Additional Opportunities

INDEPENDENT STUDY
Independent study is available to students who wish to pursue advanced work in a subject area under the direction of a member of the Marquette faculty. Independent study is for the strong academic student who wishes to pursue an area of guided study in a personally developed and designed program.

IVCC CLASSES
Illinois Valley Community College dual credit courses are available to juniors and seniors who have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0. Students are able to earn up to 24 semester credit hours during their high school career.

The following courses are offered on campus annually:

                English 101 and 102 (Prerequisite: Senior status, ‘B’ average and IVCC placement tests)
                United States History (Prerequisite: Junior or Senior with a ‘B’ average)
                Calculus 1 and Calculus 2(Prerequisite: Pre-Calculus or consent of math faculty)
                Introduction to Business (Prerequisite: Junior or Senior with a “B” average)
               Bio1000--The Global Environment (Prerequisite: junior or Senior with a “B” average

The following courses are offered on campus on a rotating basis, one course per semester:

                *Psychology                                        *Sociology
                *Art Appreciation                               *Music Theory

SHARED TIME COURSES
Marquette High School students may take courses at Ottawa High School that are not offered at Marquette. Prerequisites are set by Ottawa High for each course.

WORK STUDY
This course or program provides on the job training in a skilled occupation, taken at sites pre-established by the administration.

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