Welcome to the State College High School South Building Graduating Class of 2019

Course Selection and Registration for Class of 2019 February 2015

9 th grade Counselors to be determined Presenting today: Counselors Tanya Anderson, Alice Ball & Susan Marshall

 February- receive directions for course registration/course selection guide.

 Your course requests are due by March 2, 2015.

 Early August- schedules can be viewed online and there is a 8-10 day window to request course changes.

 Schedule changes are limited once school begins.

*FRESHMEN ORIENTATION IN AUGUST *

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Short Term

: What you need to know to schedule classes for next year.

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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.

         4 credits each of English and Social Studies 3 credits each of Science and Math Physical Education each year in high school Health in 9 th and again in 11th/12th Grade (2 courses) In-class Driver ’ s Education Graduation Project Community Service (20 Hours) Electives (5.5 credits) Total of 22.50

credits

 English  Social Studies  Science  Math  PE and Health  Elective (World Language if college bound)  Elective or Study Hall  Lunch

Typical Daily Schedule for 9 th Grade (6.0 credits) required

ENGLISH OPTIONS: • English 9 • Advanced English 9 SOCIAL STUDIES OPTIONS: • World History I • Advanced World History I

  Algebra 1 CP Algebra 1    Geometry CP Geometry Advanced Geometry  Advanced Algebra 2

 Earth Systems Science  Earth Systems Science 1  Advanced Earth Systems Science 1  Adv. Biology 1 (if you meet the course prerequisites for Math)  Adv. ESS1 and Adv. Bio 1 *You may not take Bio 1 in 9 th grade

PE OPTIONS:  PE 9 (.50 Credit)  Spring or Fall semester Health OPTIONS:  Health 1 (.50 Credit)  Spring or Fall semester •

OPTIONS: - Spanish - French - German - Arabic - Latin - Mandarin Chinese ( through LE contract – please see your LE teacher )

 Art - Page #16  Family and Consumer Science –  Pg. # 39 Music – Pg. # 43  Technology Education – Pg. #81  Career & Technical Center courses  (CTC) – Pg. # 105 Learning Enrichment (LE) – Pg #100

 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 that you follow teacher recommendations.

 Colleges Have Different Requirements ( and it depends on what you want to study ) • World Language – typically two yrs. of same lang. required • Math ?

• Science ?

• Fine Arts ?

  Requirements For NCAA : 16 Core Course Rule for Division I & II (NCAA.org) Look for the NCAA designation by the courses

Name of Course Course Code Credit Semester Description F262 or S262 Y206 0.50

1.0

F/S meets for half year.

Y – meets all year.

Suggested Grade Levels, Prerequisites* And Course Description Suggested Grade Levels, Prerequisites* And Course Description 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

HOW TO FIND THE COURSE SELECTION GUIDE ONLINE

Links may be found on the high school webpage or from HAC www.scasd.org/courserequests

     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.

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