Electives/Clusters (website version) updated 1/8/25

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1	DHS Electives by Grade Level (YOG's 2025, 26, 27 & 28)
2	H = Humanities, S = STEM, F = Fine/Practical Arts
3	H	S	F		9	10	11	12	# Sems	Prerequisite

4				ART
5	X		X	Advanced Drawing and Painting Honors (Formerly D & P3 H)		X	X	X	1	Intermediate Drawing and Painting (Formerly Drawing and Painting 2) OR permission from Teacher
6	X		X	AP Art and Design Drawing			X	X	2	Advanced Drawing and Painting (Formerly Drawing and Painting 3 Honors)
7	X		X	AP Art and Design: 2D (Digital Photo/Photography track)			X	X	2	Digital Drawing and Design (Formerly Graphic Design 2) AND Digital Photo 2 OR Digital Photo 2 AND Darkroom Photo 2
8	X		X	AP Art and Design 3D (Ceramics)			X	X	2	Ceramics 2
9	X		X	Art Foundations	X	X	X	X	1
10	X		X	Art Honors			X	X	1	Advanced Drawing and Painting (Formerly Drawing & Painting 3 Honors) OR Ceramics 2 OR Photo 2 & Dept Approval
11	X		X	Art Print Making		X	X	X	1	Digital Drawing and Design (Formerly Drawing & Painting 1) OR permission from Teacher
12	X		X	Ceramics 1	X	X	X	X	2
13	X		X	Ceramics 2		X	X	X	2	Ceramics 1
14	X		X	Ceramics 3			X	X	1	Ceramics 2 & permission from Teacher
15	X		X	Clay Sculpture	X	X	X	X	1
16	X		X	Darkroom Photography 1 (Formerly Photography 1)	X	X	X	X	1
17	X		X	Darkroom Photography 2 (Formerly Photography 2)	X	X	X	X	1 or 2	Darkroom Photography 1 (Formerly Photography 1)
18	X	X	X	Digital Drawing and Design	X	X	X	X	1	Art Foundations or Graphic Design
19	X	X	X	Digital Photography 1	X	X	X	X	1
20	X	X	X	Digital Photography 2	X	X	X	X	1	Digital Photography 1
21	X		X	Drawing	X	X	X	X	1
22	X	X	X	Graphic Design	X	X	X	X	1
23	X		X	Historical Art Making	X	X	X	X	1
24	X		X	Intermediate Drawing and Painting (Formerly D & P 2)		X	X	X	1	Digital Drawing and Design (Formerly Drawing and Painting 1)
25	X		X	Mural Painting			X	X	1	Advanced Drawing and Painting (Formerly Drawing & Painting 3 Honors) OR permission from Teacher
26	X		X	Sculpture	X	X	X	X	1
27				Business Education
28		X	X	Accounting		X	X	X	1	Investing & Personal Finance
29	X	X		Business & Entrepreneurship	X	X	X	X	1
30	X	X		Investing & Personal Finance	X	X	X	X	1
31	X	X	X	Marketing	X	X	X	X	1
32	X			Pre-Law	X	X	X	X	1
33	X	X		Sports Marketing	X	X	X	X	1	Marketing
34				Computer Science
35		X	X	Advanced Programming			X	X	2	AP Computer Science A w/ B+ and permission from Teacher
36		X	X	AP Computer Science A		X	X	X	2	Computer Science w/ B+ or higher
37		X	X	AP Computer Science Principles		X	X	X	2	B- or higher in Algebra 1 and dept. approval
38		X	X	Computer Science	X	X	X	X	1
39		X	X	Cybersecurity		X	X	X	1	Alg 1 w/ B or higher
40		X	X	Web Design and App Development	X	X	X	X	1
41				English
42	X			Advanced Composition & Tutor Training			X	X	1	Recomendation from teacher and department approval (may include additional application) - Course may be repeated
43	X			AP Language & Comp 11/American Literature			X		2	English 10 Honors w/ B- or higher and permission of teacher or qualifying score on placement
44	X			AP Language & Comp 12/Postmodern Voices				X	2	Am. Lit with B+ or higher
45	X			AP Literature & Comp				X	2	Ap Lang & Comp w B- or higher OR Am Lit w/ B+ or higher
46	X			Behind the Dragon: East Asian Literature			X	X	1	American Literature OR may be taken concurrently by juniors
47	X			Creative Writing	X	X	X	X	1
48	X			Creative Writing Advanced			X	X	1	Creative Writing, or comparable previous work and permission from Teacher
49	X			Critical Approaches to Film			X	X	1
50	X			Dangerous Creatures: Women and Fiction			X	X	1	American Literature OR may be taken concurrently by juniors
51	X		X	Drama 1	X	X	X	X	1
52	X		X	Drama 2	X	X	X	X	1	Drama 1 OR permission from Teacher
53	X			Through the Looking Glass: Imaginative & Experimental Lit.			X	X	1	American Literature OR may be taken concurrently by juniors
