Curriculum

MATHEMATICS

The Joliet Township High Schools offer Mathematics through Calculus. The comprehensive course offerings are at several levels from remedial through honors.

Extracurricular activities center around the SICA Math Team competitions, including the Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering (WYSE) competition.

Mathematics is not just for mathematicians! Although Mathematics is an important field of human knowledge by itself, it is an essential tool in business (accounting and computer programming), in industry (engineering, construction and estimating), in science (calculations, measurement and statistics) and at home (budgets, taxes and purchasing). The Mathematics curriculum has been designed so that any student can take four years of Math that will be valuable to qualify for a career while developing good thinking skills. In today's "high tech" world, the need for people to have good math skills is increasing.

Career Planning with Mathematics
If a student is considering a career that requires four or more years of college and involves science, engineering, medicine, computers or business, four years of Math should be taken in high school.

For careers which involve four or more years of college, but are not scientific or technical, a minimum of three years of high school Math may be sufficient. Many Illinois universities are making three years of high school Math, beginning with Algebra, a minimum entry requirement for all fields. Check with individual universities for specific requirements and recommendations.

For students planning to work right after high school or planning to attend a vocational training school or two-yearcollege, three years of Math is advisable, especially if considering technical or accounting-related occupations.

Early consultation with the counselor is recommended in order to select the Math courses appropriate to career plans.