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11th Grade Course Selection Guide


11th grade students must register for a MINIMUM of 5 courses for each semester (50 credits a year). Choose courses thoughtfully. Ask your current teachers for recommendations of levels. The master schedule, staffing, and resources are allocated based on requests. Schedule corrections will be extremely limited. For yearlong courses, you will need to sign up for both semesters. Alternates are encouraged in case your first choice class is unavailable.

Typical 11th Grade Choices

Choose one course from each of the core subjects below, unless you've already met the graduation requirement and don't wish to continue. ​
Language Arts
Science
Social Studies
Math
World Language
11th Grade English LA ⏹
or
AP Eng Lang Comp WT ★ ⏹​
Chemistry Adv WT ​©★⏹
or
AP Chemistry WT ©★
⏹
or
Earth Space Geo ⏹​
or
Physical Science ⏹
or
Marine Biology ★ ⏹
or
AP Biology WT ©★⏹
or 
AP Environmental Science WT ©★
⏹
or
Anatomy and Physiology ADV WT ★
⏹
or
Physics ADV WT ★⏹
or 
AP Physics C WT ©★
⏹
or
Res Sem in Science WT ★
⏹
U.S. History ⏹
or
AP U.S. History WT ⏹​

Geometry ★⏹
or
Algebra 2 (or Adv WT) ★⏹
or
Precalculus (or Adv WT©) ​★⏹
or 
Discrete Math $
⏹
or
AP Calc AB WT ©★
⏹
or
AP Calc BC WT ©★
⏹​
or
AP Statistics WT ★
⏹
French I ⏹
or
French 2 ★⏹
or
French 3 (or Adv WT and French III ©)★
⏹
or
French 4 ADV WT★© and French III ©
⏹
or 
AP French WT★
⏹
or
German I ⏹
or
German 2 ★⏹
or
German 3 (or Adv WT and German III ©)★
⏹
or
German 4 ADV WT★
⏹​
or
Spanish 1
⏹
or 
Spanish 2 ★⏹
or 
Spanish 3 ★⏹
or
Spanish 4 WT ★
⏹
or 
AP Spanish Language & Culture WT ★
⏹
or 
Spanish Convo & Comp WT ★
⏹
 or
ASL 1  ⏹
or
ASL 2 WT and ASL II ©★
⏹
or 
ASL 3 WT and ASL III ©★
⏹
or
​ASL 4 ADV WT and ASL IV ©★
⏹​

Electives: Choose 1-4 elective courses with at least 2-3 alternates
*If you choose only one elective course, make sure it is year-long (2 semesters).  

Art
​
*Meets fine arts req

Draw Paint 1 ◣
Draw Paint 2 ★◣
Draw Paint 3 ★◣
Draw Paint 4 
★◣
Ceramics/Pottery 1 ◣
Ceramics/Pottery 2 ★◣
Ceramics/Pottery 3 ★◣
Ceramics/Pottery 4 
★◣
Film Photography 1 ◣
​Film Photography 2 ★◣
​Film Photography 3 ★◣
​Film Photography 4 ★◣
Digital Art & Design 1 WT ◣
Digital Art & Design 2 WT #★◣
Digital Art & Design 3 WT #★◣
Portfolio Art 1 ★(pre req levels 1-4)◣
Portfolio Art 2 ★(pre req levels 1-4)◣
Unified Art (Peer Mentor) ◣
Career Capstone: Digital Media and Communications WT ★◣

Engineering & Design
​
*Meets practical experience req

Intro to Engineering Design WT # ⏹

Principles of Engineering WT ★# ⏹
​
Career Capstone: Engineering WT ★#
⏹​

Biomedical Sciences
*Meets practical experience req

PLTW Human Body Systems ​WT
​(Year 2) ★⏹

Health

Issues in Health ​◣
​
Interpersonal Relationships and Life Management $
⏹

Family & Consumer Science
​
*Meets practical experience req

Culinary Essentials  ⏹​

​Interpersonal Relationships (health) and Life Management $⏹

ADV Culinary Experience WT ★⏹

Requesting Off Periods

Period 1 (FREE PER1)
​Period 4 (FREE PER4)

