2023-2024 School Profile

President

Fr. Guillermo García-Tuñón, S.J., Ed.D. ggtunon@belenjesuit.org

Principal

José E Roca jroca@belenjesuit.org

Director of College Counseling

Cristina Busto cbusto@belenjesuit.org

2023- 2024 SCHOOL PROFILE

SCHOOL BACKGROUND

Belen Jesuit is an all-male college preparatory school founded in 1854 in Havana, Cuba, where it operated until government seizure in May 1961. It reopened in Miami, Florida, in September 1961 and moved into the current campus in September 1981. Since then, the campus has grown to 34 continuous acres and has state-of-the-art facilities.

The foundation of education at Belen is based on religious formation, academic excellence, social responsibility and athletic achievement. As a Catholic-Jesuit school, Belen strives to provide leaders who are men of character committed to the Christian spirits of understanding, social justice and concern for others.

Assistant Directors of College Counseling

Barbara Cantens bcantens@belenjesuit.org

Hassan Casanova hcasanova@belenjesuit.org

Janice Xiques jxiques@belenjesuit.org

Accredited by COGNIA

Member of Southern and National Associations for College Admission Counseling

Jesuit High School College Counselor Association (JHSCCA) Jesuit Schools Network

Although the majority of Belen students are of Hispanic background, the school is open to all students regardless of race, religion or national origin.

ENROLLMENT & STUDENT SNAPSHOT

MARKING SYSTEM

The alpha system is used for all marks. Two additional quality points are given for grades A through C in AP courses. Honors courses are given an additional quality point for grades A through C. Students are given the opportunity to take dual enrollment courses through St. Thomas University and Florida International University. However, only grades earned at Belen are used in calculating the grade point average.

CLASS RANK

Belen Jesuit does not rank its students for purposes of college admission. The quality of a student's curriculum and individual academic achievement is discussed in a personal letter of recommendation.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

A total of 28 credits and a cumulative GPA of 2.0 are required for graduation:

ENROLLMENT IN HONORS AND AP COURSES

Students must have a 3.5 unweighted cumulative GPA to enroll in AP courses and 3.25 unweighted cumulative GPA to enroll in Honors courses. In addition, students must have an A in the previous year's related course. Students must also pass the previous year's related AP course exam to continue in AP courses for a given subject. Eligible freshmen are limited to two AP courses.

CHRISTIAN SERVICE

As a Catholic-Jesuit school, we believe in the ideal of forming our students to become “men-for-others.” Students are required to devote 25 hours per year to community service. A minimum of 100 service hours is required for graduation from Belen Jesuit.

DISTINCTIVE CURRICULUM FEATURES

Continuing in the Jesuit tradition and in keeping with its Hispanic roots, a hallmark of Belen education is its well-roundedness. All students must take Western Civilization and Art History (or the AP option) as juniors and Latin American History as seniors. Both courses may be offered in Spanish based on student interest. All high school students also complete 2 years of Spanish and 4 years of Theology.

ADVANCED COURSES

AP courses offered:

2D Art & Design Art

Art History Biology

Calculus AB

Calculus BC

Capstone Research

Capstone Seminar

Chemistry

Comparative Gov. and Politics

Honors courses offered:

Algebra 1

Algebra 2 & Trigonometry

American Literature

Anatomy & Physiology*

Biology

British Literature II

Broadcast Journalism III

Calculus

Chemistry

Computer Science

Concert Band

Conversational Spanish**

Economics

Engineering Design & Innovation

Computer Science A

Computer Science Principles

English Language & Comp.

English Literature

European History*

Human Geography

Macroeconomics

Physics 1

Physics C: Mechanics

Psychology

Spanish Language & Culture

Spanish Literature Statistics

U.S. Government

U.S. States History

World History: Modern

English 9

Environmental Science

Film Production II

Geometry

Ignatian Spirituality*

Jazz Band Journalism III

Latin American History II

Latin American History - Spanish*

Philosophy

Physics

Pre-Calculus

Principles of Engineering

Project Lead The Way (PLTW) courses offered:

Engineering Design & Innovation

Spanish IV

Survey of Latin American

Literature

U.S. Government

U.S. History

Western Civ & Art History

World History

World Literature

Introduction to EngineeringPrinciples of Engineering

Dual Enrollment courses offered:

Florida International University

American History 1602-1850

American History 1877 to Present

Survey of Art History I

Survey of Art History II

Fundamentals of Music **

History of the Beatles **

Intro to Entrepreneurship

Intro to Business

Intro to Computer Programming

Spanish I

Spanish II

St. Thomas University

College Physics I + lab

Composition

Composition and Lit

Survey of English Lit I

Survey of English Lit II

Pre-Calc: Algebra & Trig

Mathematics for the Liberal Arts

Logic* *

Intro to Criminal Justice

Intro to Philosophy

Intro to Physics

Intro to Psychology

History of Christian

Thought I

U.S. History I

U.S. History II

World Religions*

1 Indigenous Recognition Scholar

SAT Class of 2023

Mid 50% (160 Tested) ACT Class of 2023

Mid 50% (193 Tested)

Composite 23-30

ADVANCED

938

* Courses not offered this academic year ** Courses not offered in the past two academic years

The Belen transcript does not indicate Dual Enrollment courses or grades.

