Transcript AND an English Elective ** (.50 credit)

WELCOME TO
SHIPPENSBURG AREA SENIOR
HIGH SCHOOL’S
SCHEDULING 2017
COUNSELING DEPARTMENT
• Erica Frontino—Counsels students whose last names begin with A – I
• phone 530-2730 x6922 [email protected]
• David Lindenmuth-Counsels Career Tech & students whose last names begin with J-Q
phone 530-2730 x6923 [email protected]
• Michele Dubbs – Counsels students whose last names begin with R – Z
• phone 530-2730 x6924
[email protected]
• Mrs. Rhonda Richardson—Secretary
• 530-2730 x 6921
[email protected]
SURVIVAL TIPS
• Use an Agenda Book (homework note book)
• SunGard (home access center check
frequently)
• Report Cards (Online dispersal, every 9 weeks)
• Interim Report Cards every 4 &1/2 weeks
• Tutoring (with student tutors in the National Honor Society
(NHS) Coordinated through Guidance/Teacher)
• After school Tutoring each evening, different subject
• Pass all courses, credits accrue as does
Cumulative GPA
TIMELINE
• 9th – 11th meetings on 2/6, 2/7 & 2/8
• Course Selection from Feb. 6 thru Feb. 17th
• Select Courses on-line through Home Access Center–
WWW.Shipk12.org
• Use your Log-In and Password
• April & May – Creation of Master Schedule
• May 26th--Last day of School
• Mid July--Keystone Test Results of May sent to District
• Schedules available on-line to Students August 10th.
• August 12th – Last day to change schedules
2018 GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
• Please note the specific curriculum requirements
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English – 4cr. (One credit earned each year)
Social Studies – 4cr. (Includes US, World, Gov’t, & Econ)
Math – 4cr. (Must Include Geometry and Algebra II)
Science – 4cr. (Includes Biology & Environmental Science)
• Well/Fit – 2cr.
• Art- .50 Credit
• Tech Ed- .50cr (can include Tech Ed, Comp I/II)
• Humanities-1 cr. (Includes Music, Practical/Arts, World Language)
• Family Consumer Science--.50 cr.
• Electives –7.5cr.
• Grand Total = 28 credits including Required Courses
VO-TECH GRADUATION
REQUIREMENTS
• Please note the specific curriculum requirements
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English – 4cr. (One credit earned each year)
Social Studies – 3.5cr. (Includes US, World, Government, & Econ)
Math – 3 or 4cr. (must complete Alg II & Geom)
Science – 3 .5cr. (Includes; Biology & Environmental Science)
• Well/Fit – 2cr.
• Family Consumer Science--.50 cr.
• FCCTC Shop—Credit total dependent on semesters completed at Career
Tech.
• Grand Total = 28 credits includes Required Courses
KEYSTONE EXAMS
• Students are required to participate in the state
mandated Keystone Exams in the areas of:
• Biology
• Algebra I
• English Literature
• Exam scores are listed on your Academic Transcript
• Students in the Class of 2018 must earn Proficiency
in all three areas: Biology, Algebra I & English
Literature
• The High School’s Overall State score is comprised
of the individual student scores.
NCAA REQUIREMENTS
• Students interested in participating in Post-Secondary
Athletic play at a Division I or a Division II School,
carefully select your Core Courses.
• All Courses listed as Academic, Honors, or Advanced
Placement Courses are considered NCAA approved
• Core Courses not listed as AP, Honors or Academic
may not be considered NCAA approved.
• Please check for the NCAA designation in the Program
of Studies and Home Access Center for the Approved
Courses when making your course selections
• Gaining and maintaining excellence on the playing
field, in the classroom and when taking the SAT is
Required.
CORE CURRICULUM
• Choose courses which reflect your ability to learn, grow and
challenge yourself
• All students have the potential to earn 8 credits each year i.e.
