▁among ▁others . ▁ ▁Academy ▁course ▁requirements ▁are ▁listed ▁below . ▁Not ably , ▁students ▁go ▁through ▁the ▁science ▁curr icul um ▁by ▁taking ▁physics , ▁then ▁chem istry , ▁then ▁bi ology , ▁in ▁an ▁approach ▁known ▁as ▁" Phys ics ▁First " ▁( see ▁section ▁below ). ▁Stud ents ▁must ▁take ▁multiple ▁science ▁and ▁technology ▁courses , ▁such ▁as ▁computer ▁a ided ▁draft ing ▁and ▁engineering . ▁Stud ents ▁must ▁also ▁take ▁four ▁years ▁of ▁mathematics ▁instead ▁of ▁three , ▁one ▁year ▁more ▁than ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁district ▁requirement . ▁ ▁The ▁Academy ▁oper ates ▁on ▁a ▁quarter ly ▁grad ing ▁system ▁and ▁uses ▁a ▁ 1 0 0 - point ▁numerical ▁scale . ▁Gra de ▁point ▁aver ages ▁are ▁thus ▁based ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁traditional ▁ 4 . 0 ▁used ▁by ▁many ▁other ▁high ▁schools . ▁Hon ors ▁courses ▁receive ▁ 5 ▁extra ▁points ▁when ▁fact ored ▁into ▁the ▁G PA ▁calculation , ▁and ▁Advanced ▁P lacement ▁courses ▁receive ▁ 1 0 ▁extra ▁points ▁when ▁fact ored ▁into ▁the ▁G PA ▁calculation . ▁ ▁Academy ▁students ▁are ▁not ▁ranked ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁compet it iveness ▁of ▁the ▁program ▁and ▁the ▁small ▁class ▁size . ▁ ▁C urr icul um ▁by ▁Year ▁ ▁All ▁courses ▁denoted ▁" A cademy " ▁are ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁hon ors ▁level ▁and ▁are ▁taught ▁to ▁only ▁students ▁of ▁the ▁Academy . ▁These ▁courses ▁are ▁often ▁more ▁rig orous ▁than ▁their ▁counter parts ▁taught ▁to ▁Morris ▁Hills ▁students . ▁All