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Sophomore Course
Selection
2015-2016
Graduation Requirements
• English
• Social Science
4.0 credits
2.0 credits
(Must pass US History)
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Math
Science
Health/PE
Consumer Ed
Electives
Constitution Test
3.0 credits
2.0 credits
3.5 credits
.5 credits
9.0 credits
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24 Total Credits
CREDITS
• Credit is based on semester grade
• D (60%) Minimum grade for passing and receiving
credit
• Each semester class = ½ credit
To be a…
You must
have…
It’s recommended you have…
Sophomore 5 Credits
6 credits
Junior
11 Credits
12 credits
Senior
17 Credits
18 credits
HS
graduate
24 Credits
REQUIRED TO HAVE 24
CREDITS!!!
Typical Sophomore Schedule
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English II
US History
Math
Science
Physical Education
Elective
Study Hall or another elective
English
Course currently
taking
Grade in the course
Course to take next
year
English I
B or higher and teacher
recommendation
Honors English II
English I
Any grade
English II
Honors English I
C or higher
Honors English II
Honors English I
D or F
English II
Social Studies
• US History (1 year)
• Pass the Constitution Test
Science
Course currently
taking
Grade in the course
No Science course
Course to take next
year
Biology
Biology
Honors Biology
Completion of Algebra I
Chemistry
Biology
Honors Biology
B or higher in Algebra I
Honors Chemistry
PE
• Drivers Ed if you didn’t take it this year
• Options:
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*Foundations of Fitness*
Fitness and Sports (Team PE)
Lifetime Fitness and Exercise (Individual PE)
Personal Development
Dance Fitness
Water & Land Activities
Advanced Aquatics
Swim Guard
*Lifestyle Management (a full year course!!)*
• *You must take a *class prior to enrollment of
other PE courses.
Math
Current Course
Current Grade
Next Year’s Course
Pre Algebra
D
Algebra 1
Algebra 1
D
Geometry
Algebra 1
Any grade
Geometry
Algebra 1
A
Honors Geometry
Geometry
C or D
Elementary Algebra 2
Geometry
C or higher
Algebra 2
Geometry
A & A in Algebra 1
Honors Algebra 2
Honors Geometry
C or D
Algebra 2
Honors Geometry
C or higher
Honors Algebra 2
Elementary Algebra 2
B or higher
College Algebra
Trigonometry
Algebra 2
C or higher
College Algebra
Trigonometry
Finite/Prob&Stats
Honors Algebra 2
B or higher
Honors Pre-Calculus
Finite/Prob&Stats
AP Stats
Honors Pre-Calculus
B or higher or
Passing grade
AP Calculus AB or BC
Finite/Prob&Stats
CONSUMER EDUCATIONSTATE OF ILLINOIS REQUIREMENT
Successful completion of any of the following
courses/programs fulfills the State Consumer
Education requirement for high
school graduation:
· Introduction to Business
(9, 10) – 1 year
· Consumer Education (11, 12) - 1 semester
· Personal Invest & Finance (11, 12) – 1 semester
· Agribusiness Management (11, 12)—1 year
· ICE (Work) program (11, 12) – 1 year
Sophomore Electives
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Agriculture (Intro to Ag offered in 2015-2016)
Art
Business (can now enroll in Web Page Design as 10
Family and Consumer Science
Foreign Language
Music (American Popular Music)
Technology
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What’s Next?
• January 6-16 – YOU will use Career
Cruising to enter course requests
• January 13-15: Counselors available
in Lab 33 over lunch hours
• January 16—all requests MUST be
SUBMITTED
• February 27: Copy of course
requests mailed home
Changes?
• March 20: Last day to make a
change in your course selection
• See your counselor to make a
course request change
Exceptions after March 20
(Found in Career to Course Guide: Page 5)
• Conflicts
• Successful completion of summer school
courses.
• Failure to meet course prerequisite.
• Driver Education changes for students
placed in wrong semester because of age
or course failures.
• Scheduling conflicts due to computer error.
• Missing requirement for university
admission
Log-in info for Career
Cruising
Username: U5-your SIS #
Password: the one you set in ROC HR
OR
If this is your 1st time logging in, you will
use your date of birth in this format
mmddyyyy
Link to Career Cruising found on NCHS
Guidance Website
Level Changes
• May request within first 6 week of
semester
• When moving down a level, must
show interventions have been
implemented
• Completion of level change form