Transcript Enhancement Courses - Terry Sanford High School

Terry Sanford High
School
Rising Senior Registration
2016-2017
Registration Timeline
February 23: Registration Presentations
 February 24: Parent Information Night
 February 24: Open Office Hours with
Counselors
 February 29: Registration forms DUE!
 March 9: Online Course registration
 July 18-August 12: Schedules mailed out
 August 22: Schedule changes must be
completed
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PowerSchool Registration
Registration will be done online via
PowerSchool.
 Username & Password to login to
computers and for PowerSchool
 You will NOT be able to edit your course
selections from home
 The courses your parents sign off on, you
must sign up for!
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Promotion Standards
For promotion from 11th grade to 12th
grade, a student MUST pass a minimum
of 20 credits. Three of these credits must
be in English.
 You must also be in attendance for 90% of
the class time.
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Weighting of Grades
Course Type
A
B
C
D
F
Basic/Standard
4
3
2
1
0
Honors & FTCC
College Transfer
5
4
3
2
0
Advanced Placement
6
5
4
3
0
Course grades are weighted for the purpose of
calculating your Grade Point Average (GPA).
A
90-100
B
80-89
C
70-79
D
60-69
F
59 below
Honors Courses
More rigorous curriculum
 Advanced assignments
 Independent projects
 Expanded instruction
 Enrichment activities
 Must maintain at least an 85 average
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Advanced Placement Courses
College-level curriculum
 Challenging coursework in all subjects
 Must meet prerequisite requirements
 Required to take AP Exams in the spring
of each school year
 Must maintain at least a 90 average
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Teleconference Courses
Select courses available (mostly AP)
 Technology-rich environment
 Limited space (only 20 spots per class)
 Students are given a laptop and
supporting technology to have two-way
student-teacher communication.
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Graduation Requirements
English
(4 Credits)
Mathematics
(4 Credits)
Social Studies
(4 Credits)
Science
(3 Credits)
Health & PE
(1 Credit)
nd
2 Language
Not required for
Graduation
Other CCS
Recommendations
Not required for
Graduation
English I
□ completed
Math I
□ completed
World History
English II
□ completed
Math II
□ completed
Civics & Economics
English III
English IV
□ completed
□ completed
th
Math III
4 Higher Math
□ completed
□ completed
American History I American History II
□ completed (or) □ completed (or)
th
AP US History
4 Social Studies
□ completed □ completed
□ completed
□ completed
Earth/Environmental
Biology
A Physical Science Course
□ completed
□ completed
□ completed
Health & PE
□ completed
A two (2) credit minimum in the same language is required for admission into the
UNC system.
□ completed
(2) Elective Credits of any combination
(4) Elective credits in same area:
from:
CTE
College Connections
JROTC
Advanced Placement
 Career & Technical Education
Leadership
Second Language
 Arts Education
Journalism
Arts Education
 Second Language
Annual Staff
Graduation Requirements cont.

Completion of CPR Instruction
 Should

have been completed in Health/PE
28 Credits*
 Transfer
students are required to earn four less than
the maximum number of credits they could have
earned.
Registration Form
ENGLISH
English IV
 English IV Honors
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AP Literature
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English III Honors or AP Language + Composition
Honors Level=85 or higher; AP Level=90 or higher
MATH
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Math I
Math II OR Math II Honors
Math III OR Math III Honors
Advanced Functions & Modeling
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Pre-Calculus Honors
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Math III
AP Calculus AB & BC
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Math III
Pre-Calculus Honors
AP Statistics
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Math III Honors
Honors Level=85 or higher; AP Level=90 or higher
SCIENCE
Earth Science OR Earth Science Honors.
 Biology OR Biology Honors
 Physical Science
 Chemistry Honors
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Prereq.: Math III
AP Environmental Science
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Must have taken Biology Honors and Chemistry Honors
Honors Level=85 or higher; AP Level=90 or higher
SCIENCE ELECTIVES
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Anatomy &
Physiology Honors
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Biology Honors &
Chemistry Honors

AP Biology

Math III, Biology Honors,
Chemistry Honors
Astronomy Honors

Physics or Chemistry
Honors Level=85 or higher; AP Level=90 or higher
SOCIAL STUDIES
World History OR World History Honors
 Civics/Economics OR Civics/Economics Honors
 American History I OR American History I
Honors
 American History II OR American History II
Honors
 AP US History
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American History I Honors
Honors Level=85 or higher; AP Level=90 or higher
SOCIAL STUDIES ELECTIVES
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AP Psychology
AP Human Geography
AP US Government & Politics
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Civics & Economics Honors
Honors Level=85 or higher; AP Level=90 or higher
HEALTH & PE

Health & PE is required for all students to
graduate from a NC Public School.
 Physical
Education Electives:
PE: Advanced PE
 PE II: Girls Weightlifting
 PE III: Boys Weightlifting
 PE IV: Football Weightlifting
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Electives at Terry Sanford
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We offer electives in the
areas of:
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Foreign Language
Arts Education
Physical Education
Career & Technical
Education
Air Force ROTC
Additional AP courses
Communications
Global Studies Courses*
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Utilize your CCS
Curriculum Guide for
course descriptions
and additional options
available to you.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Spanish

