Ballard High School 2025-26

Course Offerings Quick Reference for Grades 10-12

See BHS Course Catalog online for complete course list, course descriptions, and recommended course progressions.

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* Asterisk: audition or teacher/counselor permission required
AC – Art OR CTE credit
SC – Science OR CTE credit
CTE – Career & Technical Education
(H) – Honors option available
Prerq: Prerequisite
Bold – New Course ’25-’26

English

World Lit & Comp 10A/10B
Amer Lit & Comp 11A/11B
Humanities Block: Ethnic Studies &
American Literature11A/11B (H) (11th grade)
AP Eng Lang Comp 1/2 (11th grade)
Comparative Lit & Comp 12A/12B
AP Eng Lit & Comp 1/2 (12th grade)
English 111/C LIT 240 (12th grade)
English 111 (12th grade) yearlong

Social Studies

World History 2/3 (10th grade)
AP World History (10th grade)
Humanities Block: Ethnic Studies &
US History 11A/History 148 US History 11B (H) (11th grade)
US History 11A/Hist 148 US History 11B
AP US History 11A/11B
American Gov (sem) (12th grade)
AP US Gov & Politics 1 & 2 (year) (12th grade)

Math

Algebra 1A/1B
Geometry A/B, (H)
Algebra 2A/2B, (H)
Pre-Calculus A/B
AP Pre-Calculus A/B
Calculus A/B
AP Calculus AB A/B
AP Calculus BC A/B
Probability & Stats A/B
AP Statistics A/B
BUS 130 Business Math 130 A/B

Science

(SC = counts as Science or CTE)
AP Biology
AP Chemistry
AP Environmental Science SC
AP Physics A/B
Botany (Grade 12 only)
Chem B/Chem C
Enviro Horticulture SC
Oceanography SC
Physics A/Chem A (10th grade)
Physics B/Chem B
Physics B/Physics C
Physiology A/B
Systems Medicine SC (Next offering SY 2026)

World Language

French 1A/1B
French 2A/2B
French 103 3A/3B
French 4A/4B
AP French 5A/5B
Japanese 1A/1B
Japanese 2A/2B
Japanese 113 3A/3B
Japanese 4A/4B
AP Japanese 5A/5B
Spanish 1A/1B
Spanish 2A/2B
Spanish 123 A/B
Spanish 4A/4B
AP Spanish 5A/5B
Global Studies Through Film Spanish A/B

Health & Phys Ed

Health (semester)
Individual Sports/Racket Sports (semester)
Lifetime Activities/Yoga (semester)
Personal Fitness (semester)
Team Sports (semester) (10-12 grades only)
Weight Training (semester)

Art – Visual Arts

(AC = counts as Art or CTE)
Art Survey (semester)
Ceramics Beginning (semester, grades 11-12)
Drawing & Painting Beginning & Advanced (semester)
AP Drawing A/B

Art – Media Arts

(AC = counts as Art or CTE)
Graphic Design Beg (semester) AC
Photo Beg & Adv (semester) AC
AP 2-D Art & Design A/B (Photo) (AC)
Video Beginning A/B (semester/year) AC
*Video Advanced A/B (year) AC
*Video Spec Proj A/B (year) AC

Art – Performing Arts, Music & Theatre

(AC = counts as Art or CTE)
Theatre Play Production (semester) (after school) AC
Tech Theatre Beg/Adv (semester) AC
Theatre Beg/Adv (semester)
Piano (semester)
Guitar Lab 1 (semester)
AP Music Theory A/B (year)
Concert Band A/B (year)
*Percussion Ensemble A/B (year)
*Symphonic Band A/B (year) AC
*Wind Ensemble A/B (year) AC
Concert Orchestra A/B (year) AC
*Symphonc Orchestra A/B (year) AC
*Chamber Orchestra A/B (year) AC
*Jazz Band A/B (year) AC
Treble Choir A/B (year)
*Chorale A/B (year) AC
*Concert Choir A/B (year) AC
*Vocal Jazz A/B (year) AC

CTE – Business ED & Finance

Accounting 1-3 (semester)
Computer Applications (semester)
AP Macroeconomics 1 & 2 (year)
Principles of Finance (semester, grades 10-12)
Bus Management A /Bus Management B (year, grades 11-12)

CTE – Marketing

Marketing 1 & 2 (semester)
Project Management 1-2 (semester/year)
Entrepreneurship 1 (semester)

CTE – Comp Science

AP Comp Science Principles 1 & 2 (year)
Immersive Media A/B (semester, year)
AP Comp Science A1/A2 (year)
Comp Sci Projects 1 & 2 (year)

CTE – Tech Ed

(AC = counts as Art or CTE)
Graphic Design Beg (semester) AC
Metal 1 (semester)
Robotics 1 & 2 (semester or year)
Woods 1 (semester)
Woods 2 (semester)
Intro to Engineering Design 1/2 (year)
Principles of Engineering 1/2 (year)
Video Beginning A/B (semester, year) AC
*Video Advanced A/B (year) AC
*Video Spec Proj A/B (year) AC

CTE – Family & Consumer Science

Apparel & Textiles 1 (semester)
Food Science 1 (semester) SC
Food Science 2 (semester) SC
Human Development (semester)
Independent Living (semester)

CTE – Journalism & Yearbook

Publishing Journalism 1 & 2 (year)
Publishing Yearbook 1 & 2 (year)

CTE – Career Connect

Career Connect 1/2 (CTE credit)

CTE – Elective

Leadership (yr) (CTE credit)

World Language – Elective

Global Studies Through Film Spanish A/B

*Off Campus

*Running Start
*Skills Center

As of Dec. 18, 2024/Abbreviation May 15, 2025