Dominican provides an atmosphere for intellectual growth and promotes learning as a life-long process. The school endorses a curriculum which stresses exposure to various disciplines, encourages academic excellence, and prepares the student to develop leadership roles in a global society. Dominican High School is a Catholic, college-preparatory school for girls and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin.
| Eighth Grade Required | Credit | Courses Offered |
| Religion | Revelation of Jesus Christ in Scripture | |
| English | English 8 or | |
| 1 | English I or English I Honors | |
| Mathematics | Pre-Algebra or | |
| 1 | Algebra I or Algebra I Honors | |
| Science | 1 | Earth Science or |
| Physical Science or Physical Science Honors | ||
| Foreign Language | 1 | Latin I or Latin I Honors |
| Spanish I or Spanish I Honors | ||
| French I or French I Honors | ||
| Computer Science | 1 | Computer Science (taken in conjunction with English 8) |
| Social Studies | 1 | World Geography or |
| World Geography Honors | ||
| Physical Education | Physical Education 8 | |
| 6 | ||
| Freshman Year Required | Credit | Courses Offered |
| Religion | 1 | Christology; Paschal Mystery |
| English | 1 | English I or English I Honors or |
| English II or English II Honors | ||
| Mathematics | 1 | Algebra I or Algebra I Honors or |
| Geometry or Geometry Honors | ||
| Science | 1 | Physical Science or Physical Science Honors or |
| Biology I or Biology I Honors | ||
| Foreign Language | 1 | Latin I Honors or Latin I Honors or |
| Latin II Honors or Latin II Honors or | ||
| Spanish I or Spanish I Honors or | ||
| Spanish II or Spanish II Honors or | ||
| French I or French I Honors or | ||
| French II or French II Honors or | ||
| Health & P.E. | 1/2 | Health & P.E. |
| Fine Arts Elective | 1 | Fine Arts Survey or Art I |
| 6 1/2 |
| Sophomore Year Required | Credit | Courses Offered |
| Religion | 1 | Ecclesiology; Sacraments |
| English | 1 | English II or English II Honors or |
| English III or English III Honors or A.P. | ||
| Mathematics | 1 | Geometry or Geometry Honors or |
| Algebra II or Algebra II Honors | ||
| Science | 1 | Biology I or Biology I Honors or |
| Chemistry I or Chemistry I Honors | ||
| Social Studies | 1 | World History or World History Honors or A.P. |
| Foreign Language or Elective | 1 | Latin II Honors or Latin III Honors |
| Spanish II or Spanish III (Honors Available) | ||
| French II or French III (Honors Available) | ||
| Health & P.E. | 1/2 | Health & P.E. |
| 6 1/2 |
| Junior Year Required | Credit | Courses Offered |
| Religion | 1 | Personal Morality; Social Morality |
| English | 1 | English III or English III Honors or AP or |
| English IV or English IV Honors or AP | ||
| Mathematics | 1 | Algebra II or Algebra II Honors or |
| Advanced Math or Advanced Math Honors | ||
| Science | 1 | Chemistry I or Chemistry I Honors or |
| Science Elective or Elective | ||
| Social Studies | 1 |
US History or US History Dual Enrollment Honors or US History AP |
| Health & P.E. | 1/2 | Health & P.E. |
| Elective | 1 | Financial Literacy must be taken either Junior or Senior year |
| 6 1/2 |
| Senior Year Required | Credit | Courses Offered |
| Religion | 1 | Catholic Vocations; Sacred Scripture |
| English | 1 | English IV or English IV Honors or AP or |
| English V or English V Honors | ||
| Mathematics | 1 | Advanced Math or Advanced Math Honors or |
| Calculus or Calculus Honors or AP or | ||
| Advanced Math II (Dual Enrollment) | ||
| Science | 1 | Science Elective or Elective |
| Social Studies | 1 | Civics or Civics Honors or US Government AP |
| Health & P.E. | 1/2 | Health & P.E. |
| Elective | 1 | Financial Literacy must be taken either Junior or Senior year |
| 6 1/2 |
Anatomy
Art I, II, III
Band
Choir
Computer Science
Creative Writing – ½ credit
Digital Graphic Arts – ½ credit
Engineering
Environmental Science
French
Latin
Law Studies – ½ credit
Psychology – ½ credit
Publications I Newspaper
Publications I Yearbook
Publications II Yearbook
Spanish
Women Writers
AP 2-D Art and Design
AP Biology
AP Calculus AB
AP Chemistry
AP English Language and Composition
AP English Literature and Composition
AP French Language and Culture
AP Latin
AP Physics
AP Psychology
AP Spanish Language and Culture
AP US Government and Politics
AP US History
AP World History: Modern
Engineering Dual Enrollment (ENG 1200 through Xavier University)
Advanced Math II: Functions and Statistics (MATH 1021 and MATH 1029 through LSU)
US History Dual Enrollment (HIST 2055 and HIST 2057 through LSU)