Major Selection Spring 2016

The Timeline 3/16 – 3/17 Major Showcase 3/18 D.E. Moodle Login 3/18 – 3/24Online Process 3/25 – 3/31Major Processing 4/4Results Distributed

Strategic Planning Think about areas of strength and course sequences you would enjoy. Do NOT select a major based on who you think might be teaching the courses – things change frequently including teacher programs. Discuss options with your parents/guardians, teachers, and older students. Submit by the deadlines indicated. List the majors in preference order.

Login to Moodle (your username is the first letter of your first name, your last name, and the last 4 digits of your OSIS number) Scroll down until you see the Sophomore Major Selection and click on that. The Selection Process

Click on the Major Selection “course” (you may be asked to register for the course - there is no password). The Selection Process

Click on the Major Selection Questionnaire, read the instructions, and complete the questionnaire. The Selection Process

All students will be initially considered for their first choice major. The candidates are sorted by “Power Index” for each major. A specific number of seats is determined for each major and those who do not make the cut are placed into their second choice. The Selection Process

The candidate list is sorted again and the highest Power Index students remain in the major. Some students who were placed in the major the first round may be bumped for a higher performing (higher Power Index) student. The process repeats until all students are placed. The Selection Process

This model allows students to truly list the majors in preference order without worrying about the number of seats available. College Prep can be used as a tool to make sure students are not placed in a major they truly do not want. The Selection Process

College Prep Admissions No seat cap – open enrollment Student who list CP as a first choice will automatically get in. If you do not place into a higher preference major, when your preference reaches CP, you will be accepted. Lower ranking choices will not be considered.

College Prep Admissions Sample Student Preference List AerospaceNot Accepted Law & SocietyNot Accepted College PrepAccepted ChemistryNot Even Considered

College Prep LPLTW Civil Engineering & Architecture L AP Human Geography MAP Principles of Computer Science M Criminal Law M ELA Elective (a second ELA class)

2016 UPDATES AEROSPACE ENGINEERING – Double period AP Physics I (11 th grade). – Flight School class to prepare for the FAA Ground School examination (12 th grade). BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES – Elimination of AP Physics I CHEMICAL ENGINEERING – One semester Introduction to Chemical Engineering (12 th grade).

2016 UPDATES CIVIL ENGINEERING – Double period AP Physics I (11th grade). – PLTW “Civil Engineering & Architecture” class (11th grade). – Concrete Structures including the A.C.I. certification (12th grade). ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING – Double period AP Physics I (11 th grade). – Stony Brook Digital Systems Design (11 th grade). – AP Principles of Computer Science (12 th grade). – Double period AP Physics II (12 th grade).

2016 UPDATES ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE – Double period AP Environmental Science (11 th grade). – AP Human Geography (12 th grade). – Double Period AP Chemistry (12 th grade). INDUSTRIAL DESIGN – Methods of Fabrication (11 th grade). – Advanced Digital Modeling with Autodesk Inventor Certification Level II (12 th grade). – AP Studio Art portfolio optional (12 th grade).

2016 UPDATES LAW & SOCIETY – Legal Ethics (11th grade), Latin removed MECHATRONICS & ROBOTICS – Double period AP Physics I (11 th grade). – Robotics Engineering I & II (Intellitek) (11 th grade). – Mechatronics with LabView (Intellitek) (12 th grade). – Double period Computer Integrated Manufacturing (12 th grade).

2016 UPDATES Physics – Double period AP Physics II (12 th grade).

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