Sophomore Course Selection
2014-2015
Reasons to Listen
Graduation Requirements
• English 4.0 credits• Social Science 2.0 credits
(Must pass US History)
• 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 used to calculate
GPA
• Honors/AP A = 6 points
• Standard A = 5 points
• Base A = 4 points
CREDITS• Credit is based on semester grade • D (60%) Minimum grade for passing
and receiving credit• Each semester class = ½ credit
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
Typical Sophomore Schedule
• English II• US History• Math• Science• Physical Education• Elective• Study Hall or another elective
EnglishCourse currently taking Grade in the course Course to take next
year
English I B or higher and teacher recommendation
Honors English II
English I Any grade English II
Honors English I C or higher Honors English II
Honors English I D or F English II
Social Studies
• US History (1 year)• Pass the Constitution
Test
Science
Course currently taking Grade in the course Course to take next year
No Science course Biology
BiologyHonors Biology
Completion of Algebra I Chemistry
BiologyHonors Biology
B or higher in Algebra I Honors Chemistry
PE• Drivers Ed/Swim if you didn’t take it this year• 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!!)*
• *You must take a *class prior to enrollment of other PE courses.
Math
Current Course Current Grade Next Year’s Course Do I need to take a Focused Course?
Pre Algebra D Algebra 1 Focused Algebra
Algebra 1 D Geometry Focused Geometry
Algebra 1 Any grade Geometry No
Algebra 1 A Honors Geometry No
Geometry C or D Elementary Algebra 2 NO
Geometry C or higher Algebra 2 NO
Geometry A & A in Algebra 1 Honors Algebra 2 NO
Honors Geometry C or D Algebra 2 NO
Honors Geometry C or higher Honors Algebra 2 NO
Elementary Algebra 2 B or higher College AlgebraTrigonometry
NO
Algebra 2 C or higher College AlgebraTrigonometry
NO
Honors Algebra 2 B or higher Honors Pre-CalculusFinite/Prob&Stats
NO
Honors Pre-Calculus B or higher or Passing grade
AP Calculus AB or BCFinite/Prob&Stats
NO
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 Invest & Finance (11, 12) – 1 semester· Agribusiness Management (11, 12)—1 year· ICE (Work) program (11, 12) – 1 year
Sophomore Electives• Agriculture• Art• Business• Family and Consumer Science• Foreign Language• Music• Technology
New Items for Course Selection
• PE Names• For your future (11 and 12)
– 7 Dual Credit courses (HCC)– Molecular and Structural Biology– AP Physics C– Exploring Math (base level)
What’s Next?
• January 23/24 Lab 33: Counselors meet with you to select your classes.
• 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(CDM: 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
Line #1~EnglishCourse currently taking Grade in the course Course to take next
year
English I B or higher and teacher recommendation
Honors English II
ENG271English I Any grade English II
ENG251
Honors English I C or higher Honors English II
ENG271
Honors English I D or F English II
ENG251
Line #2~Social Studies
• US History (1 year)• Pass the Constitution
Test• SOC 211
SOC212
Line #3~Science
Course currently taking Grade in the course Course to take next year
No Science course Biology
SCI101BiologyHonors Biology
Completion of Algebra I Chemistry
SCI451BiologyHonors Biology
B or higher in Algebra I Honors Chemistry
SCI501
Line #4~PE• Driver Education
• DRV 101 DRV 102 • Swim PE
• PHY 121 PHY 122 *Foundations of Fitnesss*
• PHY 131 PHY 132• Fitness and Sports (Team PE)
• PHY 201 PHY 202• Lifetime Fitness and Exercise (Individual PE)
• PHY 301 PHY 302• Personal Development
• PHY 401 PHY 402 *Dance Fitness*
• PHY 501 PHY 502• Water & Land Activities
• PHY 601 PHY 602o Advanced Aquatics no prerequisite
• PHY 631 PHY 632 *Lifestyle Management (a full year course!!)*
• PHY 701 PHY 702
Line #5~Math ~ Page 8
Current Course Current Grade Next Year’s Course Do I need to take a Focused Course?
Pre Algebra D Algebra 1 Focused Algebra
Algebra 1 D Geometry Focused Geometry
Algebra 1 Any grade Geometry No
Algebra 1 A Honors Geometry No
Geometry C or D Elementary Algebra 2 NO
Geometry C or higher Algebra 2 NO
Geometry A & A in Algebra 1 Honors Algebra 2 NO
Honors Geometry C or D Algebra 2 NO
Honors Geometry C or higher Honors Algebra 2 NO
Elementary Algebra 2 B or higher College AlgebraTrigonometry
NO
Algebra 2 C or higher College AlgebraTrigonometry
NO
Algebra 2 B or higher Honors Pre-CalculusFinite/Prob&Stats
NO
Honors Pre-Calculus B or higher or Passing grade
AP Calculus AB or BCFinite/Prob&Stats
NO
Course Numbers in
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Sophomore Electives• Course Numbers ~ Pages 8-9• Agriculture ~ Page 14• Art ~ Page 17• Business ~ Page 21• Family and Consumer Science
– ~ Page 39• Foreign Language ~ Page 43• Music ~ Page 55• Technology ~ Page 84