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On the following pages you will find a description of our standard set of courses for high school students pursuing a diploma from St. Thomas Aquinas Academy, a list of the various courses St. Thomas Aquinas Academy offers to meet high school graduation requirements, a list of STAA courses and approved alternative courses by subject, and the full list of diploma requirements. 

We recommend printing this page and scheduling an Enrollment Questions telephone appointment to discuss your student's plan for high school.    

 

 

 

U.S. STUDIES
TYPICAL COURSE LIST FOR NINTH GRADE

  • The U.S. Studies school year is appropriate for Grades 9 – 11. 

  • The student will earn 78.5 credits for completing the course list.  78.5 credits = 1177.5 course hours ÷ 180 school days ≈ 6hr 30min of St. Thomas Aquinas Academy studies per school day.

  • To make room for remediation courses in Language Arts or Math or to add electives to your student’s U.S. Studies school year, Physical Science II and/or Introductory Latin may be dropped.

  • You may swap any STAA course for a different STAA course in the same subject area. 

  • After completing the minimum number of STAA courses in each subject area the balance of credits required in each subject area may be filled with additional STAA courses, home-generated courses, co-op courses, or other outside courses as long as they are high school level studies.  See the "List of Courses by Subject"  and schedule an Enrollment Questions appointment for details.

  • Most of the books and materials for the high school courses can be ordered through our Amazon.com affiliated bookstore.  Complete book ordering details for each course recommended for your student will be included in your student's STAA Curriculum Guide.  Your student's guide may refer you to suppliers such as www.rainbowresource.com, www.mathusee.com, www.teachingtextbooks.com, and www.emmanuelbooks.com in addition to Amazon.com.

RELIGION

Church History III

LA

5.0cr

Semester 1 / REL-765[A] or REL-766[B]: Story of the Church; Screwtape Letters

Catholic Apologetics

LA

5.0cr

Semester 2 / REL-647: Philadelphia Catholic in King James’s Court; Where We Got the Bible

HISTORY

U.S. Hist & Geogr I

LA

5.0cr

Semester 1 / USH-763[B]: Christ & the Americas; U.S. History Map Activities; Conquest of Darkness: Our Lady of Guadalupe

U.S. Hist & Geogr II

LA

5.0cr

Semester 2 / USH-764[B]: Christ & the Americas; U.S. History Map Activities; Hiroshima; Man Without a Country

LITERATURE

American Literature I

LA

5.0cr

Semester 1 / LIT-767[A] or LIT-768[B]: Teaching the Classics set; Adventures of Huckleberry Finn with Progeny Press Study Guide; Norton’s Anthology of American Literature

FINE ARTS

Art & Music

GE

5.0cr

Semester 2 / Artfully Teaching the Faith, Music & Moments w/Masters, American Song Treasury; Wee Sing: America; Art &: Critical Thinking & Art Analysis, National Gallery of Art

SCIENCE

Physical Science I

GE

5.0cr

Semester 1 / SCI[B]: Exploring Creation with Physical Science (Modules 1-8)

Physical Science II*

GE

5.0cr

Semester 2 / SCI[B]: Exploring Creation with Physical Science (Modules 9-16)

LANGUAGES

Introductory Latin*

GE

10.0cr

Semester 1 and 2 / Prima Latina;  Getting Started with Latin

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Physical Education I

GE

5.0cr

Semester 1 or 2 / High School Physical Education (course hours 1 – 75)

Placement in Language Arts and Mathematics is dependent on the student’s assessment test results.

LANGUAGE ARTS

Introductory Comp. B

CP

5.0cr

Semester 1 and 2 / ENG-345[B]: U.S. History-Based Writing Lessons, Vol. 1

Punctuation A

CP

1.0cr

Semester 1 and 2 / ENG-201: Jensens Punctuation (Year 1 of 4)

Intermed Gram I

GE

3.0cr

Semester 1 and 2 / Easy Grammar Plus Year 1

Penmanship

CP

1.0cr

Semester 1 and 2 / Writing Can Help or Handwriting for Young Catholics

Keyboarding

CP

1.0cr

Semester 1 or 2 / EL -521: Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing ~or~ Typing Instructor

ALGEBRA (ALG)

Algebra I

LA

10.0cr

Semester 1 and 2 / ALG: Jacobs’ Elementary Algebra

 

GREEK STUDIES
TYPICAL COURSE LIST FOR TENTH GRADE

  • The Greek Studies school year is appropriate for Grades 10 – 12. 

  • The student will earn 78.5 credits for completing the course list.  78.5 credits = 1177.5 course hours ÷ 180 school days ≈ 6hr 30min of St. Thomas Aquinas Academy studies per school day.

  • To make room for remediation courses in Language Arts or Math or to add electives to your student’s Greek Studies school year, consider dropping Old Testament II, Greek Literature II, and/or Astronomy II.

  • You may swap any STAA course for a different STAA course in the same subject area. 

