DESIGNATED AS A HIGH PERFORMING SCHOOL DISTRICT
GPAA
COURSE OF STUDY
GRUNIN PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY
GPAA
COURSE OF STUDY
All students must successfully complete a minimum of 162 high school credits to graduate. Courses are typically instructed in block format, either semester-long or alternating days. All courses are instructed on at the minimum of college preparatory level.
* Indicates course may be taken as college prep or honors level
** Embedded course/Ocean County College Credits
***Ocean County College course credits vary by major
FRESHMAN
CREDITS
Performing Arts I / DANC130**, THTR193**, MUSC101** or MUSC 194**
10 PAA 2/3 OCC
English I *
5
Algebra I* or Geometry* or Algebra II*
5
Biology*
5
World Civilization/HIST 181**
5 PAA 3 OCC
Health & Physical Education
5
Spanish I or SPAN151**
5 PAA 3 OCC
STSC150** Student Success Seminar
2 PAA 2 OCC
CSIT 123**Integrated Office Software
3 OCC
TOTAL
42 PAA 13-14 OCC***
SOPHOMORE
CREDITS
Performing Arts II / DANC131**, THTR197**, MUSC190** or COEM231**
10 PAA 2/3 OCC
Performance Minor/DANC 145**, MUSC 190**, THTR 195** or Audio
5 PAA 3 OCC
English II*
5
Geometry* or Algebra II* or Other*/**
5
Chemistry*
5
Physical Education & Driver’s Education
5
SPAN151**/Spanish II or Spanish III
5 PAA 3 OCC
TOTAL
40 PAA 8-9 OCC***
JUNIOR
CREDITS
Performing Arts III/ THTR194**/THTR195**, DANC 120**/DANC 150**
MUSC 120**/MUSC 160**/MUSC 181**, COEM 231**/COEM 232**
10 PAA 4-6 OCC
English III, ENGL 151** or AP English Language and Composition
5 PAA 3 OCC
Algebra II* and Elementary Functional Analysis (EFA)*, AP Pre-Calculus /MATH 191** or Statistics/ MATH 156**
5-10 PAA 4+ OCC
ENVI 152**
5 PAA 4 OCC
US History I/HIST 173**
5 PAA 3 OCC
Political Science/POLI 183
2.5 PAA 3 OCC
Sociology/SOCI 181
2.5 PAA 3 OCC
Health & Physical Education
5 PAA
Note: Juniors must complete OSHA training for Senior Internship
TOTAL
40 PAA 24-26 OCC***
SENIOR
CREDITS
Performing Arts IV/THTR189**, MUSC 194**/MUSC 161**, DANC 145**/DANC
10 PAA 3-8 OCC
241**/DANC 121**, COEM 233
5 PAA 3 OCC
English IV * ENGL 152** or AP English Literature w/ ENGL 152** Option
5 PAA 3-4 OCC
Elective: Various
5 PAA 3 OCC
US History II/HIST 174**
5 PAA
Health & Physical Education
2.5 PAA
Internship
5 PAA
Performing Arts History/Theory
PAA 2.5 OCC 3
Financial Literacy
2.5 PAA
Public Speaking / COMM 154**
2.5 PAA 3 OCC
TOTAL
45 PAA 15-24 OCC***
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