Curriculum Overview

Advanced Placement (AP)

The Orme School offers accelerated courses in most departments, allowing capable students to proceed at a more rapid pace and in greater depth than regular classes. Students in AP courses prepare for the national examinations in May. If they qualify, they may receive advanced standing in college courses, or credit toward their college degrees.

Advanced Placement courses offered at The Orme School in recent years have included:

  • Calculus AB and BC
  • Physics C
  • Statistics
  • Chemistry
  • Biology
  • Computer Science A
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
  • Spanish Language
  • Spanish Literature
  • United States History
  • United States Government
  • Studio Art

Minimum Requirements for Graduation

COURSE CREDITS
English (may include ESL instruction) 4
Mathematics (pre-algebra is not a high school credited course at Orme) 4
History (must include U.S. History) 3
Science (two lab sciences required; three preferred) 3
Foreign Language (the same language recommended) 3
Fine Arts 2
Sustainability 1
Electives 2
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED 22