  • After completing the minimum number of STAA courses in each subject area the balance of credits required in each subject area may be filled with additional STAA courses, home-generated courses, co-op courses, or other outside courses as long as they are high school level studies.  See the "List of Courses by Subject"  and schedule an Enrollment Questions appointment for details.

  • Most of the books and materials for the high school courses can be ordered through our Amazon.com affiliated bookstore.  Complete book ordering details for each course recommended for your student will be included in your student's STAA Curriculum Guide.  Your student's guide may refer you to suppliers such as www.rainbowresource.com, www.mathusee.com, www.teachingtextbooks.com, and www.emmanuelbooks.com in addition to Amazon.com. 

RELIGION

Old Testament I

LA

5.0cr

Semester 1 / REL-713[A]  or REL-715[B] (Part 1 of 2): Introduction to the Bible; Old Testament Readings

Old Testament II*

LA

5.0cr

Semester 2 / REL-714[A]  or REL-716[B] (Part 2 of 2): Introduction to the Bible; Old Testament Readings

SOCIAL STUDIES

Greek History I

LA

5.0cr

Semester 1 / SOC-717[A] or SOC-719[B] (Part 1 of 2): Christ the King; Making of the West; Herodotus; Thucydides

Greek History II

LA

5.0cr

Semester 2 / SOC-718[A] or SOC-720[B] (Part 2 of 2): Xenophon, Making of the West, Plutarch, Plato

LITERATURE

Greek Literature I

LA

5.0cr

Semester 1 / LIT-721[A] or LIT-723[B]: (Part 1 of 2) Bulfinch's Mythology and Homer's Iliad

Greek Literature II*

LA

5.0cr

Semester 2 / LIT-722[A] or LIT-724[B]: (Part 2 of 2) Homer's Odyssey; Bulfinch's Mythology; Herodotus' The Histories; Aeschylus; Sophocles

SCIENCE

Astronomy I

LA

5.0cr

Semester 1 / SCI-727[A] or SCI-729[B] (Part 1 of 2): Creator & Creation, Brother Astronomer, Essential Cosmic Perspective

Astronomy II*

LA

5.0cr

Semester 2 / SCI-728[A] or SCI-730[B] (Part 2 of 2): Essential Cosmic Perspective

LANGUAGES

Classical Latin I

LA

10.0cr

Semester 1 and 2 / Wheelock’s Latin (Year 1 of 3)

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Physical Education II

GE

5.0cr

Semester 1 or 2 / High School Physical Education (course hours 76 - 150)

Placement in Language Arts and Mathematics is dependent on the student’s assessment test results.

LANGUAGE ARTS

Essay Writing B

LA

3.0cr

Semester 1 / Jensen’s Format Writing (Part 1 of 3): One-paragraph essay writing.

Logic

LA

3.0cr

Semester 2 / ENG-711[A] or ENG-712[B]: Traditional Logic; Socrates Meets Jesus

Punctuation B

CP

1.0cr

Semester 1 and 2 / ENG-203: Jensens Punctuation (Year 2 of 4)

Formal Gram I

CP

3.0cr

Semester 1 and 2 / ENG-205: Jensens Grammar (Year 1 of 3)

Penmanship

CP

1.0cr

Semester 1 and 2 / Writing Can Help or Handwriting for Young Catholics

GEOMETRY (GEO)

Geometry

LA

10.0cr

Semester 1 and 2 / GEO: Jacobs Geometry



ROMAN STUDIES
TYPICAL COURSE LIST FOR ELEVENTH GRADE

  • The Roman Studies school year is appropriate for Grades 10 – 12. 

  • The student will earn 78.5 credits for completing the course list.  86 credits = 1290 course hours ÷ 180 school days ≈ 7hr 20min of St. Thomas Aquinas Academy studies per school day.

  • To make room for remediation courses in Language Arts or Math or to add electives to your student’s Roman Studies school year, consider dropping New Testament Study, Roman History II, and/or Roman Literature II.

  • You may swap any STAA course for a different STAA course in the same subject area. 

  • After completing the minimum number of STAA courses in each subject area the balance of credits required in each subject area may be filled with additional STAA courses, home-generated courses, co-op courses, or other outside courses as long as they are high school level studies.  See the "List of Courses by Subject"  and schedule an Enrollment Questions appointment for details.

  • Most of the books and materials for the high school courses can be ordered through our Amazon.com affiliated bookstore.  Complete book ordering details for each course recommended for your student will be included in your student's STAA Curriculum Guide.  Your student's guide may refer you to suppliers such as www.rainbowresource.com, www.mathusee.com, www.teachingtextbooks.com, and www.emmanuelbooks.com in addition to Amazon.com.

