2014-2015 School Profile | www.saintursula.org

1339 East McMillan StreetCincinnati, Ohio 45206

(513) 961-3410FAX (513) 872-7168

Lelia Keefe Kramer, President

Craig Maliborski, Principal

Mary Ann Meyer, Assistant Principal for Academics

Katharine Durso, Assistant Principal for Student Affairs

COUNSELING DEPARTMENT, Main Phone: 513.961.3410Counselors serve students with last names beginning…

Freshmen and SophomoresA - K Caroline Renneker, School Counselor, ext. 212, crenneker@saintursula.orgL - Z Sara Utecht, School Counselor, ext. 127, sutecht@saintursula.org

JuniorsA - G Mandy Fontaine, School Counselor, ext. 188, mfontaine@saintursula.orgH - O Cathy Sherrick, School Counselor, ext. 189, csherrick@saintursula.orgP - Z Lauren Williams, School Counselor, ext. 126, lwilliams@saintursula.org

SeniorsA - G Mandy Fontaine, School Counselor, ext. 188, mfontaine@saintursula.orgH - M Cathy Sherrick, School Counselor, ext. 189, csherrick@saintursula.orgN - Z Lauren Williams, School Counselor, ext. 126, lwilliams@saintursula.org

Karen Noe, Counseling Department Coordinator, ext. 192, knoe@saintursula.org

CEEB Code: 361105St. Ursula Academy does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national or ethnic origin in the administration of educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletic and other school-administered programs.

Chartered by the State of Ohio as a College-Preparatory High SchoolAccreditation:AdvancEDOhio Catholic School Accrediting Association

2002 National Blue Ribbon School

Member:National Catholic Education AssociationCollege Entrance Examination BoardNorth American Ursuline Educational Services

Our MissionSt. Ursula Academy is a nurturing Catholic educational community founded in the Ursuline tradition. St. Ursula encourages academic excellence and empowers each student to become a woman of faith, integrity and courage committed to building a better world. St. Ursula seeks cultural and socioeconomic diversity by drawing students from the entire Greater Cincinnati area, including Indiana and Kentucky, to its centrally located, urban campus in East Walnut Hills. The current enrollment is 667 students, including 155 seniors, representing over 85 elementary schools and approximately 35 districts.

Academic RequirementsAll students are required to complete an intensive four-year curriculum in English, mathematics, science, social studies, world languages, religion and fine arts. Students prepare for a diploma by completing at least 24 credits as follows:

Subject Credits

Religion 4 credits

English 4 credits

Mathematics 4 credits

Science 3 credits (3 courses, 1 credit each including lab)

Subject Credits

World Languages 3 credits

Social Studies 3 credits

Health/Physical Education 1 credit

Fine Arts 1 credit

Electives 1 credit

• It is St. Ursula’s policy that all students are fully scheduled. (no study halls)

COURSE OFFERINGS 2014-2015

Art & Design

Art & Design FoundationsArt 2 Part A and BArt 3 Part A and BAdvanced DrawingDesign 2Design 3Design 4 Portfolio ClassAP Studio Art*AP Art History*Introduction to PhotographyIntroduction to CeramicsAdvanced Ceramics

EnglishLiterary GenresHonors Literary GenresAmerican LiteratureHonors American LiteratureBritish LiteratureHonors British LiteratureWorld LiteratureAP English Literature & Composition*Contemporary LiteratureFantastic LiteratureCreative WritingShakespeare: Text and TheatreWomen in LiteratureSeminar: Critical Thinking/Problem Solving+Honors Seminar: Critical Thinking/Problem Solving+

Health & Physical Education

HealthContemporary Issues in Women’s HealthPhysical EducationPE: Team SportsPE: Lifetime SportsPE: Personal Fitness

Mathematics

Algebra 1Honors Algebra 1GeometryHonors GeometryAlgebra 2Honors Algebra 2Algebra 3/TrigonometryPre-CalculusHonors Pre-CalculusHonors CalculusAP Calculus AB*AP Calculus BC*Probability & StatisticsFinite MathSeminar: Critical Thinking/Problem Solving+Honors Seminar: Critical Thinking/Problem Solving+Accounting

Music

Freshman ChorusConcert ChoirVocal EnsembleBeginning PianoIntermediate PianoGuitar IGuitar IIGuitar EnsembleOrchestraListening to MusicMusic Theory and Composition

Religion

Old and New TestamentsChurch/Faith & SacramentsMoralitySocial JusticeChristian LifestylesPrayerWorld ReligionsMoral Issues in Literature and FilmAcademy Alum Capstone+

