1
US History: 1
US Government: ½
Economics: ½
Western Philosophy: 1
Latin: 3
PE/Band/Dance: 2
Electives: 4

electives:

Art • Band • Chinese • Choir • Computer Science • Dance • French • Italian • Spanish • Speech • Ten Pillars of Economics • Theatre • Orchestra • Yearbook

required reading

All upper-school students must pass tests on each year's required reading books. Past books have included Great Expectations,
Killer Angels, Quo Vadis, An Hour Before Daylight, The Count of Monte Cristo, and Twelve Years a Slave.

Grading, Ranking, and GPA

Saint Thomas’ Episcopal School does not compute class rank.

100% of our seniors will attend four-year colleges and universities.

GPAs are computed on a 4.0 scale. Non-academic electives (band,
highland dance) are not computed in the GPA.

Number Grade	Letter Grade	Regular GPA	A.P. GPA
90-100	A	4.00	5.00
80-90	B	3.00	4.00
70-80	C	2.00	3.00
60-70	D	1.00	1.00
0-60	F	0	0

Class Choices and Rigor of Program

Courses are offered on a non-block, seven period schedule. GPAs are computed at the end of each semester.

The school offers 16 AP courses, and the students with the most rigorous course schedules will take between six and ten AP courses over their high school career. We do not limit the number of AP courses a student can take; however, our school’s small size logistically limits when students can take certain classes.

AP & Honors Classes Offered

AP classes begin in the sophomore year.

AP Biology	AP Spanish Language
AP Calculus BC	AP Statistics
AP Chemistry	AP Studio Art
AP Comparative Government	AP US Government
AP English Literature	AP US History
AP French Language	Honors Geometry
AP Human Geography	Advanced Algebra II
AP Latin Vergil	Honors Calculus
AP Modern European History	Honors Art (Pre-AP Art)
AP Physics C	Honors Biology
AP Psychology	Honors Chemistry
	Honors Physics