9th Grade Course Selection Guide

9th grade students must register for a MINIMUM of 6 courses for each semester. 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. To begin the course registration process, follow the instructions on this page.

Required 9th Grade Classes

Choose one course from each core subject listed below 
Language Arts
Science
Social Studies
Math
World Language
Physical Education
9th Grade English LA (or Adv WT)  ⏹ ​
Biology (or Adv WT)  ⏹​
US Government ◣
​and
World Geography ◣ or AP Human Geography WT ◣

**AP US Gov can be taken during 11th or 12th grade in place of standard 9th grade US Gov
Algebra I  ⏹
or
Geometry (or Adv WT) ★ ⏹ 
or
Algebra II (or Adv WT) ★ ⏹ 
French I  ⏹ 
or
French II ★ ⏹ 
or
German I  ⏹ 
or
German II ★ ⏹
or
Spanish 1 ⏹ 
or 
Spanish 2 ★ ⏹ 
or 
Spanish 3 ★ ⏹
 or
ASL 1  ⏹ ​
1 semester of PE recommended:
​Wellness in Action◣ is the preferred class

*PE can be postponed to allow access to two year long elective courses (i.e. band and business)

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

Draw Paint 1 ◣
Draw Paint 2 ★◣
Ceramics/Pottery 1 ◣
Ceramics/Pottery 2 ★◣
Film Photography 1 ◣
​Film Photography 2 ★◣
Digital Art & Design 1 WT #◣
Digital Art & Design 2 WT ★◣

Engineering & Design

Intro to Engin Design WT # ⏹​

Health

PLTW Principles of Biomedical Science WT  ⏹​

Family & Consumer Science

Culinary Essentials  ⏹​

​Teen Choices (earns Health)◣ and Culinary Nutrition ◣

Requesting Off Periods

Period 1 (FREE PER1)
​Period 7 (FREE PER7)

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

Business & Marketing

HSB Principles of Business WT ◣ and
HSB Business Economics WT $ ◣
​
​Business Law WT ©◣ (Legal Environ of Bus) 

Language Arts

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

Theatre/Music

S/A/T/B Choir (All Choir)  ⏹
Band 2 (all Band & Percussion)  ⏹
Jazz Band 2 (all Jazz Band)  ⏹
Orch 1 (all Orchestra)  ⏹​
Audio Production I (pop mus rec) ◣
Guitar 1 ◣
Theatre 1 ^ (meets fine arts, LA elective, or communication req) ◣
Unified Theatre (Peer Mentor) (meets fine arts, LA elective, or communication req) ◣
​Stagecraft ​◣

Computer Science

AP Cybersecurity WT ©# ⏹

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

AP Networking WT ©# ⏹

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

Social Studies 

Psychology ​◣

Physical Education

Fitness (Cardio Kickboxing) ◣
Weight Train 1 ◣
Unified PE (peer mentor) ◣
Yoga ◣
Aerobic Walking ◣
Golf ◣
Racquet Sports ◣
Team Sports ◣
Basketball 1 ◣

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
© - Potential College Transcript Credit
^ - Some Mature Content
# - Potential Industry Certificate
For more information and graduation requirements met, please refer to the Course Catalog.