Science

Physical ScienceHonors Physical ScienceBiologyHonors BiologyChemistryHonors ChemistryPhysicsHonors PhysicsAP Physics C*AP Biology*AP Chemistry*AP Environmental Science*Anatomy & PhysiologyEngineeringRoboticsFood and Nutritional ScienceForensicsVertebrate ZoologyInvertebrate ZoologyIntroduction to DNA Science & Biotechnology Organic Biochemistry

Social Studies

Europe & the Middle EastAfrica, Asia & the AmericasHonors Africa, Asia & the AmericasUnited States HistoryAP United States History*American GovernmentAP United States Government & Politics*EconomicsAP European History*AP Psychology*PsychologyAP Macroeconomics*Women American LeadersHistory of ImmigrationHistory of the HolocaustCincinnati History

World LanguagesFrench 1French 2French 3French Writing and ConversationHonors French 4AP French Language and Culture*Honors Senior French SeminarLatin 1Latin 2Latin 3Latin 4 HonorsAP Latin: Caesar and Vergil*Spanish 1Spanish 2Spanish 3Spanish Writing and ConversationHonors Spanish 4AP Spanish Language and Culture*Honors Senior Spanish Seminar

TheatreFreshman ActingFundamentals of ActingScene StudyDirecting LabStyles of ActingTechnical TheatreMusic Theatre Workshop21st-Century Communication: Public Speaking/Info Tech+

Technology21st-Century Communication: Info Tech/Public Speaking+Video Production

Educational Services Program

Academic Tutoring

* Denotes Advanced Placement course.+ Denotes interdisciplinary course.

GPA and Class RankDue to our challenging college-preparatory curriculum and the relatively small size of our senior class, St. Ursula Academy DOES NOT RANK students numerically. We believe that number is often misleading since small differences in grade point averages can produce significant differences in rank.

GradingThe following alpha system is used at the Academy. The numeric equivalents are given for comparison purposes.

Numeric Grade College Honors A.P.Symbol Point Prep Value Value97-100 A+ 4.33 4.83 5.3393-96 A 4.00 4.50 5.0090-92 A- 3.67 4.17 4.6787-89 B+ 3.34 3.84 4.3483-86 B 3.00 3.50 4.0080-82 B- 2.67 3.17 3.6777-79 C+ 2.34 2.84 3.3473-76 C 2.00 2.50 3.0070-72 C- 1.67 2.17 2.6768-69 D+ 1.34 1.84 2.3465-67 D 1.00 1.50 2.0064-0 F 0.00 0.00 0.00

Grade Distribution for the Class of 2015(155 students)

GPA Range # Percent4.00+ 39 25.2%3.50-3.99 64 41.3%3.00-3.49 37 23.9%2.50-2.99 13 8.4%2.00-2.49 2 1.2%

Block ScheduleSt. Ursula Academy adopted a four-bell block schedule beginning with the 1999-2000 school year. Each term, students have four 80-minute classes. Full credit courses are completed in one semester, and half credit courses are completed in one term with the exception of some AP courses, which are 3 terms in length.

Educational Services ProgramApproximately 15% of the students at St. Ursula Academy participate in the Educational Services Program for students with learning disabilities and AD/HD where they are completely mainstreamed within the college-preparatory, Honors and AP curriculum. Most students in the ES Program benefit from an Academic Tutoring bell during their school day. Students are awarded .25 credits each semester for successfully completing their Academic Tutoring requirements.

Instructional Levels OfferedCollege-Preparatory, Honors and Advanced Placement (AP)

AP CoursesEnrollment in these classes is competitive and limited. Students qualifyon the basis of academic performance and faculty recommendations.

• Generally, students take no more than 4 AP courses in four years.

Art HistoryStudio ArtBiologyCalculus ABCalculus BCChemistryEnglish Literature & CompositionEnvironmental ScienceEuropean History

French Language & CultureLatin: Caesar and VergilMacroeconomicsPhysics CPsychologySpanish Language & CultureUS Government & PoliticsUS History

National Merit Recognition Annual Average - Last Five Years (2011-2015)Semifinalists 5.6 Commended 7.8 National Achievement 1.6 Enrollment: 667 Student to teacher ratio: 12:1

Standardized TestingSAT SUA Class of 2014 National 2014 75th Percentile 50th Percentile 75th Percentile 50th Percentile

Critical Reading 620 570 570 490Math 610 550 600 510Writing 620 540 560 480Composite (2400) 1850 1660 1730 1480

ACT SUA Class 2014 Mean National Mean 2014English 29 20Math 25 21Reading 29 21Science 26 21Composite 27 21

The Characteristics of an Ursuline Education

• The Christ-centered spirit of St. Angela Merici is a guiding factor in the school.

• The recognition of the dignity and gifts of women.

• An emphasis on the development of the whole person.

• Academic excellence in all subjects.

• Commitment to Christian service.

• An emphasis on diversity within the school.

