Academics Overview
Bishop Byrne Middle and High School curriculums include general, elective, honors and advance placement courses to which students are assigned based on the program into which they are enrolled. As a Catholic School in the Diocese of Memphis, both middle school and high school curriculums offer full year programs of religious formation, a student spiritual retreat for each class and require a specific service component for each student.
Middle School Curriculum
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7th Grade
- Religion
- English
- Life Science
- Mathematics
- Physical Education
- Geography
- Reading
8th Grade
- Religion
- English
- Physical Science
- Mathematics
- Physical Education
- U. S. History
- Reading
High School Curriculum
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Graduation requirement: 24 units plus one year in Religion for each year in attendance
- English (4 units)
- Mathematics (3 units)
- Science (3 units)
- Spanish (2 units)
- U. S. History (1 unit)
- Other Social Studies (3 units)
- Fitness & Wellness (1 unit)
- Visual/Performing Arts elective (1 unit)
- Other Electives (6 units)
Typical Four Year Program:
Freshman Year
- Religion
- English I
- Mathematics
- Biology
- World Geography
- Spanish I
Sophomore Year
- Religion
- English II*
- Mathematics
- Biology II or Chemistry
- World History
- Spanish II
- Elective
Junior Year
- Religion
- English III**
- Mathematics
- Science
- U. S. History**
- Visual/Performing Arts
- Elective
Senior Year
- Religion
- English IV**
- Economics/Government
- 4 Electives
*Honors Courses available for selected students
**Advanced Placement courses available for selected or approved students
Mathematics Courses:
Advanced Math, Algebra I, Honors Algebra I, Algebra II, Honors Algebra II, Geometry,
Honors Geometry, Pre-Calculus, AP Calculus A & B
Science Courses:
Biology I, Honors Biology I, Biology II, Physical Science, Chemistry, Honors Chemistry,
Honors Physics, Honors Anatomy & Physiology
Creative and Performing Arts:
Any course taken above required unit will be considered an elective.
- Art I & II (1/2 unit each)
- Clay Design I & II (1/2 unit each)
- Chorus (1 unit)
Other Electives:
- Newspaper (1 unit)
- Sociology (1 unit)
- Anatomy & Physiology (1 unit)
- Journalism (1 unit)
- World History (1 unit)
- Physics (1 unit)
- Psychology (1 unit)
- Computer Applications (1 unit)
- Keyboarding (1 unit)
- Computer 3D Animation/JAVA Programming (dual enrollment courses with CBU) (1 unit each)
- Spanish III & IV (1 unit each)
- Personal Business Mgmt. (1/2 unit)
- Business Law (1/2 unit)
- Economics (1/2 unit)
- American Government (1/2 unit)