Scheduling of Courses
Incoming Students
The Placement Committee uses past grades and scores from the High School Placement exam to determine the placement of courses for all incoming students. The academic assistant principal makes all final decisions concerning placement.

Current Students
Current students register for the following school year beginning in January. Students, in coordination with their teachers, parents, and guidance counselor, choose their electives and discuss placement. The academic assistant principal makes all final decisions concerning placement.

Honors and Advanced Placement Courses
Archbishop Rummel High School offers honors courses in mathematics, English, social studies, science, and foreign language. Students are placed in honors courses based on their High School Placement Exam, excellent grades in their courses, and their overall study habits and work ethic. Students are allowed to continue enrolling in honors courses as long as they maintain an “A” or “B” average. Students with grades of “C” may be allowed to continue enrolling in honors courses after consulting with their teachers, parents, and guidance counselor. The academic assistant principal makes all final decisions concerning the placement of all students.

Archbishop Rummel High School also offers Advanced Placement courses to juniors and seniors who are interested in taking the AP exams at the end of the school year. Advanced Placement courses are available for:

American Government
American History
American Literature
British Literature
Calculus
Spanish
Statistics

Students are required to take the AP exam at the end of the course. The academic assistant principal makes all final decisions concerning placement.