Academic Program
Grade Nine
Religion
English or Honors English
Algebra I or Honors Algebra I
World Cultures or Honors World Cultures
Biology or Honors Biology
French or Spanish
Computer Foundations
Music For Worship
Physical Education I
Grade Ten
Religion
American Literature or Honors American Literature
Algebra II or Honors Algebra II or Geometry
Physical Science or Honors Chemistry
American Government or Honors American Government
U.S. History to WWI or Honors/AP U.S. History to WWI
French or Spanish
Introduction to Art
Physical Education II
Grade Eleven
Religion
English Literature or Honors English Literature
Geometry or Geometry (Honors) or Pre-Calculus (Honors)
20th Century History or Honors/AP 20th Century History
Elective #1
Elective #2
Physical Education III
Grade Twelve
Religion
World Literature or Honors World Literature
Math
Elective #1
Elective #2
Elective #3
Honors Program:
The acceptance of an invitation to Mercy's Honors Program demonstrates a student's desire for rigorous academic challenge and the confidence to achieve as a thinker and a scholar.
● Honors students are required to take four years of Honors English, as well as Futures Studies during Senior Year.
● Incoming 9th graders have the option of beginning with Algebra I, Algebra I (Honors) or taking a placement test for Algebra II, Algebra II (Honors) or Geometry, Geometry (Honors). Calculus I and II also are offered as honors electives for our older students.
● Mercy's Honors Program includes Honors Biology and Chemistry, as well as Advanced Chemistry and Physics.
● Honors students take three years of honors social studies and are encouraged to take three years of a world language.
Advanced Placement
Advanced Placement is offered in the following courses: World Literature, Calculus, Advanced Calculus, U. S. History and Introduction to Psychology.
Advanced Placement (AP) offers the highly motivated student the opportunity to take college level courses that will prepare her for the rigors of the Advanced Placement Examinations. Students may earn college credit in this way. Although the best preparation for an AP examination is the AP course, AP courses are not a requirement for sitting for the AP exams. AP exams have been taken, for example, in U.S. Government, French and Spanish.