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GRADUATIO
N REQUIR
EMENTS
AND PREPA
RING F
OR LIFE
AFT
ER HIG
H
SCHOOL
COUNSELORS:
LORI M
ILLS
– GRADES
9-1
2, A-G
ANDI LAW
ING –
GRADES 9
-12, H
-O
TERES
A HEI
NZ – GRADES
9-1
2, P-Z
Future Ready Core
English – 4 CreditsMath – 4 Credits Science – 3 CreditsSocial Studies – 4 creditsHealth/PE – 1 credit6 Electives –
~ 2 Required Electives (any combination of CTE, Foreign Language, and Arts)
~ 4 electives from a specified Concentration Area
28 credits are required in order to graduate from Pisgah High School. The requirements above account
for 22 of the 28 credits.
ENGLISH…
.
English IEnglish IIEnglish IIIEnglish IV
MATH…IT ALL ADDS TO YOUR SUCCESS!
Foundations of Math I in Fall of 9th Grade to help some students – NOT a math credit
9th Grade(Entered 9th grade 13-14)
10th Grade(Entered 9th grade 12-13)
9th Grade(Entered 9th grade 13-14)
10th Grade(Entered 9th grade 12-13)
9th Grade(Entered 9th grade 13-14)
10th Grade(Entered 9th grade 12-13)
Math I Algebra I Math II Geometry Honors Math II
Honors Geometry
Math II Math II Math III Math III Honors Math III
Honors Algebra II
Math III Math III Adv. Functions
Adv. Functions
Pre-Calc Pre-Calc
Adv. Functions
Adv. Functions
Pre-Calc Pre-Calc AP Calculus
AP Calculus
SCIENCE…IT’S ELEMENTALEarth and
Environmental Science
BiologyPhysical Science OR
Chemistry
•Some students will CHOOSE to take more than the 3 required sciences •A small number of students will choose to “double up” and take Biology and Chemistry in 10th grade in order to make their 11th and 12th grade schedules available for as many honors science courses as offered.•Chemistry is not required for graduation, but many college programs, even at the community college level, may require Chemistry. Check college websites!! • Looking to be a NC Scholar? Will need Chemistry to qualify!
SOCIAL STUDIES
World HistoryAmerican History IAmerican History IICivics
Students taking AP US History will follow a bit different path, but still complete 4 social studies credits
HEALTH A
ND PE
One cr
edit
of H
ealth
and P
E re
quired,
mos
t often
com
plete
d in 9
th gra
de
Electives Required for Graduation
2 Required Electives - Any combination of 2
electives to be taken from:•Arts•Foreign Language•CTE (Career and Technical)
INTRO TO T & I AND MSITA
SPANISH I & HORTICULTURE I
BAND I & HEALTH TEAM RELATIONS
SPORTS MKT I & FRENCH I
CHORUS I AND CHORUS II
CONCENTRATION AREAS
Career & Technical Education
Arts Education
ROTC
Academic
CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
A CTE Concentration Area means that you choose from 1 of 11 Career Cluster Areas, and take 4 courses from within
that cluster. One of the 4 courses must be a level II .
CTE CLUSTERSAg., Food, & Nat. Resources Principles of Business Animal Science I Equine Science I Equine Science II
Information Technology Introduction to T & I Foundations of Information
Technology Computer Engineering 1 Computer Engineering 2
Hospitality & Tourism Foods I MSITA Sports & Entertainment Mkt. I Sports & Entertainment Mkt. II
These are just 3 of the many CTE sequences available at PHS!
ARTS EDUCATIONA concentration of classes within Arts
would include 4 courses from any combination of:
Art Music
Drama
as long as one course is a level II course
Band I
Drama I
Art I
Art II
Chorus I
Chorus II
Chorus II
Orion
Band I
Band II
Band III
Band IV
ROTCA concentration of classes within ROTC
would include 4 courses in an ROTC sequence with at least one level II course
Examples:•ROTC I
•ROTC II
•ROTC III
•ROTC IV
•ROTC I
•ROTC II
•Drill & Ceremony
•Drill & Ceremony
ACADEMIC
A concentration of classes within Academics would include
courses in any combination from Honors, AP,
Foreign Language that are in addition to those fulfilling core
requirements
Examples:•Honors Biology II•Honors Anatomy & Physiology•AP Psychology•Honors Native Amer. Studies •Spanish I
•Spanish II•Spanish III•Spanish IV
• French I• French II• AP Human Geography• Honors Physics
•Foreign Language•Art Credit
•Anything else?
NC ACADEMIC SCHOLARS PROGRAM
4 English Language Arts I, II, III, IV4 Math (Alg. I, Alg. II, Geometry, and higher level math with Alg. II as prerequisite, or Integrated
I, II, III with a higher math course in which Integrated Math III is a prerequisite)
3 Science (Chemistry, Bio, and an Earth/Environmental Science course4 Social Studies (World History, American
History I, American History II, Civics) 4 Elective credits constituting a concentration
recommended from one of the following: CTE, JROTC, Arts, Academic3.5 Unweighted GPA
2 Languages (2 credits of the same)3 Higher level courses taken during junior
and/or senior years which carry 5 or 6 quality points, such as AP, Advanced CTE/CTE credentialing courses, online course, other honors or above designated courses
WHY 9TH AND 10TH GRADES DO COUNT!
ACADEMICS• Weighted / Unweighted GPA (grade
point average)
• Honors / Advanced / A.P. (Advanced Placement) Courses
• Career & College Courses / HCC
• Transcripts to colleges / scholarships (will contain grades 9-11 and course choices for senior year)
BEHAVIOR• Attendance
•Course credit•Transcript
• OSS / ISS(Applications do ask!)
OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL…
Extracurricular Community DEPTH of involvement ServiceLeadership UNIQUE
Work / Volunteer Enrichment Opportunities Time management Summer / School year Career exploration Can be expensive---but many are FREE
RESEARCH
PHS Counseling Center website: http://teacher.haywood.k12.nc.us/phs-counselingcenter
/
Newsletters
Open House events
Enrichment opportunities in career exploration
/
TESTINGThe PLAN (10th) – required of all sophomores in
NC. Free of charge, great practice for the ACT
PSAT (10th/11th) – optional. Small fee, great practice for the SAT
ACT (11th) – required of all juniors in NC. Free of charge, can be used as College Entrance Exam scores
SAT (11th) – optional. Good to take spring of 11th grade so that student could choose to re-take ACT or SAT in September of October of Senior year
Free test prep can be found at cfnc.org, actstudent.org, and
collegeboard.com
Aspire
NCAA / NAIA
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