Villa students get a jump on earning college credit through Advanced Placement, Honors and/or 1-8-1-8 Honors Courses. AP courses are offered in Biology, Chemistry, Calculus, Satistics, Computer Science, American Literature, British Literature, European History, U.S. History, Spanish and French. In the Class of 2008, 78 percent took at least one AP course.

Honors courses include French, Spanish, Physics, Chemistry, Math Analysis, Algebra II/Trigonometry, Mid-East Far East, American Government and Economics, Classics in Translation and World Literature.

Courses carrying college credit from Saint Louis University are offered through the 1-8-1-8 program in American Literature, U.S. History and Spanish.

Course of Study

Seventh: English, art, music, computing, theatre, foreign language (French or Spanish), pre-Algebra, health/physical education, science, world geography, religion

Eighth: English, art, music, computing, theatre, foreign language (French or Spanish), Algebra, health/physical education, science, American civics, religion

Ninth: Classics in Translation, fine arts, performing arts, foreign language (French or Spanish), math, physical education, physics, theology, and Western civilization

Tenth: World literature, math, physical education, theology; three or four of: fine arts, performing arts, foreign language, social studies, and science

Eleventh: British literature, theology; five or six of: fine arts, performing arts, foreign language, math, physical education, social studies, and science

Twelfth: American literature, theology; five to seven of: fine arts, performing arts, foreign language, math, physical education, social studies, and science

The use of technology, its tools and the teaching of ethics is woven throughout all curricular topics.  Courses deemed "technology" are placed in the Mathematics, Science, and Fine Arts curriculum.