What are the courses in American high schools?

American high schools provide services for middle school students in grades 9 to 12. High school grades are based on test scores. As graduation approaches, college admission becomes crucial, so high schools attach great importance to academic performance.

This enables teachers to teach challenging high-level courses for college students who take their studies seriously. At the same time, it also provides a wide range of courses for students of all abilities and interests.

Second, the course content

1. Compulsory courses for ordinary high schools include the following contents:

Mathematics: four years-usually including algebra, geometry and trigonometry.

English: Four years-covering literature, drama, research and writing.

Science: Three courses-usually involving biology, chemistry and physics.

History: Three courses-American history, world history and citizenship are common requirements.

Foreign languages: two years (sometimes optional)-Spanish, French and German are long-term courses, but Japanese, Chinese and Russian are becoming more and more popular.

Physical education class: Two years-usually can be replaced by approved extracurricular activities.

2. These core courses are just the skin of the high school curriculum. It also includes art, drama, public speaking and academic elective courses, such as marine biology, geology, statistics, poetry and psychology, as well as practical courses such as driving training and woodworking workshops.