|
School Catalog
World Class Results
Human and Intellectual Excellence
The Burroughs Difference
Prospective Students Ask
The Faculty
Academics
Requirements for Graduation
History
English
Classics
Mathematics
Modern Foreign Language
Science
Computer Instruction
The Arts
Athletics
Activities
College Counseling
The Campus
To You, The Parent
The Admission Process
|
Academics
Burroughs course requirements
provide students with a firm foundation in the basic disciplines-English,
science, mathematics, history, foreign languages, and the arts.
Students receive solid preparation for college while developing
the skills and knowledge to continue growing intellectually for
the rest of their lives. |
|
Requirements for Graduation
Grades 7 and 8
English
Social Studies
Science
Mathematics
Latin, French, German, or Spanish
Physical Education
Practical Arts
(industrial technology and home economics)
Fine Arts
(painting and drawing, sculpture, and ceramics)
Performing Arts
(music, theatre, and speech and debate)
Computer and Word Processing
Health
|
Small classes-an average of 14 students in academic subjects-allow
teachers to work individually with their students. |
Grades 9 through 12
At graduation, the majority of students will have taken:
English (four years)
History (four years)
Mathematics (four years)
Laboratory Science (three or four years)
Health
Foreign Language (generally four years)
The Arts (Fine Arts, Performing Arts,
Practical Arts)
Physical Education (four years) |
|
|
