Seniors Course Selection

2014-15

Reasons to Listen

Graduation Requirements

• English 4.0 credits• Social Science 2.0 credits

(Must pass US History I and 2)

• 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

• 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. 88)• Applications required—Do look at

attendance and credits• Bus transportation provided• May need an NCHS prerequisite • 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 course + 2 credits for

work = 3 credits yearly• Application required• Must have a job by the time school

begins• Must have own transportation

Typical Senior ScheduleCore Courses BACC ICE Work Program

English English English

Math Math Math

PE PE PE

Science Elective ICE Work course

Social Studies BACC course Work

Elective BACC course Work

Elective or SH BACC course Work

Dual Credit

English• English Options

– Senior Skills in English (base)– College Composition and Communication – Senior Literature– Philosophy & Literary Criticism– Creative Writing– Theater I & II– Advanced Acting & Directing– Literature of the Silver Screen– Composition I (Dual Credit)– Composition II (Dual Credit)– Introduction to Oral Communications (Dual Credit)– AP English Literature and Composition– Advanced Speech– Journalism & Newspaper

MATHTalk to your math

teacher!

Current 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 higherCollege Algebra

Exploring Math (HCC)

Algebra 2 C or higherCollege Algebra

Trigonometry

Algebra 2 B or higher

Honors Pre-Calculus

Finite/Prob&Stats

Finite for Bus & SS (Dual Credit)

Algebra 2 A AP Statistics

Honors Algebra 2 C or higher Honors Pre-Calculus

Honors Pre-CalculusB or higher or AP Calculus AB or BC

Passing grade Finite/Prob&Stats

AP Calculus AB  AP Calculus BC

AP Statistics

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)

Science

Course currently takingCourse options next year (based on teacher reccomendation)

Chemistry or Honors Chemistry

PhysicsMolecular and Structural BiologyChemistry IIEnvironment Earth (Dual Credit optional)Biotechnical EngineeringBSAA I & II

Physics

Molecular and Structural BiologyChemistry IIEnvironment Earth (Dual Credit optional)Biotechnical EngineeringBSAA I & IIAP BiologyAP ChemistryAP Physics C

PE• PE Exemption

– Application required w/coach signature– IHSA activity/sport including Band– Only for semester you are in the activity/sport– Winter sports and Cheerleaders-choose semester

• Options:– Foundations of Fitness– 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 22

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 Investment & Finance (11, 12) -

1 semester Agribusiness Management (11, 12) - 1 year ICE (Work) program (11, 12) - 1 year

Senior Electives• Agriculture• Art• Bloomington Area Career Center• Business• Family and Consumer Science• Foreign Language• ICE Work Program• Music• Technology

What’s Next?

• January 14: Counselors meet with you to select your classes: Lab 33

• 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

2nd semester changes

1. Drop class to move to a higher weighted course

2. Drop a yearlong class that has been failed and pick up a semester class (Office Approval/Interventions for success must be completed)

3. Students currently enrolled in a study hall may enroll in a 2nd semester class