View
214
Download
0
Category
Tags:
Preview:
Citation preview
Anderson High School
2015-2016 Course Selectionfor current 10th and 11th graders
KNOW YOUR OPTIONS!
Course Fair is on Wednesday, January 21st. Your time there is limited, so, before you go, we want you to know about the requirements for graduation and the many different courses at Anderson.
Write down some that you think sound interesting and make sure you visit those tables during the course fair!
4x4 Graduation Requirements
4x4 Graduation Plans
Recommended Plan• English Language Arts…..4.0• Math…...4.0• Science…..4.0• Social Studies…..4.0• Physical Education…..1.5• World Languages…..2.0• Fine Arts…..1.0• Health….0.5• Speech…...0.5• Elective Courses…..4.5• Total Credits…..26.0
Distinguished Plan• English Language Arts…..4.0• Math…..4.0• Science…..4.0• Social Studies…..4.0• Physical Education…..1.5• World Languages…..3.0• Fine Arts…..1.0• Health….0.5• Speech…...0.5• Elective Courses…..3.5• Total Credits…..26.0
**4 Advanced measures are required in addition to the credits.
HB5 Graduation Plan
• Current 10th-12th graders can choose to move to the new HB5 graduation plan.
• Moving to the new graduation plan will change your graduation requirements.
• Students who are interested in switching to the Distinguished Foundation + Endorsement Plan need to visit with their counselor about requirements and the differences between the new plan and the 4x4 Plans.
Abbreviations
• R – Regular (meaning a course that is taught on grade level and is taken for a 4.0 credit)
• H – Honors (meaning a course that is taught at an advanced level and is a weighted 5.0 course)
• PreAP – These are courses that prepare you to later take an AP course in the same subject. All PreAP courses are also Honors courses (so they receive weighted credit).
Abbreviations Cont’d.
• AP – Advanced Placement course. These courses are taught at an advanced level, are weighted credit, and prepare you to take the AP test in May. Students who score a 3 or higher on an AP exam may receive college credit for the course.
• IB – International Baccalaureate course. These courses are taught at an advanced level, receive weighted 5.0 credit, and prepare you to take the IB test in May. Students who score a 4 or higher on an IB exam may receive college credit for the course.
• DC – Dual Credit course. These courses are taught by an ACC instructor on the Anderson campus. Students who complete the course with a passing grade receive both high school credit and college credit for the course. ACC credits will transfer to most universities.
English Courses
English Requirements
All students must take the following English courses:
• English I (R or PreAP)• English II (R or PreAP)• English III (R, AP, or IB)• English IV (R, AP, IB, or DC)
English Electives
Electives offered by the English department include:
• Creative Writing I-II (R or H)
• Debate I-III (H)• Film Analysis I-II (H)• Greek/World Mythology (H)• Newspaper Staff (H)
• Oral Interpretation (H)• Public Speaking (H)• SAT/ACT Prep & College Readiness (R)• Scholars (H)• Speech & Debate After School I-III (H)
Social Studies Courses
Social Studies Requirements
All students must take the following social studies courses:• World Geography (R or PreAP)• World History (R or AP)• United States History (R, AP, or DC)• United States Government (R, AP, or DC) • Economics (R, AP, IB, or DC)
IB History replaces US History, Government, and Economics
Social Studies Electives
Electives offered by the Social Studies department include:• Psychology (R, AP, or IB)• Sociology (R)• Contemporary Issues (H)• Street Law (H)• Criminal Law (H)• CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) (H)• Social Justice: Community & Ethnic Studies (R)• Texas Government (DC) This course counts for college credit
ONLY, but is offered at AHS in the spring.
Math Courses
Math Requirements
All students must take:• Algebra I (R or PreAP)• Geometry (R or PreAP)• Algebra II (R or PreAP)
The 4th math course can be chosen from the following courses:• Math Modeling• Statistics (AP)• Pre-Calculus (R or PreAP)• Advanced Quantitative Reasoning• Calculus AB (AP, IB)• Calculus BC (AP, IB)• Math Studies (IB)• College Algebra (DC)
Any math course taken beyond the 4 required courses becomes a math elective.
Science Courses
Science Requirements
All students must take:• Biology (R or PreAP)• Chemistry (R or PreAP)• Physics (R or PreAP)
The 4th science course can be chosen from the following courses:• IPC (R or H)• Astronomy (R)• Physics I , II or C (AP or IB)• Biology (AP, IB, or DC)• Chemistry (AP or IB)
• Medical Microbiology (R or H)• Pathophysiology (R or H)• Anatomy & Physiology (R or H)• Environmental Systems (R or H)• Advanced Biotechnology (H or
DC)
Any science course taken beyond the four required courses becomes a science elective.
World Languages Courses
World Languages Requirements
Students on the Recommended Plan must have 2 years of the same language other than English and students on the Distinguished Achievement Plan must have 3 years of the same language other than English.• Chinese I-VI• French I-VI• German I-VI• Latin I-VI
Levels I-II are R, level III is H, level IV is AP or IB, and level V is H or IB, and level VI is H.
Any World Language course taken beyond the requirements becomes an elective.
World Languages Requirements Cont’d.
