Curriculum of Verbum Dei
The fundamental goal of a Verbum Dei
education, and therefore of our curriculum, is to provide the
students with a holistic Catholic education. As “Verbum Dei”
means “Word of God”, whatever is done here is inspired by and
reflects God’s Word, not only in explicit Religion courses, but in
all courses, which are an exploration of God’s presence and
purpose throughout creation and in the whole range of human
accomplishment.
(Vatican Council II, Gaudium et Spes, n. 11)
In common with all the Catholic schools of the
Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Verbum Dei requires all students to
complete academic courses in Religion, English, Mathematics,
Science, Language Arts, History and Social Science, Art, Health,
Physical Education, as well ad Keyboarding and Computer Usage.
Verbum Dei provides a college preparatory
curriculum. This means that every student who fulfills the
Verbum Dei requirements also fulfills the subject requirements for
admission to the University of California and the California State
University systems as well as those of almost every college
and university in the United States.
Students must meet or exceed the following
requirements in order to be eligible for graduation:
Have a cumulative overall academic Grade Point
Average (GPA) of 2.0 or higher.
Have no “F” on the report card that has not
been retaken
Have the required units in the subject areas
listed below
|
Subject
|
Years
|
Credits
|
|
Religion *
|
4
|
40
|
| CWSP |
4 |
40 |
|
English
|
4
|
40
|
|
Mathematics
|
3
|
30
|
|
Science
|
2
|
20
|
|
Foreign Language
|
2
|
20
|
|
History and Social Science
|
3
|
30
|
|
Visual and Performing Arts
|
1
|
10
|
|
Keyboarding and Computer Usage
|
1
|
10
|
|
Health/Physical Education**
|
1
|
10
|
|
Electives
|
3
|
30
|
|
Total
|
|
280
|
* Transfer students are not required to earn
Religion credits for the years during which they did not attend a
Catholic high school.
** Health is offered to all incoming freshmen
and transfer students through the annual summer SOAR program.
Students who o not pass or do not take Health at Verbum Dei must
complete the requirement elsewhere and transfer in the grade and
credits. The Physical Education requirement has changed and
affects on the Class of 2009 students and all transfers who have not
completed this requirement at their prior school. These
students must participate in three quarters of athletics at Verbum
Dei in order to earn the Physical Education credits.
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