SCHEDULING CLASSES FOR NEXT YEAR

1. SCHEDULING CLASSES FOR NEXT YEAR WELCOME! Please take out a pen and put your name, student I.D. number and date on your credit worksheet. Your credit worksheet will be collected and used for your attendance today!

2. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS: • 4 English credits • 4 Math credits • 3 Science credits • 3 Social Studies credits (minimum ½ government) • ½ credit of Computer Science • ½ credit of Health • ½ credit of Physical Education • 1 credit of a Visual/Performing Art • Financial Literacy Requirement • 4 ½ credits of Additional Courses • minimum of 21 credits

3. This is a WORKSHEET. • We expect uncertainty on your part. Please speak to your teachers about the appropriate classes you should be taking next year. • We will answer all question at the end of the program.

4. English options (4 credits) • Classics to Contemporary Literature required senior year! • Course options: • English 9 or Honors English 9 • English 10 or Honors English 10 • English 11 or AP English Language & Composition or AP English Literature & Composition • Classics to Contemporary Lit (½) (Senior year only) + • Additional English Electives: • Journalism 1/Newspaper Production (½), Journalism/Newspaper 2, 3 (1 credit) • Speech (½), • Science Fiction (½), • Senior Literature (½) • Human Rights in Society (½) • New Dimensions (1) ENG • Service Learning (1) ENG

5. English options (4 credits) • Classics to Contemporary Literature required senior year! • Course options: • English 9 or Honors English 9 • English 10 or Honors English 10 • English 11 or AP English Language & Composition or AP English Literature & Composition • Classics to Contemporary Lit (½) (Senior year only) + • Additional English Electives: • Journalism 1/Newspaper Production (½), Journalism/Newspaper 2, 3 (1 credit) • Speech (½), • Science Fiction (½), • Senior Literature (½) • Human Rights in Society (½) • New Dimensions (1) ENG • Service Learning (1) ENG

6. Math options (4 credits) • Possible Pathways & Course Options: • Algebra (1) → Geometry (1) → Algebra 2 (1) • Trigonometry (½) • Pre-calculus (½) • College Algebra (½) • Contemporary Math (½) • Data Analysis & Statistics (½) • AP Statistics (1) • Geometry (1) → Honors Algebra 2 (1) → Honors Pre-calculus (1) → • AP Calculus AB (1) • AP Calculus BC (1) • AP Statistics (1)

7. Science options (3 credits) • Must include: 1 PhySci (PhySci, Chem, or Physics) & 1 Biology! * Please note some courses have pre-requisites • Course options: • Physical Science (1) • Chemistry or Honors Chemistry (1) • Physics (1), AP Physics 1 (1), AP Physics 2 (1) and AP Physics C (1) • Biology or Honors Biology (1) • Additional Science Electives: • Physical Geology (1) • AP Physics 1 (1) • AP Physics 2 (1) • AP Biology (1) • AP Chemistry (1) • Ecology (1) • AP Environmental Science (1) • Anatomy/Physiology (1)

8. Social Studies options (3 credits) • Must include: 1 U.S. History, 1 World History, ½ U.S. Government! • Course options: • US History (1) or Honors US History (1) • World History (1) or Honors World History (1) • U.S. Government (½) or AP U.S. Government (1) (Senior year only) + • Additional Social Studies Electives: • AP U.S. History (1) • AP European History (1) • AP Psychology (1) • AP Economics (Micro & Macro) (1) • Sociology (½) Social Psychology (½) • Examining Race: An American Study (½) Eastern Civilizations (½) • New Dimensions (1) SOC • Service Learning (1) SOC

9. World Language Options • Latin 1, 2, 3, AP • French 1, 2, 3, Honors 4, AP • Spanish 1, 2, 3, Honors 4, AP • German 1, 2, 3, Honors 4, AP • Mandarin Chinese 1, 2, 3, 4 • American Sign Language 1, 2, 3

10. Fine Arts(Part of Visual/Performing Arts - 1 credit) • Art 1 **Pre-Requisite for all Art classes** (½) • Ceramics (½), Creative Crafts (½), Mixed Media w/ Drawing & Design (½), Advanced Drawing (½), Creative Painting (½), Advanced Painting (½), Advanced Art 1 (1), • AP Studio Art (1), Art & Yearbook (1) • Band (1), Orchestra (1), Choir (1), Musical Theatre (½), Advanced Musical Theatre (½), AP Music Theory (1), Bach to Rock (½), • Graphics 1 (½), Graphics 2 (½), Advanced Graphics (½) • Digital Photo 1 (½), 2 (½), Advanced Photo (½)

11. Computer Science (1/2 credit) • Integrated Computer Applications (½) • Multimedia Technology (½) • Web Design and Programming (½) • Computer Science 1 (½) • Designing Mobile Applications (½) • AP Computer Science (1) • Digital Video Production (1)

12. Applied Arts • Business (½) • Business Essentials, Entrepreneurship, Accounting Principles • Family + Consumer Sciences (½) • Transitions, Healthy Living, Creative Foods, Independent Living, Child Development, Interior Design • Technology (½) • Woods 1 & 2 • Advanced Woods 3 • Engineer Drawing 1

13. Physical Education & Health(1/2 credit of PE & ½ credit of Health) • PE 9: ¼ credit • HHS during the year • HHS Summer School • Stow Summer School • Kent Summer School • Health (½) • PE 10: ¼ credit • Personal Safety + Fitness • Competitive Team Sports • Individual + Dual Sports • Personalized Strength Training • Strength, Speed, Agility, & Quickness • Current Trends in Strength Training OR ¼ may be taken through another district in summer school

14. Financial Literacy Classes that will meet Financial Literacy requirement: • Business Essentials • Transitions • Independent Living • Integrated Computer Applications • AP Economics • Test Out Option (Senior year)

15. Peer Collaboration • Prerequisite: NoneGrade: 9-12 • Graded: S/UCredit: .5/1.0 • Time Frame: Semester or Year • The Peer Collaboration elective course (.5 credits per semester) provides students with the opportunity to acquire and enhance their development of 21st Century Skills such as leadership, problem solving, critical thinking, communication, and collaboration. Peer Collaborators will support other students in various school environments with the primary role of assisting their peers in understanding content, helping them to complete assignments, providing a social partner and serving as a role model. Students will be required to participate in training sessions and to document participation in the program through journaling.

16. Honors Diploma • English: 4 credits • Math: 4 credits (starting with Algebra 1) • Science: 4 credits (must have Physics) • Social Studies: 4 credits • Language: 3 or 2 + 2 of the same language • Visual/Performing Arts: 1 credit • GPA = 3.5 or ↑ • ACT = 27 or SAT = 1210 7 of these 8

17. Course Request Worksheet This form must be signed by your parent or guardian (even if you are 18 years old), or you will not be permitted to register for classes. Check with your English teacher for the specific date and time you will be entering your courses on-line. PARENTS please note: If your child enrolls in an Advanced Placement course, he/she will be required to take the AP exam(s) in May. As a guide to exam costs, the exam fee for each AP course in the 2015-2016 school year was $91 per exam (may be higher). AP Physics C exam is a higher amount. Parent signature (mandatory): Date:

18. NEW Online Scheduling From Home You must schedule online through Home Access Center (HAC) between: Wednesday, February 25th & Sunday, March 1st

19. Credit Worksheet Pass the WHITE sheet to your left. Handing this in counts as your attendance.