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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• Prairie State Achievement Exam• 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
To be a… You must have…
It’s recommended you have…
Sophomore 5 Credits 6 credits
Junior 11 Credits 12 credits
Senior 17 Credits 18 credits
HS graduate
24 Credits REQUIRED TO HAVE 24 CREDITS!!!
Weighted Grades used to calculate
GPA
• Honors/AP A = 6 points
• Standard A = 5 points
• Base A = 4 points
CLASS RANK
• Class rank is determined by total grade points using all classes.
• Examples:
6 classes all A’s = 30 points
7 classes all A’s = 35 points
BACC• Bloomington Area Career Center• 3 hours of your day• 2 credits/year• Variety of vocational courses (pg. 86)• Applications required• Bus transportation provided• Watch for prerequisites • Do not list this in your course
requests but know what you would drop
ICE Work Program
• Interrelated Cooperative Education• 3-4 hours of your day• 1 credit for class + 2 credits for work
= 3 credits yearly• Application required• Must have a job by the time school
begins• Must have own transportation
Dual Credit• No additional cost to NCHS student• HS credit and HCC credit• Student responsibility:
o Confirm university will accept credito Complete HCC application prior to
17 January• Assessment – to be determined• Not weighted
EnglishCourse currently taking Grade in the course Course to take next
year
English II Any grade English III
English II B or higher AP English Language & Composition
Honors English II D or Lower English III
Honors English II C or Higher AP English Language & Composition
MathCurrent Course Current Grade Next Year’s Course
Algebra 1 Any grade Geometry
Algebra 1 A Honors Geometry
Geometry C or D Elementary Algebra 2
Geometry C or higher Algebra 2
Geometry A & A in Algebra 1 Honors Algebra 2
Honors Geometry C or D Algebra 2
Honors Geometry C or higher Honors Algebra 2
Elementary Algebra 2 B or higher College AlgebraTrigonometry
Algebra 2 C or higher College AlgebraTrigonometry
Algebra 2 B or higher Honors Pre-CalculusFinite/Prob&Stats
Algebra 2 A Honors Pre-CalculusFinite/Prob&StatsAP StatisticsFinite for Bus & SS (HCC)
Honors Algebra 2 C or higher Honors Pre-Calculus
Honors Pre-Calculus B or higher or Passing grade
AP Calculus AB or BCFinite/Prob&StatsFinite for Bus & SS (Dual Credit)
AP Calculus AB AP Statistics or AP Calculus BC
MATHTalk to your math
teacher!
Social Studies Electives• International Relations• Social Issues• Economics• Human Geography• Psychology• Sociology• AP Psychology (Psych & B or higher in all Social Studies classes)
• AP Government US (B or higher in all Social Studies classes)
• AP Government Comparative (B or higher in all Social Studies classes)
• AP Geography (Human Geography & B or higher in all Social Studies classes)
• Western Civilization to 1500 / since 1500 (Dual Credit)
ScienceCourse currently taking Course options next year
(based on grade or teacher recommendation)
Biology or Honors Biology Chemistry or Honors Chemistry
Chemistry or Honors Chemistry PhysicsMolecular and Structural BiologyChemistry IIEnvironment Earth (Dual Credit Option)Biotechnical Engineering ScienceBSAA I & II
Physics PhysicsMolecular and Structural BiologyChemistry IIEnvironment Earth (Dual Credit Option)Biotechnical Engineering ScienceBSAA I & II AP BiologyAP ChemistryAP Physics C
PE• PE Exemption
– Application required w/coach signature– IHSA activity/sport including Band/Color-Winter Guard– Only for semester you are in the activity/sport– Winter sports and Cheerleaders-choose semester
• Options:– 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!!)
• NO CHANGES AFTER March 21
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
Junior Electives• Agriculture• Art• Bloomington Area Career Center• Business• English, Math, Science Social Studies• Family and Consumer Science• Foreign Language• ICE Work Program• Music• Technology
What’s Next?
• January 17 / 21 Lab 33: Counselors meet with you to select your classes.
• January 28: Counselors available to discuss course selections and make adjustments if necessary (by appt.)
• March 1: Copy of course requests will be sent home in the mail.
Changes?
• March 21: Last day to make a change in your course selection.
