The Semester elective program outlined in this document is student centered, capitalizes on teacher interests and competencies, provides both a spectrum of courses open to all three high school grade levels and broad utilization of materials, enables students to make up courses, and includes basic requirements and elective options. Included are the goal and philosophy of the Rochester (Minnesota) public schools and of the English/language arts curriculum and outlines for courses in the categories of English, humanities, journalism, and speech/drama. Each of the course outlines includes a course description, lists of objectives and requirements, suggested approaches, and lists of materials and resources--printed and audiovisual. (JM)