Curriculum

Christ the King Catholic High School follows a structured course registration process. The timeline for course registration is as follows:

February - teachers make recommendations for students based on academic performance, grades, and standardized test scores (PSAT).

March - Academic advising sessions begin with students to discuss course options. Course request forms are completed during one-on-one sessions with each student. Information is sent home regarding course appeals.

April - Appeals are due to counselors by April 15. Schedules are created and reviewed, and any necessary changes are addressed.

May - Master scheduling begins. If a student is waitlisted for a class, they will be informed whether or not they made it into the class when the master schedule is finished.

June 1 - Course lists are distributed prior to the end of the school year.

All courses that have prerequisites are also subject to teacher recommendation. All prerequisites are evaluated on Semester 1 grades. The presumption is that Semester 2 grades will be commensurate to semester 1. Semester 2 grades will be considered on appeals.

Students who were not placed in a desired course may request a review through the Course Placement Appeal Process. To be considered for placement in a course contrary to the teacher's recommendation, students must complete and submit an Appeal Form.

Appeal Process & Timeline:

• Appeal Forms can be obtained from the student’s counselor between the end of registration and May 10.
• Completed forms must be submitted to the student’s counselor by May 10 for review.
• Appeals will be evaluated by the appropriate academic department based on the following criteria:
  • Second-semester grades
  • Updated standardized test scores
  • Course prerequisites
  • Teacher and department recommendations
• Students will receive notification of the appeal decision by June 2.
• If approved, the student will be placed on a waiting list for the requested course, with enrollment subject to seat availability.

For further information, please consult your counselor.

Advanced Placement Courses

AP courses are college-level classes designed by the College Board that allow students to explore subjects in greater depth, develop critical thinking skills, and prepare for higher education. At the end of the course, students have the option to take the AP exam, which may earn them college credit depending on their score and the policies of their prospective college or university.

• Financial Commitment: Students taking an AP course are required to pay the AP exam fee (determined annually by the College Board) to CTK by October 31st.
• College Credit: Credit is awarded based on individual college policies and AP exam scores.

Dual Enrollment (DE) Courses

We have partnered with Belmont Abbey College to build a dual enrollment program on CTK's campus. Credits earned through the dual enrollment program transfer to most colleges and universities. Dual enrollment involves additional steps to be completed:

• Registration with Belmont Abbey College: Students taking a DE course are required to register with Belmont Abbey College. Instructions will be sent to the student.
• Financial Commitment: The fee for each dual enrollment course is $500. A student may choose to take the course for high school credit without paying the fee; however, the student will not receive college credit.

Add/Drop Policy & Course Change Requests

Students may add/drop courses within the first two weeks of each semester. Changes may require advisor approval and may be subject to availability.

Withdrawal Deadlines & Transcript Implications

Withdrawal after the first grading period results in a “W” on the transcript. Withdrawal after mid-semester may result in a failing grade.

Summer Course Option & Credit Recovery

Students who fail a required course must enroll in an approved summer program. Credit recovery courses must meet CTK standards and be pre-approved.

Credit will not be given for courses if the student is absent more than 10 class periods per course during the duration of the school year. With principal approval, students with passing grades who lost credit because of excessive absences may validate credit if the absences were caused by extended illness and verified by a letter from a doctor and the student passed the final exam. This must be done within one week of a student’s return to school.

How to Request a Transcript

Requests for official transcripts should be submitted online at ctkchs.org. No transcripts will be released if financial obligations are unmet. 

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Understanding the College Profile Sent with Transcripts

CTK includes a school profile detailing GPA distribution and academic rigor.

Standardized Testing & College Application Support

SAT/ACT prep resources are available through the counseling office. College application workshops and counseling are provided year-round for parents and students.

The role of the English Department is to challenge students to be accomplished writers, critical readers, empathetic, Catholic beings, and interactive scholars of the world.

COURSES

The goal of the CTK math program is to give students the mathematical skills, quantitative information, problem-solving techniques, and analytical skills necessary to function in today’s society. From exposing our students to age-old traditional problem sets to less traditional new-age real world application problems, we strive to impart in our students an ability to competently solve problems in a manner that demonstrates a well-organized effort on the task at hand. 

COURSES

Our science curriculum is designed to foster scientific literacy in a genuinely Catholic setting. Students will ascertain knowledge and skills to ask good questions, to design and conduct investigations, to interpret data, to build and evaluate arguments, to propose models, and to competently critique their own scientific work and the work of others.

In order to execute this vision, we use a curriculum that starts with freshman physics, the most approachable of sciences. We build on this with chemistry and then biology, each vertically aligned with the other science courses and laterally integrated in a rich way with all other courses taught at our school. This sequence gives each student a portfolio of at least three solid lab sciences.

We then provide our students with the opportunity to continue their science experience via a selection of upper-grade science electives and AP courses. 

COURSES

The Social Studies Department at CTK will play a vital role in the intellectual, moral, and social development of the school’s students. Inspired by Blessed John Paul II’s encyclical Fides et Ratio, all of the social science courses will strive to illuminate the human condition.

The social science courses will also be designed to equip students with the academic tools that are readily acquired through study of the social sciences—critical thinking, analytical reading, intensive research with primary and secondary sources, persuasive and elegant writing, and public speaking.

COURSES

The goal of the CTK Theology program is to instill and nurture within the students both a knowledge of, and a love for, the Revelation of Jesus Christ through His Holy Church. The program has, at its aim, to bring students to a deeper understanding of the content of the Catholic Faith and to aid the students as they internalize the teachings of Christ.

The progression of the courses is determined by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops who set out a general curriculum for Catholic high schools. 

CORE COURSES

ELECTIVE COURSES

Students are encouraged to undertake the study of a world language while at Christ the King. Aside from the gratification of mastering listening, reading, speaking and writing skills in a second language, world language study enables students to enhance their understanding of the subtle and complex relations among the world’s peoples. The world languages department aims to not only help students become literate in another language, but to increase their awareness of the history and current issues facing other countries and societies where the target language is spoken.

COURSES

The role of the Fine Arts Department of Christ the King Catholic High School is to challenge students to be accomplished artists, critical thinkers, empathetic Catholic beings, and interactive scholars of the world. 

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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

AP Computer Science Principles

BROADCAST AND COMMUNICATIONS PATHWAY

ENGINEERING PATHWAY

COURSES

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

• By teacher invitation only with administrative approval.

Senior Independent Study

For a senior student to be considered for an independent study course, they must submit the following components to administration during the course registration process in their junior year:

1.  Selection of a narrowed topic of study. This topic cannot be similar to a student's Horizon Project.
2. Student development of course syllabus (meeting times, topics of study, and grading rubric)
3. Learning Objectives (What does the student expect to learn throughout the course?) Arrange by units or topics
4. Benchmarks (projects, papers, presentations, etc.)
5. A final assessment (project, presentation, paper, portfolio, etc.)
6. Mentor request and approval for administrative consideration.

Prerequisites: 

• Only available to senior students and, 
• Student must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.3 and, 
• Students must be enrolled in or have previously taken at least 2 AP courses and, 
• Student must maintain and excellent attendance record and,
• Topic proposal must be approved by Administration.