COURSE SELECTION PRESENTATIONMarch 12, 2015

Graduation Requirements

Math Pathways

F.I. Language Arts

Program/Certification

Preparation for Post-Secondary

Course Selection Forms for 2015-2016

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Graduation RequirementsStudents require 17 credits to graduate from high school. Included in these, are 7 compulsory credits listed below:

Grade 11 English 11 (2 credits)

Math 11 (1 credit)

Science (or approved Technology Course) (1 credit)

Modern History 11 (1 credit)

Fine Arts/Life Role Development cluster (1 credit)

Grade 12

English 12 (1 credit)

In addition to the 17 credits required, students must have the following:

• Grade 12 English and a minimum of four other credits at the grade 12 level.

• Success on the English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPA) – or approved Exemption

• Successfully complete either the Post Intensive French (PIF) 10 or French Immersion Language Arts (FILA) 10 – or approved Exemption

• All students must complete the two grade 10 Mathematics courses (Geometry, Measurement and Finance 10 and Number, Relations and Functions 10)

Graduation Requirements – cont.

Science (at least one credit)

Automotive Electrical Systems (p) 120Biology 112, 113FI Biology 112Biology 121 (p), 122 (p)Chemistry 111, 112Chemistry 121 (p), 122 (p)Intro to Environmental Science 120FI Intro to Environmental Science 120Physical Geography 110Physics 111, 112Physics 121 (p), Physics 122 (p)

*(P) indicates pre-requisite required

Graduation Requirements - Science

(Must have at least one of these credits)Music 112 (Vocal, Orchestra, General) (p)Wellness Phys Ed 110 (p)Theatre Arts 120Graphic Art & Design 110Visual Arts 110 (p)Outdoor Pursuits 110 (p)Entrepreneurship 110Ind. & Family Dynamics 120FI Relations Familiales 120

For Grade 12 Students OnlyPhys Ed 120 (Leadership)*Coop Ed 120 (2 credits of 3 credits)FI Coop Ed (2 credits or 3 credits)Reading Tutor 120*

* Must apply/fulfill requirements for admission

Graduation RequirementsFine Arts/Life Role Courses

• Advanced Outdoor Pursuits 120 (p)• Advanced Theatre Arts 120 (p)• Advanced Training Principles 120• F.I. Theatre Arts 110• F.I. Co-op 120• Introduction to Horticulture 110• Mandarin 120• Media Production 120• Scriptwriting, Storytelling and The Spoken Word

120• Site Layout & Foundations 110• Theatre Arts 110• Three Dimensional Studies 120

LOCAL OPTION COURSES

* Only 2 local option courses can count towards the 17 credits required to graduate.

Financial and Workplace Math Pathway◦ Gr. 10 GMF 10 and NRF 10◦ Gr. 11 Financial & Workplace Math 110◦ Gr. 12 Financial and Workplace Math 120

Foundations of Math Pathway◦ Gr. 10 GMF 10 and NRF 10◦ Gr. 11 Foundations of Math 110◦ Gr. 12 Foundations of Math 120

Pre-Calculus Pathway◦ Gr 10 GMF 10 and NRF 10◦ Gr. 11 Foundations of Math 110 and Pre-Calculus 110◦ Gr. 12 Pre-Calculus 120A and Pre-Calculus 120B

Calculus 120 or AP Calculus Pathway◦ Gr. 10 GMF 10 and NRF 10 (Sem. 1), Foundations of Math 110 (Sem. 2)◦ Gr. 11 Pre-Calculus 110 and Pre-Calculus 120A◦ Gr. 12 Pre-Calculus 120B and Calculus 120 or AP Calculus 120

Available on the Anglophone East WebPage (under the student tab titled “Mathematics: High School Pathways”)

Math Pathways

Grade 9◦ Students must do 50% of courseload in French (ie)

5 out of their 10 courses Grade 10

◦ Students must do 50% of courseload in French (ie) 5 out of their 10 courses

Grade 11 and 12◦ Students must do 25% of their courseload in

French (ie) 5 of their 20 courses

Students who satisfy these requirements will receive a certificate of French Immersion at Graduation

French Immersion Certificate

Grade 10◦ FI Language Arts 10◦ FI Science ◦ FI Social Studies◦ Choose two of:

FI Broad Base Technology 10 FI Language Arts Advanced 10 FI Health and Phys. Ed 10

◦ Students can also choose one Grade 11 course in their Grade 10 year. FI options are:

FI Biology 112 FI Modern History 112 FI Theatre Arts 110 (Local Option)

French Immersion Program

Grade 11 and 12

◦ FI Modern History 112◦ Fi Biology 112, 122◦ FI Intro to Environmental Science 120◦ FI Co-op (2 credits or 3 credits) *Gr. 12’s only*

Local option◦ FI Relations Familiales 120◦ FI Language Arts 110, 120◦ FI World Issues 120◦ FI Theatre Arts 110

Local Option

*There may be online course options as well that are offered in French that could be used towards the French Immersion Certificate

French Immersion Program

To receive this Certificate, students must take an oral proficiency interview in grade 12.

