COURSE SELECTION INFORMATION

Highland High School

COURSE SELECTION TIME LINE

INFINITE CAMPUS STUDENT PORTAL OPENS FOR COURSE SELECTION DATA ENTRY

1/17/14 CLOSES TO ALL STUDENTS ON 2/2/201

**ALL STUDENTS MUST ENTER COURSE SELECTIONS BY 2/2/14

February 3-21: Course advisement/verification with your counselor. Course Request Form due at this time.

THE HHS WEBSITE HAS INFO YOU NEED

On the HHS website main page (Course Selection) find the following: Course Description Book

Fees Prerequisites Course description What it may count as (ie CTE/Fine Art, science, math, computers

etc.) If the class is offered for dual credit

Handouts you received Friday in your 1st hour class Special Course Advertisements Instructions on how to enter your course requests in the

Infinite Campus Portal. HHS Counseling Course Selection Handout (planning Guide)

Class of 2014 + Credit(s)

English 4

Math (MT 6 or Alg. Functions I) 4

Science (Lab Bio) 3

Social Studies 3

Physical Education 1

Computers ½

Electives 4 ½

CTE/Fine Arts (any combination)

2

Total Credits Required

Must Meet Standard on AIMS Reading, Writing and Math or other future mandated assessments.

English 4

Math (through Pre-Calculus or equivalent)

4

Science 3

Social Studies 2

Foreign Language (2 years of the same language) 2

Fine Arts 1

Total Credits Required 16

Gilbert Public Schools Graduation

Requirements

Arizona University Entrance

Requirements

22

IMPORTANT PAGES IN THE COURSE DESCRIPTION BOOK

Pages 3-13: This section of the book contains general information regarding NCAA Eligibility, Dual Enrollment information, Charts for graduation requirements as well as Reference charts for class offerings and what credits each class constitutes (ie computers, economics, etc)

Page 75: Honors and AP English Summer readings

Page 77-80: Online Course Info & Offerings Page 82-89: EVIT Course offerings

Computers- (1/2 credit)- this credit can be completed through a variety of courses. Some year long classes award computer proficiency credit if the entire year of the course is completed. Consult your course catalog on pages 10 & 11 or look for *This course will meet computer technology proficiency requirements within the course description. Computer in the title does not mean it will meet GPS proficiency (example, computer programming does not count for computers, but rather an elective or CTE credit.)

CTE/ Fine Arts - (2 credits)-  Courses in the following departments that will meet the requirements for CTE credits: Agriculture Education, Business Education, Family and Consumer Sciences, and Industrial Education. Some courses in the following departments will meet the requirements as well: Communication & Media, JROTC, and Special Education. Courses taken at East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT) will also meet this requirement. Please refer to course descriptions for further information.

 Courses in the following departments will meet the requirements for Fine Arts credits: Fine Arts-Performing, Fine Arts-Visual, and dance courses offered within the Physical Education Department. *Do not forget that one Fine Art credit is required for in state universities.

SPECIALIZED CREDITS

IMPORTANT INFO TO KNOW!

Courses will be offered based upon number of student requests.

Please choose your classes carefully.

Requests for changes are limited, may be denied, and are subject to administrative approval.

Also, if you receive the classes that you have requested schedule changes prior to school or before the 2nd semester will not be permitted.

No more than one credit of Teacher’s Aide can be counted toward graduation.

Release time will be offered only at the beginning or end of the school day. You must have a signed released time form attached to your WHITE registration worksheet before released time can be scheduled.

Released time forms can be picked up in counseling or in the front office. In order to qualify for released time, you must be on track to graduate.

CORRESPONDENCE/ONLINE GUIDELINES Students may come into counseling during

open door lunch or get the paperwork before or after school.

Please be aware that online, distance learning courses may NOT meet NCAA eligibility requirements.

Potential Change with Online ProvidersDiscussion is being held regarding outside online providers and credit issued by GPS. Students and parents are strongly advised, after May 23, 2014 to contact HHS counseling to determine credit eligibility.

NCAA – POTENTIAL ATHLETE

If you are hoping to be a student athlete in college, there are many requirements that must be met to qualify through the NCAA Eligibility Clearinghouse.

Requirements have changed for the class of 2016 and beyond. It is the responsibility of the student to ensure she/he is NCAA eligible.

Check out NCAA Eligibility Center for details and information.

EVIT

. There is an optional tour on February 26th

and there will be a sign up sheet in the counseling office.

EVIT will be on campus with their counselor on March 5th to assist in completing their registration.

Cosmetology students apply sooner. Applications are now available in counseling and are due 24th.

A TYPICAL SENIOR SCHEDULE English IV or English 101/102 or AP English IV Government & Economics or equivalent Elective or Missing Required Course for

Graduation Math Elective Elective

All seniors must be enrolled in a minimum of four credit earning classes, regardless of credits needed for graduation.

If a senior desires release time, a release time form must be signed by parents. Also, remember that you must write in release time on your course selection form for the hours you are requesting it. The RT numbers differ for each hour, so copy them carefully onto your form.

