Course Descriptions

There are so many fun elective options! Please choose carefully and select alternates. You will not be able to change your electives in August. 

Boise School District Student Handbook Course Descriptions

***Please use the Boise High Course List when selecting classes, 

as not all of the courses found in the Handbook are offered at Boise High***

Detailed Course Descriptions - this list is not representative of all offerings at Boise High, please use the appropriate grade-level course list for comparison:

Art                                                                                                               AP Art History (10,11,12)

Photography (10,11,12)

Drawing (10,11,12)

AP Studio Art (12)

Health

Fundamentals of Health Professions (10,11,12)

Sports Medicine (1 & 2)

Medical Terminology (10,11,12)                                                                                                                   

Language Arts   

Descriptions of English Options

Debate (10,11,12) 

Creative Writing (10,11,12)

Film and Literature (10, 11, 12)

Physical Education- link to description of all classes

Acc PE/Athletic Fitness (10,11,12)

Y- Fit (classes go to the Y)

Lifetime Sports (10,11,12 - must have completed the PE 9-12 graduation requirement)

Social Studies

AP Micro/Macro Economics (12)

AP Government/Comparative Government (12)

AP Government (12)

AP US History (11)

AP World History (10,11,12)

AP Human Geography (10, 11, 12)

World Religions (10, 11, 12)

Sociology (10, 11, 12)

Financial Literacy (10, 11, 12)

Practical Law (10, 11, 12)

Western Civilization (10,11,12)

AP Psychology (11,12)

Sociology (10, 11,12)


Career Technical Education - updated course list

CTE Program Pathways Guide

(off-campus classes - 2 period block classes, busing provided)

Dennis Technical Center website 

Sophomore Course List

Junior Course List

Senior Course List

Math

BSD Course Sequence    


Music & Theater

Choir (10,11,12)  check out the video

Music Technology/Production (10,11,12)

Guitar and Piano (10,11,12)

Band - Marching & Symphonic, Percussion Ensemble, Instrumental Jazz (10,11,12)

African Drumming

Theater 3, 4, 5 (10,11,12)

Science

BHS Science Sequence Suggestions

Marketing/Business

Intro to Small Business  (10,11,12)

Business Law & Ethics (10, 11, 12)

Business Finance (10, 11, 12)

Marketing 1,2,3,4 (10,11,12) - sequential; If all 4 semester classes are completed, a student does not have to take Economics their senior year

Family and Consumer Science

Nutrition and Foods

Adult Living

Intro to Culinary Arts

World Languages

German (10,11,12)

French (10,11,12)

Latin (10,11,12)

Spanish (10,11,12)

Global Communities: Service and Conversation (Spanish) - must have completed Spanish 4 and/or AP Spanish Language and culture

Technology Education

Video Broadcasting and Production (10,11,12)

      Commercial for Video Broadcasting

AP Computer Science A

AP Computer Science Principles

Special Offerings

AVID (10,11,12)

AP Capstone Seminar  (11, 12)

AP Capstone Research (10,11)

Newspaper (10, 11, 12)

Launch Pad (Release Time) (10,11,12) no credit

Seminary (Release Time)  no credit

Teacher's Aide (10,11,12 -  application required! Students cannot exceed 4 credits of an aide position grades 9-12)

Individual Occupational Training - IOT (11/12)