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Seniors Course Selection
2014-15
Reasons to
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Graduation Requirements
• English
• Social Science
4.0 credits
2.0 credits
(Must pass US History I and 2)
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Math
3.0 credits
Science
2.0 credits
Health/PE
3.5 credits
Consumer Ed
.5 credits
Electives
9.0 credits
Prairie State Achievement Exam
Constitution Test
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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
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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!!!
Weighted Grades
• Honors/AP
A = 6 points
• Standard
A = 5 points
• Base
A = 4 points
CLASS RANK
• Class rank is determined by total
grade points using all classes.
• Examples:
6 classes all A’s = 30 points
7 classes all A’s = 35 points
BACC
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Bloomington Area Career Center
3 hours of your day
2 credits/year
Variety of vocational courses (pg. 88)
Applications required—Do look at
attendance and credits
• Bus transportation provided
• May need an NCHS prerequisite
• Do not list this in your course requests but
know what you would drop
ICE Work Program
• Interrelated Cooperative Education
• 3-4 hours of your day
• 1 credit for course + 2 credits for
work = 3 credits yearly
• Application required
• Must have a job by the time school
begins
• Must have own transportation
Typical Senior Schedule
Core Courses
BACC
ICE Work Program
English
English
English
Math
Math
Math
PE
PE
PE
Science
Elective
ICE Work course
Social Studies
BACC course
Work
Elective
BACC course
Work
Elective or SH
BACC course
Work
Dual Credit
English
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Senior Skills in English (base)
College Composition and Communication
Senior Literature
Philosophy & Literary Criticism
Creative Writing
Theater I & II
Advanced Acting & Directing
Literature of the Silver Screen
Composition I (Dual Credit)
Composition II (Dual Credit)
Introduction to Oral Communications (Dual Credit)
AP English Literature and Composition
Advanced Speech
Journalism & Newspaper
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Talk to
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Current Course
Current Grade
Next Year’s Course
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
Algebra 2
C or higher
College Algebra
Exploring Math (HCC)
College Algebra
Trigonometry
Honors Pre-Calculus
Algebra 2
B or higher
Finite/Prob&Stats
Finite for Bus & SS (Dual Credit)
Algebra 2
A
AP Statistics
Honors Algebra 2
C or higher
Honors Pre-Calculus
B or higher or
AP Calculus AB or BC
Passing grade
Finite/Prob&Stats
Honors Pre-Calculus
AP Calculus AB
AP Calculus BC
AP Statistics
Social Studies Electives
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International Relations
Social Issues
Economics
Human Geography
Psychology
Sociology
AP Psychology (Psych & B or higher in all Social Studies classes)
AP Government US (B or higher in all Social Studies classes)
• AP Government Comparative (B or higher in all Social Studies
classes)
• AP Geography (Human Geography & B or higher in all Social
Studies classes)
• Western Civilization to 1500 / since 1500 (Dual Credit)
Science
Course currently taking
Chemistry or Honors Chemistry
Physics
Course options next year
(based on teacher reccomendation)
Physics
Molecular and Structural Biology
Chemistry II
Environment Earth (Dual Credit optional)
Biotechnical Engineering
BSAA I & II
Molecular and Structural Biology
Chemistry II
Environment Earth (Dual Credit optional)
Biotechnical Engineering
BSAA I & II
AP Biology
AP Chemistry
AP Physics C
PE
• PE Exemption
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Application required w/coach signature
IHSA activity/sport including Band
Only for semester you are in the activity/sport
Winter sports and Cheerleaders-choose semester
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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!!)
• NO CHANGES AFTER MARCH 22
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 Investment & Finance (11, 12) 1 semester
 Agribusiness Management (11, 12) - 1 year
 ICE (Work) program (11, 12) - 1 year
Senior Electives
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Agriculture
Art
Bloomington Area Career Center
Business
Family and Consumer Science
Foreign Language
ICE Work Program
Music
Technology
What’s Next?
• January 14: Counselors meet with
you to select your classes: Lab 33
• January 28: Counselors available to
discuss course selections and make
adjustments if necessary (by appt.)
• March 1: Copy of course requests
will be sent home in the mail.
Changes?
• March 21: Last day to make a
change in your course selection
• See your counselor to make a
course request change
Exceptions after March 21
(CCG: 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
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
Each student must make seven requests
per semester; one may be a study hall.
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2nd semester changes
1. Drop class to move to a higher
weighted course
2. Drop a yearlong class that has been
failed and pick up a semester class
(Office Approval/Interventions for
success must be completed)
3. Students currently enrolled in a
study hall may enroll in a 2nd
semester class