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Welcome to the State College High School

Welcome to the State College High School. GRADUATING CLASS OF 2021. Course Selection and Registration for Class of 2021. February 2017. COUNSELORS Steve Guthoff (A-K) Jack McCurdy (L-Z). General Registration Timeline. Feb. 1 st – Course recommendations emailed home

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Welcome to the State College High School

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  1. Welcome to the State College High School GRADUATING CLASS OF 2021

  2. Course Selection and Registration for Class of 2021 February 2017 COUNSELORS Steve Guthoff (A-K) Jack McCurdy (L-Z)

  3. General Registration Timeline • Feb. 1st – Course recommendations emailed home • Feb. 23-24 – meet with Middle School Counselors to complete course requests • Course requests are due by March 6, 2017. • March 30 – final day to request changes before summer • Early August - schedules can be viewed online and there is an 8-10 day window to request course changes. • Schedule changes are limited once school begins. *FRESHMEN ORIENTATION IN AUGUST *

  4. Two Points of View • Short Term: What you need to know to schedule classes for next year. • Long Term: What you need to know & think about to plan for the next four years of high school and for life after high school.

  5. Minimum Graduation Requirements • 4 credits each of English and Social Studies • 3 credits each of Science and Math • Physical Education 1.5 credits in high school • Wellness in 9thand again in 11th/12th Grade (2 courses) • In-class Driver’s Education • Community Service (20 Hours) • Electives (8.25 credits) • Total of 25.0 credits

  6. Required Courses In 9th Grade • English • Social Studies • Science • Math • PE and Wellness • Elective (World Language if college bound) • Elective or Study Hall • Elective or Study Hall (Lunch is built in)

  7. Typical Daily Schedule for 9th Grade DAY A DAY B 1.1-1.2 Math 5.1-5.2 World History 2.1-2.2 English 6.1 Band 6.2 Choir 3.1 LUNCH – 30 minutes 7.1 Science 3.2-3.3 Phys Ed 9(fall) Wellness 9 7.2 LUNCH (spring) 7.3 Science 4.1 World Language (if 4-year 8.1 Elective(s) college bound) Sign up for 6-8 full blocks at a minimum Please see PAGE 7 in the Course Selection Guide for essential 9th grade scheduling guidelines! (6.0 credits) required

  8. English and Social Studies • ENGLISH OPTIONS: • English 9 • Advanced English 9 • SOCIAL STUDIES OPTIONS: • World History I • Advanced World History I • AP Human Geography

  9. Math Options: • Algebra 1 • CP Algebra 1 • CP Algebra 1A &1B • CP Geometry • Advanced Geometry • Advanced Algebra 2

  10. Science Options: • Earth Systems Science 1 • Advanced Earth Systems Science 1 *

  11. Physical Education and Health PE OPTIONS: • PE 9 (.50 Credit) • Spring or Fall semester Health OPTIONS: • Wellness 9 (.50 Credit) • Spring or Fall semester

  12. World Languages OPTIONS: - Spanish - French - German - Arabic - Latin - Chinese

  13. OTHER ELECTIVES • Art - Page #22 • Family and Consumer Science – Pg. # 39 • Music – Pg. # 50 • Technology Education – Pg. #74 • Career & Technical Center courses (CTC) – Pg. #88 • Learning Enrichment (LE) – Pg. #132

  14. Additional Considerations • Colleges Have Different Requirements (and it depends on what you want to study) • World Language – typically two years of same language required • Math 3-4 • Science 3-4 • Fine Arts ? • Requirements For NCAA : • 16 Core Course Rule for Division I & II (NCAA.org) Look for the NCAA designation by the courses

  15. How to Read the Guide Name of Course Example: F 262 – FALL Semester class S 262 - SPRING Semester Class Y 206 - YEAR Long Class .50 - Credit or 1.0 Credit * Prerequisites are not negotiable

  16. Symbols found in the GuideWhat do they mean ?????

  17. HOW TO REQUEST COURSES • Log on to Home Access Center. http://www.scasd.org/hac • Recommendations will be pre-loaded. • Choose electives. • You must have at least 6.0 credits on your schedule and we encourage 7. • You can select alternatives to elective choices. • Changes to recommended courses require parent signature on the course recommendation change form (see your counselor or download it from the website). We encourage you to follow teacher recommendations.

  18. Where is it???? HOW TO FIND THE COURSE SELECTION GUIDE AND OTHER REGISTRATION INFORMATION ONLINE Links may be found on the high school webpage or from HAC www.scasd.org/courserequests

  19. Remember • Follow your teacher recommendations. • Talk with your current counselor if you have more questions. • Talk over your course selection with your parents/guardians. • You are building your high school transcript which will be used for college, job, military and scholarship opportunities. Grades count! • Get involved In clubs, sports and activities.

  20. Contact Information Thank you for attending! Feel free to email or call your Middle School counselor with questions.

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