9th Grade Scheduling Night
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High School Course Information You Need For
Your Child’s IGP
South Carolina High School Diploma Requirements
Core Courses and Recommendations
English
Math
Science
Social Studies
Electives Choices
Career & Technology Education
Abbreviations used:
Foreign Language
EOCEP or EOC = End-of-Course Examination Program
Fine Arts
HSAP = High School Assessment Program
CATE = Career & Technology Education
Academic Electives
CP = College Preparatory
H = Honors
AP= Advanced Placement
IB = International Baccalaureate
Subject
English
Math
Science
US History
American Government
Economics
‘Other’ Social Studies
Computer Science
PE or JROTC
CATE or Foreign Lang
Electives
Total
# of Credits
4 credits
4 credits
3 credits
1 credit
½ credit
½ credit
1 credit
1 credit
1 credit
1 credit
7 credits
Benchmark EOCEP Course Required
(English 1)
(Algebra 1/Algebra 1-B)
(Biology)
(US History)
EOC Exams are state
mandated and generated
final exams which count
20% of the final average
for the course
24 credits
In addition to 24 prescribed credits, students must also pass the HSAP Exit Exam
English
English 1 CP or English 1 H
English 2 CP or English 2 H
Math
Algebra 1-A
Algebra 1 CP or Algebra 1 H
Geometry CP or Geometry H
Algebra 2 CP or Algebra 2H
Science
Physical Science CP or Physical Science H
Social Studies
World Geography CP or Honors
The study of economic, political, and cultural societies
within specific regions of the world and how they relate to
the United States
Human Geography AP
English 1 CP
Pass 8th grade English; Freshmen Seminar is attached as an elective
credit
English 1 Honors
Pass 8th grade English with a grade of 93A or higher and/or show
superior writing and language skills
English 2 CP
English 1 H credit with a grade less than 85B
English 2 Honors
English 1 H with a grade of 85B or higher
REMINDER: EOC required for English 1 CP and H
Taken concurrently with English 1 CP only
Focus on writing within and across the curriculum
Develop and reinforce study skills
Preparation for English 1 EOC
Counts as an elective credit for graduation
Algebra 1-A
Pass 8th grade math with a 76D or lower
Standard Not Met on PASS may require placement in Math
Essentials course for elective credit
Algebra 1 CP
Pass 8th grade math with a grade of 77C to 92B
Algebra 1 Honors
Pass 8th grade math with a grade of 93A or higher and/or
demonstrate superior math skills through various
assessments
REMINDER: EOC required for Algebra 1 CP and H
Geometry CP
Earned credit for Algebra 1 H with final grade of 84C or lower
Geometry Honors
Earned credit for Algebra 1 H with final grade of 85B or higher
Algebra 2 CP
Earned credit for Geometry CP or H with a final grade of 84C or
lower
Algebra 2 Honors
Earned credit for Algebra 1 H and Geometry H with a final grade of
85B or higher
Physical Science CP
Passed 8th grade science and will be taking Elementary
Algebra for the Technologies 1 or Algebra 1 CP in 9th grade
Physical Science Honors
Demonstrated strong interest and superior skills in 8th grade
science with a final grade of 93A or higher
Physical Science Honors and Biology Honors (with EOC)
May be taken simultaneously with teacher recommendation
Should demonstrate strong interest in science and have a
desire to complete coursework at the AP/IB level
World Geography CP
Passed 8th grade social studies
World Geography Honors
Recommendation from 8th grade social studies teacher
Strong desire to take AP/IB classes in high school
Should demonstrate superior writing skills
Advanced Placement Human Geography
Most advanced students
Should demonstrate superior writing skills, advanced knowledge of
history, sociology, and geography, and have the desire to complete
coursework at the AP/IB level
Required to take the AP exam at the end of the year
Students may be able to choose up to three elective credits depending on
their teacher recommended core courses. Alternates will be selected
during your IGP in case you are not able to get your top choices.
Must earn a Career & Technology Education (CATE)
credit OR a foreign language credit; not both
Students attending a technical college are NOT
required to take a foreign language
CATE courses are offered at each high school as well as
the Dorchester County Career & Technology Center
Students planning to attend a 4-year college after high school are
required to have two years of the same foreign language (some colleges
require three)
Students planning to attend a technical college, even if planning to
transfer to a 4-year college, do NOT have to take a foreign language
It is strongly recommended a student not attempt a foreign language
until English 1 credit has been earned
Students who earned a credit in level 1 of a foreign language may accept
the challenges of a level 2 course and are encouraged to continue
without a lapse between levels 1 and 2
Must complete a unit of PE or JROTC; not both
May take any year of high school but most take in 9th grade
PE 1 or JROTC 1 must be taken before a Weight Training
course may be taken
Weight Training does NOT satisfy the PE graduation
requirement
Each high school has a strong, successful JROTC program
Not a high school graduation requirement
South Carolina 4-year colleges require at least one Fine
Arts elective for admission
Performing Arts
Visual Arts
•Chorus
•Piano
•Theater
•Dance
•Band
•Strings
•Drawing and Painting
•Sculpture and Ceramics
•Media Arts
•Photography
Applies to ALL high school credit courses taken
ANY year, not just 8th grade
May retake same exact course and level without
penalty (ex., took English 1 H, must retake English 1 H)
Middle school grade and credit will be removed
from the transcript and only the high school grade
will remain, whether higher or lower
Consider this option if not proficient in the high
school credit course by the end of the school year
Highly recommended students retake high school
credit courses when final average is below 85B
May retake course(s) taken in middle school during
9th grade ONLY
Dorchester District Two program housed at Fort
Dorchester High School
For highly motivated students who have plans to
attend a 4-year university immediately after high
school
Offers coursework at the college level
Suggested course of study on page 31 of the 2012-2013
District Course Guide
Must provide own transportation if not already zoned
to attend FDHS
Must appeal to the DD2 Board of Trustees if not
already zoned to attend FDHS
For more information, contact:
Danielle Watson, School Counselor at FDHS
[email protected]
Students are assigned a team
Teachers have common planning with team teachers
Provides additional support across the curriculum
Encourages collaboration with assignments and tests
Student need determines team placement
Course requests
Teacher recommendations
Middle school grades
Middle school test scores (ex. Explore, PASS, SRI)
Special Services team decisions
Parent overrides
High school teachers assess students in the first weeks of
school and make recommendations for students who need
to move up or down a level.
Once the school year begins, level change requests (ex.
Honors to CP) are not permitted
Creates changes to entire schedule and/or team, not just one
class
Scheduling priority
Seniors
Juniors
Sophomores
Freshmen
Thank you for attending.
We look forward to seeing the Class of 2017 in August!