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What Are the Right Courses?
To prepare for college, you should take the following courses: Mathematics, English, Science, and History or Geography. These courses make up the “core” courses you should take every year.

Mathematics
Types of classes:

Algebra I
Geometry
Algebra II
Trigonometry
Precalculus
Calculus
English
Types of classes:

Composition
English Literature
American Literature
World Literature
Science
Types of classes:

Biology
Earth Science
Chemistry
Physics
History or Geography
Types of classes:

Geography
U.S. History
U.S. Government
World History
World Cultures
Civics


Tip:

Take algebra soon.

Take algebra (beginning in eighth grade) and geometry (beginning in ninth grade).




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