Curriculum

English, mathematics, language, history, science, and the visual and performing arts have specific requirements for graduation. 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.

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, a graduate of Westminster has accumulated the following credits: English, 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 75.0. In order to pass a course for the year, students must earn at least a 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.

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.

Students may choose to study abroad during their Fifth or Sixth Form years. Westminster students accepted by the prestigious School Year Abroad program, 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.

独立学习计划的主要目的是为学生提供课程选择，当他们已经用尽365平台课程. 独立学习课程不能用来代替365平台大学的课程 nor will they precede courses that are taught in a sequence. 学生必须在上一学年结束前申请独立学习. 独立学习课程需要获得系主任和教务长或研究主任的批准. 课程建议将有一个描述和课程大纲，包括主要评估的概述. 学生将被要求准备一个反映他们在课程中的工作的公共组件.

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. Typically there are eight to 10 postgraduate openings each academic year.

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365平台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365平台文凭, otherwise they will receive a Certificate of Completion.