RELIGION

Church History I

LA

5.0cr

Semester 1 / REL-734[A]  or REL-735[B]: Story of the Church; Early Christian Writings; Confessions ~or~ Restless Flame

New Testament Study*

LA

5.0cr

Semester 2 / REL-736[A]  or REL-737[B]: Introduction to the Bible; New Testament Readings

ECONOMICS

Economics

LA

5.0cr

Semester 1 / ECO-746[A]: Whatever Happened to Penny Candy; Survival Math Skills; Project

SOCIAL STUDIES

Roman History I

LA

5.0cr

Semester 1 / SOC-738[A] or SOC-739[B] (Part 1 of 2): Christ the King; Making of the West; Livy; Plutarch; Sallust

Roman History II*

LA

5.0cr

Semester 2 / SOC-740[A] or SOC-741[B] (Part 2 of 2): Christ the King; Making of the West; Plutarch; Tacitus, Suetonius

LITERATURE

Roman Literature I

LA

5.0cr

Semester 1 / LIT-742[A] or LIT-743[B]: (Part 1 of 2) Bulfinch's Mythology; The Aeneid; Plutarch's Lives: Volume II; CliffsComplete Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar"; Cicero: On Friendship

Roman Literature II*

LA

5.0cr

Semester 2 / LIT-744[A] or LIT-745[B]: (Part 2 of 2) Plautus: the Pot of Gold and Other Plays; The Comedy of Errors; Terence: The Comedies; Marcus Aurelius: Meditations;  St. Augustine: City of God.

FINE ARTS

Art & Architecture I

LA

5.0cr

Semester 2 / The Story of Art; Janson’s History of Art

SCIENCE

Biology I

LA

5.0cr

Semester 1 / LSC-757[A] or LSC-758[B] (Part 1 of 2): Creator & Creation 3e; Baglow's Faith, Science, & Reason; Campbell's Essential Biology 4e; Biology: A Self-Teaching Guide, 2e

Biology II

LA

5.0cr

Semester 2 / LSC-759[A] or LSC-760[B] (Part 2 of 2): Baglow's Faith, Science, & Reason; Campbell's Essential Biology 4e; Biology: A Self-Teaching Guide, 2e

LANGUAGES

Classical Latin II

LA

10.0cr

Semester 1 and 2 / Wheelock’s Latin (Year 2 of 3)

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Physical Education III

GE

5.0cr

Semester 1 or 2 / High School Physical Education (course hours 151-225)

Placement in Language Arts and Mathematics is dependent on the student’s assessment test results.

LANGUAGE ARTS

Essay Writing A

LA

3.0cr

Semester 1 / Jensen’s Format Writing (Part 2 of 3): Five-paragraph essay writing.

Critical Thinking

LA

3.0cr

Semester 2 / ENG-752[A]: How to Read a Book; Classical Rhetoric

Punctuation C

CP

1.0cr

Semester 1 and 2 / ENG-200: Jensens Punctuation (Year 3 of 4)

Formal Gram II

CP

3.0cr

Semester 1 and 2 / ENG-206: Jensens Grammar (Year 2 of 3)

Penmanship

CP

1.0cr

Semester 1 and 2 / Writing Can Help or Handwriting for Young Catholics

ALGEBRA (ALG)

Algebra II

CP

10.0cr

Semester 1 and 2 / ALG or MAT: Teaching Textbooks Algebra II

       

EUROPEAN STUDIES
TYPICAL COURSE LIST FOR TWELFTH GRADE

  • The European Studies school year is appropriate for Grades 11 – 12. 

  • The student will earn 84 credits for completing the course list.  84 credits = 1260 course hours ÷ 180 school days ≈ 7 hours of St. Thomas Aquinas Academy studies per school day.

  • To make room for remediation courses in Language Arts or Math or to add electives to your student’s European Studies school year, consider dropping Art & Architecture II, the second semester of Chemistry, and/or Classical Latin III.

  • You may swap any STAA course for a different STAA course in the same subject area. 

  • After completing the minimum number of STAA courses in each subject area the balance of credits required in each subject area may be filled with additional STAA courses, home-generated courses, co-op courses, or other outside courses as long as they are high school level studies.  See the "List of Courses by Subject"  and schedule an Enrollment Questions appointment for details.

  • Most of the books and materials for the high school courses can be ordered through our Amazon.com affiliated bookstore.  Complete book ordering details for each course recommended for your student will be included in your student's STAA Curriculum Guide.  Your student's guide may refer you to suppliers such as www.rainbowresource.com, www.mathusee.com, www.teachingtextbooks.com, and www.emmanuelbooks.com in addition to Amazon.com.

RELIGION

Church History II

LA

5.0cr

Semester 1 / REL-033: Story of the Church; A Shorter Summa ~or~ The Quiet Light

Moral Apologetics

LA

5.0cr

Semester 2 / REL-028: Catholic Morality; Intro to the Devout Life ~or~ Imitation of Christ

GOVERNMENT

Govt & Natural Law

LA

5.0cr

Semester 2 / GOV-116[A]: Declaration Statesmanship; 50 Questions on Natural Law; The Majesty of Law

SOCIAL STUDIES

Old World History

LA

10.0cr

Semester 1 and 2 / SOC-211: Christ the King;  Rule of St. Benedict;  Bulfinch’s Mythology;  The Canterbury Tales;  The Prince;  Don Quixote

LITERATURE

Old World Lit. and Drama

LA

10.0cr

Semester 1 and 2 / Dante; Hamlet;  and two more Shakespearean plays

FINE ARTS

Art & Architecture II*

LA

5.0cr

Semester 1 / The Story of Art; Janson’s History of Art

SCIENCE

Chemistry*

CP

10.0cr

Semester 1 and 2 / SCI: Exploring Creation with Chemistry

LANGUAGES

Classical Latin III*

LA

10.0cr

Semester 1 and 2 / Wheelock’s Latin (Year 3 of 3)

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Physical Education IV

GE

5.0cr

Semester 1 or 2 / High School Physical Education (course hours 226-300)

Placement in Language Arts and Mathematics is dependent on the student’s assessment test results.

