Ballard High School 2026-27

Course Offerings Quick Reference
For Grade 9

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

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* 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

English Language Arts (ELA)

Intro to Lit Comp 9A/9B

Mathematics

Algebra 1A/1B
Algebra 1A/1B with Lab
Geometry A/B, (H)
Algebra 2A/2B (H)
Precalculus A/B
AP Precalculus A/B
Calculus A/B
AP Calculus AB A/B
AP Calculus BC A/B
AP Statistics A/B

Science

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

Social Studies

World History 1 (semester)

World Languages

French 1A/1B
French 2A/2B
French 103 3A/3B
AP French 5A/5B
Japanese 1A/1B
Japanese 2A/2B
Japanese 3A/3B
Japanese 4A/4B
AP Japanese 5A/5B
Spanish 1A/1B
Spanish 2A/2B
Spanish 3A/3B – Spanish 123
Spanish 4A/4B
AP Spanish 5A/5B

Health, Fitness & Physical Education

Health (semester)
Personal Fitness (semester)

Fine Arts: Media Arts

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

Fine Arts: Performing Arts, Music & Theatre

AC = counts as Art or CTE)
Tech Theatre Beg/Adv (semester) AC
Theatre Beg (semester)
Guitar Lab 1 (semester)
Concert Band A/B (year)
*Percussion Ensemble A/B (year)
*Symph Band A/B (year) AC
*Wind Ensemble A/B (year) AC
Concert Orchestra A/B (year) AC
*Symph Orchestra A/B (year) AC
*Chamber Orchestra A/B(year)AC
*Jazz Band A/B (year) AC
Treble Choir A/B (year)
*Concert Choir A/B (year) AC

Fine Arts: Visual Arts

Art Survey (semester)
Photo Beginning (semester) AC
Drawing & Painting Beginning (semester)

CTE: Business Education/Finance

Accounting 1 (semester)

CTE: Career Connect

Career Connect I/II (CTE credit)

CTE: Computer Science

AI Foundations A (semester)
AP Comp Science Principles 1 & 2 (year)
Immersive Media A/B (sem/yr)

CTE: Journalism & Yearbook

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

CTE: Marketing Education

Marketing 1 & 2 (semester)
Entrepreneurship 1 (semester)

CTE: Technical Education

(AC = counts as Art or CTE)
Graphic Design Beg (semester) AC
Woods I (semester)
Intro to Engineering Design I/II (year)
Video Beginning A/B (sem/yr) AC

As of March 9, 2026