Our Curriculum

A well-crafted curriculum serves as a reference to ensure that you're on the right track. Its components are designed to develop concepts, from a basic level to increasingly complex topics or skills. It's important to remember that a curriculum is not an isolated signpost for a single school year.

Four sequential English credits which shall be:

1. English I

2. English II

3. English III

4. English IV
Four Mathematics credits which shall be either#

1. NC Math 1, 2, and 3 and a fourth mathematics course to be aligned with the

student’s post high school plans

2. NC math 1
3. Introduction 2 algebra
4. Algebra 1
Three Science credits which shall be:

1. Physical science course

2. Biology

3. An earth/environmental science course
Four Social Studies credits which shall be:

1. American History
2. Founding Principles
3. Civics and Economics

4. Founding Principles of the United States of America and North Carolina:

Civic Literacy
Note: These courses must follow the NCSCOS in its entirety and

may not be satisfied by any other courses.
American history courses which shall be either:

1. American History I and American History II
2. American History I or II and another Social Studies course

3. American History and another Social Studies course

4. World History
Elective credits of any combination from either:

1. Career and Technical Education (CTE) or

2. Arts Education

3. World Language

4. Career and Technical Education (CTE)

5. Arts Education (e.g., dance, music, theater arts, visual arts)
6. Any other subject area or cross-disciplinary courses (e.g., mathematics, science,

social studies, English and dual enrollment courses

7. Home Economics

8. Child Development

9. Foreign Language (Spanish)
10. Photography