LANGUAGE ARTS

Research Papers*

LA

3.0cr

Semester 1 / Jensen’s Format Writing (Part 3 of 3): Research paper writing ~or~ ENG-477[A]: Classical Rhetoric; Rhetoric and Poetics of Aristotle

Punctuation D

CP

1.0cr

Semester 1 and 2 / ENG-204: Jensens Punctuation (Year 4 of 4)

Formal Gram III

CP

3.0cr

Semester 1 and 2 / ENG-207: Jensens Grammar (Year 3 of 3)

Penmanship

CP

1.0cr

Semester 1 and 2 / Writing Can Help or Handwriting for Young Catholics

Keyboarding

CP

1.0cr

Semester 1 or 2 / EL -521: Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing ~or~ Type It

MATHEMATICS (MAT)

Pre-Calculus

CP

10.0cr

Semester 1 and 2 / MAT: Teaching Textbook Pre-Calculus

 

 

RIGOR AND CONTENT CODES

St. Thomas Aquinas Academy offers three types of high school diplomas to acknowledge the rigor and content of each student's chosen studies.  Each STAA course has been assigned a rigor and content code.  If the majority of the student's courses are of the LA course type he will be awarded a Liberal Arts diploma.  If the majority of the students courses are of the CP course type he will be awarded a College Preparatory diploma.  And, if the student has primarily completed courses of the GE type a General Education diploma will be awarded.

 

STANDARD LIBERAL ARTS
Typical Course of Study for Earning a Liberal Arts Diploma 

  U.S. STUDIES GREEK STUDIES
  SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2 SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2
REL Church History I Catholic Apologetics Old Testament I Old Testament II
ECO/GOV        
USH/SOC U.S. Hist & Geogr I U.S. Hist & Geogr II Greek History I Greek History II
LIT American Literature I   Greek Literature I Greek Literature II
FA   Art & Music    
SCI/LSC Physical Science I Physical Science II Astronomy I Astronomy II
LAN Introductory Latin Classical Latin I
PE Physical Education I Physical Education II
ENG Introductory Composition Essay Writing B Logic
ENG Punctuation A, Intermed Gram I, Penmanship, Keyboarding Punctuation B, Formal Gram I, Penmanship
MAT Algebra I Geometry
 

ROMAN STUDIES

EUROPEAN STUDIES

  SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2 SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2
REL Church History I New Testament Church History II Moral Apologetics
ECO/GOV Economics     Govt & Natural Law
USH/SOC Roman History I Roman History II Old World History
LIT Roman Literature I Roman Literature II Old World Lit. and Drama
FA   Art & Architecture I Art & Architecture II  
SCI/LSC Biology I Biology II Chemistry
LAN Classical Latin II Classical Latin III
PE Physical Education III Physical Education IV
ENG Essay Writing A Critical Thinking Research Papers, (Classical Rhetoric)
ENG Punctuation C, Formal Gram II, Penmanship Punctuation D, Formal Gram III, Penmanship, Keyboarding
MAT Algebra II Pre-Calculus

 

LA = Liberal Arts; incorporates and exceeds college preparatory level; emphasizes critical thinking and moral reasoning.

These courses introduce the students to the great writers, thinkers, saints, and Church Doctors that have contributed throughout the ages to making Catholic culture so rich. The students will be reading the source texts and, through oral discussion in the home and assigned writing, will offer their own responses to the authors. LA courses require strong-to-college-ready reading and writing skills.

 

CP = College Preparatory; introduces students to topics and study skills necessary for college

The College Preparatory course type is assigned to courses that are more textbook- or workbook-based. While high school reading and writing skills are required for CP courses, the work often is more focused on comprehension rather than developing reasoning skills as in the coursework in LA courses. While Science, Math, and Languages are important parts of a comprehensive Catholic, Liberal Arts education, they are typically classified as CP courses because they do not contain a great deal of exploration of classical works to qualify as LA courses.

 

GE = General Education; meets minimum high school graduation requirements

The General Education course type is assigned to courses that qualify as basic high school skills. These are not necessarily college-preparatory courses, but they can draw high school credits while the student is working on developing or remediating key college-prep skill areas. Non-academic courses such as Physical Education are GE. All Non-STAA Courses (NSC) are assigned GE course credits.