SENIOR ENGLISH

AP English IV

is a year long class

A student may take AP English semester one and English 102 if they passed the AP English Language exam with a 4 or 5

OR

English 101 & English 102

These classes are dual credit and students must be enrolled and pay tuition at the community college in order to take these classes.

Also, students will take the Accuplacer test this semester in order to enroll in the class.

OR

English IV

Is a year long, one credit class. On your course request form remember to indicate both semesters as EN405A and EN405B

*New this year and replaces previous literature and composition senior English classes*

SENIOR SOCIAL STUDIES

½ credit Government or AP Government or We The People ½ credit Economics_______________________________________________________

Senior Social Studies is also comprised of two separate semesters. One must be American/ Arizona Government and the other must be a choice from variety of classes which fulfill the Economics requirement.

Economics courses: Economics (sem.) – NCAA Approved Stock market (sem.) AP Economics – NCAA Approved Entrepreneurship (sem.) Marketing Ed. (full year) Ag Business & Management (full year) Ag Entrepreneurship

OR our Cooperative Education Classes (Work Study) which are listed below: Advanced Business or Advanced Marketing (previously called Ag Coop) Advanced Industrial Education Advanced FACS (previously called Hero) Advanced Agriculture (previously called Ag Coop)

ONE MORE OPTION…..

AR104- Leadership Education Training

JROTC

Now counts for Economics and Government upon the completion of the entire year!

This must be your fourth year in the JROTC program in order to earn the Gov./Econ credit.

COOPERATIVE EDUCATION CLASSES

These programs must be taken for an entire year and are offered to seniors only. One (1) hour of class per day plus 15 hours of work per week is required. This is a three credit earning course counting as elective or CTE and ½ credit counting toward Economics requirement

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Advanced Agriculture- See Ms. Dillard in room 5109 AG400/401Or

Advanced Industrial Education- See Mr. Askew in room 5114 IE400/401___________________________________________________________

Advanced Business or Advanced Marketing- See Mr. Holck or Mr. Richardson room 1105/1107 BU400/401___________________________________________________________

Advanced FACS- See Ms. Hesse in room 5150 LM400/401

YOU RECEIVED A CREDIT CHECK FORM IN YOUR 1ST HOUR CLASS

HOW DO I READ IT?

16.0 + 3.5 = 19.5…I need how many more to graduate?

RT747B Release Time

X

MA410A Pre-CalculusSS115 Government

BT124 21st Century Applications

RT746A Release Time

RT747A Release Time

Lm100 Clothing I

AG120A Ag. Engineering/Fabrication I

FL509A Japanese I

X

EN405A English IV

MA410B Pre Calculus

SS110 Economics

EN500 Speech

RT746B Release Time

EN405AB English IV

Lm101 Clothing II

AG120AB Ag. Engineering/Fabrication IBT135B Accounting

FL509B Japanese II

X

RT746B Release Time

BT135A Accounting

RELEASE TIME NUMBERS

These were left off of your yellow sheet (but you must input on Infinite Campus when you enter your data) are:

Al741a/b = 1st hour Al742a/b = 2nd hour AL743a/b = 3rd hour Al744a/b = 4th hour Al745a/b = 5th hour Al746a/b = 6th hour Al747a/b = 7th hour

DATA ENTRY OF COURSE SELECTIONS

You will need to have correct course numbers and the correct names entered on your course request form.

Make sure if it is a year long class that you have written A or B after the number. Refer to your yellow handout for correct numbers.

Complete the alternate courses section of the form or counselors will select courses for you in the event of conflicts in scheduling

Remember, these are only requests.

VIDEO

The Video you are going to watch is also online at the HHS website under course selection.

SUMMER SCHOOL

Approximate cost will be $160 per semester ($25 fee for cancelled or class change requests)

Summer school June 2 – June 26th at GHS – students must provide their own transportation to summer school.

Registration will be available online only at www.gilbertschools.net on or after March 3, 2014.

IMPORTANT REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Please note that elective changes will NOT be allowed if you receive the elective/alternate classes you have requested. This is true for the entire year! It is imperative that you wisely select your courses.

Keep in mind that you CANNOT request classes be on your schedule during a particular hour.

COURSE SELECTION TIME LINE

INFINITE CAMPUS STUDENT PORTAL OPENS FOR COURSE SELECTION DATA ENTRY 1/17/14

CLOSES TO ALL STUDENTS ON 2/2/2014

**ALL STUDENTS MUST ENTER COURSE SELECTIONS BY 2/2/14

February 3-21: Course advisement/verification with your counselor. This time will not be spent entering course requests. If you have not completed your requests, we will select your classes for you. This time is for questions regarding the selections you have made.

Course Request Form due at this time.

Open Door Counseling:

January 27 – January 31 4th hour: 10:30 – 11:00 5th hour: 12:00 – 12:30

Before and After School

Problems with Infinite Campus Portal and entering your requests, stop by during open door or before or

after school. Remember, you can also use the Library computers if you do not have access at home.

Counselor meetings for advisement and verification of your requests are in February through English.