Note: Entering Freshmen should consult the SS Brochure provided at Orientation for courses available to them. The following course options are for those who have already completed a year of high school. For St. Lucy's incoming freshmen, brochures will be available at St. Lucy's beginning the week of April 14th.
Course Offerings
The Damien Summer School Curriculum is designed to meet a variety of student needs in a variety of areas. Students from public schools wishing to attend Damien Summer School are only eligible to take Advancement Courses. It is the responsibility of each student to check with his/her school to determine if courses taken at Damien in the summer will meet his/her school's requirements. All Advancement Courses meet UC/CSU requirements for admission.
Course Descriptions are available on this website. Look under the "Academics" menu for "Course Descriptions".
Review courses (R) offer students the chance to improve skills and make up grades in subjects already taken, thereby satisfying graduation and/or college entrance requirements. The "one-room schoolhouse" model is used for review courses in English, Science, Social Science, and Spanish, because there are seldom enough enrollees in each specific course to financially support a section of each. Curriculum has consequently been designed to meet specific needs and skill review for each course. Note: Review courses in Mathematics and Spanish are second semester only because the CSU/UC system allows second semester grades to validate first semester ones. This is not the case in other subject areas.
Advancement courses (A) are 5 or 10 unit courses that provide students the opportunity to advance in math, science, or general education sequences and qualify for higher levels of coursework. Advancement courses may also be taken as review courses for students who need to make up all units of a subject.
Most courses satisfy Damien graduation and CSU/UC entrance requirements. Exceptions: courses marked with one asterisk (*) satisfy DHS graduation requirements, but not CSU/UC.
English
English 9 – 1st Semester (R) 5 units
English 9 – 2nd Semester R) 5 units
English 10 – 1st Semester (R) 5 units
English 10 – 2nd Semester (R) 5 units
American Literature – 1st Semester (R) 5 units
American Literature – 2nd Semester (R) 5 units
Fine Arts
Note: All visual art and design related courses have a Material Fee of $25.00, to be paid in cash or check on the first day of class.
Introduction to Visual Arts (A) 10 units
Architectural Design Concepts (A) 10 units Prerequisite: Completion of Introduction to Visual Arts
In addition, the following Fine Arts courses may also be taken for five or ten units, and units will count for elective credit at Damien, but will not count toward UC/CSU admission.
Design Sculpture Cartooning Painting/Drawing Art
Mathematics
*Pre-Algebra (P or R) 5 units
Algebra 1 (A) 10 units Prerequisite: C or better in Pre-Algebra
Algebra 1 – 2nd Semester (R) 5 units
Geometry (A) 10 units Prerequisite: C or better in Algebra 1
Geometry – 2nd Semester (R) 5 units
Algebra 2 (A) 10 units Prerequisite: C or better in Algebra 1 and Geometry
Algebra 2 – 2nd Semester (R) 5 units
Pre-Calculus (A) 10 units Prerequisite: B or better in Algebra 2
Miscellaneous
Introduction to Computer Science (A) 5 units Prerequisite: C or better in Algebra 1
* Physical Education (A) 5 units
* Religion (R) 5 units (For those who must make up grades in any level of religion coursework at Damien.)
Science
* General Science (R) 5 units (Emphasizes preparation for Biology; makes up Gen. Sci. grade.)
Biology – 1st Semester (R) 5 units
Biology – 2nd Semester (R) 5 units
Chemistry (A) 10 units Prerequisite: B or better in Biology
Chemistry in the Community – 1st Sem 5 units
Chemistry in the Community – 2nd Sem 5 units
Physics (A) 10 units
Social Science
* Social Science 9 (R) 5 units (Emphasis on World History; makes up Soc. Sci. 9 grade.)
World History – 1st Semester (R) 5 units
World History – 2nd Semester (R) 5 units
US History – 1st Semester (R) 5 units
US History – 2nd Semester (R) 5 units
US Government and/or Economics (A) 5-10 units
Offered only to seniors. It is especially beneficial to those who are taking either AP Economics OR AP Government and need the other course to meet graduation and CSU/UC entrance requirements.
Spanish
*Intro to Spanish 5 units (For students who wish to gain exposure to Spanish before taking Spanish 1.)
Spanish 1 – 2nd Semester (R) 5 units
Spanish 2 – 2nd Semester (R) 5 units
Spanish 3 – 2nd Semester (R) 5 units
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