 

NSC = Non-STAA Courses; may be used to satisfy some graduation requirements

St. Thomas Aquinas Academy will gladly accept properly reported Non-STAA courses as part of the student’s plan to complete the diploma requirements. However, over 50% of a student’s academic credits in each year of high school must be St. Thomas Aquinas Academy courses. Dramatic departure from the STAA core plan tends to compromise the cohesiveness of the program and may leave holes in the development of certain college-preparatory skills. Please discuss any planned swapping of STAA courses for Non-STAA courses with your academic planning advisor to verify that your plan will skill keep your student on track for graduation.

 

RELIGION (REL)

  • Graduation Requirement: 30 credits (450 course hours)

  • Choose 5.00 to 10.00 credits (75 – 150 course hours) of Religion each school year.

  • At least 20 of the required 30 credits must be earned by completing selections from the STAA religion course list.

U.S. STUDIES

Church History III

LA

5.0cr

REL-765[A] or REL-766[B]: Story of the Church; Screwtape Letters

Catholic Apologetics

LA

5.0cr

REL-647: Philadelphia Catholic in King James’s Court; Where We Got the Bible

GREEK STUDIES

Old Testament I

LA

5.0cr

REL-713[A]  or REL-715[B] (Part 1 of 2): Introduction to the Bible; Old Testament Readings

Old Testament II

LA

5.0cr

REL-714[A]  or REL-716[B] (Part 2 of 2): Introduction to the Bible; Old Testament Readings

ROMAN STUDIES

Church History I

LA

5.0cr

REL-734[A]  or REL-735[B]: Story of the Church; Early Christian Writings; Confessions ~or~ Restless Flame

New Testament Study

LA

5.0cr

REL-736[A]  or REL-737[B]: Introduction to the Bible; New Testament Readings

EUROPEAN STUDIES

Church History II

LA

5.0cr

REL-033: Story of the Church; A Shorter Summa ~or~ The Quiet Light

Moral Apologetics

LA

5.0cr

REL-028: Catholic Morality; Intro to the Devout Life ~or~ Imitation of Christ

ALTERNATIVES

Apologetics

LA

5.0cr

REL-008: Catholic Apologetics, Fr. Laux; Orthodoxy, Chesterton

Catholic Vocations

CP

5.0cr

REL-524: Friendship: The Art of Happiness; LifeWork: Finding Your Purpose in Life

Catholic Morality

GE

10.0cr

REL-545: Our Moral Life In Christ (The Didache Series)

Scripture Study

GE

10.0cr

REL-388: Understanding the Scriptures (The Didache Series)

Church History

GE

10.0cr

REL-537: History of the Church (The Didache Series)

 

ECONOMICS (ECO)

  • Graduation Requirement: 5 credits (75 course hours)

  • Study Economics for one semester.

ROMAN STUDIES

Economics

LA

5.0cr

ECO-746[A]: Whatever Happened to Penny Candy; Survival Math Skills; Project

Economics

LA

5.0cr

ECO-747[B]: Whatever Happened to Penny Candy; Survival Math Skills

  

GOVERNMENT (GOV)

  • Graduation Requirement: 5 credits (75 course hours)

  • Study U.S. Government for one semester.

EUROPEAN STUDIES

Govt & Natural Law

LA

5.0cr

GOV-116[A]: Declaration Statesmanship; 50 Questions on Natural Law; The Majesty of Law

Govt & Natural Law

LA

5.0cr

GOV-731[B]: Declaration Statesmanship

 

U.S. HISTORY (USH)

  • Graduation Requirement: 10 credits (150 course hours)

  • Study U.S. History for two semesters (one school year).

U.S. STUDIES

U.S. Hist & Geogr I

LA

5.0cr

USH-763[B]: Christ & the Americas; U.S. History Map Activities; Conquest of Darkness: Our Lady of Guadalupe

U.S. Hist & Geogr II

LA

5.0cr

USH-764[B]: Christ & the Americas; U.S. History Map Activities; Hiroshima; Man Without a Country

U.S. History

LA

10.0cr

USH-182[A]: Christ & the Americas;  Christ the King;  Documentary History of the U.S.

 

SOC STUDIES/WORLD HIST (SOC)

  • Graduation Requirement: 20 credits (300 course hours)

  • Choose 5.00 to 10.00 credits (75 – 150 course hours) of Social Studies each school year, except for the school year the student is studying U.S. History.

  • At least 15 of the required 20 credits must be earned by completing selections from the STAA Social Studies course list.

GREEK STUDIES

Greek History I

LA

5.0cr

SOC-717[A] or SOC-719[B] (Part 1 of 2): Christ the King; Making of the West; Herodotus; Thucydides

Greek History II

LA

5.0cr

SOC-718[A] or SOC-720[B] (Part 2 of 2): Xenophon, Making of the West, Plutarch, Plato

ROMAN STUDIES

Roman History I

LA

5.0cr

SOC-738[A] or SOC-739[B] (Part 1 of 2): Christ the King; Making of the West; Livy; Plutarch; Sallust

Roman History II

LA

5.0cr

SOC-740[A] or SOC-741[B] (Part 2 of 2): Christ the King; Making of the West; Plutarch; Tacitus, Suetonius

EUROPEAN STUDIES

Old World History

LA

10.0cr

SOC-211: Christ the King;  Rule of St. Benedict;  Bulfinch’s Mythology;  The Canterbury Tales;  The Prince;  Don Quixote

ALTERNATIVES

World History

GE

10.0cr

SOC-365: Christ the King;  Workbook;  World History Map Activities

World Geography

GE

5.0cr

Mapping the World by Heart

 

LITERATURE (LIT)

  • Graduation Requirement: 30 credits (450 course hours)

  • Choose 5.00 to 10.00 credits (75 – 150 course hours) of Literature each school year.