4 years high school, 8 credits each year = 32 potential credits
earned
• Core Credits not successfully passed in the present year will be
rescheduled unless a summer school course credit is earned
• Career Technology Students may have varying course credit
requirements
• Career Technology students who do not successfully pass all of
his/her courses will not be eligible to return to the Career Tech
Center the following year and will be rescheduled as a nonCareer Technology student
ENGLISH
Requirements for English 10, 11 and 12
ACADEMIC ENGLISH
GRADE 12
• All Academic students who are not
taking The AP English Literature &
Composition course must take:
• British Literature (.50 credit)
• AND
• English Elective **(.50 credit)
• One English Credit must be earned each year to
meet the Credit Requirement
ENGLISH GRADE 12
• All students who are not taking an
Academic English are required to
take:
• Contemporary Literature (.50 credit)
• AND an
• English Elective ** (.50 credit)
• One English Credit must be earned each year
to meet the Credit Requirement
ENGLISH ELECTIVES**
• Journalism I and II (1 credit each)
• Myth and Folktale (.50 Credit)
• Creative Writing (.50 Credit)
• Drama (.50 Credit)
• Contemporary Literature (.50 Credit)
• Cultural Literature (.50 Credit)
• World War II Literature (.50 Credit)
• World Literature (.50 Credit)
• College Writing(.50 Credit)
ENGLISH GRADE 11
• Students earning an A/B+ average in Honors Mastering
Literature and are Recommended by their English
Teacher may choose to take AP English Language and
Composition as their 1 credit required Grade 11 English
• All students who are not taking The AP English
Language and Composition course must take
American Literature Composition for their 1 Required
English 11 credit
ENGLISH GRADE 10
• Students earning an A/B+ average in Academic Mastering
Composition and are Recommended by their 9th Grade
English Teacher may choose to take Honors Mastering
Literature as their 1 credit required Grade 10 English
• All other students will take Mastering Literature for their 1
Required English 10 credit
MATH
Teacher Recommended Math courses are preloaded onto student schedules
MATH-TEACHER RECOMMENDED
• Honors Algebra II
• Honors Geometry
• Algebra I Linear Equations &
Algebra I Quadratic Equations
• Honors Algebra III/Trig
• Honors Pre-Calculus
• Geometry
• AP Calculus AB/BC
• Algebra II
• Algebra III/Trig
Probability & Stats (1 Credit)
Applied Calculus (1 credit)
• Pre-Calculus
SCIENCE
Choose according to your Preference, your Mathematics
Ability, your previous or present Science level.
SCIENCE
•Chemistry
•Physics
•Science
Electives
• Bio Applications will be
placed on an 11th grade
student’s schedule if
Keystone Proficiency in
Biology is not earned.
• Ap Physics
• Ap Chemistry
• Ap Biology
SCIENCE ELECTIVES
• Anatomy & Physiology (course for students interested in the
Medical Field, nursing etc. must have earned a letter grade
of “B” in both Biology & Chemistry)
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS) familiarity with
Windows or software applications like Google Earth, map
generation.
• Biological Systems Science---(Micro organisms and Plants)
• Other Science Electives—Dinosaurs & Mass Extinctions,
Meteorology, Climate & Weather, Experimental Design,
Astronomy, Space Science and Forensics
SOCIAL STUDIES
Each year has a prescribed Core Course
Social Studies Electives are highly recommended for all
students
SOCIAL STUDIES (1
CREDIT)
• Ninth Grade—US History/Academic
• Tenth Grade—World History/Academic
• or AP World History
• Eleventh Grade-- Government/Academic
• Or AP U.S. History
12TH GRADE SOCIAL
STUDIES*
12th Grade AP Comparative
Government and Politics—(1 Credit)
Or
Economics– (.50 Credit)
All students must have .50 credit of a Social Studies
Elective plus Economics to meet their Graduation
Requirement
*If you have successfully completed one of the
following Social Studies Electives as an
underclassmen, you only need to take Government
your Senior Year.
