OVERVIEW TO THE WORLD OF COURSE SELECTION (2014-15) Slide 2
QUESTIONS TO THINK ABOUT 1) What do I want to do after High School?
2) What career paths am I looking at? 3)What do I need to study?
4)Do I have the necessary prerequisites to get into my chosen field
of study? 5) Am I limiting my options by not taking a course? Slide
3 CREDITS VS COURSES Only courses that have a 11 or 12 count as a
credit i.e. English 112 Course that have a 9 or 10 do not count as
credits i.e. English 102 Credits for graduation begin to accumulate
in Gr. 10 (usually only 2) Slide 4 Graduation Requirements 2014: 17
out of 22 credits 3 Eng (11 [2 credits] and Eng. 12) 1Math 11/FI
(Financial & Workplace/Foundations) 1Mod Hist 111/112/113
1Science (Bio, Chem, Phys, Phys Geog, EnvSc, Robotics &
Tech,Electronics) 1Fine Arts/Life Role Development (Visual Arts
11/12, Music 11 or 12, Fine Arts, Theater Arts, Ind Fam Living,
Coop, HPE11/12, Entrep11, Outdoor Pursuits, Reading Tutor 120,
Graphic Art & Des.) 7COMPULSORY CREDITS [includes pass in Eng
Lang Proficiency Assessment +10 OPTIONS (ONLY 2 MAY BE LOCAL
OPTION) 17 TOTAL CREDITS TO GRADUATE Slide 5 French Immersion
Requirements Grade 9 FI Math (full year) FI Science (full year) FI
Social Studies (semester) FI LA (semester) Grade 10 FI Math (full
year) FI Social Studies (semester) FI LA (semester) Grade 11 FI LA
(semester) FI Modern History OR FI Physical Geo FI Math (optional)
Grade 12 FI LA (semester) Any other FI electives (optional) Slide 6
Grade 10- 11 French Immersion Levels Begin to build on courses-
Science/humanities Future goals Slide 7 #Course and LevelGrade (9
or 10) 2 English 1 2 2 Math (FI or Eng) 3 4 Social Studies (FI or
Eng) 5 PIFor FI Language Arts 6 2 Specialties Art/HPE/Music/BBT
(must have passed 7 8 Science Option/Learning Strategies Or Science
9 (if not passing 9&10) 9 Optional Course #2 or Science 10 (if
not passing 9&10) 10 Registrations for 10 Regular English or FI
Student Slide 8 English 102A English 102B English 9A English 9B
Social Studies 10 FI Social Studies 10 Social Studies 9 FI Social
Studies 9 Biology 112 Biology 113 Chemistry 112 FI Physical
Geography 110 Physics 112 Physical Geography 110 Intro to
Electronics 110 IB Biology 111 / Biology 111 IB Chemistry 111/
Chemistry 111 IB Physics 111 / Physics 111 Science 10 R (50 60)
Science 9 Science 10 FI Science 10 FI Science 9 English (2) Student
MUST select both English A and B sections Social Studies (1)
Students MUST select 1 but may select 2 if they are repeating or
taking Social Studies 9 Sciences (1) Students MUST select 1 Science
course. Num, Func and Rel Geo, Meas and Fin FI Num, Func and Rel FI
Geo, Meas and Fin Math 9 A Math 9 B BBT 10 HPE 10 Music 10 Visual
Arts 10 Post Intensive French 10 Post Intensive French 9 Math (2)
Math is a required course for graduation. Students MUST select 2.
