The Seven Hills School 2025-26
SEVEN HI LLS HIGHLIG HTS
• All students take an advanced college preparatory curriculum
• Financial Aid awarded to 25% of students
• Students come from 61 ZIP codes
• Student body includes 42% students of color
• Study Abroad — Exchange/home-stay experiences in China, France, Spain, Greece, and Italy
• Athletics — 75% of students play a team sport
ACADEMIC
RIGOR
• Admission to Honors, AP, and Advanced Topics courses is selective and depends on past performance and departmental approval. Students must also be approved to take more than four honors/AP/ Advanced Topics courses in one year.
• No APs are available in ninth grade. Only one AP course is available in 10th grade.
• All AP students are expected to take the AP exam.
• Advanced Topics courses meet or exceed the rigor of AP courses.
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
The Experiential Learning program supports students with opportunities and structure for personal self-exploration. Students will choose how they would like to grow, make discoveries about themselves, and further develop their unique strengths. Real-world experiences may include job shadows, internships, college coursework, concentrations within specific disciplines, and other significant activities. All students complete a Challenge Experience, engage in community service, and participate in May Term Intensives.
• Challenge Experience: Self-designed experience defended before a faculty committee and presented to the school community in one of four pathways: Service Learning/Philanthropy, Concentration, Independent Project, or Civic Engagement.
• Community Service: Volunteer service to community paired with reflection.
• May Term Intensives: One-week experiential education courses for ninth, 10th, and 11th grades on topics such as architecture, medicine, animal behavior, design, and law.
ADVANCED PLACEMENT TESTS
Of the 201 Seven Hills students who took 402 Advanced Placement exams in 16 subjects in May 2025, 94% qualified for advanced college standing by receiving a score of 3 or better on the 1-5 national scale on at least one exam.
ADVANCED PLACEMENT TESTS - MAY 2025
ADVANCED PLACEMENT
FACULTY
57 members
50 with advanced degrees 3 college counselors
6.9:1 student/faculty ratio
CLASS SIZES FALL 2025
Grade 9 – 79
Grade 10 – 73
Grade 11 – 90
Grade 12 – 91
CALENDAR
Two 18-week semesters
Block schedule: 80-minute classes in two-day rotation
GRADING INFORMATION
Introductory College Prep: College Prep with pre-req: Honors Courses:
AP and Advanced Topics:
“Pass” is given no weight nor is it computed in GPAs. It is computed in credits earned. Full course list by weight is available at: 7hills.org/weighting WEIGHTED
Physics C: Mechanics
Physics: E&M
Spanish Language
US History
World History
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
• English – 4 credits
• Math – 4 credits
• History – 3 credits
• Science – 3 credits
• World Language – 3 credits
• Fine and Performing Arts –1.5 credits
• Health and PE – 1 credit
• Challenge Experience
• Community Service • May Term Intensives (3) no weight
American University - 2
Amherst College - 1
Auburn University - 1
Barnard College - 1
Baylor University - 1
Belmont University - 1
Boston College - 11
Boston University - 1
Bowling Green State University - 3
Brown University - 4
Bryn Mawr College - 1
California Poly, San Luis Obispo - 2
Carnegie Mellon University - 3
Case Western Reserve University - 2
Clemson University - 1
Colby College - 2
College for Creative Studies - 1
College of Charleston - 1
Colorado College - 2
Columbia College Chicago - 1
Columbia University - 2
Columbus College of Art & Design - 2
Cornell University - 3
CUNY Hunter College - 1
Dartmouth College - 1
Davidson College - 2
Denison University - 4
DePaul University - 1
Dickinson College - 3
Drew University - 1
Drexel University - 5
Duke University - 2
Eckerd College - 1
Eindhoven University of Technology (Netherlands) - 1
Elon University - 2
Emerson College - 1
Emory University - 2
George Washington University - 1
Georgetown University - 1
Georgia Institute of Technology - 2
Goucher College - 2
Grinnell College - 1
Hanover College - 2
Harvard University - 2
High Point University - 1
Indiana University - 15
Kenyon College - 3
Louisiana State University - 1
Loyola University Chicago - 9
Miami University - 20
Middlebury College - 1
New York University - 3
Northeastern University - 2
Northern Kentucky University - 1
Northwestern University - 7
Oberlin College - 2
Ohio University - 7
Otterbein University - 2
Parsons School of Design - 1
Princeton University - 1
Purdue University - 5
Rhode Island School of Design - 2
Rice University - 3
Ringling College of Art & Design - 1
Roger Williams University - 1
Rollins College - 1
