Transcript Bethel School District

GKHS Course Selection
Information 2016-2017
Class of 2019
Graduation Requirements
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Eng Lang Arts– 4 credits
Social Studies – 3 credits
Science – 3 credits
Math – 3 credits
– Algebra 1
– Geometry
– Advanced Algebra
• Health/PE 2 Credits
– Health 0.5
– PE 1.5
• Arts – 2 credits (or 1
credit Art + 1 credit *PPR)
• World Language – 2
credits (or 2 credits
*PPR)
• Career & Technical
Education (CTE) – 1
credit
• Electives – 4 credits
• Careers (High School &
Beyond Plan)
• Pass SBA ELA and Math
tests.
• Pass Science Test
*PPR = Personalized Pathway Requirement
Personalized Pathway
Requirement (PPR)
• PPR’s allow flexibility for students
• PPR’s may be any course that aligns with
the student’s career path
• High School and Beyond Plan should
reflect PPR’s
• To use PPR option students will complete
a PPR request form
• PPR’s are best used during junior and
senior year
Credit Retrieval
• GK Online Credit Retrieval (FuelEd)
– $70 per 0.5 credit ($50 reduced lunch, $30 free lunch)
– English Language Arts, Social Studies, Science
• GK ALEKS Math Credit Retrieval
– $70 per class ($50 reduced lunch, $30 free lunch)
– Algebra 1 through Pre-Calculus
• BYU Online
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Approximately $150 per 0.5 credit
Core classes and elective classes
• Summer School
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information available in April
See your counselor for enrollment information/paperwork.
4-Year College Entrance
Requirements
• English – 4 credits
• Math – 3 credits (minimum
of Algebra 1, Geometry,
AND Adv Algebra)
• Senior Year Quantitative
Course – 1 credit
• Social Studies – 3 credits
• Science – 2 credits lab
science, one credit of
Algebra based science
(Chemistry or Physics)
• Fine Arts – 1 credit
• World Languages – 2
credits of the same
language
• ACT/SAT score (take
spring of 11th grade)
10th Grade Courses
• English Language Arts 10 OR
Honors English Language Arts 10
• World Studies OR AP World History
• Biology (or other science if already passed
Biology)
• Math
• Electives/courses needed for
graduation/college entrance
Advanced Placement
• AP students will take an AP test in May –
approximately $95 AP test fee
• Interested students must read and sign the
AP contract
• Scores of 3, 4, or 5 may earn college
credit or waivers at college level
• AP is a predictor of completion of a 4-year
college degree
• Don’t take too many AP and Honors
classes!
World History
Physics 1
Physics 2
Psychology
Studio Art
AP
Statistics
Microeconomics
Computer Science A
New Courses
• Human Body Systems
– Credit: CTE, Lab Science, Health, or Elective 1.0
– Prerequisite: Successful completion of Principles of the
Biomedical Sciences.
– This class replaces Applied Anatomy & Physiology.
• Spanish for Native Speakers 1
– Credit: Elective 1.0
– Prerequisite: Ability to understand and communicate verbally
and be able to write simple basic sentences in Spanish. Results
of placement test.
College in the High School
• Earn college credit from the University of
Washington.
• Cost: approximately $370
• GKHS Courses:
– The Biology of Addiction and the Brain
– Computer Science
Option for the Near Future:
Running Start
• Eligible 11th/12th grade students enroll in
college classes to earn college AND high
school credit
• To be eligible, students must pass the
COMPASS or Accuplacer test in spring of the
10th or 11th grade year.
• Tip: Earn PE credits before junior year
Option for the Near Future:
Pierce County Skills Center
Junior and/or Senior Year
• Aerospace Composites
• Aerospace
Machining/Fabrication
• Automotive Technology
• Construction Trades
• Cosmetology
• Criminal Justice
• Culinary Arts
• DigiPen Video Game
Development
• Fire Science & Emergency
Services
• Medical Careers
• PC Networking & Hardware
Repair
• Pre-Pharmacy Technology
• Pre-Physical Therapy & Sports
Medicine
• Pre-Veterinary Technology
• Welding
Login to Career Cruising
Course Planner
http://www2.careercruising.com/default/cplo
gin/BETH#
Fill Out the Form Correctly
• Locker Request – Check the box and list your
locker partner to request a locker for next year.
• Course Selection Forms and completed CC
Course Planner are due in Careers classes by
March 4. Don’t forget a parent signature.
• Sign the AP Contract if signing up for an AP
class.
• YOU MUST HAVE A PARENT SIGNATURE ON
YOUR FORM PRIOR TO TURNING IT IN!!!!!
• Counselors will choose courses for students who
have not turned in completed forms by March 4.
Questions?
• Email your counselor.
• See your counselor in the Career Center
during lunches February 24, 25 26, March
2 & 3.
• Freshmen Parent Night – February 24,
5:30-6:30 pm Presentation, 6:30-7:00 pm
Curriculum Fair