AP Spanish will ONLY be offered via Teleconference!
French
 Chinese
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Chinese I & II will ONLY be offered via Teleconference!
NCVPS Language Options
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Students must maintain an overall 3.0 (B) average to take
NCVPS courses.
ARTS EDUCATION & ROTC
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Visual Arts I, II, III, IV
Vocal I, II, III, IV
 No
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 Only
offered as a
yearlong class during
0 period.
longer 0 period
Theatre I, II, III, IV
Dance I, II, III, IV
AP Music Theory
Orchestra
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Band
 Must
be taken in
BOTH semesters

Air Force JROTC
Honors Level=85 or higher; AP Level=90 or higher
Business Management &
Administration
Foundational Courses:
 Microsoft Word & Power Point
 Principles of Business & Finance
 Business Law Honors*
 Accounting I
 Entrepreneurship I
Enhancement Courses:
 Multimedia and Webpage Design
 Personal Finance
 Career Management
Finance
Foundational Courses:
 Principles of Business & Finance
 Business Law Honors
 Entrepreneurship I
 Personal Finance
 Accounting I
 Accounting II*
Enhancement Courses:
 Microsoft Word & PowerPoint
 Career Management
Health Science
Foundational Courses:
 Health Team Relations
 Biomedical Technology
 Health Science I
 Health Science II*
Enhancement Courses:
 CTE Advanced Studies
 Entrepreneurship I
 Microsoft Word & PowerPoint
 Personal Finance
 Principles of Business & Finance
 Career Management
Hospitality & Tourism
Foundational Courses:
 Foods I
 Foods II*- Enterprise
 Entrepreneurship I
 Sports & Entertainment Marketing I
 Sports & Entertainment Marketing II*
Enhancement Courses:
 Microsoft Word, Power point, Publisher
 Multimedia and Webpage Design
 Personal Finance
 Principles of Business & Finance
Law, Public Safety,
Corrections & Security
Foundational Courses:
 Criminal Justice I
 Criminal Justice II*
 Intro to Public Safety
Enhancement Courses:
 Microsoft Word, Power point, Publisher
 Personal Finance
 Principles of Business
 Career Management
Architecture & Construction
Foundational Courses:
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Drafting I
Drafting II* Honors—Architecture
Personal Finance
Principles of Business & Finance
Enhancement Courses:
 Entrepreneurship I
 Apparel I
 Fashion Merchandising
 Marketing
 Microsoft Word, Power point, Publisher
 Multimedia and Webpage Design
 Career Management
Manufacturing
Foundational Courses:
 Apparel & Textile Prod. I
 Apparel & Textile Prod. II*
 Fashion Merchandising
 Principles of Business & Finance
Enhancement Courses:
 Career Management
 Entrepreneurship I Honors
 Microsoft Word & PowerPoint
 Multimedia & Webpage Design
 Personal Finance
Information Technology
Foundational Courses:
 AP Computer Science
 Multimedia Webpage & Design*
 Principles of Business
Enhancement Courses:
 Career Management
 Entrepreneurship I Honors
 Microsoft Word & PowerPoint
 Personal Finance
Communications
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Leadership (SGA)
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You must be elected in order to take this course.
Additional Options
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FTCC Campus and Online Courses
Meeting March 21st at FTCC’s in the media
center from 5-6:30
 Interest
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North Carolina Virtual Public School
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Both programs are tuition free to students, however, you are
responsible for textbooks and any other required course
supplies.
Both programs require applications and you must meet certain
requirements to be admitted.
Global Studies
Humanities Honors
 4 Mathematics credits (in high school)
 4 Social Studies credits
 3 Foreign Language credits (in high
school)
 CTE, Art, or JROTC credit
 Volunteer Hours & Event Participation
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Please see Ms. Stevens to check your progress and requirements!
Teleconference Courses
Proposed Teleconferencing Courses for
2016-2017
Chinese I
Chinese II
AP Spanish
AP Literature and Composition
AP Calculus BC
AP Statistics
AP Music Theory
Physics Honors/AP Physics
AP Human Geography
AP European History
AP World History
AP Psychology
Applications are available for these courses.
Planning Ahead: Diploma Endorsements
NC Academic
Scholars
College/UNC
Endorsement
College Endorsement
Career Endorsement
Overall 4-yr
UNWEIGHTED GPA of
3.5
Overall 4-yr
WEIGHTED GPA of 2.5
Overall 4-yr
UNWEIGHTED GPA of
2.6
Overall 4-yr
UNWEIGHTED GPA of
2.6
Complete FRC Grad.
Requirements
Complete FRC Grad.
Requirements
Complete FRC Grad.
Requirements
Complete FRC Grad.
Requirements
Complete 4 course
Math Rigor Sequence
Complete 4 course
Math Rigor Sequence
Complete at least Math
Sequence for
Community College
Entry
Complete Math
sequence aligned with
post-secondary plans.
(Math I, II and III req.)
Two Foreign Language
Credits
Two Foreign Language
Credits
No world language
required
No world language
required
Four Concentration
Electives
No concentration
required
No concentration
required
Four credits
constituting a CTE
Cluster
Three electives taken
during JR/SR year at
Honors, AP, College, or
ONLINE level
Three credits of
science including a
physical (physics or
chemistry), biological,
and lab science
No additional
requirements
Earn at least one
industry-related
credential (Career
Readiness Certificate)
Questions?
Registration forms are due by February
29th in the Counseling Office.
 Online Course request March 9th in
Cafeteria
 If you do not turn in a form, a schedule will
be made for you and you will not be able
to make changes to your schedule.
 PowerPoint Presentations have been
placed online for parents to view
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