Academics
The academic curriculum for Darnell-Cookman Middle/High School of the Medical Arts offers only advanced, gifted, honors, accelerated, and Advanced Placement courses. The middle grades (6-8) curriculum is an accelerated math and science program. Students in the middle grades may complete math through Geometry and Science through Biology, both are high school level courses meeting the graduation requirement. All courses in the middle grades are either advanced, accelerated, or gifted. The upper grades (9-12) curriculum is an Advanced Placement Honors/Scholars program. Students take an intensive and rigorous course load each year with extra emphasis on the sciences, math, and humanities; Latin is required for two years. They will take a minimum of 8 Advanced Placement (College Board) courses and may take up to 12.
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