• See your counselor to make a course request change
Exceptions after March 21(CCG: 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
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
Each student must make seven requests per semester; one may be a study hall.
Course # Course Title
1st Semester
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
2nd Semester
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
EnglishCourse currently taking Grade in the course Course to take next
year
English II Any grade English III
ENG 351 ENG 352
English II B or higher AP English Language & Composition
ENG 371 ENG 372
Honors English II D or Lower English III
ENG 351 ENG 352
Honors English II C or Higher AP English Language & Composition
ENG 371 ENG 372
Dual Credit Courses Intro Oral CommunicationComposition IComposition II
ENG991/992ENG911/912ENG922
PE– PE Exemption
• FORM to be submitted in lab
– Fitness and Sports (Team PE)• PHY 201 PHY 202
– Lifetime Fitness and Exercise (Individual PE)• PHY 301 PHY 302
– Personal Development • PHY 401 PHY 402
– Dance Fitness• PHY 501 PHY 502
– Water & Land Activities• PHY 601 PHY 602
– Advanced Aquatics• PHY 631 PHY 632
– Swim Guard• PHY 651 PHY 652
– Lifestyle Management (a full year course!!)• PHY 701 PHY 702
Social Studies ElectivesName Pre-Requisite Course NumberInternational Relations SOC 301 SOC302
Social Issues SOC 501 SOC 502
Economics SOC 801 SOC 802
Human Geography SOC 401 SOC 402
Psychology SOC 601 SOC 602
Sociology SOC 701 SOC702
AP Psychology Psych & B or h in Social Studies classes
SOC 612
AP Government US B or h in Social Studies classes SOC 861 SOC 862
AP Government Comparative
B or h in Social Studies classes SOC 882
AP Geography Geography & B or h in Social Studies
SOC 912
Western Civ to 1500 Fill out HCC application SOC931 SOC932
Western Civ since 1500 Fill out HCC application SOC941 SOC942
ScienceCourse currently taking Course to take next year Course Number
Biology or Honors Biology
Chemistry Honors Chemistry
SCI451 SCI452SCI501 SCI502
Chemistry orHonors Chemistry
PhysicsMolecular and Structural BiologyChemistry IIEnvironmental ScienceBiotechnical/Engineering ScienceEnvironmental Earth Science BSAA I & II
SCI651 SCI652SCI361 SCI362SCI551 SCI552SCI801 SCI802SCI851 SCI852SCI811 SCI812SCI331 SCI332
Physics PhysicsMolecular and Structural BiologyChemistry IIEnvironmental ScienceBiotechnical/Engineering ScienceEnvironmental Earth Science BSAA I & IIAP BiologyAP ChemistryAP Physics C
SCI651 SCI652SCI361 SCI362SCI551 SCI552SCI801 SCI802SCI851 SCI852SCI811 SCI812SCI331 SCI332SCI401 SCI402SCI601 SCI602SCI751 SCI752
Current Course Next Year’s Course Course NumberAlgebra 1 Geometry
Honor’s GeometryMAT521 SCI522MAT601 MAT602
Geometry orHonors Geometry
Elementary Algebra 2Algebra 2Honors Algebra 2
MAT641 MAT642MAT681 MAT682MAT721 MAT722
Elementary Algebra 2Algebra 2Honors Algebra 2
College AlgebraTrigonometryHonors Pre-CalculusFinite/Prob&StatsFinite Math B&SS(Dual Credit)
AP Statistics
MAT741 MAT742MAT801 or MAT802MAT891 MAT892MAT841 MAT842MAT911 or MAT912MAT851 MAT852
College Algebra TrigonometryHonors Pre-CalculusFinite/Prob&StatsFinite Math B&SS(Dual Credit)
AP Statistics
MAT801 or MAT802MAT891 MAT892MAT841 MAT842MAT911 or MAT912MAT851 MAT852
Honors Pre-Calculus AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BCFinite/Prob&StatsAP Statistics
MAT921 MAT922MAT941 MAT942MAT851 MAT852MAT851 MAT852
AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BCAP Statistics
MAT941 MAT942MAT851 MAT852
Complete Geometry Intro to Computer ScienceComputer Science
MAT761 or MAT762MAT791 MAT792
MATH~
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