Course Descriptions

Descriptions of the courses offered at Mission Hills High School are outlined HERE. Students should take note of the grade levels at which the course may be taken, prerequisite.

Some of the abbreviations commonly used in this section are explained below. 

AP:  Advanced Placement (designates classes to prepare students for the Advanced Placement exams, which may result in a student’s receiving college credit for a course, even though the course was completed in high school) 

A-G: California State University (CSU) and University of California (UC) identified courses which meet the entrance requirements of that school.

CTE:  Career Technical Education (The newly revised CTE Model Curriculum Standards are designed to prepare students to be both Career and College ready) 

ELD:  English Language Development (designates English classes for those learning English as a second language) 

H:  Honors (designates honors classes designed to prepare students for Advanced Placement classes) 

P:  College preparatory (designates classes accepted by colleges and universities for purposes of meeting their entrance requirements)

PE: Physical Education