Health Sciences Academy

Our mission at the Eagle Pass ISD Health Sciences Academy is to promote advanced skills for competitive wages in high-demand health careers. All Health Sciences Academy students will be provided the opportunity to participate in the Health Sciences program, which will promote leadership, skills development and a seamless transition to a post secondary education and or the workforce.

Our vision at Health Sciences Academy is to graduate students with skills to meet the demands of a changing world by promoting student success and channeling resources to match learning needs of students.

Student Expectations

All students will consistently demonstrate competency through a body of work in five major areas that support the accomplishment of the school’s mission and that are aligned with national, state, and local standards.

• Students will demonstrate mastery of academic competencies throughout the curriculum and extended learning opportunities.

• Students will collect, organize, analyze, and assess information and strategies to create, apply, explain, and evaluate solutions.

• Students will communicate effectively through listening and speaking, reading and writing, and media.

• Students will demonstrate respect and responsibility while managing personal time, conduct, and planning.

• Students will work effectively with others and strengthen group performance by sharing ideas and workloads.

These over-arching expectations encompass developmentally appropriate academic, civic, and social outcomes and identify what a Eagle Pass ISD student will know and be able to do upon graduation.

Graduation Requirements

The following course sequence is required in order to remain in the Health Sciences Academy.

FRESHMAN COURSES

• Pre-AP English I (2)

• Pre-AP Biology (2)

• Pre-AP Algebra I (4)

• Pre-AP World Geography (2)

• BIM I (2)

• Principles of Health Science (2)

• Fine Arts (2)

• Foreign Language I/II or Credit by Exam (2)

• PE/ROTC/Band/Drill Team/Athletics (2-4)

• Elective (2)

SOPHOMORE COURSES

• Pre-AP English II (2)

• Pre-AP Chemistry (2)

• Pre-AP Geometry (2) & Pre-AP Algebra II (2)

• Pre-AP World History (2)

• PE/ROTC/Band/Drill Team/Athletics (2-4)

• Medical Terminology (2)

• Foreign Language II or Credit by Exam (2)

• Speech DC (2)

• Elective (2)

JUNIOR COURSES

• AP Language and Composition (4)

• Pre-AP Physics (2)

• Pre-AP Pre-Calculus & College Algebra (4)

• AP United States History or US History DC (4)

• • Anatomy & Physiology (2) or Medical Micro Biology (2) or Pathophysiology (2)

• SAT Prep (2)

• Elective (2)

SENIOR COURSES

• AP Literature and Composition or English IV DC (4)

• AP Biology or AP Chemistry (2)

• AP Calculus A/B & AP Calculus B/C (4)

• AP US Government or US Government DC (2)

• AP MacroEconomics or MacroEconomics DC (2)

• Health Science (4)

• 2 Electives (2)

Note:

  1. Pre-AP/AP criteria must be met prior to enrolling in any Pre-AP or AP course.

  2. Number inside the parenthesis indicates the duration of course in terms of the number of high school semesters or nine weeks. Example: Pre-AP English I (2) lasts two high school semesters or two nine weeks.