Course Catalog

Honors (29 separate year-long courses)

Freshmen honors courses are: 

English 1-2

Integrated Math 1-2

Methods of Scientific Inquiry 1-2 

Spanish 1-2 or Spanish for Spanish Speakers 1-2. 

Explorations in Art 1-2 (not honors)

Health Fitness 1-2 (not honors)

Due to the level of rigor, many students would challenge that the two other freshman courses: Art 1-2 and Health & Fitness 1-2 should also be worth honors credit though the PUHSD course catalog does not reflect this. 

Sophomore honors courses are:

English 3-4

Integrated Math 3-4

World History/Geography 1-2

Biology 1-2 & Chemistry 1-2

Spanish 3-4 or Spanish for Spanish Speakers 3-4.

All 10th-grade courses are taken at honors level.

Junior honors classes are:

English 5-6,

Integrated Math 5-6,

U.S. History 1-2,

Spanish 5-6 or Spanish for Spanish Speakers 5-6, and either:

Anatomy & Physiology 1-2/Introduction to Epidemiology 1-2 or Introduction to Engineering Design 1-2/Physics of Engineering 1-2.

All 11th-grade courses are taken at honors level.

Senior honors classes are:

English 7-8,

Integrated Math 7-8,

U.S. Government 1/Economics 1,

Sustainability 1-2,

Bioscience Internship Research Experience 1-2,

Physics of Engineering 3-4, Chemistry 3-4, or Science Seminar (Advanced Biology) 1-2.

All senior courses are honors level.