Sophomore Course Selection

2014-2015

Reasons to Listen

Graduation Requirements

• English 4.0 credits• Social Science 2.0 credits

(Must pass US History)

• Math 3.0 credits• Science 2.0 credits• Health/PE 3.5 credits• Consumer Ed .5 credits• Electives 9.0 credits• Prairie State Achievement Exam• Constitution Test ________ 24 Total Credits

CREDITS• Credit is based on semester grade • D (60%) Minimum grade for passing and receiving

credit• Each semester class = ½ credit

To be a… You must have…

It’s recommended you have…

Sophomore 5 Credits 6 credits

Junior 11 Credits 12 credits

Senior 17 Credits 18 credits

HS graduate

24 Credits REQUIRED TO HAVE 24 CREDITS!!!

Weighted Grades used to calculate

GPA

• Honors/AP A = 6 points

• Standard A = 5 points

• Base A = 4 points

CREDITS• Credit is based on semester grade • D (60%) Minimum grade for passing

and receiving credit• Each semester class = ½ credit

CLASS RANK

• Class rank is determined by total grade points using all classes.

• Examples: 6 classes all A’s = 30 points 7 classes all A’s = 35 points

Typical Sophomore Schedule

• English II• US History• Math• Science• Physical Education• Elective• Study Hall or another elective

EnglishCourse currently taking Grade in the course Course to take next

year

English I B or higher and teacher recommendation

Honors English II

English I Any grade English II

Honors English I C or higher Honors English II

Honors English I D or F English II

Social Studies

• US History (1 year)• Pass the Constitution

Test

Science

Course currently taking Grade in the course Course to take next year

No Science course Biology

BiologyHonors Biology

Completion of Algebra I Chemistry

BiologyHonors Biology

B or higher in Algebra I Honors Chemistry

PE• Drivers Ed/Swim if you didn’t take it this year• Options:

– *Foundations of Fitness*– Fitness and Sports (Team PE)– Lifetime Fitness and Exercise (Individual PE)– Personal Development – *Dance Fitness*– Water & Land Activities– Advanced Aquatics– Swim Guard– *Lifestyle Management (a full year course!!)*

• *You must take a *class prior to enrollment of other PE courses.

Math

Current Course Current Grade Next Year’s Course Do I need to take a Focused Course?

Pre Algebra D Algebra 1 Focused Algebra

Algebra 1 D Geometry Focused Geometry

Algebra 1 Any grade Geometry No

Algebra 1 A Honors Geometry No

Geometry C or D Elementary Algebra 2 NO

Geometry C or higher Algebra 2 NO

Geometry A & A in Algebra 1 Honors Algebra 2 NO

Honors Geometry C or D Algebra 2 NO

Honors Geometry C or higher Honors Algebra 2 NO

Elementary Algebra 2 B or higher College AlgebraTrigonometry

NO

Algebra 2 C or higher College AlgebraTrigonometry

NO

Honors Algebra 2 B or higher Honors Pre-CalculusFinite/Prob&Stats

NO

Honors Pre-Calculus B or higher or Passing grade

AP Calculus AB or BCFinite/Prob&Stats

NO

CONSUMER EDUCATION-STATE OF ILLINOIS REQUIREMENT

Successful completion of any of the following courses/programs fulfills the State Consumer

Education requirement for highschool graduation:

· Introduction to Business (9, 10) – 1 year· Consumer Education (11, 12) - 1 semester· Personal Invest & Finance (11, 12) – 1 semester· Agribusiness Management (11, 12)—1 year· ICE (Work) program (11, 12) – 1 year

Sophomore Electives• Agriculture• Art• Business• Family and Consumer Science• Foreign Language• Music• Technology

New Items for Course Selection

• PE Names• For your future (11 and 12)

– 7 Dual Credit courses (HCC)– Molecular and Structural Biology– AP Physics C– Exploring Math (base level)

What’s Next?

• January 23/24 Lab 33: Counselors meet with you to select your classes.

• January 28: Counselors available to discuss course selections and make adjustments if necessary (by appt.)

• March 1: Copy of course requests will be sent home in the mail.

Changes?

• March 21: Last day to make a change in your course selection

• See your counselor to make a course request change

Exceptions after March 21(CDM: Page 5)

• Conflicts• Successful completion of summer school

courses.• Failure to meet course prerequisite.• Driver Education changes for students

placed in wrong semester because of age or course failures.

• Scheduling conflicts due to computer error.• Missing requirement for university

admission

Level Changes

• May request within first 6 week of semester

• When moving down a level, must show interventions have been implemented

• Completion of level change form

Line #1~EnglishCourse currently taking Grade in the course Course to take next

year

English I B or higher and teacher recommendation

Honors English II

ENG271English I Any grade English II

ENG251

Honors English I C or higher Honors English II

ENG271

Honors English I D or F English II

ENG251

Line #2~Social Studies

• US History (1 year)• Pass the Constitution

Test• SOC 211

SOC212

Line #3~Science

Course currently taking Grade in the course Course to take next year

No Science course Biology

SCI101BiologyHonors Biology

Completion of Algebra I Chemistry

SCI451BiologyHonors Biology

B or higher in Algebra I Honors Chemistry

SCI501

Line #4~PE• Driver Education

• DRV 101 DRV 102 • Swim PE

• PHY 121 PHY 122 *Foundations of Fitnesss*

• PHY 131 PHY 132• Fitness and Sports (Team PE)

• PHY 201 PHY 202• Lifetime Fitness and Exercise (Individual PE)

• PHY 301 PHY 302• Personal Development

• PHY 401 PHY 402 *Dance Fitness*

• PHY 501 PHY 502• Water & Land Activities

• PHY 601 PHY 602o Advanced Aquatics no prerequisite

• PHY 631 PHY 632 *Lifestyle Management (a full year course!!)*

• PHY 701 PHY 702

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Current Course Current Grade Next Year’s Course Do I need to take a Focused Course?

Pre Algebra D Algebra 1 Focused Algebra

Algebra 1 D Geometry Focused Geometry

Algebra 1 Any grade Geometry No

Algebra 1 A Honors Geometry No

Geometry C or D Elementary Algebra 2 NO

Geometry C or higher Algebra 2 NO

Geometry A & A in Algebra 1 Honors Algebra 2 NO

Honors Geometry C or D Algebra 2 NO

Honors Geometry C or higher Honors Algebra 2 NO

Elementary Algebra 2 B or higher College AlgebraTrigonometry

NO

Algebra 2 C or higher College AlgebraTrigonometry

NO

Algebra 2 B or higher Honors Pre-CalculusFinite/Prob&Stats

NO

Honors Pre-Calculus B or higher or Passing grade

AP Calculus AB or BCFinite/Prob&Stats

NO

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Sophomore Electives• Course Numbers ~ Pages 8-9• Agriculture ~ Page 14• Art ~ Page 17• Business ~ Page 21• Family and Consumer Science

– ~ Page 39• Foreign Language ~ Page 43• Music ~ Page 55• Technology ~ Page 84