Available For Full Day Students, Half-Day students will take one p.m. concentration course/program and up to one other course offered in the 7th (last) hour. NOTE: Due to multi-grade level class groupings at SASA, some courses are offered in alternating years. English/Language Arts

•  English 9 – Exploration Lit/Composition
•  English 10 – Appreciation Lit/Composition
•  English 11 – American Lit/Composition
•  English 12 – World Lit/Composition
•  Advanced Placement English Language & Composition or

Advanced Placement English Literature & Composition

•  Social Studies
•  Gr 9-10 U.S. History & Geography
•  Gr. 9-10 World History and Geography
•  Gr. 11 Advanced Placement Government (1 sem) & Economics (1 sem)
•  Gr 11-12 Advanced Placement U.S. History or
•  Gr 11-12 Advanced Placement European History or
•  Gr 11-12 Advanced Placement World History

Fine Arts (Concentrations are noted; others are elective courses)

• Concert Band – High School (elective)
• Concert Honors Ensemble (elective)

Dance (Concentration)

• Fitness Dance (Elective)

Theatre (Concentration)

• Visual Arts 2D and 3D (available as both – Concentration & Electives)
• Advanced Placement Studio Art (through Concentration or as Independent Study)

Voice/Keyboard (Concentration)

• Advanced Placement Music Theory (through Concentration or Independent Study)
• Mixed Choir (Elective)

Mathematics (* = Gr 9-12 Math/Science Concentration Requirement or test-out)

•  Algebra I (usually SASA middle school course)
•  Geometry (may be middle or high school course)
•  *Algebra II/Trigonometry (may also be middle school course)
•  *Pre-Calculus (may also be middle school course)
•  *Advanced Placement Calculus AB (may also be middle school accelerated course)
•  *Advanced Placement Calculus BC (may also be middle school accelerated course)
•  Dual enrollment classes at Delta College and SVSU can be taken once the above are completed or upon recommendation of instructors/counselor)
•  Advanced Placement Statistics (via MVHS On-line)

Science (* = Math/Science Concentration Requirement or test-out)

•  *Biology (may also be accelerated student middle school course)
•  Physical Science (as 1-yr Chem/Physics Introduction)
•  *Chemistry (may also be accelerated student middle school course)
•  *Physics
•  *Anatomy and Physiology
•  Advanced Placement Environmental Science
•  *Advanced Placement Biology
•  *Advanced Placement Chemistry
•  Advanced Placement Physics B

Foreign Languages (2 yrs at high school level required for SASA)

•  Spanish 1st yr
•  Spanish 2nd yr
•  Spanish 3rd yr
•  Spanish 4th yr
•  Advanced Placement Spanish Language (via class at SASA or MVHS On-Line)
•  Advanced Placement Spanish Literature (via MVHS On-line)
•  Numerous Other Foreign Languages: Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, German, French, Italian, Latin, etc (via MIVHS On-line or dual enrollment after 2 yrs HS Spanish completed)

Additional Electives:

•  Health & Physical Education (Saginaw Schools requires 1 semester of each)
•  Journalism
•  Yearbook
•  Psychology
•  Publications Lab for Student Editors and Staff

With Permission of SASA Counselor & Administrators, and completed Board of Education Requirements, these options are also available:

•  Career & Technical Courses at the Saginaw Career Complex (Gr 11-12)
•  Employment Co-Op (I.e., Dow Corning and Dow Chemical (Gr. 11-12)
•  A wide range of MI Virtual High School (MIVHS) courses; usually Gr 10-12
•  Dual Enrollment courses through on-line coursework or attendance at local colleges & universities (usually Gr. 11-12)
•  Independent Study Courses (Administrative, Counselor and Teacher approval required) (varies by schedule & grade)

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