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Junior Course Selection

Junior Course Selection. 2014-2015. 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

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Junior Course Selection

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  1. Junior Course Selection 2014-2015

  2. 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

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

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

  5. 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

  6. BACC • Bloomington Area Career Center • 3 hours of your day • 2 credits/year • Variety of vocational courses (pg. 86) • Applications required • Bus transportation provided • Watch for prerequisites • Do not list this in your course requests but know what you would drop

  7. ICE Work Program • Interrelated Cooperative Education • 3-4 hours of your day • 1 credit for class + 2 credits for work = 3 credits yearly • Application required • Must have a job by the time school begins • Must have own transportation

  8. Typical Junior Schedule

  9. Dual Credit Dual Credit with Heartland Community College

  10. Dual Credit • No additional cost to NCHS student • HS credit and HCC credit • Student responsibility: • Confirm university will accept credit • Complete HCC application prior to 17 January • Assessment – to be determined • Not weighted

  11. English

  12. M A T H Talk to your math teacher! Math

  13. 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)

  14. Science

  15. PE • PE Exemption • Application required w/coach signature • IHSA activity/sport including Band/Color-Winter Guard • Only for semester you are in the activity/sport • Winter sports and Cheerleaders-choose semester • Options: • 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 21

  16. 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

  17. Junior Electives • Agriculture • Art • Bloomington Area Career Center • Business • English, Math, Science Social Studies • Family and Consumer Science • Foreign Language • ICE Work Program • Music • Technology

  18. What’s Next? • January 17 / 21 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.

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

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. English

  23. PE • PE Exemption • FORM to be submitted in lab • 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 • PHY 631 PHY 632 • Swim Guard • PHY 651 PHY 652 • Lifestyle Management (a full year course!!) • PHY 701 PHY 702

  24. Social Studies Electives

  25. Science

  26. M A T H ~ Page 8

  27. Junior Electives • Course Numbers ~ Pages 8-9 • Agriculture ~ Page 15 • Art ~ Page 17 • Bloomington Area Career Center ~ 88 • Business ~ Page 21 • Family&ConsumerScience ~ Page39 • Foreign Language ~ Page 43 • ICE Work Program ~ Page 28 • Music ~ Page 55 • Technology ~ Page 83 • Dual Credit ~ Page 11

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