Transcript Course Selection and Registration for Class of 2008

Welcome to the
State College High School
South Building
Graduating Class of 2019
Course Selection and
Registration for Class of 2019
February 2015
9th 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 *
Short
Term:
What you need to
know to schedule
classes for next year.
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 9th 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 9th Grade
(6.0 credits) required
ENGLISH OPTIONS:
• English 9
• Advanced English 9
SOCIAL STUDIES OPTIONS:
• World History I
• Advanced World History I
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
Algebra 1
CP Algebra 1
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
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 9th 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
0.50
F/S meets for
half year.
Suggested Grade Levels, Prerequisites*
And Course Description
Y206
1.0
Y – meets
all year.
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.