Our required curriculum, additional courses/electives, and graduation requirements are given below. In addition to our academic curriculum, ECHS values learning through rich and unique experiences beyond the classroom walls.   Experiential learning leads to active student engagement, and this type of engagement allows students to interact first hand with environments that surround them while fostering student self-awareness and self-confidence. As a result, all grade level students participate in an extended learning outdoor education trip each year.

Core Classes

	9th Grade	10th Grade	11th Grade	12th Grade
English	English 9	English 10	English 11	English 12
Social Science	Geography and Health	World History or AP European History	United States History	Government and Economics
Math	Algebra 1A,Algebra 1, or Geometry	Algebra 1B, Geometry, or Algebra 2/Honors	Geometry, Algebra 2/Honors, or Pre-Calculus	Algebra 2, Pre-Calculus, or AP Calculus
Science	Environmental Science	Biology	Chemistry	Physics, AP Env. Science or College Prep Elective
Art & Foreign Language	Art: Drawing and Design or Beginning Drama	Spanish 1 or 1N	Spanish 2 or 2N	Spanish 3, AP Spanish, or College Prep Elective
AVID	AVID 9	AVID 10	AVID 11	Senior Seminar
Elective	Math Enrichment	Green Ambassadors	Internship or other elective	Internship or other elective

Additional Courses Offered

Other Options

Dance Fashion Film Gardening

Robotics Intro to Engineering Sports SAT Prep

Graduation Requirements

English (40 units)	English 9, 10, 11 and 12
Mathematics (40 units; must include Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II)	Algebra I	Geometry	Algebra II	*Trigonometry/Pre-Calculus
Lab Science (20 units)	Biology	Chemistry	*Physics or AP Environmental Science
Foreign Language (20 units)	Spanish I, 2, and III*
Social Science (30 units)	World History or AP European History	United States History	Government/Economics
Visual or Performing Art (10 Units)	Art: Drawing & Design or Begining Drama
College Preparatory Electives (20 units)	Environmental Science	Additional Year of Science	Foreign Language Other UC Approved Elective (AP ClassCommunity College Class)
Other Electives (59 units)	Advisory	California in the 21st Century College Prep/AVID	Internship Green Ambassadors
Additional Graduation Requirements	Application and Admission into a 4-Year University Passing Score on the California High School Exit Exam (English and Mathematics) Successful Completion of the Senior Thesis 80 hours of Community Service
Total Units Required = 239	10 units = 1 year-long course * = Recommended Course (Students must enroll in the most challenging course load available to them.)