STEM

STEM Courses at SJA

STEM courses at SJA

2019-2020 Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Course Offerings at St. Joseph’s Academy
Freshman	Sophomore	Junior	Senior
Science Courses Biology I (1 credit) Honors Biology (1 credit) Computer Science & Engineering Courses Computer Science Applications (.5 credit) Electives: Robotics: FIRST Tech Challenge Engineering (.5 credit) Mathematics Courses Algebra I (1 credit) Algebra I/Experience (1 credit) Honors Geometry (1 credit)	Science Courses Chemistry (1 credit) Honors Chemistry (1 credit) Electives: Independent Science Research (.5 credit) Computer Science & Engineering Courses Electives: Computer Languages: JAVA (.5 credit) Computer Languages: Web Development (.5 credit) AP Computer Science Principles (1 credit) Robotics: FIRST Tech Challenge Engineering (.5 credit) Principles of Engineering Design (.5 credit) Engineering Methods (.5 credit) Analyzing Big Data (.5 credit) Video Production (.5 credit) Digital Photography (.5 credit) Mathematics Courses Geometry (1 credit) Honors Geometry (1 credit) Advanced Algebra II (1 credit) Honors Algebra II (1 credit) Electives: Computer Languages: JAVA (.5 credit)	Science Courses Chemistry (1 credit) Honors Chemistry (1 credit) Physics (1 credit) Honors Physics (1 credit) AP/ACP Biology (1 credit) AP/ACP Chemistry (1 credit) AP/ACP Physics (1 credit) Electives: Engineering and Design Applications (1 credit) ACC Forensic Science (1 credit) Genetics (.5 credit) Human Anatomy (.5 credit) ACP Human Anatomy and Physiology (1 credit) Independent Science Research (.5 credit) Marine Sciences (.5 credit) Zoology (.5 credit) Computer Science & Engineering Courses Electives: Computer Languages: JAVA (.5 credit) Computer Languages: Web Development (.5 credit) AP Computer Science Principles (1 credit) Robotics: FIRST Tech Challenge Engineering (.5 credit) Principles of Engineering Design (.5 credit) Engineering Methods (.5 credit) Engineering and Design Applications (1 credit) Analyzing Big Data (.5 credit) Video Production (.5 credit) Digital Photography (.5 credit) Graphic Design (.5 credit) Mathematics Courses Algebra II (1 credit) Advanced Algebra II (1 credit) Honors Algebra II (1 credit) Electives: Computer Languages: JAVA (.5 credit) Precalculus (1 credit) Calculus (1 credit) AP/ACC Calculus AB (1 credit) AP/ACC Calculus BC (1 credit) Engineering and Design Applications (1 credit)	Science Courses Honors Physics (1 credit) AP/ACP Biology (1 credit) AP/ACP Chemistry (1 credit) AP/ACP Physics (1 credit) Electives: Engineering and Design Applications (1 credit) ACC Forensic Science (1 credit) Genetics (.5 credit) Human Anatomy (.5 credit) ACP Human Anatomy and Physiology (1 credit) Independent Science Research (.5 credit) Marine Sciences (.5 credit) Zoology (.5 credit) Computer Science & Engineering Courses Electives: Computer Languages: JAVA (.5 credit) Computer Languages: Web Development (.5 credit) AP Computer Science Principles (1 credit) Robotics: FIRST Tech Challenge Engineering (.5 credit) Principles of Engineering Design (.5 credit) Engineering Methods (.5 credit) Engineering and Design Applications (1 credit) Analyzing Big Data (.5 credit) Video Production (.5 credit) Digital Photography (.5 credit) Graphic Design (.5 credit) Mathematics Courses Algebra III (.5 credit) Electives: Computer Languages: JAVA (.5 credit) AP/ACC Calculus AB (1 credit) AP/ACC Calculus BC (1 credit) AP/ACC Statistics (1 credit) Precalculus (1 credit) Calculus (1 credit) Probability, Statistics and Trigonometry (.5 credit) Engineering and Design Applications (1 credit)

Additional computer skills are delivered in all courses, across all disciplines, through the 1:1 laptop program

*Honors

STEM Courses List 2019-20

St. Joseph’s Academy is a private, Catholic high school for girls in St. Louis, Missouri, sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. Our mission is to provide quality Catholic education for young women in an environment that challenges them to grow in faith, knowledge, and respect for self and others. Our community expects these young women to make a profound impact in the world.