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Course Registration
2015-16 School Year
11th-12th grade year
Principal
Jimmy Neal
Associate Principal
Erica Goulding
Administrative Staff
Alpha (A-G)
Charles Etheridge
Ashley Aaron
Principal
Counselor
Alpha (H-O)
Scott Shaha
Heather Chandler
Principal
Counselor
Alpha (P-Z)
Jennifer Culpepper
Mia Thurman
Principal
Counselor
Administration Office Staff
The mission of the Burleson
Independent School District is to engage
and support every learner with a
rigorous curriculum so that they
graduate college and career ready.
Mission
General Information

Freshman Less than 6 credits

Sophomore = 6 credits

Junior = 12 credits

Senior = 18 credits
Students will need a total of 26 credits to graduate.
Grade Level Classification
English
Math
Science
Social Studies
English 1
English 2
Algebra I
Biology
US History
Students must take and pass each exam before graduation
EOC Exams
Entered Grade 9 Fall of 2013-14 or Before
Course Type
Recommended Plan
(RHSP)
Distinguished
Achievement Plan (DAP)
English
4
4
Math
4
4
Science
4
4
Social Studies
4
4
Foreign Language
2
3
Fine Arts
1
1
P.E./Athletics
1
1
Professional Communications
0.5
0.5
Electives
5.5
4.5
Total Credits Required
26
26*
*Students must also meet 4 advanced measures from the following list:
1. An AP Exam score of “3” or higher (prior to the Senior year)
2. Qualifying as a National Merit Finalist, Semi-Finalist, or Commended Scholar on the PSAT during your junior year
3. Earning a “B” or better in a college-level course (dual credit or concurrent credit)
4. Completing an independent research project
Requesting Courses
Students will receive Course Selection Sheets on February 18th
or 19th.
Please refer to the sheets when choosing specific courses.
Remember, you will need to choose 7 credits. Typically, that is:
English
Math
Science
Social Studies
The remaining credits should be completed with:
PE/Athletics
Foreign Language
Fine Arts
Electives
Requesting Courses
The following programs will have transportation provided for the 2015-16
school year:
• Information Technology (BHS)
• JROTC (BHS)
• Health Science (CHS)
The remaining Career Tech courses will require a transfer. Documents,
deadlines and procedures for program transfers will be provided on the BISD
website soon.
Transfer / Transport
Advanced
Academic
Requesting Courses
AP Biology
AP English III
AP English IV
AP Calculus
AP Physics
AP US History
AP Chemistry
AP Music Theory
AP Government
AP Economics
AP Statistics
AP Spanish IV
AP Environmental Science
AP Art
AP Course Options

Students take an examination in the spring, the results of which
are used by many colleges and universities to award college
credit.

Provides valuable academic preparation and support for high
school students as they prepare for the transition to higher
education.

Opportunity to take a college-level course in an area of special
interest.

Help students develop the analytical and study skills and habits
they will need in college while bolstering academic selfconfidence needed to meet college requirements.
What are AP Courses?
Students are better prepared academically
 Students are more likely to specialize in stringent majors
 Students are more likely to complete more college work in
four (4) years
 Students are found to perform slightly better than peers
who did not take AP courses
 Students are more likely to exercise leadership
 Students are twice as likely to go into advanced study
(Ph.D., medicine, law)

Benefits of AP
• What is dual credit?
• Provides the opportunity for high school students to take college
courses that count toward the high school graduation requirements.
These courses may be taken at the high school or on a college
campus during regular school hours. Successful completion of the
college level course can earn a student high school credit as well as
college credit.
• What are the benefits?
• Building a college transcript while still in high school
• Experiencing college curriculum
• Saving money by not having to pay for college classes
• Optimizing resources provided by the community college or fouryear institution
Dual Enrollment
English III and IV (ENGL 1301 & ENGL 1302)
US History (HIST 1301 & HIST 1302)
Speech (SPCH 1315)
Biology (BIOL 1408 & BIOL 1409)
Pre-Calculus (MATH 1314 & MATH 1316)
Psychology (PSYC 2301)
Sociology (SOCI 1301)
Dual Enrollment
CHS Dual Enrollment
2015-16
Important Reminders
Students are responsible for all cost associated with dual credit.
Students are responsible for cost of textbook if a textbook is required.
Cost is approximately $300 per course, per semester paid directly to Hill College.
Students are responsible for the cost EACH semester and tuition is paid per semester.
Fall payment must be made by August. Spring payment must be made by January.
Students do have an option through Hill College to set up a payment plan.
Tuition and fees are subject to change based on Hill College.
Dual Enrollment
CHS Dual Enrollment
2015-16
Example of Tuition
FALL
(paid by August)
SPRING
(paid by January)
TOTAL FOR THE
YEAR
College Algebra
$300
Plane Trig
$300
$600
Comp. 1301
English 4
$300
Comp. 1302
English 4
$300
$600
Dual Enrollment
Wednesday, March 4 (Seniors) in English III classes
Thursday, March 5 (Juniors) in World History classes
Counselors will be available to help students request
courses in Family Access.
Thanks for attending!
A copy of this presentation
can be found
on the CHS website.