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Seniors Course Selection 2014-15

Seniors Course Selection 2014-15. Reasons to Listen. Graduation Requirements. English 4.0 credits Social Science 2.0 credits (Must pass US History I and 2) Math 3.0 credits Science 2.0 credits Health/PE 3.5 credits Consumer Ed .5 credits

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Seniors Course Selection 2014-15

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  1. Seniors Course Selection2014-15

  2. Reasons to Listen

  3. Graduation Requirements • English 4.0 credits • Social Science 2.0 credits (Must pass US History I and 2) • Math 3.0 credits • Science 2.0 credits • Health/PE 3.5 credits • Consumer Ed .5 credits • Electives 9.0 credits • Prairie State Achievement Exam • Constitution Test ________ 24 Total Credits

  4. CREDITS • Credit is based on semester grade • D (60%) Minimum grade for passing and receiving credit • Each semester class = ½ credit

  5. Weighted Grades • Honors/AP A = 6 points • Standard A = 5 points • Base A = 4 points

  6. CLASS RANK • Class rank is determined by total grade points using all classes. • Examples: 6 classes all A’s = 30 points 7 classes all A’s = 35 points

  7. BACC • Bloomington Area Career Center • 3 hours of your day • 2 credits/year • Variety of vocational courses (pg. 88) • Applications required—Do look at attendance and credits • Bus transportation provided • May need an NCHS prerequisite • Do not list this in your course requests but know what you would drop

  8. ICE Work Program • Interrelated Cooperative Education • 3-4 hours of your day • 1 credit for course + 2 credits for work = 3 credits yearly • Application required • Must have a job by the time school begins • Must have own transportation

  9. Typical Senior Schedule

  10. Dual Credit

  11. English • English Options • Senior Skills in English (base) • College Composition and Communication • Senior Literature • Philosophy & Literary Criticism • Creative Writing • Theater I & II • Advanced Acting & Directing • Literature of the Silver Screen • Composition I (Dual Credit) • Composition II (Dual Credit) • Introduction to Oral Communications (Dual Credit) • AP English Literature and Composition • Advanced Speech • Journalism & Newspaper

  12. M A T H Talk to your math teacher!

  13. Social Studies Electives • International Relations • Social Issues • Economics • Human Geography • Psychology • Sociology • AP Psychology (Psych & B or higher in all Social Studies classes) • AP Government US (B or higher in all Social Studies classes) • AP Government Comparative(B or higher in all Social Studies classes) • AP Geography(Human Geography & B or higher in all Social Studies classes) • Western Civilization to 1500 / since 1500 (Dual Credit)

  14. Science

  15. PE • PE Exemption • Application required w/coach signature • IHSA activity/sport including Band • Only for semester you are in the activity/sport • Winter sports and Cheerleaders-choose semester • Options: • Foundations of Fitness • Fitness and Sports (Team PE) • Lifetime Fitness and Exercise (Individual PE) • Personal Development • Dance Fitness • Water & Land Activities • Advanced Aquatics • Swim Guard • Lifestyle Management (a full year course!!) • NO CHANGES AFTER MARCH 22

  16. CONSUMER EDUCATION-STATE OF ILLINOIS REQUIREMENT Successful completion of any of the following courses/programs fulfills the State Consumer Education requirement for high school graduation: Introduction to Business (9, 10) - 1 year Consumer Education (11, 12) - 1 semester Personal Investment & Finance (11, 12) - 1 semester Agribusiness Management(11, 12) - 1 year ICE (Work) program (11, 12) - 1 year

  17. Senior Electives • Agriculture • Art • Bloomington Area Career Center • Business • Family and Consumer Science • Foreign Language • ICE Work Program • Music • Technology

  18. What’s Next? • January 14: Counselors meet with you to select your classes: Lab 33 • January 28: Counselors available to discuss course selections and make adjustments if necessary (by appt.) • March 1: Copy of course requests will be sent home in the mail.

  19. Changes? • March 21: Last day to make a change in your course selection • See your counselor to make a course request change

  20. Exceptions after March 21(CCG: Page 5) • Conflicts • Successful completion of summer school courses. • Failure to meet course prerequisite. • Driver Education changes for students placed in wrong semester because of age or course failures. • Scheduling conflicts due to computer error. • Missing requirement for university admission

  21. Level Changes • May request within first 6 week of semester • When moving down a level, must show interventions have been implemented • Completion of level change form

  22. 2nd semester changes • Drop class to move to a higher weighted course • Drop a yearlong class that has been failed and pick up a semester class (Office Approval/Interventions for success must be completed) • Students currently enrolled in a study hall may enroll in a 2nd semester class

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