Students taking a French 122 or French Immersion 120 course will be tested. The assessment fee is waived for these students.

The fee is $60 for other students who wish to be assessed.

The Certificate states that the student has achieved a level of proficiency as defined by the EECD.

Certificate of Second Language Proficiency

The courses students take will influence the options available to them after high school.

Some options for students who wish to pursue a post-secondary education are:

◦ Apprenticeship A minimum of Grade 12 or the equivalent to Grade 12 is required

to enter into an apprenticeship program.

◦ College Requirements vary according to program.

◦ University Admission requirements vary but on average you need minimum

of 5 Grade 12 courses (including English) in university approved courses. (May need upwards of 6 courses in some universities outside of Atlantic Canada.)

Preparing for Post-Secondary

• March 12◦ Guidance Counsellors will be delivering presentations to

Grade 9, 10, 11 students to help better prepare them for making their course selections.

• March 12◦ Parent Information Session at beginning at 6:30

• March 13◦ Students given course selection sheets during period 1.

• March 17o Course Selection Sheets are due to the student’s Period 1 teacher.

Course Selection Process 2015

Students take 5 classes per semester, with English taking up one class each semester.

All students take the following:◦ English 10◦ Geometry, Measurment and Finance 10◦ Number Relations and Functions 10◦ Post-Intensive French 10◦ Science 10◦ Social Studies 10

Students chose 2 Speciality Courses.◦ BB Tech, Music, Phys. Ed, Visual Arts

Students choose 1 Grade 11 course.◦ If students choose the AP or Calculus 120 Path, their Grade 11

course will be Foundations in Math 110.◦ Consult course selection sheet for Gr. 11 options.

Grade 9 Course Selection (English Program)

Students take 5 classes per semester, with English taking up one class each semester.

All students take the following:◦ English 10◦ Geometry, Measurment and Finance 10◦ Number Relations and Functions 10◦ French Immersion Language Arts 10◦ FI Science 10◦ FI Social Studies 10

Students chose 2 Speciality Courses.◦ FI BB Tech, Music, FI Phys. Ed, Visual Arts, FI Language Arts

Advanced 10 Students choose 1 Grade 11 course.

◦ If students choose the AP or Calculus 120 Path, their Grade 11 course will be Foundations in Math 110.

◦ Consult course selection sheet for Gr. 11 options.

Grade 9 Course Selection (French Immersion)

Students take 5 classes per semester, with English taking up one class each semester.

All students take the following:◦ English 111, 112, or 113◦ Minimum one Math course ◦ Modern History 111, 112, or 113

If this was chosen in Grade 10, then the student chooses an elective in its place.

◦ Minimum one Science course ◦ Minimum one Fine Arts / Life Role course

Consult selection sheet for list of applicable courses. 4 elective courses

◦ Consult selection sheet for list of options. Students on the AP Math or Calculus 12 Math Path will

choose Pre-Calculus 110 and Pre-Calculus 120A Be sure to select 2 Alternate courses.

Grade 10 Course Selection

Students take 5 classes per semester. All students must take the following:

◦ English 121, 122, or 123 Students choose 9 electives. Students on the AP Math or Calculus 120 Math path

will select Pre-Calculus 120B and AP Math 120 or Calculus 120

Things to keep in mind:◦ Know the Local Options that you have completed and/or have

selected. Only 2 can be used for credits towards graduation.◦ Know the graduation requirements and be sure they are met

in what you have completed and have selected.◦ The courses that are selected will have an impact on the

post-secondary options available following graduation. Make selections with this in mind.

Grade 11 Course Selection

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Student Handbook is available at: ◦ Anglophone East School District Homepage

http://web1.nbed.nb.ca/sites/ASD-E/Pages/default.aspx

Under the Students Tab titled “High School Course Selection Guide”

◦ Math Pathways Information http://

web1.nbed.nb.ca/sites/ASD-E/Documents/HighSchoolMathPathwaysBrochure.pdf

Under the Students Tab titled “Mathematics: High School Pathways”

Handouts:◦ Course Selection Sheets

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