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Where do you want to go?. Plan of Study 101. What is the Plan of Study?. An opportunity for students to set a main goal for the future. A way for students to break down their goals year by year, class by class.
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Where do you want to go? Plan of Study 101
What is the Plan of Study? • An opportunity for students to set a main goal for the future. • A way for students to break down their goals year by year, class by class. • A chance to have a better understanding of which courses will be offered each year and which ones should be taken to reach goals. • Sometimes course offerings differ depending on the year • A clearer picture of what is needed beyond high school • This allows students to get started early on.
Why plan ahead? If you have a roadmap of where you want to go, you will have a better chance of reaching your destination...
First Step: What Interests You? Choose the direction do you want to head in: • Find a career pathway that fits with your interest inventory. • Remember: Making a career choice now doesn’t mean you won’t be able to change your mind later. • Keep in Mind: Students who have a purpose tend to stay focused and have better grades. • Narrow down your choices: This allows you to tailor your schedule to include things that interest you, which can make classes more enjoyable for you! • If you don’t know, use the process of elimination to gain focus – choose a wide variety of electives to explore your interests.
Next Step: Choose Core Classes Language Arts: • 4 credits needed – in other words, 4 year’s worth of Language Arts • English 9 and English 10 (both semesters) are required Social Studies: • 3 credits needs – which means 3 years worth of Social Studies classes • U.S. History of Modern American, U.S. History of a Nation, and U.S. Government are required
Core Classes Continued… Math • 3 credits of “Math” classes are required to graduate • 4 credits are recommended for the Higher Education Admission Requirements (HEAR) for college Science • 3 Science credits are required to graduate • Some science classes, such as Physics, are “math-based” • Although Earth Science is generally assigned to all students, this is not a lab-based science, which may be worth researching depending on your college choice
What are my choices? Remember: • You will need .50 credits of Health and 1.0 of PE classes. • Classes have prerequisites: • Students must take Catering before they can take Prostart • Advanced Weights can only be taken AFTER regular Weights • Marketing and Your Future is for 10th and up.
Choices: Continued… • Things to consider: • At least two years of the same Foreign Language is recommended • Any Academy of Engineering and Yearbook courses require an application • Students must take Drawing before they can take Painting • Spanish Heritage requires a written assessment • JROTC requires an application • Any AP courses or JROTC will require special permission to drop or change – often these also require a parent meeting
You have the power to guide your own future… Take Action!