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Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) UL

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Advanced Ceramics & Sculpture

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Advanced Coding for Artificial Intelligence

Fall or Spring

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Advanced Coding for Video Games

Fall

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Advanced Digital Photography

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Advanced Drawing & Painting

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Advanced French Language and Culture

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Advanced Latin Literature

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Advanced Programming for Robotics

Fall
Not offered in 2025-26

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Advanced Topics in Chinese Studies I

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Advanced Topics in Chinese Studies II (UL)

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Advanced Topics of the Spanish-Speaking World

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African History

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African-American Studies (UL)

Semester Elective: Fall

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Algebra II

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American Government (UL)

Semester Elective: Fall & Spring

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Anatomy, Health, & Social Justice

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Applications in Spanish

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Asian History

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Astronomy & Astrophysics

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Biology 9

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Calculus

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Calculus (UL)

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Cellular & Molecular Biology (UL)

Lab Period

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Ceramics & Sculpture Workshop (UL)

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Chamber Choir

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Chemistry I or Chemistry I Extended

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Chemistry II (UL)

Lab Period

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Chemistry II

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Chinese Language & Culture I

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Chinese Language & Culture II

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Coding for Social Impact (UL)

Full Year

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Community Engagement (HS)

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Comparative Religious Studies

Spring

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Contemporary Literature, Culture, and Theory (UL)

Fall & Spring

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Contemporary/Modern Dance

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Creative Writing UL (Fall & Spring)

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Data Structures and Algorithms (UL)

Spring

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Differential Equations (UL)

Spring - Upper Level Semester Elective

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Electricity & Magnetism (UL)

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Encountering Monstrosity (UL)

Fall & Spring

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English 10

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English 11

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English 12

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English 9

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Environmental Science: Analysis of Science and Policy (UL)

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Environmental Science: Applied Research

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Europe Between the Wars (UL)

Semester Elective: Fall

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European History

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Forensic Science

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Foundations I in Chinese

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Foundations I in French

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Foundations I in Latin

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Foundations II in Chinese

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Foundations II in French

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Foundations II in Latin

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Foundations in Ceramics & Sculpture

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Foundations in Creative Engineering

Fall & Spring

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Foundations in Digital Film & Animation

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Foundations in Digital Media & Graphic Design

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Foundations in Digital Photography

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Foundations in Drawing & Painting

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Foundations in Entrepreneurship

Full Year

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Foundations in Programming

Fall & Spring

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Foundations in Spanish

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Francophone Literature & Culture (UL)

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French Language & Culture

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Game Theory

Fall

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GDS Singers

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Genetics & Evolutionary Biology

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Geometry

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Global Human Rights (UL)

Semester Elective: Spring

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Global Peace & Conflict (UL)

Semester Elective: Fall

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High School Overview

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Hip Hop and Social Justice

Semester Elective: Fall & Spring

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History 9: Communities and Change

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Honors Statistics I: The Mathematics of Statistics (UL)

Fall - Upper Level Semester Elective

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Honors Statistics II: Applications of Data Analysis (UL)

Spring - Upper Level Semester Elective

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Hopper Robotics

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HS English Overview

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HS History & Social Sciences Overview

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HS Mathematics Overview

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HS PE/Health Overview

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HS Science Overview

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HS World Languages Overview

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Integrations in Spanish

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Introduction to Art & Activism in Spanish

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Introduction to Economics

Semester Elective: Fall

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Introduction to Francophone Literature

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Introduction to Latin Literature

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Introduction to Literature & Film in Spanish

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Jazz (UL)

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Jazz - Large Ensemble

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Jazz and Creative Music Chamber Ensemble

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Jazz Improvisation and Creative Music Lab

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Latin American History

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Latin Language & Culture

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Law & Constitutional Rights (UL)

Semester Elective: Spring

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Linear Algebra (UL)

Fall - Upper Level Semester Elective

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Literature and Culture in the Spanish-Speaking World (UL)

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Master Studio: Interdisciplinary Workshop (UL)

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Math Center

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Mathematics Seminar (UL)

Spring - Upper Level Semester Elective

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Modern Physics & Quantum Mechanics (UL)

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Multivariable Calculus (UL)

Fall - Upper Level Semester Elective

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Music Production & Audio Engineering

Fall and/or Spring

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Neuroscience

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Physical Education/Health I

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Physical Education/Health II

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Physics I, Physics I Extended, or Physics I (UL)

Lab Period

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Precalculus

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Red Scare, White Flight, and Chicago Blues: American Politics and Culture after World War II

Spring

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Research in Biology (UL)

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Spanish Language & Culture

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Statistical Analysis and Applications

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Statistical Analysis and Applications (UL)

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Theater Directing: Advanced Theater Collective

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Theater Production

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Theater: Acting I

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Theater: Acting II

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TOLV: Advanced Choral Ensemble (UL)

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Topics in Contemporary Psychology (UL)

Yearlong Elective

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U.S. Gender History

Grade 11

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U.S. History

Grade 11

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U.S. Immigration History

Grade 11

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U.S. Political History

Grade 11

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Waves & Optics (UL)

Spring

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World History

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World War II

Semester Elective: Spring

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