Course Guide (Rhetoric School)
An Academic Overview
For 2,500 years, education in the West has prepared students to make a difference in the world. At Trinity, our goal is to equip students for purposeful lives characterized by virtue, wisdom, purpose, and courage. The last six years of our program, the Rhetoric School, intensifies this effort in the lives of each student. Upon graduation, our students will step into the world of adult responsibility, and we want them to be ready as thoughtful, active Christians who can make the most of the educational opportunities that follow.
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Academics
Graduation Requirements & Diploma Sequences
Coursework
Course Sequence Guide
Graduation Requirements
Students must complete 300 credits to graduate from Trinity Classical Academy.
All students will complete the following:
| History | 40 Credits |
| Literature | 40 Credits |
| Rhetoric | 40 Credits |
| Liberal Arts Core | 10 Credits (Apologetics, U.S. Gov’t) |
| Elective Credit | 30 Credits |
| Fine Art (1 year) | 10 Credits |
| Physical Education | 20 Credits |
| Total | 190 Credits |
In addition, students may distinguish themselves academically at graduation by being honored with one of the following three Trinity Classical Academy Diplomas.
Distinguished Scholar Diploma Sequence:
THIS DIPLOMA IS FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN AT TRINITY SINCE LOGIC SCHOOL AND MEET THE ABOVE LISTED PREREQUISITES. IN ADDITION, STUDENTS MUST REMAIN IN HONORS/AP COURSES THROUGHOUT 9-12th GRADE CORE CLASSES.
| Latin Honors Track | 30 Credits |
| Math Honors Track | 40 Credits |
| Science Honors Track | 40 Credits |
| TOTAL | 110 Credits |
Honors Scholar Diploma Sequence:
FOR THE HONORS DIPLOMA: AFTER TAKING ALGEBRA II, A STUDENT MUST TAKE HONORS STATISTICS OR HONORS PRE-CALCULUS & SCIENCE MUST BE HONORS
| Latin | 30 or 40 Credits |
| Math Track | 40 Credits** |
| Science Honors Track | 40 Credits |
| OR Science Honors (30) + Economics (10) |
40 Credits |
| TOTAL | 110 Credits |
College Preparatory Diploma Sequence:
| Latin | 30 or 40 Credits |
| Math | 40 Credits |
| Science | 40 Credits |
| OR Science (30) + Economics (10) |
40 Credits |
| TOTAL | 110 Credits |
*Students that transfer in after 9th grade will be evaluated on an individual basis.
IT MUST BE NOTED: No student will be given HONORS weighted course credit if they do not receive a MINIMUM OF AN 80% at the end of any given semester. The class title will remain unchanged on their transcript but the GPA boost will be lost.
While a student enrolled in an AP class can maintain the course with a “C”, it must be noted, that it is MANDATORY for the student to pay for and take the AP exam in 11th grade, which will take place in May. Twelfth grade students have the option to pay for and take AP exams.
Updated August 2021