Course Planning

Curriculum Guide

Consult the official Marian Central Catholic High School Curriculum Guide 2024-2025 for detailed descriptions of each course offered at Marian Central as well as prerequisites for all courses.

Course Planning

Use Marian Central Catholic's course planning sheets to map out your high school course plans which are located above:

Rising Sophomore Course Selection Worksheet 2024-2025

Rising Junior Course Selection Worksheet 2024-2025

Rising Senior Course Selection Worksheet 2024-2025

Graduation Requirements

Marian Central requires twenty-four (24) credits for graduation:

4 credits of English

4 credits of Theology

3 credits of Mathematics

3 credits of Physical Education/Health/First Aid

3 credits of Science (including Biology)

3 credits of Social Studies - Including Consumer Economics, US History and US Government

2 credits of Foreign Language, Art, Music or Theater

2 Elective credits 

The minimum course load for each student each semester is six (6) credits taken at Marian Central. All students must successfully complete six (6) credits per year. All required courses plus the two electives that will count toward graduation must first be taken at Marian Central. Additional elective courses may be taken through an approved summer program.

College Admission Requirements

Requirements for admission vary by each college/university. These requirements are often stated within the admissions portion of most schools' websites. Be aware of any requirements for high school courses beyond which are required for graduation at Marian Central. For instance, it's important to note that some schools are now requiring 1 year of fine arts, as well as 2 years of a foreign language in high school to be competitive for admission.  Also, some schools prefer or require 3 credits of Social Studies courses.

Students interested in a science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) field should consider the following guidelines: 

• English: Four credits in academic, honors, or AP courses 

• Mathematics: Four credits in academic, honors, or AP courses 

• Science: Three or four credits in academic, honors, or AP courses 

• Social Science: Three credits in academic, honors, or AP courses 

• World Language: At least two credits in the same language 

• Others: Choose courses that will give as broad a base as possible. 

Students interested in humanities or social sciences including business, education, social work, fine arts, law, politics, language, etc. should consider the following guidelines: 

• English: Four credits in academic, honors, or AP courses 

• Mathematics: Four credits in academic, honors, or AP courses 

• Science: At least three credits in academic, honors, or AP courses 

• Social Science: At least three credits in academic, honors, or AP courses 

• World Language: At least two credits in the same language 

• Others: Choose courses that will give as broad a base as possible. 

Students interested in obtaining a two year degree or a certificate, joining the military, or entering the work place upon graduation should consider the following guidelines: 

• English: Four credits 

• Mathematics: At least three credits 

• Science: At least three credits 

• Social Science: Two credits 

• World Language: Not required, but two credits of the same language are recommended. 

• Others: Choose courses that will give as broad a base as possible.