Academic Program

Advanced Placement Courses
Advanced placement courses are highly accelerated courses. They provide students the opportunity to pursue college level studies while in secondary school. AP courses are offered in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Math A/B, English, Psychology, and Modern European History.

Honors Level Courses
Honors level courses are characterized by content which is more extensive and detailed than standard level and college preparatory level courses. They have greater depth requiring application, analysis, and evaluation of the material, the understanding and use of concepts as well as facts. Independent research, extensive use of resources and outside reading is also expected.

College Preparatory Level Courses
College Preparatory courses are open to students who, because of their ability, have demonstrated the possession of learning skills necessary to succeed in college preparatory courses. The majority of Stang students are in college preparatory courses. These courses are characterized by detailed content requiring application, analysis, and evaluation of the material presented.

Standard Level Courses
Standard level courses are open to students who are having identified difficulties in a certain content area. These courses are characterized by basic learning skills such as reading, note taking, study skills, reinforcement of memory, organization, and time management. Because of these built-in supports, more time is spent on developing these learning skills in those content areas.

Note
Students are placed in levels according to their individual strengths and weaknesses. They are not "tracked." For example, a student could be in one level for their English course and another level for their Science course.