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Advanced Placement Courses: Offered in Studio Art; Art History; English Literature & Composition; Music Theory; U.S. History; U.S. Government; Human Geography; French Language and Literature; German Language and Literature; Spanish Language and Literature; Microeconomics, Macroeconomics; Calculus AB; Calculus BC; Statistics; Chemistry; Physics; and Biology. Honors courses include Physics, Essentials of Music, American Literature, English 10 and French 4, German 4, Spanish 4, and Japanese 4 (all language 4 effective 2004-05).

Accelerated Courses: Students may take high school level mathematics and foreign language courses prior to grade 9. Many students, while still in high school, enroll in college-level courses at the Davis campus of the University of California, Sacramento City College and Woodland Community college.

Reading Program is available to students needing to improve reading efficiency.

Regional Occupation Courses (ROP): Offered in Food Service; Computer Programming C++ JAVA; Cisco Networking; Biotechnology; Certified Nursing Assistant and Health Careers; Environmental Science; Desktop Publishing & Production, Stagecraft Production, Ornamental Horticulture, Automotive Technology.

English as a Second Language and Sheltered Courses: English, Social Sciences and Biology are offered to students with limited English proficiency.

Special Education Courses: Students with special learning needs are provided with academic support through Learning Center and full inclusion programs.