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Academic study is the core of a student's experience at Westminster
Our course of studies grounds students in the traditional liberal arts and sciences. We also offer an array of electives that provides opportunities to explore academic interests in greater depth. For those interested in and qualified for even greater academic rigor, there are Honors courses and a full slate of 23 Advanced Placement offerings.
 
We challenge and stretch our students, and a dedicated, skilled, and caring faculty supports, guides, and works closely with the young people in their classrooms. Small classes and abundant opportunities for extra help ensure close personal attention to each student.
 
Promotion and Graduation Requirements
For promotion you must earn sufficient credits and meet the following "quality requirement":
 
The "Quality Requirement" for Promotion and Graduation: In order to earn a diploma as a Sixth Former or promotion as an Underformer, students must pass each year four major courses, including English, and earn a general average of 70.0. As a general expectation, all Third, Fourth, and Fifth Formers and most Sixth Formers will carry 5 courses.
 
For graduation with a diploma, students must earn 18 credits in approved college preparatory courses, including English III-VI, 4 credits; Mathematics: Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II, 3 credits; U.S. History at the Fifth or Sixth Form level and another year of history, 2 credits; two years of Latin or a modern foreign language, 2 credits; visual and performing arts, 1 credit or 2 half-credits; and two years of science, one of which must be at the Fifth or Sixth Form level, 2 credits. Students must also meet the "quality requirement" above.
 
Westminster School is a special place where intellect is prized, integrity assumed, leadership fostered, and where faculty excellence is a promise. Students enjoy a hard-won competence and confidence that prompts them to follow new intellectual interests in the years beyond Westminster.
 
We enroll a diverse and talented group of hard-working students who have accomplished much already and who hold the promise of achieving even more in our challenging, caring academic setting that simultaneously pushes and supports them.
 
Educating young people upon the foundation of the liberal arts, in classes that average 12 students, ensures that each student will play an active role in class, receive highly individual attention, and become engaged in the topics at hand.
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As a Student

... at Westminster, you will become an informed, bold, resourceful, and ethical decision-maker. You will be motivated by the caliber and enthusiasm of the students beside you, and by the inspiring and devoted teachers around you. We have what it takes to help you reach your full academic potential, in an environment that broadens your horizons while surrounding you with support.

Through the combined interest and experience of your teachers, the Director of Studies, and your advisor, your course of study will be designed to best meet your needs while pushing you to undertake new challenges. Our goal is to continually hone your knowledge and abilities so you can achieve success at the next academic level in your academic career and later in life.