Registration Presentation

2015-2016

4 Year Plan

It all starts here… Each of you have worked on your 4 year plan In your homeroom your HR teacher will review your plan with you on

Jan 30th. Take time to look through the course guide QR code will take you there Available on the website: Academics/Curriculum/Course Descriptions

Make sure you have all requirements met or lined up for the future

Talk to your teachers if you have questions about specific courses or recommendations.

Talk to your parents/guardians about your choices and plans

New Course- SCIENCE

Topics in Biomedical Sciences – Online Course This course will cover a variety of topics from

Biomedical Science. Students will learn about prevalent and impactful diseases such as Diabetes, Heart Disease, Cancer, Autoimmune Disorders and Neurological Disorders. Injuries including common sports injuries and orthopedic interventions and current issues in global health will also be addressed.

June 1- July 26 (Exam period: July 27- July 31) Cost: $300 Available for: 10th, 11th & 12 Grades

New Course- Social Studies

Understanding Terrorism Description: This course introduces students to the study of terrorism

as a political act. We discuss the difference between state and oppositional terror, but the bulk of the course focuses on terror by non-state actors (ISIS, Al Qaeda, etc). We will compare different theories that attempt to explain why, how and when the opposition uses terror tactics to pursue their goals.

This may at first seem a negative and rather grim topic to study. But the purpose of this class will be above all to redefine, demystify and ultimately overcome our lack of understanding surrounding this subject. Violence is known to most social groups that suffer from inequality based on social class, race, gender, age, nationality, religion and so forth. We will study this phenomenon within these contexts.

June 1- July 31 Cost: $300 Available for: 11th & 12 Grades

Summer Selections

Social Studies Terrorism

Science Genetics Biomedical Sciences

All classes are online and cost $300. You register for these

courses at the same time you register for next year. If you have any questions please see Mrs. Mead for Science or

Mr. Huber for Social Studies.

New Course- Elective

VIDEO PRODUCTION AND BROADCAST Video Production and Broadcast is an elective course that allows

the student to learn the art of videography, layout, storyboarding and design, editing software, and broadcast communication. Each member of the production team is asked to video and conduct interviews at sporting and other special events at Incarnate Word Academy, produce, edit and anchor broadcasts. This class can be taken more than one semester and is encouraged when students make the commitment to the Incarnate Word Academy, Red Knight Productions.

Note: There is a $25.00 fee which covers production costs for the semester.

New Course – Foreign Language

Mandarin Chinese 1 This is an introduction to the study of Chinese

language, history, and culture. Students will learn through a variety of media—textbook, workbook, CDs, DVDs, and online resources. Students will also learn how to write basic Chinese characters with the practice of a Chinese brush as well.

Each section will be limited to 10 students

Business Education Department

New Names for existing courses: Microcomputers Digital Literacy Available to Freshmen & Sophomores

Computer Graphics & Publications Media Applications

Web Design & HTML Web Design Accounting I Accounting

GPA needed for ACP classes

Students with cum. GPA of 3.9 or above may carry 4 advanced courses.

Students with cum. GPA of 3.5 – 3.89 or above may carry 3 advanced courses.

Students with cum. GPA of 3.0 – 3.49 or above may carry 2 advanced courses.

Students with cum. GPA of 2.0 – 2.99 or above may carry 1 advanced course. Students with a cum. GPA lower than 3.0 may take an ACP course,

however they are not eligible to receive the college credit.

Students with cum. GPA below 2.0 should not take any advanced courses.

Schedule & Drop/Add

Over the summer you will be e-mailed a copy of your schedule, once received you will have two weeks to e-mail the registrar with any questions and concerns regarding your schedule. It is only during this period that drop/adds will be permitted at no cost.

Each family will receive a School Reach call from Dr. Grumich letting them know that the schedule has been sent is ready for review.

No classes may be dropped once the school year has begun.

Class Registration Process

You may access the class registration choices on the main page in PowerSchool.

Use the page in PowerSchool to request classes for the next year and to view any existing course recommendations.

How to Register for Classes

On the main menu, click Class Registration which is found on the menu on the left.

To begin registering: –Click the Pencil in each subject section. A Red Exclamation Point shows a required subject. A Green Check Mark shows subjects that can be chosen but are not

required. From the Pop-up Menu, select the course(s) that you want to request.

How to Register- Cont.

In some subjects students may be recommended for a particular course by the teacher. Those recommendations appear on the right in the Pop Up boxes. Students may choose to follow the teacher course recommendation or register for another course. However, a student may not register for a course that has an Honors, AP, or ACP designation without a teacher recommendation. Once you have selected the course(s) in each subject area, click Okay. Check the bottom right hand section of the screen. This is where you will find the total

number of credits you have entered. If the total number of credits is over the recommended amount, please check your course selections to make sure that you did not over-select your number of courses.

If you have checked the number of courses and you are still over the recommended amount and you believe it to be correct, please see the Guidance Counselor for approval to be over the recommended amount of credits.

After you have selected all courses, click Submit.

Recommendations

Each student has been recommended for classes. The recommendations are the courses you should

take next year. You may decide with your parents to go from an

Honors class to a B class You may not register for an Honors class if you have

been recommended for a B class.

Alternate Choices of Electives

You need to select alternate choices for electives. If your first choice cannot be scheduled, you will be

scheduled in your alternate choice. Be sure to sign up for classes you want to take because

you may receive the alternate choice. The alternate choice should not be the same as your

first choice. If a class does not have enough students registered, the

class may not run. In this case the students will receive an alternate.

ALTERNATE Choices are very important. Also, if a class is oversubscribed, Seniors will get priority,

then Juniors, then Sophomores

Dates of Registration

Registration will open for everyone February 9th at 8:00 AM

Registration will close February 12th at 11:59 PM.