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Sophomore Course Selection. 2015-2016. Graduation Requirements. English 4.0 credits Social Science 2.0 credits (Must pass US History) Math 3.0 credits Science 2.0 credits Health/PE 3.5 credits Consumer Ed .5 credits Electives 9.0 credits
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Sophomore Course Selection 2015-2016
Graduation Requirements • English 4.0 credits • Social Science 2.0 credits (Must pass US History) • Math 3.0 credits • Science 2.0 credits • Health/PE 3.5 credits • Consumer Ed .5 credits • Electives 9.0 credits • Constitution Test ________ 24 Total Credits
CREDITS • Credit is based on semester grade • D (60%) Minimum grade for passing and receiving credit • Each semester class = ½ credit
Typical Sophomore Schedule • English II • US History • Math • Science • Physical Education • Elective • Study Hall or another elective
Social Studies • US History (1 year) • Pass the Constitution Test
PE • Drivers Ed if you didn’t take it this year • 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!!)* • *You must take a *class prior to enrollment of other PE courses.
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 Invest & Finance (11, 12) – 1 semester · Agribusiness Management (11, 12)—1 year · ICE (Work) program (11, 12) – 1 year
Sophomore Electives • Agriculture (Intro to Ag offered in 2015-2016) • Art • Business (can now enroll in Web Page Design as 10th) • Family and Consumer Science • Foreign Language • Music (American Popular Music) • Technology
What’s Next? • January 6-16 – YOU will use Career Cruising to enter course requests • January 13-15: Counselors available in Lab 33 over lunch hours • January 16—all requests MUST be SUBMITTED • February 27: Copy of course requests mailed home
Changes? • March 20: Last day to make a change in your course selection • See your counselor to make a course request change
Exceptions after March 20(Found in Career to Course Guide: 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
Log-in info for Career Cruising Username: U5-your SIS # Password: the one you set in ROC HR OR If this is your 1st time logging in, you will use your date of birth in this format mmddyyyy Link to Career Cruising found on NCHS Guidance Website
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