SOCIAL STUDIES ELECTIVES*
• AP Psychology (1 credit)
• Political Revolutions (.50 credit)
• (causes and consequences of major revolutions in history)
• Law & Society (.50 Credit)
• (an investigation of the laws of our society and our court system)
Sociology (.50 Credit)
• (social causes of human behavior)
Psychology (.50 credit)
• (understanding how your learn, think and act)
• Contemporary World Issues (.50 Credit)
• (issues currently focused on in the news)
• Problems with Democracy (Formerly Critical Issues) (.50 Credit)
• (values and beliefs within a society and relations among people)
WELLNESS & FITNESS
• Wellness & Fitness 9 (.50 credit)
• Wellness & Fitness 10 (.50 Credit)
• Wellness & Fitness 11 (.50 Credit)
• Wellness & Fitness 12 (.50 Credit)
• Electives cannot be used in place of your Wellness &
Fitness Credit
• Electives: Sports & Health Issues, Aerobics
and Creative Movement, Advanced Health
and Fitness
ARTS AND HUMANITIES
ELECTIVES
Every Student must schedule at least 2 Credits in this
area to be eligible to graduate.
ARTS AND HUMANITIES
• Music—Marching Band, Orchestra, Concert
Band, Chorus, Marching Band Silks
• Art—all Art Electives
• World Language— French & Spanish
• Practical Arts—Tech Ed & Family Consumer
Science
ELECTIVES
You Decide which classes would provide you with
dimension and complexity. These courses provide you
with not only essential credits, but an opportunity to
explore your interests and talents.
Please Attend to Requirements and Pre-Requisites as
per listed descriptions in the Home Access Center
ELECTIVES
• World Languages (Spanish & French)
• Art
• Music
• Agriculture
• Family & Consumer Science
• Business
• Technology Education
• Wellness / Fitness
• Virtual Courses
WEIGHTED GRADES
AP
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AP English Lit 12
AP English Lang 11
AP US History
AP Calculus AB or BC
AP Comp Gov. & Politics
AP Chemistry
AP Biology
AP Physics
AP Psychology
AP French
AP Spanish (Virtual)
AP World History
Honors
• Honors Mastering Composition
(9th)
• Honors Mastering Literature (10th)
• Honors Spanish II, III & IV
• Honors French II, III & IV
• Honors Pre Calculus
• Honors Geometry
• Honors Algebra II
ADDED VALUES
• AP Classes are weighted by a
factor of 1.15
A = 4.6
• Honors Classes are weighted
by a factor of 1.10
A = 4.4
HOME ACCESS CENTER
• https://hac.spihost.com/HomeAccess3.1/Account/Log
On?ReturnUrl=%2fHomeAccess3.1%3fSiteCode%3dshpli
ve&SiteCode=shplive
• All Course Selections must be completed under
Requests on the student’s Home Access Center.
• If a course is listed on the schedule and you would like
to change this course, please see Guidance.
• No REPETITION of Courses if credit was already earned !
1. Click on Course Request
2. You will be selecting your
courses by department
3. Click on the ADD/Edit
Course Selections to add
courses to your schedule
1. Teacher recommended courses will
already be loaded.
2. Check the box beside the course that
you would like to take, under the
Request Column.
3. Click Save
4. Once you have scheduled 8 credits,
you are now ready to select your
alternate courses.
SELECTING ALTERNATE
COURSES
• The next step allows you to pick the
preference of courses, should you not be
able to schedule the original 8 credits that
you picked in the last step. Right now your
screen should have 8 credits in the Credits
column and 0 in the alternative column.
ALTERNATE COURSE SELECTION
CONT.
• You will need to select at least 3 credits of alternative
classes for you electives. i.e.
“If I don’t get this class, then I want this one….”
• Click on the Add/Edit Courses button for the
department that you are going to add the alternative
to.
CHOOSING ALTERNATES
Check the box beside the course that you
are choosing as your 2nd choice
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Then choose the course that will stand as an alternate
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In this example, I am requesting 3 Dimensional Design as
an alternate to Advanced Design
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Click Save, when you are finished
ON-LINE SCHEDULING IN
SCHOOL
• You are able to complete your on-line
scheduling both at home and at school.
• Counselor Availability in Computer Room 20
on Thursday, Feb. 9th through Friday, Feb. 17th
• All Schedules must be complete by 12:00
midnight, Friday, Feb 17th on the home
access center.