Specialties (2) Students MUST select 2 specialties French (1) Must
select 1 Slide 9 FI Language Arts 10 Fi Physical Geography 110 FI
Language Arts 9 Visual Arts 110 (Visual Arts 10 Reqd) Music 112
(Music 10 Reqd) Fine Arts 110 Entrepreneurship 110 Wellness through
PE 110 (HPE 10 Reqd) Applied Tech/Mill and Cabinet (2 credits)
Computer Aided Design 110 Computer Science 110 Computer Science 120
Entrepreneurship 110 Fine Arts 110 Graphic Art and Design 110
Hospitality and Tourism 110 Intro to Electronics 110 Learning
Strategies 110 Metals Processing 110 Spanish 110 Writing 110 French
Immersion Courses Optional Courses(1) Students must select 1 All
students must have 1 Life Role credit for graduation purposes
Students MAY select one provided they have the necessary Pre-
Requisites Slide 10 English Program Students wanting to take Grade
10 Full IB, Please check all of the following. French Immersion
Program Students wanting to take Grade 10 FULL IB, Please check all
of the following IB English 101A / English 101 A IB Cultural
Foundations 101/ English 101 B IB Math 101 IB Math 111 IB Chemistry
111 IB Biology 111 IB Physics 111 IB Social Studies 10 IB French
101A IB French 101B IB English 101A IB/FI Cultural Foundations 101
IB Math 101 IB Math 111 IB Chemistry 111 IB Biology 111 IB Physics
111A IB/FI Social Studies 10 IB/FI Language Arts 10 IB/FI Language
Arts 110 IB Courses - Students may take partial IB. Select desired
courses. Slide 11 #Course and LevelGrade (9/10/11) 2 English 1 2 1
Math 1.FinWorkplace 2.Foundations (FI-Optional) 3 Social Studies or
Mdn History (FI Mdn.History&/FI Phys Geo) 4 Optional Course #1
(strongly suggest (PreCal 11) 5 FILA/Optional Course #2 6 Optional
Course #3 7 Optional Course #4 8 Optional Course #5 9 Optional
Course #6 10 GRADE 11 REGULAR/ FRENCH IMMERSION Slide 12 English
112A English 112B English 111A English 111B English 113A English
113B English 102A English 102B Foundations of Math 110 Pre-Calculus
110 Finance and Workplace FI Foundations of Math 110 FI
Pre-Calculus 110 Numbers, Functions, Relations 10 Geometry,
Measurement, Finance 10 FI Numbers, Functions, Relations 10 FI
Geometry, Measurement, Finance 10 FI Modern History 112 Modern
History 112 Modern History 111 Modern History 113 FI Social Studies
10 Social Studies 10 English (2) English 112 is a grad requirement.
Students must select both English A and B sections. (2) Math (1 or
2) Foundations or Finance and Workplace math is a required course
for graduation. (1 or 2) History (1) Modern History is a grad
requirement. Students must select 1 or 2 if they are repeating or
taking Social Studies 10. (1) Slide 13 Sciences (1 or more)
Students are required to successfully pass at least 1 science
credit for graduation purposes. We do ENCOURAGE students to take
more than one science and to explore different fields. (1 at least)
Biology 112 Biology 113 Biology 122 Biology 121 Chemistry 112
Chemistry 122 Chemistry 121 FI Physical Geography 110 Physics 112
Physics 122 Physical Geography 110 Intro to Envir Science 120 Intro
to Electronics 110 IB Biology 111/ Biology 111 IB Chemistry 111/
Chemistry 111 IB Physics 111/ Physics 111 IB Bio 121 IB Chemistry
121 IB Physics 121 IB Env Sys and Soc 121A/ Envir Sci 121 IB Env
Sys and Soc 121B Robotics and Tech 120 Life Role ( 1 or more) All
students must have 1 Life Role credit. Students may take more if
they wish. Visual Arts 110 (Visual Arts 10 Reqd) Visual Arts 120
Music 112 (Music 10 Reqd) Music 122 Fine Arts 110 ** Theatre Arts
120 ** Ind Family Dynamics 120 ** Entrepreneurship 110 Outdoor
Pursuits 110 ** (App) PE Leadership 120 Wellness through PE 110 **
(HPE 10 Reqd) Coop S (2 credits) (= 2 x) (Recom) Coop S(3 credits)
(=3x) (Recom) Slide 14 Optional Courses Some courses require
Pre-reqs Optional Courses continued. Applied Tech/Mill and Cabinet
(2 credits) Accounting 120 Business Organizational Management
Canadian Literature 120 Canadian History 122 Canadian Geography 120
Choral Studies 120 (local option) ** Computer Aided Design Computer
Science 110 Computer Science 120 Conflict Studies 120 (local
option) ** Economics 120 Film Studies 120 (local option) ** Fine
Arts 110 ** French 112 - Post Intensive French 122 Graphic Art and
Design 110 ** Hospitality and Tourism 110 ** Intro to Electronics
110 Journalism 120 Knowledge of Theory 121 (local option) ** Law
120 Learning Strategies 110** Mandarin 120 Media Studies 120 **
Metals Processing 110 ** Metals Processing 120 ** Political Science
120 Photography 120 (local option) ** Psychology 120 (local option)
Robotics and Tech 120 ** Sociology 120 (local option) Spanish 110
World Issues 120 Writing 110 Slide 15 IB English 111A IB English
111B IB Adv Math 121 IB Modern History 111 IB Chemistry 121 IB
Biology 121 IB Physics 121A IB Physics 121 B IB French 111 IB
French 121- S/AP IB/FI Modern History 111 IB/FI Language Art 120 IB
Music 121A (Life Role) IB Music 121 B IB ESS 121 A IB ESS 121 B IB
Art 111 (Life Role) IB Science 121 FI Language Arts 110 FI Language
Arts 10 Fi Physical Geography 110 Conversational French IB Courses
Students require the necessary Pre requisites to take partial or
Full IB courses. A and B sections must be selected together. French
Immersion Courses FI Students are encouraged to take as many
possible to improve their abilities Slide 16 Grade 11- 12
Graduation requirements Six Post Secondary Destinations (entrance
requirements) College Apprenticeship Private Schools Work
University Military Slide 17 #Course and Level 1 English (AP &
IB English 2 Courses) 1 Optional Course #12 Optional Course #23
Optional Course #34 Optional Course #45 Optional Course #56
Optional Course #67 Optional Course #78 Optional Course #89
Optional Course #910 Slide 18 English 122 English 123 AP English
121 A AP English 121 B English 112A English 112B English 113A
English 113B Saint John High School Course Registration 2014 -2015
GRADE 12 Students MUST select 10 courses, plus 2 alternates. Please
mark an X in the box beside the courses that you wish to select.
