Ballard High School 2024-25

Course Offerings Quick Reference for Grade 9

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

Legend

* Asterisk: application, audition or teacher/counselor consult
AC – Counts as Art OR CTE credit
SC – Counts as Science OR CTE credit
CTE – Career & Technical Education
(H) – Honors option available
Prerq: Prerequisite
Bold – New Course ’24-’25 

English

Intro to Lit Comp 9A/9B

Social Studies

World History 1 (sem)

Math

Algebra 1A/1B
Algebra 1A/1B with Lab
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

Science

(SC = counts as Science or CTE)
Biology A/B
Biotech Biology 1/2 SC

World Language

French 1A/1B
French 2A/2B
French 103 3A/3B
French 201 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

Health & Physical Education

Health (sem)
Personal Fitness (sem)

Art – Visual Arts

Art Survey (sem)

Art – Media Arts

(AC = counts as Art or CTE)
Graphic Design Beg (sem) AC
Video Beginning A/B (sem/yr) AC

Art – Performing Arts, Music & Theatre

AC = counts as Art or CTE)
Theatre Play Production (sem) (after school) AC
Tech Theatre Beg/Adv (sem) AC
Theatre Beg (sem)
Piano Lab 1 (sem)
Guitar Lab 1 (sem)
Concert Band A/B (yr)
*Percussion Ensemble A/B (yr)
*Symph Band A/B (yr) AC
*Wind Ensemble A/B (yr) AC
Concert Orchestra A/B (yr) AC
*Symph Orchestra A/B (yr) AC
*Chamber Orchestra A/B(yr)AC
*Jazz Band A/B (yr) AC
Treble Choir A/B (yr)
*Concert Choir A/B (yr) AC

CTE – Business ED & Finance

Accounting 1 & 2 (sem)
Computer Applications (sem)

CTE – Marketing

Marketing 1 & 2 (sem)
Entrepreneurship 1 (sem)

CTE – Comp Science

Immersive Media A/B (sem/yr)

CTE – Tech Ed

(AC = counts as Art or CTE)
Graphic Design Beg (sem) AC
Metal I (sem)
Robotics 1 & 2 (sem or yr)
Woods I (sem)
Woods 2 (sem)
Intro to Engineering Design I/II (yr)
Video Beginning A/B (sem/yr) AC

CTE – Family & Consumer Science

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

CTE – Journalism & Yearbook

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

CTE – Career Connect

Career Connect I/II (CTE credit)

As of April 17, 2024