Academics
"The academic program at Regis is based on a traditional liberal arts curriculum. The first three years of the academic program are largely standard for all students. Incoming freshmen choose the language they will study. There are also some other variations which affect small groups of students. Students with sufficient elementary school preparation in algebra are placed on an advanced math track. Similarly, students with sufficient foreign language preparation are accelerated into the sophomore course. Students may also elect to take extra courses. Band/Chorus and the Science Research Project are open to a small number of sophomores and juniors. In senior year, the student is given considerably more freedom of choice. Theology and English are required for all students, but in those subjects the students choose from a group of trimester-long electives. In addition, the student chooses three year-long electives."
Students must complete a curriculum in the subjects of
- Science—requiring study in biology, chemistry, and classical physics;
- Mathematics—requiring algebra II, geometry and trigonometry, and pre-calculus;
- English language arts—Classics, American literature, British literature, and an elective;
- History—Western civilizations, American history, Modern European history;
- Theology—Church History, Scripture, Philosophy and Ethics, and an elective;
- Foreign Languages & Classics—one of Latin, French, German, Spanish, or Mandarin Chinese for three years, an optional fourth year;
- Fine Arts—studio art, cinematography, art & music history;
- Computer technology—two years;
- Physical education—four years.
The curriculum is taught at an accelerated pace, using college-level textbooks and, in many classes, exceeding the requirements of the Advanced Placement curriculum. The school does not require its students to take the New York State Regents Examinations.
The Foreign Languages Department runs exchange programs to Spain, France, and Germany. Cultural/academic trips are available to Beijing, China, for students of Chinese, and to the Galapagos Islands or Belize. Service trips are available to Jamaica, Kenya, and Ecuador.
Many other electives are available.
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