Health Sciences Academy Curriculum

Required Courses for Health Sciences Academy Students:

The students in the Health Sciences Academy are allowed the freedom to select courses that will benefit them most as an individual and allow for individualized planning based on future career goals.

We highly recommend that students take Honors or AP level or participate in dual enrollment courses if possible to prepare them for postsecondary education. Our students are required to complete and pass 6 of the following courses before high school graduation to graduate with Academy Honors:

Foundations of Health Science	Biomedical Technology	Health Science I	Health Science II
Health Sciences Internship	Brody School of Medicine Honors Medical Research	Nursing Fundamentals	Pharmacy Tech
Sports Medicine I	Sports Medicine II	Sports Medicine III	Forensic Science
Health Sciences Biology	Human Anatomy and Physiology	Advanced Biology	AP Biology
Chemistry	Advanced Chemistry	AP Chemistry	AP Environmental Science
Physics	AP Physics I	AP Physics II	AP Statistics
Math III	Math IV	Discrete Math	Pre-Calculus
Introduction to Calculus	AP Calculus AB	AP Calculus BC	Animal Science
Psychology	Health Careers A	Health Careers B

Revised 2/18/20

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Registration Information

Any college level Math, Science, Psychology, or Health Sciences courses can also satisfy this requirement. Other variations from this recommended list must be approved by the Health Sciences Academy Coordinator prior to registration for the alternate course(s).

Note: Course offerings are subject to availability at the respective high school. Course titles reflect the 2020-2021 Registration Guide for Pitt County Schools.

Last Modified on July 29, 2021