Transcript Planning for Senior Year

Choosing senior year
courses
At Lakewood High School
You’ve run the good race….
…and are close to the finish line.
Informational Meeting
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Encourage your
parents to attend
the evening
Parents of College
Bound Juniors
Meeting in March.
General Graduation
Requirements
Courses

Credits
English
 Math
 Science
 Social Studies
 PE
 Health
 Bus/Tech/F. Arts/F.Lang
 Electives
4
3
3
3
½
½
1
6
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21
Minimum TOTAL
The fine print……
Social Studies
(3.0 credits
required)
World History 1.0
US History
1.0
(2 years of AP US History
fulfills the World History and
US History requirements)
Elective (1/2 credit)
Gov’t & Econ (1/2
credit – Senior year)
More fine print……
Science
(3.0 credits required)
1 biological science
1 physical science
1 other science
(At least two must include a lab
for 4-year college admission)
Still more fine print………
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Business
At least one credit
total of an elective
must include a
course in
Technology
Fine arts
and/or a Foreign
Language
Additional college admission
recommendations
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Foreign language-2 years
minimum of the same
language
2 sciences must have
labs
Fine arts credit (art,
music, drama)
More for selective
colleges or honors
programs
Check specific college
information
Typical course load in senior
year
 English
 Math
 Science
 Government
&
Economics
 Electives
MINIMUM of 6 periods daily per semester
Balance your
course load
senior year.
A little fun…..
a little sweat
English

No English 12: choose
1 credit or more of
English electives
 AP Eng 12 only if taking
AP Eng 11 (no
application needed)
 Choose carefully from
course descriptions
 Note which are college
prep and which are not;
read the chart
 Note prerequisites

Your English teacher will make a
recommendation
Math
 AP
by application
only
 Your math teacher
will tell you which
math course to select.
 You MUST select this
math course.
 Deadline for math
teacher to change
recommendation is
end of school in June.
Science

Physics only if
algebra 2 > C
 Fundamental
Physics has math
limitation (check catalog)

Anatomy/Physiology
C or better in biology or
chemistry
 Read the prerequisites
Science
 AP
by
application only
 Make sure you
have 1 physical
and 1 biological
science.
 Any
Social Studies
semester
electives
 AP by
application
only
 Gov’t & Econ
can be taken
in senior year
only
 Must have 3
credits total to
graduate
Career Technical Programs

2 year commitment
is strictly enforced

If you are currently
in the first year, you
will be automatically
placed in the second
year.
One Year Career Tech Programs
for Seniors
Career Path to Teaching
Biotechnology

By application only
Other possible electives

English
 Publications
 Social Studies
 Science
 Art

Foreign Language
 Family & Consumer
Sciences
 Business
 Music
Remember…..
 You
must be enrolled in at least 6
periods daily.
 Sign up for more than 6; you can drop a
7th class the first two weeks of school
without penalty.
 ONLY schedule corrections next fall
What’s next?
 List
the courses you
still NEED to
graduate.
 Select the electives
you WANT to take.
 PRIORITIZE the
electives in case we
can’t give you all of
them.
Talk with your 7th period teacher.
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Discuss
your
choices
and
priorities.
Talk with
your
classroom
teachers.
Include your parents.
 Take
home your
Course Selection
Guide.
 Show your
parents what you
are taking and
why.
Enter your choices
 Enter
your courses
online.
 Print a copy.
 You sign it.
 A parent signs it.
 Return the printout
to your 7th period
teacher.
April Verification
 List
of courses you
requested mailed
home.
 Return it signed to
the guidance
secretary (A 215)
 You
will be able to fine tune your
course selections until June.
 You
will NOT be able to change your
mind next fall.
The End
Lakewood Guidance
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