Upper School 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 Geography: 1
US History: 1
US Government: ½
Economics: ½
Western Philosophy: 1
Latin: 3
PE/Band/Dance: 2
Electives: 4
Elective Subjects
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 The Last of the Mohicans.
Grading, Ranking, and GPA
St. Thomas’ Episcopal School does not compute class rank.
GPAs are computed on a 4.0 scale at the end of each semester. Non-academic electives (band, highland dance) are not computed in the GPA.
|
Number
Grade |
Letter
Grade |
Regular
GPA |
A.P. |
|
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 Program Rigor
The school offers 15 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 may take certain classes. AP classes begin in the sophomore year.
Advanced Placement Classes
AP Biology
AP Calculus BC
AP Chemistry
AP Comparative Government
AP English Literature
AP French Language
AP Human Geography
AP Latin Vergil
AP Modern European History
AP Physics C
AP Spanish
AP Statistics
AP Studio Art
AP US Government
AP US History