The curriculum at Holy Martyrs Armenian Elementary & Ferrahian High School is designed to prepare the students to successfully satisfy the graduation requirements and to be fully ready for the challenges of higher education.   

The elementary and middle schools offer a well-balanced curriculum that is aligned fully with California State standards.  Apart from the core subjects of Social Studies, English, Mathematics, Science, Fine Arts, students also take classes in Physical Education. Moreover, Armenian Language and Armenian Studies are also taught in a sequential manner from Kindergarten through 12th grade.  Technology is integrated in subject areas and is taught as separate courses included in the curriculum. 

High School graduation requires three years of Social Studies, four years of English, one year of Grammar/Composition, four years of Mathematics, three years of Laboratory Sciences, four years of Armenian, two years of Armenian Studies, two years of Physical Education, one year of Fine Arts and additional college preparatory courses.  

As such, our graduation requirements exceed California State graduation requirements as well as University of California and California State University admissions requirements.  Almost all courses required for graduation from Ferrahian are officially approved by the University of California system and overall meets the requirements of colleges and universities in the United States. 

Furthermore, the high school curriculum offers the students two strong paths for graduation:  College Preparatory and AP/Honors. For AP/Honors courses please see the next section. 

At Ferrahian there are 182 instruction days, comprised of two semesters; two quarters each semester. The schedule of the academic program varies between grade levels.  The requirements are as follows: 

-Grades K-8 are enrolled in seven periods each day.

-Grades 9-11 take seven courses each semester.

-Senior students take a minimum of five courses each semester.

-Seniors graduate with 26 units of high school coursework. Each unit is equal to two semester courses and each course is 5 credits. 

The curriculum at Holy Martyrs Armenian Elementary & Ferrahian High School is not designed to meet the needs of students with special educational, psychological, and emotional limitations.