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Sophomore Course Selection

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

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Sophomore Course Selection

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  1. Sophomore Course Selection 2014-2015

  2. Reasons to Listen

  3. 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

  4. CREDITS • Credit is based on semester grade • D (60%) Minimum grade for passing and receiving credit • Each semester class = ½ credit

  5. Weighted Grades used to calculateGPA • Honors/AP A = 6 points • Standard A = 5 points • Base A = 4 points

  6. CREDITS • Credit is based on semester grade • D (60%) Minimum grade for passing and receiving credit • Each semester class = ½ credit

  7. 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

  8. Typical Sophomore Schedule • English II • US History • Math • Science • Physical Education • Elective • Study Hall or another elective

  9. English

  10. Social Studies • US History (1 year) • Pass the Constitution Test

  11. Science

  12. 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.

  13. Math

  14. CONSUMER EDUCATION-STATE OF ILLINOIS REQUIREMENT Successful completion of any of the following courses/programs fulfills the State Consumer Education requirement for high school 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

  15. Sophomore Electives • Agriculture • Art • Business • Family and Consumer Science • Foreign Language • Music • Technology

  16. 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)

  17. 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.

  18. Changes? • March 21: Last day to make a change in your course selection • See your counselor to make a course request change

  19. 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

  20. 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

  21. Line #1~English

  22. Line #2~Social Studies • US History (1 year) • Pass the Constitution Test • SOC 211 SOC212

  23. Line #3~Science

  24. 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 602 • Advanced Aquatics no prerequisite • PHY 631 PHY 632 • *Lifestyle Management (a full year course!!)* • PHY 701 PHY 702

  25. Line #5~Math ~ Page 8

  26. Course Numbers in eCourse to Career Guide http://www.unit5.org/domain/1105

  27. 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

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