Bethlehem Catholic Purpose. Passion. Pride Bethlehem Catholic

School Profile

Principal: Mr. John P. Petruzzelli
CEEB Code: 390309
School Profile: 2014-2015 Bethlehem Catholic High School is a four-year co-educational Catholic high school supervised by the Allentown Diocese Department of Education. Bethlehem Catholic High School is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and the Pennsylvania Department of Education. An enrollment of between 700 and 750 students is divided into college-prep, business, and vocational-technical curriculum. There are 43 faculty members giving the school an approximate 1/17 teacher/student ratio.

Major Course Grading System

• 100 – 93 (A)Excellent
• 92 – 85 (B)Good
• 84 – 76 (C)Fair
• 75 – 70 (D)Poor (Final Average)
• 69 or below (F)No Credit/Not Passing

Student Honor Roll

First Honors Grade – 90
Second Honors Grade – 85

Grade Point Average

Grade Point Average is exact and cumulative and weighted according to the level at which the subject is presented. Quality points used to calculate GPA are reported on a 4.0 weighted scale. Different quality point values are assigned for CP, Honors, and AP courses. Bethlehem Catholic does not rank students beginning with class of 2015.

Quality Point Conversion Chart

Courses Offered

Art

• Structural Drawing 1, 2
• Art 1, 2, Honors 3, 4, 5

Business

• Accounting 1
• Accounting 2
• Marketing & Management (1 Semester)
• Economics (1 Semester)
• Introduction to Business (1 Semester)
• Personal Finance (1 Semester)

Computer Science

• Introduction to Information Technology
• Microsoft Office 2013
• Web Design

English

• English as Second Language (ESL)
• Survey of Literature
• Honors Survey of Literature
• American Literature
• Honors American Literature
• British Literature
• Honors British Literature
• World Literature
• Honors World Literature
• AP English Language & Composition
• AP English Literature & Composition
• Journalism
• Yearbook
• Public Speaking (1 Semester)

Mathematics

• Algebra 1, Part 1
• Algebra 1, Part 2
• Algebra 1
• Honors Algebra 1
• Geometry
• Honors Geometry
• Honors Geometry (S=Summer)
• Algebra 2
• Honors Algebra 2 & Trigonometry
• Statistics
• AP Statistics
• College Prep Math (1 Semester)
• Trigonometry (1 Semester)
• Honors Trigonometry (S=Summer)
• Honors Intro. To Calculus
• AP Calculus (AB)
• AP Calculus (BC)

Music

• Music Theory 1, 2
• Band
• Band Front

Science

• Biology
• Honors Biology
• AP Biology
• Chemistry
• Honors Chemistry
• AP Chemistry
• Physics
• Physics 2
• Honors Physics
• Environmental Science
• Honors Environmental Science
• Anatomy & Physiology
• Honors Biochemistry & Anatomy/Physiology

Physical Education/Drivers Education

Social Studies

• American History
• Honors American History
• AP U.S. History
• American Government
• Honors American Government
• World Geography
• Modern American History
• Holocaust/World Religion
• Pop Culture
• Sociology (1 Semester)
• Psychology (1 Semester)

Theology

• Old & New Testament
• Sacraments & Christian Morality
• Honors Sacraments & Christian Morality
• The Church & the World | Social Justice
• Honors Church & the World |Social Justice
• Apologetics | Theology of Christian Vocation
• Honors Theology of Marriage & Christian
• Vocation | Catholicism: Its Faith & Teachings

World Languages

• French 1, 2
• Honors French 3, 4, 5, 6
• Spanish 1, 2
• Honors Spanish 2, 3
• AP Spanish Language & Culture
• German 1, 2
• Honors German 3, 4
• Latin 1, 2

Bethlehem Area Vocational-Tech School Junior/Senior Academy Courses

• Academy for Applied Engineering
• Academy for Medical Sciences
• Automotive
• Carpentry
• Culinary Arts
• Electronics Manufacturing Technology
• Hospitality Management
• Medical Careers
• Microelectronics
• Protective Service
• Software Application Development
• Video & Media Arts

Virtual High School – see VHS Course Catalog

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