  • At least 20 of the required 30 credits must be earned by completing selections from the STAA Literature course list.

  • Students that have completed more than the minimum number of STAA courses in Religion, Language Arts, Social Studies, and Fine Arts may petition for a waiver of up to 10 Literature credits.   

U.S. STUDIES

American Literature I

LA

5.0cr

LIT-767[A] or LIT-768[B]: Teaching the Classics set; Adventures of Huckleberry Finn with Progeny Press Study Guide; Norton’s Anthology of American Literature

Classical Literature I

LA

5.0cr

LIT-769[A] or LIT-770[B]: Four of the following: Pride & Prejudice; Jane Eyre; Anna Karenina; A Scarlet Letter; A Tale of Two Cities; Heart of Darkness; British Poetry; My Antonia; The Virginian; The Old Man and the Sea; To Kill a Mockingbird; or Animal Farm.

GREEK STUDIES

Greek Literature I

LA

5.0cr

LIT-721[A] or LIT-723[B]: (Part 1 of 2) Bulfinch's Mythology and Homer's Iliad

Greek Literature II

LA

5.0cr

LIT-722[A] or LIT-724[B]: (Part 2 of 2) Homer's Odyssey; Bulfinch's Mythology; Herodotus' The Histories; Aeschylus; Sophocles

ROMAN STUDIES

Roman Literature I

LA

5.0cr

LIT-742[A] or LIT-743[B]: (Part 1 of 2) Bulfinch's Mythology; The Aeneid; Plutarch's Lives: Volume II; CliffsComplete Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar"; Cicero: On Friendship

Roman Literature II

LA

5.0cr

LIT-744[A] or LIT-745[B]: (Part 2 of 2) Plautus: the Pot of Gold and Other Plays; The Comedy of Errors; Terence: The Comedies; Marcus Aurelius: Meditations;  St. Augustine: City of God.

EUROPEAN STUDIES

Old World Lit. and Drama

LA

10.0cr

Dante; Hamlet;  and two more Shakespeare plays

ALTERNATIVES

Literature

GE

5.0cr

Two high school level Progeny Press Study Guides

Shakespeare

CP

5.0cr

Hamlet and two more Shakespeare plays

World Literature

GE

5.0cr

STAA World Literature Suggestions (paired with "Christ the King")

 

FINE ARTS (FA)

  • Graduation Requirement: 20 credits (300 course hours)

  • Choose 5.00 to 10.00 credits
     (75 – 150 course hours) of Fine Arts each school year.

  • Students must complete at least one STAA course in Art Appreciation or Art History (5.0 credits); one STAA course in Art Practice (2.5 – 5.0 credits); and one STAA course in Music Appreciation (2.5 – 5.0 credits)

  • Students may report Non-STAA Courses in Art, Dance, Music Practice, and Performing Arts for credit.

U.S. STUDIES

Art & Music Apprec

GE

5.0cr

American Song Treasury; Wee Sing: America; Learning to Appreciate Art / Artfully Teaching the Faith; Music & Moments w/Masters; Art &: Critical Thinking & Art Analysis, National Gallery of Art

GREEK STUDIES

Greek Playwrights

LA

5.0cr

Aeschylus; Sophocles; Euripides; Plato; Aristophanes; Aristotle

ROMAN STUDIES

Art Prac and Analysis

CP

5.0cr

Artistic Pursuits

Art & Architecture I

LA

5.0cr

The Story of Art; Janson’s History of Art

EUROPEAN STUDIES

Art & Architecture II

LA

5.0cr

The Story of Art; Janson’s History of Art

ALTERNATIVES

Shakespeare

CP

5.0cr

Three Shakespearean plays that were not studied for Literature credits

Roman Architecture II

GE

2.5cr

Cultural Atlas for Young People: Ancient Rome;  Science in Ancient Rome;  The Annotated Arch

Art Prac&Intro to Drafting

GE

5.0cr

Complete-A-Sketch; Practical Drafting

Art Practice

GE

5.0cr

Drawing Textbook

 

SCIENCE (SCI & LSC)

  • Graduation Requirement: 10 credits (150 course hours) of Physical Science and 10 credits (150 course hours) of Life Science.

  • Choose 5.00 to 10.00 credits (75 – 150 course hours) of Physical Science or Life Science each school year.

  • At least 20 credits must be earned by completing selections from the STAA Science and Life Science list.  Students transferring in with a year of high school Biology credits must complete at least 15 Physical Science credits from the STAA course list. 

