General Information
Accreditation
Graduation Requirements
Course Selections
Course Levels
GPA/Rank
Dual Credit
Tech Prep
College Prep II
Honors
Advanced Placement

Requirements for Course Advancement
Course Requirements and Selections By Grade
Course Offerings, Levels and Prerequisites

Students of Sacred Heart High School are expected to fulfill all the graduation requirements of the State of New Jersey as well as those established by the school. These include four years of Theology, English, Health and Physical Education , three years of Social Studies, Mathematics and Science, and two years of a World Language.

Course selections are reviewed and completed in the early spring will all students. Extra guidance for students is available upon request.

Course levels are determined by course requirements and intensity. The level of the course is weighted into the overall GPA of the students. Level II weighs 10% more than Level III, Level III weighs 20% more than Level I and Level IV weighs 30 % more than Level I. Students will have recommended prerequisites and teacher recommendation for taking higher level courses.

One of the most important criteria by which colleges and universities use to evaluate an applicant is rank in class A quality point system is used to calculate class rank. Points are awarded on a semester basis depending upon the grade and course of each subject. Class rank will only be calculated after the sixth semester (Junior year),7th and 8th semester (Senior year).

We are presently reviewing courses for this status.
Students will earn college credit through Cumberland County College and Camden County College. A college representative will assist in processing information from the students to the college. There are fees involved with this process.

In agreement with Cumberland County College we are able to offer courses in the curriculum of Work-Readiness as recommended by the State of New Jersey. Presently, are Accounting I and II are accepted for college credit for those who enroll in Cumberland County College as freshmen. We currently have other curriculum under review for this program.

Advance Placement courses gives students an opportunity to earn college credit during their high school years. These courses are extremely intense and challenging for the students. Students must be high motivated and willing to accept commitment and the high workload of these courses. A standardized test through the College Board is offered at the end of the course in May to earn college credit. Students will still earn high school credit if the standardized test norms are not met according to the college standard and they meet the appropriate objectives and goals of the course. There is a fee of approximately $78.00 to take the test along with an extra fee for books and materials. Admission to these courses will be granted on the basis of previous academic grades, teacher recommendations and standardized test scores.

REQUIREMENTS FOR COURSE ADVANCEMENT

1. Students must annually pass all course to graduate/stay enrolled at Sacred Heart.
2. It is a privilege for placement into Honors/AP Courses.
3. Students will be placed into Honor/AP classes based on academic success in previous course. To remain in Honors or AP course students need to achieve a final average of “B” (85) or a final average of “C+”(81) with a teacher recommendation.
4. Students who do not maintain the appropriate grade may be transferred to College Prep level.
5. To be eligible for Honors:
a. –the student must have a “B+” (89) or better in appropriate College Prep courses and
b. –obtain a teacher recommendation
6. To be eligible for AP Courses
a. –the student must have a “B”(85) or better in Honors courses or an “A”(93) or better in a College Prep course and
b. –obtain a teacher recommendation and
c. –show outstanding performance on standardized test (ITED,PSAT, SAT or ACT)

10th

All Required
Biology
Computer Applications
English
Geometry
Health
Physical Education
SAT Prep
Theology
US History I
World Language:
Spanish/French

Electives
Art
Guitar
Math
Science

12th

Required
English
Health
Physical Education
Senior Guidance
Theology

Electives(4)
Art
Business
English
Guitar
Math
Science
Social Studies
World Language