ENGLISH
DEPARTMENT

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The English Program is required all four years. Accelerated students are encouraged to take more than the four credits of English required to graduate. You may take Advanced Placement English for college credit in your senior year.  

​Examples of courses include:

• Genres of Writing
• Black Writers and Artists
• Literature of World War II*
• Women's Voices in Literature
• AP English Literature and Composition
• AP English Language and Composition

*The English Department also hosts immersive international trips in conjunction with various courses including travel to Germany, the Czech Republic and Poland. 

The Writing Center

​The Pius XI Writing Center focuses on the skill of collaborative writing and offers tutoring opportunities for writing of all kinds.