​Period 7 (FREE PER7)

**You may request ONE off period per semester. Monarch does not offer a study hall option.

Business & Marketing
​
*Meets practical experience req

High School of Business Pathway:
HSB Principles of Finance WT★©$◣ 
and/or
Sports Marketing ★◣ 
and/or
Personal Finance $◣ 

HSB Principles of Marketing WT ★©
⏹
​

Other Business and Marketing Courses:
ROE 333 Rec and Sports Marketing WT ★© and Principles of Advertising WT ★⏹

Entrepreneurial Operations WT ★©​ and Strategic Marketing WT ★©$ ⏹

​Business Law WT (Legal Environ of Bus) ©◣ 

Language Arts

Public Speaking ^◣
Video & Film 1 ◣
Video & Film 2 ◣
Creative Writing ^◣
Philosophy of Film ◣
Mythology ◣
Film Lit ^◣
Broadcast Journalism 1 ⏹
Broadcast Journalism 2 ★⏹
Broadcast Journalism 3 ★⏹
Newspaper 1 (Pub Prod Nwspr 1) ⏹
Newspaper 2 (Pub Prod Nwspr 2)★⏹
Newspaper 3 (Pub Prod Nwspr 3)★⏹
Yearbook 1 (Pub Prod Yrbook 1) ⏹
Yearbook 2 (Pub Prod Yrbook 2)★⏹​
Yearbook 3 (Pub Prod Yrbook 3)★⏹

Theatre/Music
*Meets fine arts req

S/A/T/B Choir (All Choir)  ⏹
Band 2 (all Band & Percussion)  ⏹
Jazz Band 2 (all Jazz Band)  ⏹
Orchestra 1 (all Orchestra)  ⏹​
Audio Production I (pop mus rec) ◣
Guitar 1 ◣
Guitar 2 ◣

Theatre 1 ^ (meets fine arts, LA elective, or communication req) ◣
Theater 2 
★◣
Unified Theatre (Peer Mentor) (meets fine arts, LA elective, or communication req) ◣
Stagecraft ​(does not meet fine arts, only practical experience) ◣

Computer Science
​
*Meets practical experience req

AP Cybersecurity WT ©#⏹

AP Computer Science Principles WT (AP-level intro to CS) ©#⏹

AP Computer Science A (Java) WT ★©#⏹

AP Networking WT ©#⏹

Career Capstone: Computer and Digital Technology WT ★#©⏹

​Coding I WT ◣
​

WBL Comp & Digital Tech WT (coyote tech squad- repeatable) #◣

Social Studies 

AP World History WT ⏹
AP European History WT ⏹
AP Human Geography WT (spring only) ◣
Economics $◣
Psychology ​◣
AP Psychology WT (spring only)★◣
Sociology ◣
AP U.S. Gov Politics WT (spring only) ◣
Anthropology ◣

Criminal Law ◣

Physical Education

Fitness (Cardio Kickboxing) ◣
Weight Train 1 ◣
Training for Performance (Sem 1 athletes) ◣
Weight Train 2 (Sem 2 athletes) ◣
Unified PE (peer mentor) ◣

Yoga ◣
Aerobic Walking ◣
Golf ◣
Racquet Sports ◣
Team Sports ◣
Basketball 1 ◣

Other Offerings

AVID 11 ⏹
​
ACA Peer Instruction (special education peer mentor) ◣

Academic Assistant at Monarch K-8 ◣

Leadership (peer ambassador) ​◣

​Wilderness First Aid WT 
(meets practical exp req) #©◣ 

On Job Experience (repeatable) ◣ 



KEY:

 ⏹- Full Year (2 sections)
 ◣- Semester (1 section)
WT - Weighted Grade Scale
★ - Pre-Requisite Course
$ - Satisfies Financial Literacy Graduation Requirement
HSB - High School of Business (Pathway Course)
© - Potential College Transcript Credit
^ - Some Mature Content
# - Potential Industry Certificate
For more information about specific courses, please refer to the Course Catalog.
Course Catalog
For more information on graduation requirements, please refer to the Course Progression Sequence.
Course Progression Sequence

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