One Direction: What Makes You Successful?

February 28, 2015Mary Cagle, Lorie Hall, Kaleb Owens, Taneya Walker,

Nancy Wolfe

Alabama High School Graduation Requirements (24 credits)

4 English (regular/honors/AP) 4 Math (through Alg. 2) 4 Science (9th:Biology (Regular or Honors; 10th: Physical Science or

Honors Chemistry; 2 more additional sciences junior and senior year) 4 Social Studies (Regular, Honors, AP) 1credit Life PE Career Preparedness (1 credit) ½ credit Health 3 credits in any of these or a combination of any:

Career and Technical Education classes Foreign Language Arts Education

10th Grade Science Options

Two required options for science in 10th grade, choose one:

Physical Science Chemistry, HonorsAnother option is Human

Anatomy and Physiology, but it is not required

10th Grade Social Studies Options

Three options for social studies. US History to 1877 Honors US History to 1877 AP European History

If you take AP European History you MUST take AP US History your junior year

Other Required ClassesPhysical Education: 1 Credit

Classes that meet 18 PE content standards: Physical

Education/LIFE Check with your

school counselor to find out what meets this requirement.

Career Preparedness

If you didn’t take that class this year, you will need to take it before graduation. I suggest doing this in 10th grade.

Other Required Classes3 credits of or combination of:

Career and Technical Education

Foreign Language

Arts Education Theater Art Band Chorus

Health One semester

class taken as a

sophomore Additional

Electives2.5 credits

Yes, Take a Foreign Language!Everyone will have the minimum requirements,

set yourself apart with academic electives. Take at least two years to keep options open for the future

1 year required: Univ. of Alabama 2 years required: Georgia Tech, MIT, Davidson 3 years required or preferred: Brown,

Dartmouth, Tulane, Ohio State, VMI, UCLA, Clemson

4 years required or preferred: Harvard, Univ. of Michigan, Williams

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Do I receive extra quality points for Honors and AP classes?

A. Yes—a student received an extra ½ quality point for each honors class and an extra 1 quality point for an AP class.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Do I have to take Driver’s education at school?

A: No, it is not required, but does balance out Health, especially since there are not a lot of semester electives available. Also, you can get a discount on your car insurance. ***You need a Drivers Permit before the class starts!!!!

Naviance – What is it?

Connecting Learning & Life Naviance is a comprehensive college and career

readiness solution for middle and high schools that helps align student strengths and interests to post-secondary goals, and improve student outcomes.

The Curriculum provides core knowledge to help every student develop critical success skills for college, career, and beyond.

Students and parents who have email addresses in iNow should be receiving information on a regular basis about Naviance. Please see your counselor if you aren’t receiving these emails.

http://www.naviance.com/