U.S. STUDIES

Chemistry

CP

10.0cr

SCI[B]: Real Science-4-Kids Chemistry Level 2; Mystery of the Periodic Table; Timeline

Physical Science I

GE

5.0cr

SCI[B]: Exploring Creation with Physical Science (Modules 1-8)

Physical Science II

GE

5.0cr

SCI[B]: Exploring Creation with Physical Science (Modules 9-16)

GREEK STUDIES

Astronomy I

LA

5.0cr

SCI-727[A] or SCI-729[B] (Part 1 of 2): Creator & Creation, Brother Astronomer, Essential Cosmic Perspective

Astronomy II

LA

5.0cr

SCI-728[A] or SCI-730[B] (Part 2 of 2): Essential Cosmic Perspective

ROMAN STUDIES

Biology I

LA

5.0cr

LSC-757[A] or LSC-758[B] (Part 1 of 2): Creator & Creation 3e; Baglow's Faith, Science, & Reason; Campbell's Essential Biology 4e; Biology: A Self-Teaching Guide, 2e

Biology II

LA

5.0cr

LSC-759[A] or LSC-760[B] (Part 2 of 2): Baglow's Faith, Science, & Reason; Campbell's Essential Biology 4e; Biology: A Self-Teaching Guide, 2e

EUROPEAN STUDIES

Physics

CP

10.0cr

SCI: Exploring Creation with Physics

Chemistry

CP

10.0cr

SCI: Exploring Creation with Chemistry

ALTERNATIVES

Physics

LA

10.0cr

SCI: Saxon Physics

Biology

CP

10.0cr

LSC: Exploring Creation with Biology

 

LANGUAGES (LAN)

  • Graduation Requirement: 20 credits (300 course hours) of the same foreign language.

  • St. Thomas Aquinas Academy encourages students to study Latin but gladly accepts German, Italian, French, and Spanish.  Language studies that do not include oral, grammar, and composition components cannot be counted towards the graduation requirement.    

STAA COURSES

Introductory Latin

CP

10.0cr

Prima Latina;  Getting Started with Latin

Classical Latin I

LA

10.0cr

Wheelock’s Latin (Year 1 of 3)

Classical Latin II

LA

10.0cr

Wheelock’s Latin (Year 2 of 3)

Classical Latin III

LA

10.0cr

Wheelock’s Latin (Year 3 of 3)

ALTERNATIVES (NON-STAA COURSES)

Choose any one of the following plans:

  1. 75 course hours each year for four years;

  2. 100 course hours each year for three years;

  3. two years of 75 course hours and one year of 150 course hours;

  4. 150 course hours for two years.

Latin I & II

CP

20.0cr

Latin I (course hours 1 – 150) & Latin II (course hours 151 - 300)

German I & II

CP

20.0cr

German I (course hours 1 – 150) & German II (course hours 151 - 300)

Italian I & II

CP

20.0cr

Italian I (course hours 1 – 150) & Italian II (course hours 151 - 300)

French I & II

CP

20.0cr

French I (course hours 1 – 150) & French II (course hours 151 - 300)

Spanish I & II

CP

20.0cr

Spanish I (course hours 1 – 150) & Spanish II (course hours 151 - 300)

 

PHYSICAL EDUCATION (PE)

  • Graduation Requirement: 20 credits (300 course hours)

  • Complete 5.00 – 10.00 credits (75 – 150 course hours) of Physical Education each school year.

  • Home-generated, local community activities, private lessons, and the like may be reported for credit.

NON-STAA COURSES

Physical Education I

GE

5.0cr

High School Physical Education (course hours 1 – 75)

Physical Education II

GE

5.0cr

High School Physical Education (course hours 76 - 150)

Physical Education III

GE

5.0cr

High School Physical Education (course hours 151 - 225)

Physical Education IV

GE

5.0cr

High School Physical Education (course hours 226 - 300)

 

LANGUAGE ARTS/ENGLISH (ENG)

  • Graduation Requirement: 30 credits (450 course hours)

  • Choose 5.00 to 10.00 credits
     (75 – 150 course hours) of Language Arts/English each school year.

  • Prior to graduation students must complete:

1.       Essay Writing B and Essay Writing A (or Major Papers)

2.       Logic

3.       Research Papers or Critical Thinking  

COMPOSITION/LOGIC

Introductory Comp. B

CP

5.0cr

ENG-345[B]: U.S. History-Based Writing Lessons, Vol. 1

Essay Writing B

LA

3.0cr

Jensen’s Format Writing (Part 1 of 3): One-paragraph essay writing.

Essay Writing A

LA

3.0cr

Jensen’s Format Writing (Part 2 of 3): Five-paragraph essay writing.

Research Papers

LA

3.0cr

Jensen’s Format Writing (Part 3 of 3): Research paper writing.

