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Graduation Requirements & Course Selection Guide<br>

Explore graduation requirements, personalized pathway options, credit retrieval, college entrance criteria, AP courses, and new class offerings. Stay informed on course planning and career pathways for success!<br>

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Graduation Requirements & Course Selection Guide<br>

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  1. GKHS Course SelectionInformation 2016-2017Class of 2019

  2. Graduation Requirements • Eng Lang Arts– 4 credits • Social Studies – 3 credits • Science – 3 credits • Math – 3 credits • Algebra 1 • Geometry • Advanced Algebra • Health/PE 2 Credits • Health 0.5 • PE 1.5 • Arts – 2 credits (or 1 credit Art + 1 credit *PPR) • World Language – 2 credits (or 2 credits *PPR) • Career & Technical Education (CTE) – 1 credit • Electives – 4 credits • Careers (High School & Beyond Plan) • Pass SBA ELA and Math tests. • Pass Science Test *PPR = Personalized Pathway Requirement

  3. Personalized Pathway Requirement (PPR) • PPR’s allow flexibility for students • PPR’s may be any course that aligns with the student’s career path • High School and Beyond Plan should reflect PPR’s • To use PPR option students will complete a PPR request form • PPR’s are best used during junior and senior year

  4. Credit Retrieval • GK Online Credit Retrieval (FuelEd) • $70 per 0.5 credit ($50 reduced lunch, $30 free lunch) • English Language Arts, Social Studies, Science • GK ALEKS Math Credit Retrieval • $70 per class ($50 reduced lunch, $30 free lunch) • Algebra 1 through Pre-Calculus • BYU Online • Approximately $150 per 0.5 credit • Core classes and elective classes • Summer School • information available in April See your counselor for enrollment information/paperwork.

  5. 4-Year College Entrance Requirements • English – 4 credits • Math – 3 credits (minimum of Algebra 1, Geometry, AND Adv Algebra) • Senior Year Quantitative Course – 1 credit • Social Studies – 3 credits • Science – 2 credits lab science, one credit of Algebra based science (Chemistry or Physics) • Fine Arts – 1 credit • World Languages – 2 credits of the same language • ACT/SAT score (take spring of 11th grade)

  6. 10th Grade Courses • English Language Arts 10 OR Honors English Language Arts 10 • World Studies OR AP World History • Biology (or other science if already passed Biology) • Math • Electives/courses needed for graduation/college entrance

  7. Advanced Placement • AP students will take an AP test in May – approximately $95 AP test fee • Interested students must read and sign the AP contract • Scores of 3, 4, or 5 may earn college credit or waivers at college level • AP is a predictor of completion of a 4-year college degree • Don’t take too many AP and Honors classes!

  8. AP World History Studio Art Statistics Physics 1 Microeconomics Physics 2 Computer Science A Psychology

  9. New Courses • Human Body Systems • Credit: CTE, Lab Science, Health, or Elective 1.0 • Prerequisite: Successful completion of Principles of the Biomedical Sciences. • This class replaces Applied Anatomy & Physiology. • Spanish for Native Speakers 1 • Credit: Elective 1.0 • Prerequisite: Ability to understand and communicate verbally and be able to write simple basic sentences in Spanish. Results of placement test.

  10. College in the High School • Earn college credit from the University of Washington. • Cost: approximately $370 • GKHS Courses: • The Biology of Addiction and the Brain • Computer Science

  11. Option for the Near Future:Running Start • Eligible 11th/12th grade students enroll in college classes to earn college AND high school credit • To be eligible, students must pass the COMPASS or Accuplacer test in spring of the 10th or 11th grade year. • Tip: Earn PE credits before junior year

  12. Option for the Near Future:Pierce County Skills CenterJunior and/or Senior Year • Aerospace Composites • Aerospace Machining/Fabrication • Automotive Technology • Construction Trades • Cosmetology • Criminal Justice • Culinary Arts • DigiPen Video Game Development • Fire Science & Emergency Services • Medical Careers • PC Networking & Hardware Repair • Pre-Pharmacy Technology • Pre-Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine • Pre-Veterinary Technology • Welding

  13. Login to Career Cruising

  14. Course Planner http://www2.careercruising.com/default/cplogin/BETH#

  15. Fill Out the Form Correctly • Locker Request – Check the box and list your locker partner to request a locker for next year. • Course Selection Forms and completed CC Course Planner are due in Careers classes by March 4. Don’t forget a parent signature. • Sign the AP Contract if signing up for an AP class. • YOU MUST HAVE A PARENT SIGNATURE ON YOUR FORM PRIOR TO TURNING IT IN!!!!! • Counselors will choose courses for students who have not turned in completed forms by March 4.

  16. Questions? • Email your counselor. • See your counselor in the Career Center during lunches February 24, 25 26, March 2 & 3. • Freshmen Parent Night – February 24, 5:30-6:30 pm Presentation, 6:30-7:00 pm Curriculum Fair

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