Welcome to Academic Scheduling for the 2009-2010 School Year

1. Welcome to Academic Scheduling for the 2009-2010 School Year

3. Schedule Framework for Rising Sophomores

4. Father Ryan High School MATH PROGRAM

5. Biology I Advanced and Honors Levels Biology I College Prep Level Chemistry I College Prep Level Chemistry I Advanced and Honors Levels Anatomy and Physiology Advanced Level Environ-mental Science College Prep Anatomy and Physiology College Prep Level Physics College Prep Level (AP) Environ-mental Science Biology II Advanced Level Advanced Placement (AP) Biology Advanced Placement (AP) Chemistry Physics Advanced and Honors Levels The Science Department determines the level (CP, A, H, AP) into which each student will be placed, based on grades, teacher evaluations, and standardized test scores. No student is allowed to move to a lower level without the approval of both the teacher and the Academic Dean. Advanced Placement (AP) Physics Father Ryan High School Science Department

6. ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS • To earn a Father Ryan diploma, a student must attend four years of high school. • A student must earn a minimum of 28 credits, and meet the following requirements to graduate: • Students must earn one credit in Theology for each year of attendance at Father Ryan High School. The following distribution of coursework indicates credits required by Tennessee state universities and colleges (T), and/or by Father Ryan High School (FR):

7. ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS (FR) Theology 4 credits (FR, T) English 4 credits (FR) Mathematics 4 credits (Algebra I, II, Geometry, and 4th math) (FR, T) Foreign Language 2 credits** (FR, T) Social Studies 2 credits (1 U.S. History) (FR) Science 3 credits (FR, T) Wellness A I and II 1 credit*** (FR, T) Wellness C (Health) ½ credit (FR) Computer Science ½ credit (FR, T) Fine or Performing Arts 1 credit (FR) Electives Sufficient credits to meet minimum of 28 credits

8. OTHER ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS **Students must take two credits in the same foreign language. ***No more than one physical education (i.e., Wellness A or B; Athletic Physical Education) credit per year may be earned.

9. ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS Each semester stands independently; if a student fails one semester of a course, it must be made up in the Father Ryan Summer School program. If a student fails both semesters of a 2 semester course, the course must be made up in Father Ryan Summer School or during the next academic year at Father Ryan High School.

10. New Courses for 2009-2010 • Chinese III H 1 year 1 credit grade 11–12 • Chinese I College Preparatory 1 year 1 credit grades 9-12 • Documents To Go 1 semester 1/2 credit grades 9-12 • Name change: P.E. Wellness

11. Dual Enrollment 2009 - 2010 • Father Ryan High School is pleased to announce that it is partnering with Aquinas College to offer some coursework to qualified seniors for dual enrollment. • Dual enrollment allows students to take the same course for both high school and college credit simultaneously. • We are offering these dual enrollment courses next year: • English 111/112 • Biology 111/112 (plus Lab) • They will be offered during the regular school day at Father Ryan by Father Ryan instructors, but will follow the Aquinas College curricula. Seniors will register for this class just as they would any other senior class.

12. Sophomore

13. March 6, 2009.

14. With the exception of foreign language (see below) to advance to the next academic level in a given subject for the following academic year, the student must have BOTH of the following: A 93 average or better in the current level of academic placement at which the student is placed, and The recommendation of the current classroom teacher in that department. This would include moving from the college preparatory level to the advanced level and from the advanced level to the honors level.

15. The advanced placement curriculum requires that students considered for these college-level classes be mature, self-disciplined, and goal oriented. Placement in an advanced placement course hinges not only on the maturity and attitude of the student but prior performance in the prerequisite course. To advance to the advanced placement level, students must fulfill the following requirements:

16. -A 93 average or better at the honors level, or a 96 average or better at the advanced level, -A teacher recommendation form completed by a teacher in that department who has taught the student, and -A completed advanced placement application. To maintain placement for the current academic year at a student’s present level in any department except English, the student must maintain a minimum average of 80 or above each semester. To maintain placement for the current academic year at a student’s present level in English, the student must maintain a minimum average of 85or above each semester.

17. Level Maintenance and Changes – • Foreign Language Department • The variety of languages in this department, as well as their diverse levels of difficulty, necessitates distinctive requirements for maintaining or changing levels of instruction. • For the Honors and Advanced Placement (AP) levels in Spanish and French, students must maintain a 93 average or above each semester to maintain placement for the current academic year. • For the Honors level in Latin, students must maintain a 90 average or above each semester to maintain placement for the current year and must maintain that average to be considered for Advanced Placement in Latin.

18. Level Maintenance and Changes – • Foreign Language Department • The variety of languages in this department, as well as their diverse levels of difficulty, necessitates distinctive requirements for maintaining or changing levels of instruction. • For the Advanced level in Spanish and French, students must maintain an 85 average or above each semester to maintain placement for the current year, and must earn a 93 average or better to move to the Honors level in the subsequent year. • For the College Preparatory level of Spanish III, students must earn an 80 average of the two semesters of Spanish II to enroll in the class. If the student does not have an 80 average, he or she may be considered for the class with the recommendation of his or her Spanish II instructor.

19. Important Questions to Ask You and Your Child As You Schedule • -Are there courses you know you and your child want to take as a senior? If so, what are they, and what are their prerequisites? Are there courses you must take as a junior to get into them? • -Have you looked at the colleges in which you and your child are interested? What are their academic requirements for admission? Will the schedule you are planning now help you get there?

20. Does your child REALLY need a study hall? Probably only if one of the following is true: • 1) He/she has a learning challenge and will be in the Academic Support Program; • 2) Schoolwork does not come easily to him/her with a “regular” homework time allotment; • 3) He/she is taking an unusually heavy academic load, in terms of courses and levels; • 4) He/she is competing in 1 or more athletic sports that may affect their academic performance without a study hall. The current academic year is a good gauge in determining this. • NOTE: Taking a study hall for no good reason simply leaves a blank on the transcript. It has no academic value other than providing assistance.

21. We encourage all of our students to challenge themselves – in other words, to work at his/her highest potential.