Saint Louis University - 1
Savannah College of Art & Design - 1
Seattle University - 1
Smith College - 2
Southern Methodist University - 2
Swarthmore College - 1
University of Chicago - 6
University of Cincinnati - 23
University of Colorado
Boulder - 6
University of Connecticut - 1
University of Dayton - 5
University of Denver - 1
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - 2
University of Kentucky - 6
University of Tennessee - 6
University of Toledo - 1
University of Utah - 1
University of Vermont - 2
University of Virginia - 4
University of Washington - 1
University of Wisconsin - 4
Vanderbilt University - 4
Virginia Commonwealth University - 1
Texas Christian University - 1
The New School - 1
The Ohio State University - 39
Towson University - 1
Trinity College - 3
Trinity College Dublin (Ireland) - 1
Tufts University - 1
Tulane University of Louisiana - 4
University of Arizona - 1
University of California, Santa Cruz - 2
University of California, Irvine - 1
University of California, San Diego - 1
University of California, Santa Barbara - 3
University of Louisville - 1
University of Maryland - 1
University of Massachusetts - 1
University of Miami - 2
University of Michigan - 4
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - 3
University of Northwestern Ohio - 1
University of Notre Dame - 5
University of Oregon - 1
University of Pennsylvania - 2
University of Pittsburgh - 1
University of Rhode Island - 2
University of Southern California - 3
University of St Andrews (Scotland) - 2
Wake Forest University - 8
Washington and Lee University - 1
Washington University in St. Louis - 12
Wesleyan University - 1
West Chester University of Pennsylvania - 1
Worcester Polytechnic Institute - 1
Xavier University - 4
Xavier University of Louisiana - 1
Yale University - 3
English
Intro to Writing & Genre
British & Postcolonial
Literature; Honors British & Postcolonial Literature
American Literature
AP English Language & Composition
Memoir and Social Justice
AP English Literature & Composition
Creative Writing*
Journalism & Design*
Public Speaking
Mathematics
Algebra 1
Geometry; Honors Geometry
Algebra 2; Honors Algebra 2
Financial Analysis
Data Analysis
Probability & Statistics; Honors Probability & Statistics
Pre-Calculus; Honors
Pre-Calculus
Calculus;
AP Calculus AB; AP Calculus BC
AT: Multivariable Calculus
History
World History 1
World History 2
AP World History
US History; AP US History
AT: Global Issues
Environmental Studies
Economics
America: 1960 to the Present Nazi Germany & theHolocaust
Feminist Theory & Pop Culture
African American Studies
Science
Anthropology Biology; Honors Biology
Chemistry; Honors Chemistry Physics; Honors Physics
Anatomy & Physiology
Environmental Studies
AP Biology
AP Chemistry
AP Physics C
Psychology
Biotechnology
Macro Engineering
Micro Engineering
Computer Science and Technology
Automation & Robotics
Computer Science Foundations
Human Technology Interactions
Cybersecurity & Networking
AP Computer Science Principles
AP Computer Science A
AT: Computer Science
Chinese
Chinese 1
Honors Chinese 2
Honors Chinese 3
Honors Chinese 4
AP Chinese Language
AT: Chinese Linguistics & Culture
French
French 1
French 2; Honors French 2
French 3; Honors French 3
Honors French 4
AP French Language
AT: French Linguistics &Culture
Latin
Honors Latin 2
Honors Latin 3
AP Latin
AT: Latin Literature & Culture
Spanish
Spanish A
Alex Catalan
513.728.2461
Co-Direc tor of College Counseling
Julie DiRoma
513.728.2479
Co-Director of College Counseling
Cheryl Dixon
513.728.2467
Assistant Director of College Counseling
Matthew Bolton, Ph.D. Head of School
Rick Tate
Head of Upper School
Karen Glum
513.728.2465
Director of Experiential Learning
Spanish B
Spanish C
Spanish 1
Spanish 2; Honors Spanish 2
Spanish 3; Honors Spanish 3
Honors Spanish 4
AP Spanish Language
AT: Spanish Linguistics & Culture
Vocal Music
Chamber Ensemble*; Honors Chamber Ensemble*
AT: Music Composition & Arranging
Instrumental Music
Contemporary Ensemble*; Honors Contemporary Ensemble*
Symphonic Ensemble*; Honors Symphonic Ensemble*
AT: Music Composition & Arranging
Theater
Theater 1
Theater 2
The Art of Movies
Technical Theater*
Master Class in Theater*
Visual Arts
General Art
Drawing*
Painting* Ceramics*
Graphic Design*
Sculpture*
Digital Imaging*
Film and Animation*
Art History
Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship*
Schools in Focus: The Past, Present, & Future of Education
$1000 & Change
Leadership in Action
Sports Performance
PE & Health
Physical Education
Health
Alternative credit-earning options: online, college, apprenticeship, or independent study (self-designed and mentored projects)
Courses with * may be repeated with more advanced coursework
AT = Advanced Topics
