Course Offerings
A look at the required and elective courses for Freshmen, Sophomore, Juniors and Seniors
Course Offerings
Mount Michael Benedictine has a long tradition of academic excellence. Evidence of this can be seen in the scholarly recognition that Mount Michael students have received. Considering the size of Mount Michael’s enrollment, the achievement is all the more impressive.
Some courses may have prerequisites not listed on this page or may require instructor approval to enroll. A foreign language class is required freshman and sophomore years.
freshman courses
Freshman Required
- Algebra I or Geometry (based on placement test)
- Biology
- English
- Spanish I or French I
- Theology I
- World History
- PE & Health
- Speech I
- Freshman Seminar (semester class)
Freshman Electives
- Advanced Speech (competitive team)
- Architecture & Engineering
- Art
- Band
- Beginning Guitar (semester class)
- Choir
- History of Rock & Roll (semester class)
- Journalism I
- Music Appreciation (semester class)
- Pottery I
- Private music lessons (meet 1 day per week)
- Introduction to Robotics or Advanced Robotics (based on experience)
sophomore courses
Sophomore Required
- Computer Science (semester class)
- Theology II
- English II
- Algebra II with Trigonometry
- Business Economics (semester class)
- Civics (semester class)
- Chemistry
- Spanish II or French II
- Sophomore Seminar (semester class)
Sophomore Electives
- Advanced Speech (competitive team)
- AP Music Theory
- Architecture:
- Architecture & Engineering
- Architectural Modeling
- Honors Residential Architecture & Engineering
- Art
- Band
- Beginning Guitar (semester class)
- Choir
- Creative Writing
- Film Studies (semester class)
- History of Rock & Roll (semester class)
- Honors Academic Decathlon
- Journalism I
- Music Appreciation (semester class)
- PE II
- Pottery I or Pottery II
- Private music lessons (meet 1 day per week)
- Reading Elective
- Strength & Conditioning
- Introduction to Robotics or Advanced Robotics (based on experience)
junior courses
Junior Required
- US History or AP US History
- English III or AP English Language
- Geometry, Pre-calculus, or AP Calculus
- Physics or AP Physics
- Theology III
- College Planning (semester class)
Junior Electives
- Advanced Speech (competitive team)
- AP Biology or AP Chemistry
- AP Computer Science Principles
- AP Computer Science A
- AP Music Theory
- Architecture (based on previous classes taken):
- Architecture & Engineering
- Architectural Modeling
- Honors Residential Architecture & Engineering
- Honors Commercial Architecture & Engineering
- Art
- Band
- Beginning Guitar (semester class)
- Choir
- Creative Writing
- Film Studies (semester class)
- History of Rock & Roll (semester class)
- Holocaust Studies (every other year)
- Honors Academic Decathlon
- Honors Spanish III or French III
- International Relations (semester class)
- Journalism I or Honors Journalism II
- Music Appreciation (semester class)
- PE
- Pottery I, Pottery II, or Advanced Pottery (based on experience)
- Private music lessons (meet 1 day per week)
- Psychology (semester class)
- Reading Elective
- Statistics (independent study online)
- Strength & Conditioning
- Introduction to Robotics or Advanced Robotics (based on experience)
senior courses
Senior Required
- Theology IV
- College Planning (semester class)
- English IV: choose from the following semester themes
- Dystopian Literature (first semester)
- Horror and the Supernatural (first semester)
- Individual vs Society (second semester)
- American War Stories (second semester)
- AP English Literature (choose from British Literature or Horror and the Supernatural)
- History: one full-year course or two semester-long classes
- AP US Government & Politics (full-year)
- AP African American Studies (full-year)
- International relations (semester class)
- Psychology (semester class)
- Math: one of the following
- College Algebra & Trigonometry
- AP Calculus
- Honors Calculus II/III
- Statistics (Independent study online)
- Science: one of the following
- AP Biology
- AP Chemistry
- Honors Physics
- Anatomy/Physiology
- Forensic Science
Senior Electives
- Advanced Speech (competitive team)
- AP Computer Science Principles
- AP Computer Science A
- AP Music Theory
- Architecture (based on previous classes taken):
- Architecture & Engineering
- Architectural Modeling
- Honors Residential Architecture & Engineering
- Honors Commercial Architecture & Engineering
- Honors Engineering Design Development
- Art
- Band
- Beginning Guitar (semester class)
- Choir
- Creative Writing
- Film Studies (semester class)
- History of Rock & Roll (semester class)
- Holocaust Studies (every other year)
- Honors Academic Decathlon
- Honors Spanish IV or French IV
- Journalism I or Honors Journalism II or III
- Music Appreciation (semester class)
- PE
- Personal Finance
- Pottery I, Pottery II, or Advanced Pottery (based on experience)
- Private music lessons (meet 1 day per week)
- Reading Elective
- Strength & Conditioning
- Introduction to Robotics or Advanced Robotics (based on experience)