54	X			Knowing Nothing: Literature and Philosophy			X	X	1	American Literature OR may be taken concurrently by juniors
55	X			The Lettered Athlete: Sports and Literature			X	X	1	American Literature OR may be taken concurrently by juniors
56	X			A Moveable Feast: The Literature of Food and Travel			X	X	1	American Literature. May be taken concurrently by juniors
57	X			Mystery and Mayhem: The Literature of Suspense			X	X	1	American Literature OR may be taken concurrently by juniors
58	X			Skyscrapers & Subways: The Literature of NYC			X	X	1	Grade 11 American Literature/AP Lang. May be taken concurrently by juniors
59	X			Writing with Purpose		X	X	X	1
60				History & The Social Sciences
61	X			African American/Black Studies & Latino/Puerto Rican Studies			X	X	1 or 2
62	X			America since 1945			X	X	1
63	X			AP American History			X		2
64	X			AP European History		X	X	X	2	Department approval. If taking in grade 10, must be concurrently enrolled in Honors World Studies
65	X			AP Human Geography			X	X	2
66	X	X		AP Macroeconomics			X	X	1	AP Economics (may be taken concurrently)
67	X	X		AP Microeconomics			X	X	2	Algebra 2
68	X	X		AP Psychology			X	X	2
69	X			AP US Government & Politics				X	1	American History, or AP American History, and department approval
70	X			Contemporary Issues			X	X	1
71	X	X		Economics		X	X	X	1
72	X			Philosophy			X	X	1
73	X			Psychology			X	X	1
74	X			Urban Studies (Formerly Humanities)		X	X	X	1
75				Mathematics
76		X		AP Calculus AB				X	2	Precalculus Honors with a grade of B or higher each semester OR 300 PreCalc with A- or higher each semester and permission of the teacher
77		X		AP Calculus BC				X	2	Precalc Honors with an A- or higher, permission of teacher & department approval
78		X		AP Statistics			X	X	2	Precalculus Honors with a B or higer each semester; Precalculus with an A- or higher OR Precalculus with a B+ or higher with teacher and department approval
79		X		College Math Topics			X	X	2	Alegbra 2 or Geometry
80		X		Multivariable Calculus				X	2	AP Calc BC, permission of teacher and department approval
81		X		Principles of Calculus			X	X	2	Precalc Honors with a grade of C or higher each semester OR 300 Precalculus with a B- or higher each semester, permission of teacher, and dept. approval
82		X		Probability & Statistics			X	X	2	300 Alg 2 with C or higher each semester and department approval
83				Media Studies
84	X	X		Digital Journalism: A Blended Learning Model	X	X	X	X	1	Introduction to Media Studies (course may be repeated)
85	X	X		Introduction to Media Studies	X	X	X	X	1
86	X	X	X	Video Broadcasting	X	X	X	X	1	(Formerly Video Production - Course may be repeated)
87				Music
88	X		X	AP Music Theory			X	X	2	Music Theory OR permission from Teacher
89	X		X	Chamber Choir Honors		X	X	X	2	Audition and department approval (Course may be repeated)
90	X		X	Chamber Orchestra Honors		X	X	X	2	Audition and department approval
91	X		X	Concert Band	X	X	X	X	2	Recommendation from 8th grade Teacher, or audition and prior music experience (Course may be repeated)
92	X		X	Concert Choir	X	X	X	X	2	none (Course may be repeated)
93	X		X	Guitar Ensemble	X	X	X	X	1 or 2
94	X	X	X	Music Technology 1	X	X	X	X	1	none
95	X	X	X	Music Technology 2	X	X	X	X	1	Music Technology 1
96	X		X	Music Theory	X	X	X	X	1	none
97	X		X	Orchestra	X	X	X	X	2	Recommendation from 8th grade Teacher, or audition. Prior musical training on a string instrument is required. (Course may be repeated)
98	X		X	Percussion Ensemble	X	X	X	X	2	Recommendation from 8th grade Teacher and prior music experience (Course may be repeated)
99	X	X	X	Theatrical Storytelling, Design, and Technology	X	X	X	X	1 or 2	(Course may be repeated)
100	X		X	Wind Ensemble Honors		X	X	X	2	Audition and department approval (Course may be repeated)