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SCHEDULING FOR YOUR SENIOR YEAR. 2012-2013. ENGLISH. 4.5 credits required to graduate Page 30 in Course of Study Book Select from the following: If you receive a 3 on your research paper and have a 70% in your current English class, you may schedule: College Writing – ENG 263
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SCHEDULING FOR YOUR SENIOR YEAR 2012-2013
ENGLISH • 4.5 credits required to graduate • Page 30 in Course of Study Book • Select from the following: • If you receive a 3 on your research paper and have a 70% in your current English class, you may schedule: • College Writing – ENG 263 AND (one of the following) • English Literature – ENG 264 • Shakespeare – ENG 265 • Public Speaking – ENG 267
ENGLISH • Other English options: • AP English Literature – ENG 904 (82% in AP English Language or 92% in English 11) • English 12 – ENG 268 (2 on research paper) • Functional English 12 – ENG 269 • Graduation Project Class – will be scheduled if you receive a 0 or 1 on your research paper
SOCIAL STUDIES • 4 credits required to graduate • Page 54 in Course of Study Book • Choose from the following: • US Government - SST 562 AND Economics - SST 563 (70% in 11th grade Social Studies) (.5 credits per course) • AP Government and Politics - SST 911 (88% US & PA III, 82% in AP US History) • Applied Government/Economics - SST 566 • Functional Applied Government/Economics - SST 567
SCIENCE • 3 courses required to graduate • Page 48 in Course of Study Book • May select from the following: • Ecology – SCI 514 • Science Research – SCI 515 • Electricity and Magnetism – SCI 522 • AP Biology – SCI 907 (2 credits) • AP Chemistry – SCI 908 (2 credits) • AP Physics – SCI 915 (2 credits) • AP Environmental Science – SCI 916 (2 credits)
MATH • 3 credits required to graduate • Page 39 in Course of Study Book • May select from the following: • Stats/Trig – MAT 410 • Statistics II – MAT 413 (.5 credit) • Precalc/Trig – MAT 415 • Precalc/Calc – MAT 414 • Calculus – MAT 416 • Financial Math – MAT 427
MATH • AP Calculus – MAT 906 • Calculus II – MAT 916 • Calculus III – MAT 917 • AP Statistics – MAT 905 • Functional Math 12 – MAT 424
PHYSICAL EDUCATION • 2.5 credits required to graduate • Page 37 in Course of Study Book • Must schedule if you are not scheduling a science course with a lab • Select one of the following: • Physical Education – HPE 363 • Advanced Swimming – HPE 352 (82% in Swimming) • Aquatic Skills – HPE 353 (82% in Swimming, can only take one time) • Advanced Physical Education – HPE 365 • Lifetime Fitness – HPE 366
GRADUATION PROJECT • Will be scheduled for this course by your counselor • Will earn .5 credits for project as a senior • Pass or Fail course • Page 69 in Course of Study Book
WORLD LANGUAGE • College Prep – recommend 3 years of the same language • Need 70% for 2nd semester to take levels II and III • Need 82% to take level IV • Page 61 in Course of Study Book • French III – WLG 654, French IV – WLG 655 • German III – WLG 664, German IV – WLG 666 • Spanish III – WLG 674, Spanish IV – WLG 676 • Japanese III – WLG 684, Japanese IV – WLG 686
ELECTIVES AND MAKE UP COURSES • Students must schedule 7.0 credits • Students can schedule a maximum of 8 credits • Art – Pg. 23 • Business – Pg. 25 • Computer Science – Pg. 29 • Family Consumer Science – Pg. 35 • Music – Pg. 45 • Technology Education – Pg. 57 • CWCTC – Pg. 64
ALTERNATIVE ELECTIVES • MUST select 2 Alternative Electives • Can select up to 5 • Alternative Electives will be used if one of your choices does not fit in your schedule! Please choose courses that interest you.
AP CLASSES • Opportunity to take Advanced Placement courses in 12th grade • AP classes are college level courses • Please discuss with teacher to decide best placement • NO AP COURSES WILL BE DROPPED IN THE FALL!
COLLEGE IN THE HIGH SCHOOL • College in the High School provides college credit for certain courses Norwin offers. • Have agreements with Seton Hill University and the University of Pittsburgh • Pass the class at Norwin and receive college credit from either Pitt or Seton Hill. • See Page 10 in your Course of Study book for more information and a list of classes that are College in the High School classes.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION • Each student will participate in a scheduling day tomorrow, Thursday, February 9th. • Bring your scheduling sheet with you tomorrow. • Please get your teacher to sign off on your scheduling sheet during each class. • Students will return to homeroom at the end of the day to turn in scheduling sheets. • These sheets will be returned to students on Friday, February 10th. • Once they are returned to you, students will be able to schedule courses online at home. • Directions to schedule online at home will be provided when you receive your scheduling sheet on Friday. • You are able to schedule online from Friday, February 10th until Monday, February 13th. • Counselors will begin seeing students individually to review schedule on Tuesday, February 14th.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SCHEDULING ONLINE • Directions for scheduling can be found on the Guidance website. • You can access: • Directions on how to schedule • A scheduling handout by Skyward that will walk you through scheduling step by step • Scheduling sheets • Course of Study Book • Visit: http://www.norwinsd.org
ALL COURSE CHANGES MUST BE MADE BY FRIDAY, MAY 11, 2012
YOUR SCHOOL COUNSELOR: • Mr. Conwell • Letters A-E • Mr. Kean • Letters F-K • Mrs. Marazza • Letters L-R • Mrs. Thorsen • Letters S-Z