A Florida International University or St. Thomas University transcript must be provided to obtain courses & grades.

COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY ACCEPTANCES

Classes of 2021 - 2023

The University of Alabama

Allegheny College

American University

Amherst College

Appalachian State University

The University of Arizona

Arizona State University

Auburn University

Ave Maria University

Babson College

Barry University

Baylor University

Belmont Abbey College

Benedictine College

Bentley University

Boston College

Boston University

Bowdoin College

Brandeis University

Brown University

Bryant University

Bucknell University

Butler University

Caldwell University

California Institute of Technology

University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Los Angeles

University of California, San Diego

University of California, Santa Barbara

Carleton College

Carlow University

Carnegie Mellon University

Case Western Reserve University

Catholic University of America

University of Central Florida

Chapman University

University of Chicago

Clemson University

College of the Holy Cross

Colorado College

Colorado State University

Colorado Technical University

University of Colorado at Boulder

Columbia University

Cornell University

Culinary Institute of America

Dartmouth College

Davidson College

University of Dallas

University of Dayton

University of Denver

DePaul University

Drexel University

Duke University

Duquesne University

Eastern Connecticut State University

Eckerd College

Elon University

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Emerson College

Emmanuel College

Emory University

University of Evansville

Fairfield University

Flagler College

University of Florida

Florida Atlantic University

Florida Gulf Coast University

Florida Institute of Technology

Florida International University

Florida Polytechnic University

Florida State University

Fordham University

Franciscan University of Steubenville

Franklin & Marshall College

George Mason University

The George Washington University

Georgetown University

University of Georgia

Georgia Institute of Technology

University of Hawaii at Manoa

High Point University

Hobart William Smith Colleges

Hofstra University

Howard University

IE University - Madrid

IE University - Segovia

Illinois Institute of Technology

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Indiana University (Bloomington)

Indiana University-Purdue University (Fort

Wayne)

John Carroll University

Johns Hopkins University

University of Kentucky

Kenyon College

Long Island University

Louisiana State University

Louisiana Tech University

University of Louisville

Loyola Marymount University

Loyola University Chicago

Loyola University Maryland

Loyola University New Orleans

Lynn University

Marist College

Marquette University

University of Maryland

Marymount Manhattan College

Marymount University

Maryville College

McKendree University

Mercer University

Merrimack College

University of Miami

Miami Dade College

Miami University (Oxford)

University of Michigan

Michigan State University

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

University of Mississippi

Missouri University of Science and Technology

University of Missouri

Nazareth University

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

New College of Florida

New Jersey Institute of Technology

The New School

New York University

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

North Carolina State University

Northeastern University

University of North Florida

Northwestern University

University of Notre Dame

Nova Southeastern University

Occidental College

The Ohio State University

Oxford College of Emory University

University of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania State University

University of Pittsburgh

Pomona College

Purdue University

Purdue University Fort Wayne

Regis College

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rice University

University of Richmond

Ringling College of Art and Design

University of Rochester

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rollins College

Rutgers University

Saint Anselm College

Saint John Vianney College Seminary

Saint Joseph’s University

Saint Leo University

Saint Louis University

San Diego State University

University of San Francisco

Santa Clara University

Santa Fe College

Savannah College of Art and Design

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Skidmore College

Southeastern University

University of South Carolina

University of South Florida

University of South Florida, St. Pete

University of Southern California

Southern Methodist University

Spring Hill College

St. John’s University

St. Thomas University

Stanford University

Stetson University

Stevens Institute of Technology

Suffolk University

Syracuse University

Tallahassee Community College*

University of Tampa

Temple University

The University of Tennessee

Texas A&M University

The University of Texas at Arlington

The University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Dallas

Texas Christian University

Texas Tech University

Tufts University

Tulane University

United States Air Force Academy

United States Merchant Marine Academy

United States Military Academy at West Point

United States Naval Academy

Universidad de Navarra

Ursinus College

Vanderbilt University

Vassar College

University of Vermont

Villanova University

University of Virginia

Virginia Tech

Wake Forest University

University of Washington

Washington University in St. Louis

Wentworth Institute of Technology

Wesleyan University

West Virginia University

University of West Florida

Williams College

Wingate University

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Xavier University

Yale University

Schools in bold indicate current matriculation.

MISSION STATEMENT

Following the Ignatian tradition of excellence, the mission of Belen Jesuit as a Catholic, Jesuit, college preparatory school istoguideandsupportourstudentsintheir process of becoming men who are proficientinbothEnglishandSpanish,open to growth, intellectually competent, religious, loving, and committed to doing justice, so they can work as leaders for the defense of the faith and the promotion of justiceinamulticulturalsociety.