Upper School Curriculum
Beginning with Grade 7, students change rooms for classes. Spanish I and Pre-algebra are taken for upper school credit, and students must achieve a yearly C average to guarantee advancement to the next level.
Individual schedules are arranged beginning with Grade 9. Schedules may be changed until the first progress reports go home, only with the written permission of the student, parents and teacher(s) and only after a conference between the student and the guidance counselor.
Amelia Academy issues a 24- and 26-credit diploma. The following are the requirements of each:
| 24-Credit Diploma | 26-Credit Diploma | |
| English | 4 | 4 |
| Health/Physical Education | 2 | 2 |
| Social Studies | 3 | 4 |
| Foreign Language | - | 3 |
| Math | 3 | 4 |
| Laboratory Science | 3 | 4 |
| Electives | 9 | 5 |
Note: In addition to the completion of the credit classes, we require that every senior write and deliver a senior essay to the student body during Senior Chapel Talk. This exercise is under the direction of the English Department and is a requirement for graduation.
Amelia Academy requires or offers (if interest exists) the following classes:
| Algebra I, II | Geometry |
| Anatomy and Physiology | Government |
| Art I, II | Health and Physical Education/Drivers Education |
| Biology | History 7 |
| Business Law | Journalism |
| Calculus | Physical Science |
| Chemistry | Physics |
| Civics | Pre-algebra |
| Civil War History | Pre-calculus |
| Computer | Psychology |
| Constitution/Leadership Skills | Religion |
| Criminal Justice | Shop |
| Domestic Political Issues | Sign Language |
| Earth Science | Spanish I, II, III |
| Economics | Speech/Composition |
| English 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 | United States History |
| Environmental Science | World Geography |
| General Math | World History |
Note: Three years of the same foreign language is a state requirement for the 26-credit diploma.