Transcript Course Selection - Chippewa Falls High School

Seniors 2015-2016
Graduation Requirements
• Total of 24 Credits
 English
 Social Studies
 Science
 Math
 P.E.
 Health
 Electives
4 credits
3.5 credits
2.5 credits
2 credits
1.5 credits
.5 credit
10 credits
Graduation Requirements
• Students must also take and pass the Computer
Applications 1 course (transcripted with CVTC)
Or
• Students must pass a computer literacy exam
Night School/Summer School
 Credit remediation options are available through
Night School and Summer School
 Night School is only offered in the Spring and begins
February 18
 Social Studies – meets on Wednesdays
 English – meets on Thursdays
 Science – Mondays beginning March 23
College Entrance Requirements
 Differ from high school graduation requirements
 Technical College requirements vary by program
 Minimum high school coursework for four year colleges
include:
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English
Math
4 years
3 years (Alg., Geom., Alg. II)
UMD now requires 4 years
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Science
Social Studies
Foreign Language?
3 years (Phys Sci, Bio, Chem/Physics)
3 years
2 years (Madison, EC, MN)
 ACT/SAT, Class Rank, GPA
Types of colleges
 Trade/Specialty school
 Technical School
 Two-year colleges
 Four-year colleges/universities
Career Planning & Testing
 ACT
 All juniors will take the ACT in early March. You do
NOT have to register for that test date as the school is
already registered. If you choose to retake the ACT you
would need to register on the ACT website at:
www.actstudent.org
 SAT
 COMPASS
 ASVAB
Advanced Placement Program
 AP Classes
 Art History, Studio Art, Biology, Calculus, Chemistry,
English Language, English Literature, Environmental
Science, Government and Politics, Human Geography,
Music Theory, Psychology, Physics, Spanish, US History
Course Planning
 Four year planning worksheet
 Right side of online course book
 keep track of progress and completed graduation
requirements
 make sure you have all prerequisite courses needed for
future course selections
 Link to Online Course Book:
http://staff.chipfalls.k12.wi.us/highschool/coursebook/
Schedule Changes
 Please keep in mind that student course requests help
determine which classes will be offered and how many
sections of classes will be available. In short, many
important decisions are based on the number of course
requests. There is no guarantee that a class will be available
if you change your mind in August.
 Are strongly discouraged after classes begin
 If you need to make a change to your schedule it should be
done during registration week in August
Withdrawal Procedures
• 2014-15: No penalty if request is received within 5
school days following the posting of mid-quarter
grades (approximately 1st week of October and 2nd
week of March).
• 2015-16: No penalty if request is received by the
end of the 7th week of quarters 1 and 3.
• Students will be placed in a study hall
• Youth Options, Distance Education, etc. will have
different deadlines.
Alternates
 We need you to list alternates!!!
 If there is a conflict with your course selections we will go
by alternates in the order you list them.
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Things to consider
 Credit check sheets - review
 Post high school plans
 Pre-requisites
 Rigor of study
 Courses that have applications
Study Hall
 002A
 002B
 002
 002A & 002B
1st semester study hall
2nd semester study hall
don’t care which semester
if you want a study hall all year
Work Release
 Course #907
 Placed in study hall until all the paperwork is completed
 Requirements for work release include:
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Minimum GPA of 2.o in previous semester (NOW)
Satisfactory attendance and behavior record
Must be approved by Mr. Zenner
Infinite Campus Username &
Password
 You need to know it!!!!
 School log-in and password
 Course Input on your own February 3-February 10
 Selection sheets are due Wednesday, February 11 to
first hour teachers!
 Sample input: https://campus.chipfalls.k12.wi.us/campus/chippewa_falls.jsp