Course catalogue
The full slate of courses offered at High Bluff Academy — every course satisfies UC A–G requirements.
One catalogue. On campus, online, or hybrid.
HBA students choose from more than 60 courses across mathematics, science, language arts, social science, world languages, and electives — including 25+ AP and honors classes. The same catalogue serves our on-campus, hybrid, and online students. Courses noted as “live instructor only” are not available in self-paced format.
Mathematics
From Algebra 1 through Multivariable Calculus, with honors and AP tracks at every level.
- •Algebra 1 / Geometry / Algebra 2
- •Integrated Math 1, 2, 3
- •Integrated Math 1, 2, 3 Honors
- •Intro to Calculus / Honors Precalculus
- •AP Precalculus
- •AP Statistics
- •AP Calculus AB
- •AP Calculus BC
- •Honors Linear Algebra
- •Honors Multivariable Calculus
- •Honors Group Theory and Abstract Algebra
- •Honors Set Theory and Real Analysis
Science
NGSS-aligned lab science with honors and AP options.
- •Biology: The Living Earth
- •Chemistry: In the Earth System
- •Honors Chemistry: In the Earth System
- •Physics of the Universe
- •AP Biology
- •AP Chemistry
- •AP Environmental Science
- •AP Physics 1
- •AP Physics 2
- •AP Physics C: Mechanics
- •AP Physics C: E&M
Computer Science
Technology and Computer Science.
- •Digital Art
- •Intro to Robotic Engineering
- •AP Computer Science Principles
- •AP Computer Science A
English language arts
Core English 9–12, honors and AP literature and language, and the AP Capstone diploma program.
- •English Support
- •English 9, 10, 11
- •AP English Language & Composition
- •AP English Literature & Composition
- •AP Seminar (live instructor only)
- •AP Research (live instructor only)
World languages
Four years of Spanish and French with live conversational practice with HBA teachers — not a recorded-only experience.
- •Spanish 1, 2, 3, 4/AP
- •French 1, 2, 3, 4/AP
- •Chinese 1, 2, 3, 4/AP
Electives
Visual and performing arts AP courses alongside introductory technology and ethnic studies electives.
- •Digital Art
- •Studio Art
- •Cooking
- •AP Music Theory
- •Logic and Philosophy
- •PE Fitness
- •PE Golf
- •PE Hiking
Find the right course load.
Our admissions team can walk you through course selection, prerequisites, and the mix of on-campus, hybrid, and online options that fit your student best.
Social science
World and U.S. history, government, economics, psychology, and the full slate of AP humanities.