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General Introduction
ACADEMIC ADVISEMENT AND
THE COURSE SELECTION PROCESS
MOUNT DE SALES ACADEMY
OVERVIEW OF THE TODAY’S PRESENTATION
Course Selection Process Graduation Requirements Personal Interests Course Guide
How to Select Courses for SY 2012-2013On-line course registration via PowerSchoolCourse information on Moodle
THE COURSE SELECTION PROCESS
Graduation Requirements
Personal Interests and Your Academic Resume
Course Offerings
2
This master course list
will be posted on
Moodle next to “My
Moodle”
On-line Registration and Course Selection
WHAT ELSE IS NEW?
Log-in via Your PowerSchool Log-In
Look for !
Click Pencils
Follow on-line instructions….
Required Courses Listed by Department
Discuss your math options with your current math teacher or Coach Wynn.
Sample Screen with all Required Courses Selected
Elective Courses Listed by Department
Additional courses are listed on separate pages. Click
‘next.’
You must select at least two alternate courses for electives OR you will NOT be allowed to complete the registration process.
When you have made all of your course selections, scroll
to the bottom of the page and select ‘submit.’
If you have made any errors, you will be re-directed to the
error.
You must select at least six (6) units by combining year long or semester courses.
Free Periods: only select the equivalent of six (6) unit
courses plus two alternates. You will automatically be assigned free periods.
Sample Error Message
REQUEST FOR WAIVER/
HONORS OR AP COURSE
A Completed Set of Course Requests!
SPECIFIC COURSE ADVISEMENT AND Q & A(MANDATORY CLASS MEETINGS DURING FLEX PERIOD)
Deadline for Completing RegistrationOn-line
Mercer Courses/Leadership Seminar/Student Assistant Program
AP COURSE SELECTION
Which student is likely to get into UGA? A. 4.0 GPA, 1 AP CourseB. 3.9 GPA, 2 AP CoursesC. 3.85 GPA, 3 AP Courses D. 3.8 GPA, 4 AP Courses E. 3.5 GPA, 5 AP Courses HOPE and many GA schools will add .5 point for AP courses in the GPA calculation.
AP COURSE SELECTION BYGRADE LEVEL AVAILABILITY
AP Art History AP World History AP English Literature AP Biology AP Physics AP Spanish AP Government AP Economics AP Computer Science AP Psychology AP European History AP Calculus AB or BC AP Statistics AP Physics AP English Language AP Chemistry
Meet the prerequisites and register with no hiccups. I f not, you must fi le a petition in the Upper School Offi ce. I f you do not fi le a petition and do not meet the prerequisites, you
wil l be dropped from the course.
Selecting AP courses Review the prerequisites. If you meet the prerequisite, you will be enrolled in the
course. If you do not meet the prerequisite, you must ALSO
complete a course waiver form. If you do not meet the prerequisite and you do not
complete the course waiver, you will be placed in an alternate course.
COURSE SELECTION PHILOSOPHYBUILDING YOUR RESUME
On-line registration begins this Wednesday, March 2 nd, after 3:00 p.m. You may log-in to PowerSchool to begin the process after 3:00 p.m. You can select course requests at home or at school during free periods or breaks.
Registration materials will also be available on Moodle on Wednesday.
Current ninth graders must select courses for the 2011 – 2012 academic year BEFORE Friday, March, 25 th.
A copy of your course requests will be mailed to your parents before the end of the school year.
If you don’t complete the registration process on-line, we will complete a schedule for you at our discretion. You will be guaranteed only required courses for graduation---no elective course off erings.
COMPLETING THE COURSE SELECTION PROCESS
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