Academic Affairs

Recommended Prepatory Work

Hendrix College expects students to demonstrate their seriousness of purpose by participating in a college preparatory curriculum throughout their high school careers. It is highly recommended that preparatory work include the following subjects:

  • English (4 units) -to cover grammar, composition, and literature.
  • Social Studies (3 units) -to include 1 unit in American history, 1 unit in world history, and 1/2 unit in civics or American government.
  • Natural Sciences (2 units) -to be selected from offerings in biology, chemistry, and physics.
  • Mathematics (3 units) -to include algebra I, and additional units selected from algebra II, geometry, trigonometry, precalculus, and calculus.
  • Foreign Language (2 units) -to be selected from offerings in French, German, Spanish, or other major foreign languages.

Particular attention is given to the level of challenge of an applicant’s previous course of study and to trends in performance.

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