Navigating Moreau Catholic High School

Course Planning for Grades 9 to11 January 18, 2017

Counseling Department Assigned by last name: •  Mrs. Stacey Ferreira •  Mrs. Dianna Heise � Mr. Jim Patterson College Counselors: •  Mrs. Anto Sweeney •  Mrs. Sara Strickland

Counseling Secretary: •  Ms. Terri Doty

International Student Coordinator: •  Julia Wang

Assistant Principal of Instruction: •  Mr. Ryan Brusco

Graduation Requirements: 2018 •  English: 4 years •  Mathematics: 3 years •  Theology: 3.5 years (including Social

Justice) •  Science: 2 years •  Social Studies: 3 years •  World Language: 2 years •  Fine Arts: 1 year •  Physical Education: 2 year •  TAMA: 1 semester v Required courses are taken at MCHS

12th grade courses

•  English - 1 year •  Theology - 1 semester • Math – 1 year (elective) •  Social Studies -

American Government and Economics

•  Electives - 9 semesters (should consider college requirements)

Graduation Requirements: 2019 +

•  English: 4 years • Mathematics: 4 years •  Theology: 4 years •  Science: 3 years •  Social Studies: 3 years • World Language: 2 years •  Fine Arts: 1 year •  Physical Education: 1 year v Required courses are taken at MCHS

11th grade courses

•  English – 1 year •  Theology – (Social Justice & Morality) •  US History – 1 year • Mathematics – 1 year •  Science – 1 year •  Electives – 4 semesters

10th grade courses •  English – 1 year •  Theology – 2 semesters

–  Christology and Church History • Mathematics – 1 year

–  Mathematics course options vary

•  Science – 1 year –  Biology, Chemistry, etc.

• World History – 1 year • World Language – 1 year •  Electives – 2 semesters

Moreau Catholic High School COURSE DESCRIPTION GUIDE

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Honors Courses

•  Grade Point Averages (GPAs) •  An extra honors point is added to GPAs for

the all honors and A.P. courses to the Moreau Catholic cumulative GPA.

•  Colleges compute their own academic GPA; we can provide estimates

•  UC and CSU compute the “a – g” GPA and use only specific MCHS courses & weight specific honors courses. •  UC courses are listed in the Course

Description Guide

Advanced Placement (AP)

•  Students may earn college credit • Course guidelines developed by the

College Board •  90% of the nation's colleges

grant credit •  Students apply for admission

into individual courses •  Students must take the AP exam in

the spring (fee required) • WARNING: COURSE WORK LOAD

Advanced Placement Courses •  AP Biology •  AP Chemistry •  AP Calculus AB & BC •  AP Statistics •  AP Computer Science – Principles and Comp Sci A •  AP English Literature •  AP French, Spanish, Chinese •  AP Spanish Literature •  AP Studio Art •  AP Comparative American Gov. •  AP U.S. Government •  AP Macro/Micro-Economics •  AP U.S. History •  AP Environmental Science •  AP Psychology •  AP Human Geography •  AP Physics 1

Summer Advancement Possibilities

• At Moreau • Community College •  Enrichment programs

What to expect…Freshmen…

ü January – Course registration ü January – Submit course requests ü Feb-Mar – Meet w/ Counselor ü Ongoing - Self-refer as

appropriate ü Plan your summer! ü October- Complete PSAT Fr/Soph Parent Night: March 14

What to expect…Sophomores…

ü January – Course requests ü January – Submit course requests ü February– PSAT results ü Ongoing - Self-refer as

appropriate ü Ongoing – Visit Counseling

Resource Center ü Plan your summer! ü October – Complete PSAT Fr/Soph Parent Night: March 14

What to expect…Juniors…

ü January – Course requests ü January – Register for SAT/ACT ü February– Receive PSAT results (Jan 17)

Ongoing – Junior college workshops in March. Application workshop (summer school).

ü Junior Parent Night: March 1st

What to expect…Juniors…

ü Plan your summer! ü September - December– Register for

College Admissions Tests (SAT, ACT, SAT Subject)

ü Ongoing – Conduct College Visits ü Ongoing – Enroll in Test Prep

as appropriate (Naviance Test Prep)

ü Ongoing - Self-refer as appropriate

Course Selection – Important Dates

•  Jan. 10 – Course registration link opens •  Jan. 22 – Deadline to submit requests •  January – March

–  Counselors meet with each student to discuss course selections and finalize requests for the 2017 - 2018 academic year

Questions . . .