Transcript Foundation High School Program with endoresements

CREDIT REQUIREMENTS
•26 CREDITS + COMPLETION OF AT LEAST 1 ENDORSEMENT
•A STUDENT MUST EARN DISTINGUISHED LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT
TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR TOP 10% AUTOMATIC ADMISSION
•ALGEBRA II IS A GRADUATION REQUIREMENT FOR DISTINGUISHED
LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS (4 CREDITS)
•ENGLISH I (EOC COURSES)
•ENGLISH II (EOC COURSES)
•ENGLISH III
•ADVANCED ENGLISH COURSE***
MATHEMATICS (4 CREDITS)
•ALGERBRA I (EOC COURSE)
•GEOMETRY
•ALGEBRA II (REQUIREMENT FOR DAP)
•ADVANCED MATHEMATICS COURSE***
SCIENCE (4 CREDITS)
•BIOLOGY (EOC COURSE)
•IPC OR ADVANCED SCIENCE COURSE***
•2 ADVANCED SCIENCE COURSES***
SOCIAL STUDIES (3 CREDITS)
•U.S. HISTORY (EOC COURSE)
•U.S. GOVERNMENT (1/2 CREDIT)
•ECONOMICS (1/2 CREDITS)
•WORLD GEOGRAPHY OR WORLD HISTORY
ENRICHMENT CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS
• PHYSICAL EDUCATION
• 1 CREDIT
• FINE ARTS
• ONE CREDIT
• LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH • ELECTIVES
(LOTE)
• 2 CREDITS IN THE SAME LANGUAGE
• 6.5 CREDITS + HEALTH (0.5
CREDITS)
EOC COURSES
• STUDENTS ENROLLED IN HIGH SCHOOL COURSES ARE REQUIRED BY THE
STATE TO PASS END OF COURSE EXAMS FOR ENGLISH I, ENGLISH II,
BIOLOGY, ALGEBRA I AND U.S. HISTORY. THESE EXAMS ARE PART OF THE
STATE OF TEXAS ASSESSMENTS OF ACADEMIC READINESS (STAAR).
STUDENTS MUST PASS THE 5 EOC EXAMS TO GRADUATE.
DISTINGUISHED LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT
• AFTER MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FOUNDATION HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM AND
AT LEAST ONE ENDORSEMENT, STUDENTS MAY EARN A DISTINGUISHED LEVEL OF
ACHIEVEMENT. THE DISTINGUISHED LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT REQUIRES 26 CREDITSTHE SAME AS EARNING AN ENDORSEMENT. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THAT STUDENTS
MUST EARN AN ALGEBRA II CREDIT TO EARN THE DISTINGUISHED LEVEL OF
ACHIEVEMENT. THE DISTINGUISHED LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT WILL BE USED TO
DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY FOR TEXAS’ TOP 10 PERCENT RULE FOR AUTOMATIC
ADMISSION TO PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN THE STATE.
ENDORSEMENT
• AN ENDORSEMENT IS A PROGRAM OF STUDY THAT REFLECTS STUDENTS’ INTERESTS.
THERE ARE FIVE ENDORSEMENT OPTIONS: MULTIDISCIPLINARY STUDIES, STEM,
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY, PUBLIC SERVICES, AND ARTS & HUMANITIES. EACH
ENDORSEMENT INCLUDES A COMPLETE LIST OF COURSES TO SATISFY GRADUATION
REQUIREMENTS. WITH AN ENDORSEMENT, STUDENTS WILL NEED 26 CREDITS TO
GRADUATE, INCLUDING 4 CREDITS IN MATH, 4 CREDITS IN SCIENCE, AND 6.5 ELECTIVE
CREDITS + HEALTH. STUDENTS WILL SELECT AN ENDORSEMENT UPON ENTERING 9TH
GRADE AND MAY CHANGE THEIR SELECTION AT ANY TIME.
HOUSE BILL 5 (HB5)
• HOUSE BILL 5 (HB5) FROM THE 83RD TEXAS LEGISLATURE WAS SIGNED
INTO LAW IN THE SUMMER OF 2013. HB 5 OUTLINES THE ASSESSMENT
AND CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION.