High School Program of Study

The American School offers students the opportunity to earn a total of three diplomas upon completion of their high school careers, the American School of Tegucigalpa High School diploma, the Honduran Bachillerato, and the International Baccalaureate (I.B.) diploma. All students are understood to be working towards earning the High School diploma. Nearly all students annually earn the Honduran Bachillerato as well. Select students may qualify to earn the International Baccalaureate (I.B.) diploma in eleventh and twelfth grades.

Unless otherwise designated, all of the following courses are required to earn the American School High School diploma. In the case of new and/or transient international students, individual programs of study will be developed in order to best meet the individual needs of each student:

Ninth Grade

English 

Spanish 

World Civilization I 

Algebra II, Advanced Algebra II, or Pre-Calculus

Project Lead the Way: Introduction to Engineering and Design

Civics (one semester) | Integrated Science (one semester)

Music or Band (one semester) | Art I or Media Art I (one semester) | P.E. (one semester) | Health (one semester) 

Project Leave the Nest (one semester)

Tenth Grade 

English 

Spanish 

Integrated Mathematics or Advanced Integrated Mathematics

Biology I or Physics 

Project Lead the Way: Principles of Engineering 

Psychology I (one semester) | Historia de Honduras (one semester) 

Statistics (one semester) | P.E. (one semester) 

Music, Band, or Choir (one semester) | Art II or Media Art II (one semester) 

Project Leave the Nest (one semester)

Eleventh Grade 

English or I.B. English (Higher Level) 

Spanish or I.B. Spanish (Higher Level) 

History of the Americas or I.B. History of the Americas (Higher Level) or IB Business and Management (Higher Level)

Math Applications or IB Math Applications (Standard Level) or IB Math Analysis (Standard Level) & IB Math Analysis (Higher Level)

Chemistry I (semester) or I.B. Chemistry (Standard Level - full year)

Biology II or I.B. Biology (Standard Level or Higher Level) 

I.B Physics (Standard Level)

Project Lead the Way: Computer Science Principles

Psychology II or I.B. Psychology (SL) or I.B. Studio Art (SL) or French Ab Initio SL (11th grade) 

Theory of Knowledge (I.B.) (one semester)

Twelfth Grade 

English or I.B. English (Higher Level) 

Spanish or I.B. English (Higher Level) 

History of the Americas or I.B. History of the Americas (Higher Level) or IB Business and Management (Higher Level)

Math Applications or IB Math Applications (Standard Level) or IB Math Analysis (Standard Level)

IB Chemistry (Standard Level - full year) or Chemistry II (semester only)

IB Biology (Higher Level) or Physics or I.B Physics (Standard Level)

Theory of Knowledge (I.B.) (one semester) | Economics (one semester) | Computer Science (one semester) Elective (one semester) | Elective (one semester) or I.B. Studio Art II or IB French Ab Initio II

Year long electives: Yearbook, Fitness