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Core Courses and Electives

English, mathematics, language, history, science, 视觉和表演艺术对毕业有特定的要求. In choosing advanced courses beyond the required graduation level, it is advantageous to pursue a subject to the highest level possible. A student should attempt, therefore, 通过六年级扩展数学学习,并建立最好的语言背景, history, science, and creative arts as talent and interest permit. 学生应该确定他们所选择的大学和大学课程的特殊要求.

Promotion and Graduation Requirements

For promotion from one form to the next, a student must have sufficient credits, including those the student expects to earn in the years ahead, to meet graduation requirements. The student must also meet the “Quality Requirement” described below.
 
For graduation with a diploma, 学生必须在认可的大学预科课程中获得至少18个学分, including English, 4 credits; mathematics: Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2, 3 credits; U.S. History and one other year of history, 2 credits; two years of Latin or a modern language, 2 credits; two years of science, 2 credits; and visual and performing arts, 1 credit. Each student must also meet the “Quality Requirement” described below.
 
More typically, 立博app大学的毕业生已经积累了以下学分:英语, 4 credits; mathematics, 4 credits; science, 3 credits; history, 3 credits, including one in U.S. History; Latin or a modern language, 3 or 4 credits; creative arts, 1 credit; and electives, 3 credits.
 
晋升和毕业的“质量要求”:为了获得第六名毕业生的文凭或晋升为次等生, a student must pass four major courses each year including English, and earn a general average of 70.0. 作为一个普遍的期望,所有的学生都需要注册五门全学分的课程. 任何偏离这一要求的情况,必须经过教务处的推荐和批准.

Advanced Placement® Courses

所有院系都提供大学先修课程(AP)和考试. 入读大学先修课程需要院系许可,并且在大学先修课程之前的平均成绩必须达到90分或以上. 在考试中取得成功的学生可能有资格进入许多学院和大学深造.
 
所有参加大学先修课程的四年级和五年级学生都必须参加该学科领域的AP考试. 六年级学生,在与他们的AP老师协商后,可以选择不参加AP考试.


AP®和大学先修课程®是美国大学理事会的注册商标. Used with permission.

Study Abroad

Students may choose to study abroad during their Fifth or Sixth Form years. 立博app大学的学生被著名的海外学年项目录取, experience yearlong study and travel in China, France, Italy, or Spain. 另一个出国留学的选择是通过同样享有盛誉的英语联盟. Available to Westminster graduates in the year following graduation, the program allows a year of study and travel in the United Kingdom. Advice on these programs is offered through the Academic Office, 录取只能通过项目各自的申请流程获得.

Postgraduate Program

即将从高中毕业的12年级学生,他们觉得自己多了一年的学习时间, athletic, artistic, 而个人成长和进入大学前的准备将是有益的 postgraduate year at Westminster. 一般来说,每学年有8到10个研究生名额.

申请流程与申请其他年级的学生相同,只是考生需要提交SAT或ACT成绩,而不是SSAT成绩,以满足标准化考试的要求. 被研究生(PG)录取的学生加入立博app六年级并成为毕业班的一员. They must take the Sixth Form English class, 但是没有其他专门为研究生设计的要求或课程. 研究生被期望以他们的领导能力为学校社区做出贡献, involvement, and citizenship.

如果他们符合我们的毕业要求,他们将在毕业典礼上获得立博app文凭, otherwise they will receive a Certificate of Completion.

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AP®和大学先修课程®是美国大学理事会的注册商标. Used with permission.