Students must re-register for all required courses that they have a
mark below 55 percent in. Please take your time and give it your
full consideration. Starred topics are courses that are not
accepted by UNBSJ for application to programs. Pre- Calculus 120 A
Pre- Calculus 120 B Calculus Foundations of Math 110 Pre-Calculus
110 Finance and Workplace FI Foundations of Math 110 FI
Pre-Calculus 110 FI Pre-Calculus 120 A AP European Hist 120
Canadian History 122 Modern History 112 Modern History 111 Modern
History 113 FI Modern History 112 English (1) English 122 is a grad
requirement. If choosing AP both A and B sections must be chosen. (
1) Math Foundations or Finance and Workplace math is a required
course for graduation. History Modern History 112 is a grad
requirement Slide 19 Sciences Students are required to successfully
pass at least 1 science credit for graduation purposes. We do
ENCOURAGE students to take more than one science and to explore
different fields. Biology 112 Biology 113 Biology 122 Biology 121
Chemistry 112 Chemistry 122 Chemistry 121 FI Physical Geography 110
Physics 112 Physics 122 Physical Geography 110 Intro to
Environmental Science 120 Intro to Electronics 110 IB Biology 111/
Biology 111 IB Chemistry 111/ Chemistry 111 IB Physics 111/ Physics
111 IB Bio 121 IB Chemistry 121 IB Physics 121 A IB Env Sys and Soc
121A/ Envir Sci 121 IB Env Sys and Soc 121B Robotics and Tech **
Science 122 Life Role All students must have 1 Life Role credit for
graduation. Students may select more if they wish Visual Arts 110
Visual Arts 120 Music 112 Music 122 Fine Arts 110 ** Theatre Arts
120 ** Ind Family Dyn 120 ** Entrepreneurship 110 ** Outdoor
Pursuits 110 ** (App) PE Leadership 120 Wellness through PE 110 **
Coop S (2 credits) Coop S(3 credits) Coop (2 credits) (App) Coop (3
credits) (App) Slide 20 Optional Courses Applied Tech/Mill and
Cabinet (2 credits) ** Accounting 120 AP Psychology 120 Business
Organizational Management Canadian Literature 120 Canadian
Geography 120 Choral Studies 120 (local option) ** Computer Aided
Design 110 Computer Science 110 Computer Science 120 Conflict
Studies 120 (local option) ** Economics 120 Entrepreneurship 110 **
Optional Courses continued. Film Studies 120 (local option) ** Fine
Arts 110 ** French 112 - Post Intensive French 122 Graphic Art and
Design 110 ** Hospitality and Tourism 110 ** Intro to Electronics
110 Intro to Environmental Studies 120 Knowledge of Theory 121
(Local Option) ** Journalism 120 Law 120 Learning Strategies 110 **
Mandarin 120 Media Studies 120 ** Metals Processing 110 ** Metals
Processing 120 ** Native Studies 120 Political Science 120
Photography 120 (local option) ** Psychology 120 (local option)
Robotics and Tech 120 ** Sociology 120 (local option) Spanish 110
World Issues 120 Writing 110 Slide 21 IB English 121A IB English
121B IB Math 121 A IB Math 121 B IB Modern History 121 A IB Modern
History 121 B IB Adv Chemistry 121 A IB Adv Chemistry 121 B IB Adv
Biology 121 A IB Adv Biology 121 B IB Music 121A IB Music 121 B IB
ESS 121 A IB ESS 121 B IB Theory of Knowledge 121 IB Art 121 IB Art
111 FI Language Arts 110 FI Language Arts 120 Fi Physical Geography
110 Conversational French IB Courses Students require the necessary
Pre requisites to take full or partial IB courses. Students must
select both A and B sections of a course. French Immersion Slide 22
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