Upper Middle Year

During the Upper Middle and Senior years, a student must accumulate a minimum of 27 trimester units. A unit equals one course taken for one trimester. A pass/fail course may be elected as a fifth course only.
New students may have their placement adjusted as a result of the placement exam or questionnaire sent to them in the spring. Uppers should take the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Tests (PSATs) in the fall; all take the SAT I in January; and many take the College Board SAT II Subject Tests in June of their Upper Middle year. Some also take the College Board Advanced Placement Tests (APs) in May of their Upper Middle year. As a matter of general policy, advisors encourage depth in the selection of courses for the Upper Middle year. In selecting courses, students are reminded to check the diploma requirements. An Upper’s program should resemble the following outline.

New Students
1. Mathematics Enter the sequence by placement of the department
2. World Language Enter the sequence by placement of the department
3. English Begin the sequence (English 301, 310)
4. History Usually History 300 (T2), 310 (The United States) (though this may be
taken Senior year)
5. Elective Art, computer, history, another mathematics, another language, music,
philosophy and religious studies, science, psychology, or theatre

Returning Students
1. Mathematics      Continue the sequence
2. World Language Continue the sequence
3. English Continue the sequence (English 301, 310)
4. History Usually History 300 (T2), 310 (The United States)
5. Elective Art, computer, another English, history, another mathematics, another language, music, philosophy and religious studies, science, psychology, or theatre