Logic

LA

3.0cr

ENG-711[A] or ENG-712[B]: Traditional Logic; Socrates Meets Jesus

Critical Thinking

LA

3.0cr

ENG-752[A]: How to Read a Book; Classical Rhetoric

Classical Rhetoric

LA

10.0cr

ENG-477[A]: Classical Rhetoric; Rhetoric and Poetics of Aristotle

GRAMMAR & PUNCTUATION

Punctuation A

CP

1.0cr

ENG-201: Jensens Punctuation (Year 1 of 4)

Punctuation B

CP

1.0cr

ENG-203: Jensens Punctuation (Year 2 of 4)

Punctuation C

CP

1.0cr

ENG-200: Jensens Punctuation (Year 3 of 4)

Punctuation D

CP

1.0cr

ENG-204: Jensens Punctuation (Year 4 of 4)

Formal Gram I

CP

3.0cr

ENG-205: Jensens Grammar (Year 1 of 3)

Formal Gram II

CP

3.0cr

ENG-206: Jensens Grammar (Year 2 of 3)

Formal Gram III

CP

3.0cr

ENG-207: Jensens Grammar (Year 3 of 3)

PENMANSHIP

Penmanship practice every year until the student develops clear, smooth, sustainable, and fast cursive writing.  Keyboarding may be studied concurrently with cursive penmanship.  Formal high school work must be completed in cursive or typed and printed off of the computer in MLA format.

Penmanship

CP

1.0cr

Writing Can Help or Handwriting for Young Catholics

Keyboarding

CP

1.0cr

EL -521: Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing ~or~ Typing Instructor

ALTERNATIVES

English Lab.

GE

1.5cr

Wordly Wise 3000 Book 6, 7, 8, or 9

Major Papers

CP

10.0cr

ENG-575: Format Writing (One Year Plan)

Crit Thinking III

CP

3.0cr

How to Read a Book / How to Read "How to Read a Book"

REMEDIATION

Spelling

GE

2.5cr

Phonetic Zoo (Levels A,B, or C)

Reading Skill

GE

2.0cr

Catholic National Reader 2, 3, or 4

Intermed Gram I

GE

3.0cr

Easy Grammar Plus Year 1

Grammar and Punc.

GE

3.0cr

Winston Grammar;  Capitalization & Punctuation Intermediate

Diagraming I

GE

1.0cr

Elementary Diagramming Worktext

Diagraming II

CP

2.0cr

First Whole Book of Diagrams (or Complete Book of Diagrams)

Grammar

CP

3.0cr

Basic Language Principles w/Latin Background (Year 1)

Creative Wrt II

CP

6.0cr

WriteShop I & II - Yr 2 of 3

Creative Wrt III

CP

6.0cr

WriteShop I & II - Yr 3 of 3

 

MATHEMATICS (MAT/ALG/GEO)

  • Graduation Requirement: 10 credits (150 course hours) of any high school math, 10 credits (150 course hours) of algebra, and 10 credits (150 course hours) of geometry.  An additional 10 credits is recommended for all college bound students.

  • Choose 10.00 credits (150 course hours) of High School Math, Algebra, or Geometry each school year.  Algebra II credits can be applied to the ALG graduation requirement or the MAT graduation requirement.  

  • All math studies must include working the problem sets on paper, neat-and-complete-show-your-work-paper, math study cards or math study notebooks, and periodic, closed-book testing.

ALGEBRA (ALG)

Algebra I

LA

10.0cr

ALG: Jacobs’ Elementary Algebra

Algebra II

CP

10.0cr

ALG or MAT: Teaching Textbooks Algebra II

GEOMETRY (GEO)

Geometry

LA

10.0cr

GEO: Jacobs Geometry

MATHEMATICS (MAT)

Pre-Calculus

CP

10.0cr

MAT: Teaching Textbook Pre-Calculus

Advanced Math

LA

10.0cr

MAT: Saxon Physics

ALTERNATIVES

Algebra I

CP

10.0cr

ALG: Saxon Algebra I

Algebra I

GE

10.0cr

ALG: Math U See Algebra 1

Algebra I

GE

10.0cr

ALG: Teaching Textbooks Algebra I

Algebra II

CP

10.0cr

ALG or MAT: Saxon Algebra II

Algebra II

GE

10.0cr

ALG or MAT: Math U See Algebra 2

Geometry

CP

10.0cr

GEO: Math U See Geometry

Geometry

CP

10.0cr

GEO: Teaching Textbooks Geometry

Pre-Calculus

CP

10.0cr

MAT: Math U See Pre-Calculus

REMEDIATION

Math Lab/General

GE

5.0cr

MAT: Key to Decimals, Percent, Measurements, or Fractions

Math Lab/Algebra

GE

5.0cr

ALG: Key to Algebra

Math Lab/Geometry

GE

5.0cr

GEO: Key to Geometry

Consumer Math

GE

5.0cr

MAT: Math U See Zeta; Survival Math Skills

Pre-Algebra

GE

10.0cr

MAT: Teaching Textbooks Pre-Algebra

Pre-Algebra

GE

10.0cr

MAT: Saxon Algebra 1/2

Pre-Algebra

GE

10.0cr

MAT: Math U See Pre-Algebra

 

   
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