SCHEDULING FOR YOUR SENIOR YEAR 2017-2018

YOUR SCHOOL COUNSELOR: Mr. Conwell Letters A-E Mr. Kean Letters F-K Mrs. Marazza Letters L-R Mrs. Thorsen Letters S-Z

ENGLISH 4.5 credits required to graduate Page 36 in Course of Study Book, visit pgs. 36-4 for elective courses in the English department Select from the following: If you have a 70% in your current English class, you may schedule: College Writing – ENG263 Must have achieved Proficient status on the Literature Keystone Exam AND (one of the following) English Literature – ENG264 Shakespeare – ENG265 Public Speaking – ENG267

ENGLISH Other English options: AP English Literature – ENG904 (82% in AP English Language or 92% in English 11) English 12 – ENG268

SOCIAL STUDIES 4 credits required to graduate Page 72 in Course of Study Book visit pgs. 72-75 for elective courses in the Social Studies department Choose from the following: US Government - SST562 AND Economics - SST563 (70% in 11th grade Social Studies) (.5 credits per course) AP Government and Politics - SST911 (85% US & PA III or AP US History) Applied Government/Economics - SST566

SCIENCE 3 courses required to graduate Page 61 in Course of Study Book May select from the following: Ecology – SCI514 Science Research – SCI515 Electricity and Magnetism – SCI522 Physics in Medicine – SCI521 AP Biology – SCI907 (2 credits) AP Chemistry – SCI908 (2 credits) AP Physics – SCI915 (2 credits) AP Environmental Science – SCI916 (2 credits)

MATH 3 credits required to graduate Page 49 in Course of Study Book May select from the following: Statistics/Trigonometry – MAT410 Pre-Calculus/Trigonometry – MAT415 Calculus – MAT426 Financial Math – MAT427 AP Calculus – MAT906 Calculus II – MAT916 Calculus III – MAT917 AP Statistics – MAT905

PHYSICAL EDUCATION 2.0 credits required to graduate Page 45 in Course of Study Book visit pgs. 45-48 for elective courses in the Physical Education department No Physical Education course will be required during 12th grade. Students may choose to take: HPE353 – Aquatic Skills HPE356/357 – Anatomy (semester/year) HPE370 – Exercise Physiology FCS315 – Personal Fitness and Nutrition

WORLD LANGUAGE College Prep – recommend 3 years of the same language Need 70% to take level III Need 80% to take level IV Page 81 in Course of Study Book French IV – WLG655, French V – WLG657 German IV – WLG666, German IV-V – WLG667 Spanish IV – WLG676, Spanish V – WLG677 Japanese IV – WLG686

ELECTIVES Students MUST schedule 7.0 credits and can schedule up to 8.0 credits Art – Pg. 26 Business, Computers and Information Technology – Pg. 29 Computer Science – Pg. 35 English – Pg. 36 Family Consumer Science - Pg. 43 Military Science – Pg. 55 Music – Pg. 56 Science – Pg. 61 Social Studies – Pg. 72 Technology Education – Pg. 75 CWCTC – Pg. 13

ALTERNATE ELECTIVES MUST select 4 Alternate Electives Rank from 1-4 Alternate Electives will be used if one of your choices do not fit in your schedule! Please choose courses that interest you.

AP CLASSES NO AP COURSES WILL BE DROPPED IN THE FALL! Opportunity to take Advanced Placement courses in 12th grade AP classes are college level courses Please discuss with teacher to decide best placement NO AP COURSES WILL BE DROPPED IN THE FALL!

COLLEGE IN THE HIGH SCHOOL College in the High School provides college credit for certain courses Norwin offers. Have agreements with Adams University, Rochester Institute of Technology, Seton Hill University and the University of Pittsburgh Pass the class at Norwin and receive college credit from the schools listed above. See Pages 11-12 in the Course of Study book for more information and a list of classes that are College in the High School classes.

DUAL ENROLLMENT – IUP, WCCC Opportunity to earn college credits Enroll as a college student in online courses at IUP and courses at WCCC Cost for 3 credit course is greatly reduced Available courses will vary from semester to semester based on what IUP and WCCC are offering. If interested in taking a course, please see your counselor for more information.

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Available for seniors Internship opportunities are available based on student interest and business partner availability.  Examples include Elementary Teacher, Finance/Insurance, Graphic Design, Dentistry, and Cinematography

IMPORTANT INFORMATION Each student will participate in a scheduling day tomorrow, Tuesday, January 31st. Bring your scheduling sheet with you tomorrow. Please get your teacher to sign off on your scheduling sheet during each class. Students will return to homeroom at the end of the day to turn in scheduling sheets.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION Scheduling sheets will be returned to students on Wednesday, February 1st. Once they are returned to you, students will be able to schedule courses online at home. Directions to schedule online at home will be provided when you receive your scheduling sheet on Wednesday. You are able to schedule online from Wednesday, February 1st at 2:30 p.m. until Monday, February 6th at 7:00 a.m. Counselors will begin seeing students individually to review schedule on Monday, February 6th.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SCHEDULING ONLINE Directions for scheduling can be found on the Guidance website – www.norwinsd.org You can access: Directions on how to schedule online PowerPoint Scheduling sheets Course of Study Book

ALL COURSE CHANGES MUST BE MADE BY APRIL 7, 2017