• Personal care for the individual.

• A spirit of optimism and openness.

• A strong family spirit within the school.

The Academy AlumThe St. Ursula Academy graduate is prepared to

learn, has the ability to lead, is ready to serve, is

eager to witness, and is committed to faith. She is

ready to assume the roles that she must play in the

world: thinker, leader, nurturer and prophet.

Saint Ursula Academy StatisticsThe Class of 2014

153 Class size99% Enrolled in 4-year colleges and universities38% Enrolled in out-of-state colleges and universities62% Enrolled in Ohio colleges and universities81% of the Class of 2014 merited academic, service, leadership and athletic scholarships totaling over $19 million

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES OFFERING ADMISSION TO ST. URSULA ACADEMY STUDENTS FROM 2010-2014 Bold denotes matriculation for the Class of 2014

Adrian College, MIAlabama A&M University, ALAlbany State University, NYAlbion College, MIAmerican University, DCAmherst College, MAArt Academy of Cincinnati, OHArt Center College of Design, CAAsbury University, KYAshland University, OHAuburn University, ALAve Maria University, FLBaldwin Wallace University, OHBall State University, INBaylor University, TXBellarmine University, KYBelmont Abbey College, NCBelmont University, TNBenedict College, SCBenedictine College, KSBerea College, KYBethany College, WVBoston College, MABoston University, MABowling Green State University, OHBradley University, ILBrescia University, KYBrown University, RIBucknell University, PAButler University, INCalifornia College of the Arts, CACalifornia Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CACalvin College, MICampbell University, NCCanisius College, NYCape Fear Community College, NCCapital University, OHCarleton College, MNCarnegie Mellon University, PACarroll College, MTCase Western Reserve University, OHCedarville University, OHCentral State University, OHCentre College, KYChestnut Hill College, PACheyney University, PACincinnati State Technical and Community College, OHClaflin University, SCClarkson University, NYClemson University, SCCleveland Institute of Art, OHCoastal Carolina University, SCColby College, MEColgate University, NYCollege of Charleston, SCCollege of the Holy Cross, MACollege of William and Mary, VAColorado College, COColorado School of Mines, CO

Colorado State University, COColumbia College, ILColumbus College of Art and Design, OHColumbus State Community College, OHCoppin State University, MDDefiance College, OHDenison University, OHDePaul University, ILDePauw University, INDominican University of California, CADrexel University, PADuquesne University, PAEarlham College, INEast Carolina University, NCEastern Kentucky University, KYEckerd College, FLEdinboro University, PAEdward Waters College, FLElmhurst College, ILElon University, NCEmerson College, MAEmmanuel College, MAEmory University, GAFairfield University, CTFlorida A&M University, FLFlorida Memorial University, FLFlorida State University, FLFordham University, NYFort Valley State University, GAFranciscan University of Steubenville, OHFurman University, SCGannon University, PAGardner-Webb University, NCGeorge Mason University, VAGeorgetown University, DCGeorgia Institute of Technology, GAGeorgia Southern University, GAGonzaga University, WAGrinnell College, IAGustavus Adolphus College, MNHampton University, VAHanover College, INHarvard University, MAHeidelberg University, OHHigh Point University, NCHillsborough Community College, FLHillsdale College, MIHiram College, OHHofstra University, NYHollins University, VAHoly Cross College, INHoward University, DCHumboldt State University, CAHuston-Tillotson University, TXIndiana Tech, INIndiana University at Bloomington, INIndiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, INIndiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, IN

Iona College, NYIthaca College, NYJames Madison University, VAJohn Carroll University, OHJohn Paul the Great Catholic University, CAJohnson & Wales University, RIJohnson C. Smith University, NCKalamazoo College, MIKent State University, OHKentucky State University, KYKenyon College, OHKettering University, MILa Salle University, PALafayette College, PALake Forest College, ILLee University, TNLehigh University, PALewis & Clark College, ORLincoln Memorial University, TNLincoln University, PALouisiana State University, LALoyola Marymount University, CALoyola University Chicago, ILLoyola University Maryland, MDLoyola University New Orleans, LALynchburg College, VALynn University, FLMacalester College, MNMarian University, INMarietta College, OHMarist College, NYMarquette University, WIMarshall University, WVMaryland Institute College of Art, MDMarymount Manhattan College, NYMaryville College, TNMaryville University, MOMassachusetts College of Art and Design, MAMcDaniel College, MDMercyhurst University, PAMiami University, OHMichigan State University, MIMiddlebury College, VTMontana State University, MTMontclair State University, NJMontreat College, NCMorehead State University, KYMorgan State University, MDMount Saint Mary’s University, MDMount St. Joseph University, OHMurray State University, KYMusicians Institute, CAMuskingum University, OHNew York University, NYNorth Carolina State University, NCNortheast Ohio Medical University, OHNortheastern University, MANorthern Kentucky University, KYNorthwestern University, ILOakland University, MIOberlin College, OHOhio Dominican University, OHOhio Northern University, OHOhio University, OHOhio Wesleyan University, OHOlivet Nazarene University, ILOtis College of Art and Design, CAOtterbein University, OHPace University, NYParsons The New School for Design, NYPennsylvania State University, PAPhiladelphia University, PAPoint Park University, PAPrairie View A&M University, TXPratt Institute, NYProvidence College, RIPurdue University, INQuinnipiac University, CT

