Our Courses

MPS Online High School Course Offerings

English 
English 9
English 10
English 11
English 12

Electives
Art History*
Digital Media*
Creative Writing*
Robotics
Radio Broadcasting

 

Physical Education
Fitness for Life I*
Fitness for Life II*
Health I*
Health II*

Math
Algebra
Algebra II
Geometry
MCA Test Prep**
(Trig & Calc available upon request)

 Science
Environmental Science
Biology
Chemistry
Physical Science		 Social Studies
Geography
World History
US History
Economics*
Government*

All courses are divided into quarters worth .75 credits.  All classes are year long classes worth 3 credits unless otherwise noted.  Courses marked * are semester courses worth 1.5 credits.  Courses marked ** are designed to a students needs.  All courses meet state standards and are taught by a state of MN licensed MPS teacher.

The total minimum number of credits required for graduation from a Minneapolis high school is as follows:

  • ENGLISH: 4 years. (12 credits)
  • SOCIAL STUDIES: 4 years. (12 credits)
  • MATHEMATICS: 3 years of high school level mathematics. (9 credits)
  • SCIENCE: 3 - 4 years. (9 – 12 credits) Must take Environmental Science, Biology, Physics AND
  • Chemistry (or Physical Science instead of Physics AND Chemistry).
  • FINE ARTS: 1 year. (3 credits) 
  • PHYSICAL EDUCATION: One semester each of PE 1 and PE 2. (3 credits)
  • HEALTH: One semester each of Health 1 and Health 2. (3 credits)
  • ELECTIVE CREDITS: additional credits to equal the number required for graduation.
  • TOTAL REQUIRED CREDITS: 64.5 credits are needed for the graduating class of 2009 and 2010 and 66 credits are needed for the graduating class of 2011 & beyond.

 

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