INTRODUCTION
The General Academic Strand is a preparatory course for students to take baccalaureate courses in humanities, social sciences, entrepreneurship, and business management after grade 12. It covers 15 core subjects, 7 applied or contextualized subjects, and 9 specialized subjects at 80 hours per semester except for P.E. and Health that is 20 hours per semester for four semesters in the senior high school. Students will choose two elective subjects from any track or strand.
CURRICULUM
General Academics (GA) Strand LEARNING AREAS | Pre-requisite/s | Required # of Hours | |
Core Learning Areas |
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Language | Oral Communication in Context |
| 80 |
Reading and Writing Skills |
| 80 | |
Komunikasyon at Pananaliksik sa Wika at Kulturang Pilipino |
| 80 | |
Pagbasa at Pagsusuri ng Iba’t-ibang Teksto Tungo sa Pananaliksik |
| 80 | |
Humanities | 21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World |
| 80 |
Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions |
| 80 | |
Communication | Media & Information Literacy |
| 80 |
Mathematics | General Mathematics |
| 80 |
Statistics and Probability |
| 80 | |
Science | Earth and Life Science |
| 80 |
Physical Science |
| 80 | |
Social Science | Personal Development |
| 80 |
Understanding Culture, Society and Politics |
| 80 | |
Philosophy | Introduction to Philosophy of the Human Person |
| 80 |
PE and Health | Physical Education and Health |
| 80 |
Applied Learning Areas |
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Applied 1 | English for Academic & Professional Purposes |
| 80 |
Applied 2 | Research in Daily Life 1 |
| 80 |
Applied 3 | Research in Daily Life 2 | 1. Statistics & Probability 2. Research in Daily Life 1 | 80 |
Applied 4 | Pagsulat sa Filipino sa Piling Larangan |
| 80 |
Applied 5 | Information Communication Technology |
| 80 |
Applied 6 | Entrepreneurship |
| 80 |
Applied 7 | Research Project | Research 1 and 2 | 80 |
Specialized Learning Areas |
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GA Strand 1 | Introduction to World Religion |
| 80 |
GA Strand 2 | Trends, Networks, and Critical Thinking in the 21st Century |
| 80 |
GA Strand 3 | Discipline and Ideas in the Social Sciences |
| 80 |
GA Strand 4 | Applied Economics |
| 80 |
GA Strand 5 | Organization and Management |
| 80 |
GA Strand 6 | Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction |
| 80 |
GA Strand 7 | Elective 1: Fundamentals of Accounting, Business & Management 1 |
| 80 |
GA Strand 8 | Elective 2: Take from HUMMS or ABM |
| 80 |
GA Strand 9 | Work Immersion or Research |
| 80 |
SUMMARY OF HOURS/UNITS
LEARNING AREAS | Total Hours | Total Units |
Core Subjects | 1,200 | 60 |
Contextualized Subjects | 560 | 28 |
Specialized Subjects | 720 | 36 |
TOTAL hours/units to graduate Senior High School | 2,480 credit hours | 124 credit units |