Radford University, VARegis University, CORensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NYRhode Island School of Design, RIRice University, TXRoanoke College, VARochester Institute of Technology, NYRollins College, FLRoosevelt University, ILRose-Hulman Institute of Technology, INRutgers University, NJSacred Heart University, CTSaint Francis University, PASaint Joseph’s University, PASaint Louis University, MOSaint Mary’s College-Notre Dame, INSaint Vincent College, PASamford University, ALSan Diego State University, CASanta Clara University, CASavannah College of Art and Design, GASchool of the Art Institute of Chicago, ILScripps College, CASeton Hall University, NJShawnee State University, OHSkidmore College, NYSmith College, MASouth Carolina State University, SCSouthern Methodist University, TXSouthwestern University, TNSpelman College, GASpring Hill College, ALSt. Bonaventure University, NYSt. John’s University, NYSt. Lawrence University, NYSt. Olaf College, MNState University of New York at Albany, NYStephen F. Austin State University, TXStetson University, FLStony Brook University, NYSuffolk University, MASyracuse University, NYTemple University, PATennessee State University, TNTexas Christian University, TXThe American University of Paris, FranceThe Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, FLThe Catholic University of America, DCThe College of Wooster, OHThe Corcoran College of Art and Design, DCThe Culinary Institute of America, NYThe George Washington University, DCThe Ohio State University, OHThe University of Akron, OHThe University of Alabama, ALThe University of Arizona, AZThe University of Findlay, OHThe University of Georgia, GAThe University of Iowa, IAThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NCThe University of Tampa, FLThe University of Texas, TXThe University of the Arts, PAThomas More College, KYTiffin University, OHTransylvania University, KYTrinity College, CTTulane University, LAUnity College, MIUniversity at Buffalo The State University of New York, NYUniversity of California at Berkeley, CAUniversity of California at Los Angeles, CAUniversity of California at Santa Barbara, CAUniversity of Central Florida, FLUniversity of Cincinnati (including CCM and DAAP), OHUniversity of Colorado at Boulder, CO

University of Connecticut, CTUniversity of Dallas, TXUniversity of Dayton, OHUniversity of Delaware, DEUniversity of Denver, COUniversity of Evansville, INUniversity of Florida, FLUniversity of Illinois at Chicago, ILUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, ILUniversity of Indianapolis, INUniversity of Kansas, KSUniversity of Kentucky, KYUniversity of Louisville, KYUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore County, MDUniversity of Maryland, College Park, MDUniversity of Massachusetts, MAUniversity of Miami, FLUniversity of Michigan, MIUniversity of Mississippi, MSUniversity of Missouri, MOUniversity of Mobile, ALUniversity of Mount Union, OHUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte, NCUniversity of North Carolina at Greensboro, NCUniversity of North Carolina at Wilmington, NCUniversity of Notre Dame, INUniversity of Oklahoma, OKUniversity of Oregon, ORUniversity of Pittsburgh, PAUniversity of Portland, ORUniversity of Puget Sound, WAUniversity of Rhode Island, RIUniversity of Richmond, VAUniversity of Rio Grande, OHUniversity of Rochester, NYUniversity of San Diego, CAUniversity of San Francisco, CAUniversity of South Carolina, SCUniversity of South Florida, FLUniversity of Southern California, CAUniversity of Tennessee, TNUniversity of the Incarnate Word, TXUniversity of the Pacific, CAUniversity of Toledo, OHUniversity of Utah, UTUniversity of Vermont, VTUniversity of Virginia, VAUniversity of West Florida, FLUniversity of Wisconsin, WIValparaiso University, INVanderbilt University, TNVillanova University, PAVirginia Commonwealth University, VAVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, VAWake Forest University, NCWalsh University, OHWashington and Jefferson College, PAWashington University in St. Louis, MOWebster University, MOWesleyan University, CTWest Virginia University, WVWestern Kentucky University, KYWheeling Jesuit University, WVWheelock College, MAWhitman College, WAWhittier College, CAWiley College, TXWillamette University, ORWilmington College, OHWittenberg University, OHWofford College, SCWright State University, OHXavier University, OHXavier University of Louisiana, LA