COURSE SELECTION

& SCHEDULING 2019-2020 Tenth Grade

GENESIS PORTAL WILL BE OPEN:

February 1st- February 8th

Course Requests must be submitted through the

Parent Portal – Student accounts will not have

access

Requests will not be accepted online after February

8th

Once you submit your requests, you will not be able

to log back in to make changes

Do NOT request an appointment to discuss your

schedule!

Your counselor will make an appointment with

you AFTER you have submitted your course

requests on Genesis

PROCEDURE

Log into the Genesis Parent Portal at:

http://parents.fairlawnschools.org

Select the child who will be entering grades 9, 10,

11 or 12

Click the “Scheduling” tab, then the “Requests”

tab.

We recommend keeping a tab on your internet browser open with the

2019-2020 Course Prerequisites, which can be found at:

http://www.flhs.org/index.php/courses-scheduling

PROCEDURE

In EACH subject area, select “Request a Course”

You MUST select

the following

courses:

English 11

US History 2

Math

Science

Physical Education

PROCEDURE You will only be permitted to request courses at

the same level you are currently in.

Select a course by clicking the green “Request

This Course” button on the right.

Students who meet the prerequisites to move up

a level (i.e. college prep to honors) will be

permitted to do so when they meet with their

Counselor individually.

DO NOT enter a Priority ranking for academic

subjects.

Students who meet the prerequisites to move up a level (i.e. college

prep to honors) will be permitted to do so when they meet with their

Counselor individually and can indicate it under “Additional

Information”

PROCEDURE

Electives are listed within each

subject area

Subject courses that say “Does Not

Satisfy Graduation Requirement” will

be counted as an elective

Please set a PRIORITY (1, 2, 3) to

rank your elective requests

Although the system will allow you to

select Priority 1 for electives in

different subject areas, you must only

choose one Priority 1, one Priority 2

and one Priority 3.

PROCEDURE You will select one elective and two alternates

PROCEDURE

YELLOW HIGHLIGHTED courses indicate

courses that you have already completed or are

currently taking.

If you want to delete a course request, click the

Garbage Can icon to the right of it on the

“Requests” tab.

PROCEDURE On the “Requests” page, click the green “Submit”

button (top of screen) when you are ready to submit your requests

You must type the word “SUBMIT” in the pop up box to finalize your request

Once you submit your requests they will be locked and changes can only be made with your guidance counselor.

REVIEW You will choose a total of NINE (9) courses

5 or 6 core academic subjects including:

English 11

US History 2

Math

Science

Physical Education

World Language (this is optional)

3 or 4 electives – you will only have one or two of these in your final schedule Priority 1

Priority 2

Priority 3

Priority 4 (ONLY if you do not choose a World Language)

Lunch will be automatically included

ENGLISH COURSE SEQUENCE

English 10 English 11

English 10 CP English 11 CP

English 10 Honors English 11 Honors

or AP English 11

If you finish the first semester with an “A-” average in

English 10 Honors, you may be eligible to take AP English

Language and Composition 11.

If you finish the first semester with an “A-” average in

English 10 CP you may be eligible for English 11 Honors.

If you think you are eligible for a change in sequence, it

will be discussed at your individual meeting with your

Counselor.

SOCIAL

STUDIES COURSE SEQUENCE

US History 1 US History 2

US History 1 CP US History 2 CP

US History 1 Honors US History 2 Honors

AP US History 1 AP US History 2

If you think you are eligible for a change in sequence, it

will be discussed at your individual meeting with your

Counselor.

MATH COURSE SEQUENCE

Algebra 1 CP Geometry CP

Geometry CP Algebra 2 CP

Algebra 2 CP Pre-Calculus CP

Geometry Honors Pre Calculus Honors

Pre-Calculus Honors Calculus Honors*

AP Calculus AB*

AP Calculus BC*

Changes in this sequence are extremely rare and can

only be approved by the Math Supervisor.

*Placement is determined by grade prerequisites and teacher

recommendations

SCIENCE COURSE SEQUENCE Biology or Physical Science CP

Biology CP Astronomy CP

Geo Science CP

Biology CP Chemistry CP

Biology Honors Chemistry Honors

Chemistry CP Biology CP

Biology Honors

Chemistry Honors Biology Honors

AP Biology

Physics Honors

AP Physics 1

If an elective is taken in grade 11, Physics must be taken in grade 12 to

complete the graduation requirement.

If Chemistry is taken in grade 11, it is recommended that Physics is

taken in grade 12.

Many sciences course have Science AND Math prerequisites.

WORLD

LANGUAGE COURSE SEQUENCE

Spanish 2 CP Spanish 3 CP

Spanish 3 CP Spanish 4 CP/Honors

Spanish 4 CP/Honors Spanish 5 Honors

French 2 CP French 3 CP

French 3 CP French 4 CP/Honors

French 4 CP/Honors French 5 Honors

Chinese 2 CP Chinese 3 CP

Chinese 3 CP Chinese 4 CP/Honors

Chinese 4 CP/Honors Chinese 5 Honors

Most colleges expect you to take at least two years of

the SAME world language. Many prefer three years.

Eighth grade does not count as one of these years!

PHYSICAL EDUCATION / HEALTH

You must choose the Phys. Ed. class that matches

your Science and/or Math selection.

APPEALING YOUR PLACEMENT

If you wish to appeal a course that you are not

eligible for based on the prerequisite, see your

counselor for a copy of the process for writing a

letter of appeal. You may also download the letter

from the FLHS home page under “Scheduling” on

the Guidance page.