Students in Spanish have a choice whether to take advanced or regular courses in the upper levels:• Spanish I-II (R)• Spanish III (R or PreAP) • Spanish IV (H, AP, or IB)• Spanish V (AP or IB)• Spanish VI (H)
Fine Arts Courses
Fine Arts Requirement
Students must have one Fine Art credit:
• The first level of fine arts courses are always R credit.• All additional fine arts courses are electives. Levels I-II
are R and levels III-IV are H except where noted.
• Art I• Band I• Choir I• Guitar I• Musical Theater I
(before school)
• Orchestra I• Piano I• Technical Theater I• Theater I• Freshmen Select Theater I
(audition required)
Fine Arts Electives
Dance• Dance II-IV• Dance Guard II-IV• Belles II-IV (audition required)
Choir• Boys Choral Music II-IV• Girls Choral Music II-IV
(level II is R, level III-IV R or H. H by audition)
Visual Arts• Drawing II-IV• Fibers II-IV• Painting II-IV• Printmaking II-IV• Studio Art (AP)• Art (IB)
Fine Arts Electives Cont’d.
Instrumental Music• Band II-IV
Concert, Wind Ensemble, Symphonic• Instrumental Ensemble II-IV• Orchestra II-IV• Stage/Jazz Band I-IV (before
school; audition required)
• Guitar II-IV • Music Theory (R or AP)• Music (IB)
Theater• Technical Theater II-IV• Musical Theater II-IV
(before school)
• Theater II-IV• Theater Production II-IV
(audition required)
Fitness Courses
Fitness Requirement
Students are required to have one Fitness Credit:• PE – Aerobics, Individual Sports, Team Sports• PE Substitutions – Marching Band, Dance Guard, Off Campus
PE, Cheerleading• Athletics
• Football• Volleyball• Basketball• Baseball• Softball
• Tennis• Soccer• Swimming• Golf• Wrestling
• Cross Country (fall, before school)
• Track (spring, after school)
• All Fitness courses are regular weighted credit.
Fitness Electives
Students can take up to two years of PE:• PE – Aerobics, Individual Sports, Team Sports
And up to four years of PE substitutions or athletics:• PE Substitutions – Marching Band, Dance Guard, Off Campus
PE, Cheerleading• Athletics
• Football• Volleyball• Basketball• Baseball• Softball• Soccer
• Swimming• Golf• Wrestling• Lacrosse (does not
count as an elective, but is offered after school)
• Tennis• Wrestling• Cross Country• Track• Water Polo (does not
count as an elective, but is offered in the spring, after school)
Health/Speech Courses
Health/Speech Requirements
• Students must take:
• Health (R)
and• Professional Communications (R)
or• Speech (DC)
Elective Courses
Elective Requirements
• Students on the Recommended Plan must have 4.5 elective credits and
• Students on the Distinguished Achievement Plan must have 3.5 elective credits
• Any courses taken beyond the specific graduation requirements for graduation are considered electives.
• Most students will have more than the required amount of elective credits.
CTE Electives
Consumer Science• Child Development• Instructional Practices
in Education & Training
• Lifetime, Nutrition, and Wellness
• Hospitality Services (application required)
Business• Business Information
Management• Principles of
Business, Marketing, & Finance
• Money Matters• Accounting I• Virtual Business
All CTE electives are H credit
CTE Electives Cont’d.
Yearbook/Photography• Graphic Design and
Illustration• Yearbook Staff I-III
(application required)• Commercial
Photography• Adv. Commercial
Photography
Filmmaking• Audio Video
Production• Adv Audio Video
Production• Problems/Solutions in
AVP I-II• Film (IB)
All CTE electives are H credit
CTE Electives Cont’d.
Engineering• Engineering Design &
Presentation• Adv Engineering
Design & Presentation• Electronics• Adv. Electronics• Robotics Team I-II (after
school)
• STEM Entrepreneurship
Manufacturing• Principles of
Manufacturing• Precision Metal
Manufacturing• Adv Precision
Manufacturing
All CTE electives are H credit
CTE Electives Cont’d.
Animation• Digital & Interactive
Media• Animation• Adv Animation I-II• Video Game Design
Computer Programming / Science• Web Technologies• Computer Programming• Adv Computer Programming• Fundamentals of Computer
Science• Computer Science I• Computer Science (AP or IB)
All CTE electives are H credit
Other Electives
General Electives
• AVID I-IV (R)• Sports Medicine I-II (R)
(application required)
• UIL Academic Team (H)• PALS (R) (application and interview required)
• Student as Teacher (H)• TOK (IB)
(IB diploma students only)
Off Periods
• Seniors who have completed their graduation requirements may have up to two off periods each semester. These off periods must be 1st, 2nd, 7th, and/or 8th period.
• Counselors will try to accommodate preferences for morning or afternoon; however, off periods are determined by your other classes and may not be at the time you prefer. Once scheduled, students are not able to change their off period to a different time.
Courses at Other Campuses
Shared Students (new)
Beginning next school year, students can travel to another AISD campuses to take specific courses that are not available on their home campus. Transportation will be provided. These courses include:• American Sign Language (Austin High)• Culinary (Austin High)• Welding (Lanier)• Health Science (Lanier)• Cosmetology (Lanier)• Firefighter (LBJ)• Architecture (McCallum)• JROTC (Reagan)
The counselors will have more information about this at the course fair!
More Information?
Go to www.andersononline.org (2015-2016 Course Selection) for links to the course sheets, course list, and course descriptions.
Recommended