Sample Course of Study & Credits

This course of study is a guide for what a student may choose to take during four years of high school.
​Note that students may enter high school using any Tapestry year plan (year 1, 2, 3, or 4).

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Sample Course of Study

 
9th GRADE
10th GRADE
11th GRADE
​12th GRADE
HISTORY
​or
​HONORS HISTORY
1 Credit
Year 1 Rhetoric History*
or
Year 1 Honors Rhetoric History​*
​Year 2 Rhetoric History*
or
Year 2 Honors Rhetoric History*
​Year 3 Rhetoric History*
or
Year 3 Honors Rhetoric History*
​Year 4 Rhetoric History​*
or
Year 4 Honors Rhetoric History*
ENGLISH**
​or 
​HONORS ENGLISH***
1 Credit
​Year 1 Rhetoric Literature* ​and
​Rhetoric Writing 9
or
Year 1 Honors Rhetoric Literature* and
​Rhetoric Writing 9
​Year 2 Rhetoric Literature*​ and
Rhetoric ​Writing 10​
or
Year 2 Honors Rhetoric Literature*​ ​and
Rhetoric ​Writing 10
Year 3 Rhetoric Literature* ​and
​Rhetoric Writing 11​
or
Year 3 Honors Rhetoric Literature*​ and
​Rhetoric Writing 11
Year 4 Rhetoric Literature* ​and
​Rhetoric Writing 12​
or
Year 4 Honors Rhetoric Literature*​ ​and
​Rhetoric Writing 12
SCIENCE
1 Credit
Earth Science
or
​Biology
Biology
or
​Chemistry
Chemistry
or 
​Physics
Physics
or
Independent Study
ELECTIVES
1/2 Credit Each^
Introductory Logic Intermediate Logic
Year 1* Government, Philosophy, Worldview, Fine Arts
Health & Nutrition
Year 2* Government, Philosophy, Worldview, Fine Arts
​ U.S. Government**** & Economics
Year 3* Government, Philosophy, Worldview, Fine Arts
Year 4* Government, Philosophy, Worldview, Fine Arts 
*​ Note that students may enter high school using any Tapestry year plan (year 1, 2, 3, or 4).
** On transcripts, many families record these classes as English 9, English 10, English 11, and English 12 
*** On transcripts, many families record these classes as Honors English 9, Honors English 10, Honors English 11, and Honors English 12 ​
**** Students either study 1/2-credit Tapestry year-plan government each year of high school or take our 1-semester U.S. Government course to fulfill their government requirement.
^ Year 1 Rhetoric Worldview can be considered 1 full high school credit. Each Fine Arts course is 1/4 credit.