COURSE APPEAL FORM

PERSONAL FINANCIAL LITERACY

You may only take ONE of these courses while in

high school:

Business Dynamics / PFL

Visual Computer Programming / PFL

These are listed as separate courses on Genesis. You must

select BOTH

Word & Info Processing / PFL

If you have already completed a Personal Finance

course, do not register for another

CAREER & ART ELECTIVES

Business & Career Connections

Business of Sports & Entertainment

Construction Concepts & Design

Culinary Arts 1

Engineering & Design

Financial Accounting

Financial Accounting Honors

Financial Accounting 2

Financial Accounting 2 Honors

Innovation & Invention

Management / Strategic Planning

Marketing / Entrepreneurship

Technical & Architectural Design

Web Design

Woods Technology 1

Woods Technology 2

Woods Technology 3

American Musical Theatre

American Musical Theatre 2 / Honors

AP Art History

AP Studio Art (2D, 3D & Drawing)

Applied Art

Concert Choir

Drama 1, 2 & 3 Honors

Fashion/Interior Design

Graphic Design Honors

Intermediate Applied Art

Intermediate Drawing & Painting

Intermediate Graphic Design

Intermediate Pottery & Ceramics

Music Theory

Orchestra / H

Symphonic Band

Wind Ensemble Honors

Women & Gender Studies Visual Arts CP / Honors

Career/VoTech Visual/Performing Arts

ART SEMESTER COURSES

Semester 1

Studio Skills

Drawing

Pottery

Semester 2

Computer Graphics

Painting

Ceramics

Choose one class for EACH semester:

MUSIC COURSES

Chorus occurs BEFORE

school from 7:05 – 7:50 am

Mondays & Wednesdays

You must select a full course

load IN ADDITION to this

class

Band occurs AFTER school

from 2:40-3:25 pm

Monday-Friday

You must select a full course

load IN ADDITION to this

class

Chorus Band

You may register for these courses even if you have taken them

before, and they appear in yellow on Genesis.

AP COURSE INFORMATION

The following AP courses are available to 11th graders: AP English Language & Composition AP US History 2

AP Biology AP Physics 1

AP Comparative Government AP Chemistry

AP Economics AP Environmental Science

AP European History AP Studio Art

AP Computer Science A AP Art History

AP Computer Science Principles AP Psychology

AP Statistics AP Music

AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC

Students who wish to enroll in AP courses must pick up Course Descriptions in Guidance

By registering for an AP course, you are agreeing to take the AP exam. You are responsible for the cost of the AP exam – approximately $95 per exam

WAYS TO EARN COLLEGE CREDIT You can earn college credit from Fairleigh Dickinson

University through the Middle College Program Courses with *** after them on the Course Selection form are

eligible for this program American Politics & Media Honors

Geological Science CP

Human Anatomy & Physiology Honors

Astronomy CP

Financial Accounting 1 & 2 Honors

Business of Sports & Entertainment

Web Design

Calculus Honors

French 4 & 5 Honors

Spanish 4 & 5 Honors

Student pays the course fee to FDU

Credits are issued by FDU Your future college/university may or may not accept these credits

You will receive more information next year if you are enrolled in an eligible course

BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE

EARLY COLLEGE PROGRAM

Students would take courses at BCC both junior and senior year to earn an Associates Degree by graduation from FLHS

Criteria for students is at least a B average, Algebra 2 and a total of 70 credits completed by the end of sophomore year, clean disciplinary record and appropriate attendance, and fulfillment of the BCC testing requirement

Students attend half day at BCC and half day at FLHS

Concentrations offered are General Studies, Criminal Justice, Business Administration and Natural Science or Math

GENERAL STUDIES

MOCK SCHEDULE

BCC Fall

Semester

Monday/

Wednesday

Tuesday/

Thursday

Friday

8-9:15 General

Psychology

Writing Comp

101

Sign

Language

9:30-10:45 Western

Civilization

Public

Speaking

(Lunch on the bus)

At FLHS:

Period 5 -11:20: US History 2

Period 6: Biology

Period 7: PreCalc

Period 8: Phys Ed

CRIMINAL JUSTICE

MOCK SCHEDULE

BCC Fall

Semester

Monday/

Wednesday

Tuesday/

Thursday

Friday

8-9:15 Intro to

Criminal

Justice

English Comp

101

Sociology 101

9:30-10:45 Juvenile

Justice

Process

Introduction

to Logic

(Lunch on the bus)

At FLHS:

Period 5 -11:20: US History 2

Period 6: Biology

Period 7: PreCalc

Period 8: Phys Ed

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

MOCK SCHEDULE

BCC Fall

Semester

Monday/

Wednesday

Tuesday/

Thursday

Friday

8-9:15 Intro to

Business

Speech

Communication Statistics 1

9:30-10:45 Financial

Accounting

English Comp

1

(Lunch on the bus)

At FLHS:

Period 5 -11:20: US History 2

Period 6: Biology

Period 7: PreCalc

Period 8: Phys Ed

NATURAL SCIENCES OR MATH

MOCK SCHEDULE

BCC Fall

Semester

Monday/

Wednesday

Tuesday/

Thursday

Friday

8-9:15 Writing 101 Psychology

Calculus 1

9:30-10:45 Literature General

Biology

(Lunch on the bus)

At FLHS:

Period 5 -11:20: US History 2

Period 6: Biology

Period 7: PreCalc

Period 8: Phys Ed

REVIEW

Scheduling Request Portal is open from February

1st- February 8th

Only Parent accounts can access the Scheduling

Section

Choose 5-6 academic courses

Choose 3-4 electives, prioritize 1-4

CHOOSE WISELY!

No changes will be made after March 22, 2019