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 taking Course 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 highschool 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