Course Registration Higley High School 2018-19

Higley High Graduation Requirements 3 credits and Pass the American Civics Act Test

AZ University Admissions Requirements (ASU, UA, NAU) You will be offered admission if you have a 3.0 or higher core GPA*, rank in the top quarter (25%), and have no deficiencies in the required college preparatory courses.   You will be considered for admission if you have a 2.5 core GPA*, rank in the second quarter (26-50%), and have no more than one deficiency in any two areas in the college preparatory courses. *GPA is based on a 4.0 (unweighted) scale and is calculated using only the 16 core courses required. Academic Competency Requirements A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required for each subject area. Deficiencies cannot be in the same core subject area or a combination of Math and Lab Science. In some cases, ACT or SAT scores may be used to satisfy competencies. Some university programs may require additional information and/or admission requirements as noted on their individual requirements pages. Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) Policy 2/121: http://admissions.arizona.edu/how-to-apply/abor-course-competencies  Note: Use the GPA calculator located on the HHS Counseling website to calculate your unweighted core GPA Top 25% in high school graduating class 3.00 GPA in competency courses (4.00 = "A") ACT 22 SAT Taken prior to May 2016: 1040 Taken after April 2016: 1120 *The writing portion of these tests is not required

Course Selection Considerations Current 9th Graders Current 10th Graders Current 11th Graders Required core classes: English 10 English 11 English 12 Math Math* Science US Govt/Economics World History & Geography American/Arizona History On target: 6 credits earned On target: 12 credits earned On target: 18 credits earned Seminary students need to take A hour if the credit is needed to meet graduation requirements. Seniors must be enrolled in 4 credit-bearing classes. *It is strongly recommended that students take math during their senior year. Juniors/Seniors attending EVIT must take classes A hour through 3rd hour to account for core credit. EVIT will take up 4th hour through 6th hour. No late starts for seniors.

New Course Offerings Math College Mathematics (grade 12) Science Honors Anatomy & Physiology (grades 11 and 12, Dual Enrollment option) CTE Introduction to Criminal Justice (grades 10 and 11) Early Childhood Education (grades 10 and 11) Personal Training (grade 12, Sports Medicine 2 prerequisite) Honors Bioscience I (grades 10, 11 and 12) Software Development I - AP Computer Science Principles (grades 10 and 11) Fine Arts AP Art History (grades 10, 11 and 12) Advanced Elite Dance (audition required) Beginning Guitar (grades 9, 10, 11 and 12) Advanced Vocal Ensemble (female only, audition required) PE Athletic Weights – Basketball (male only) Elective Principles of Leadership (LINK CREW) (grades 10, 11 and 12, application required) Freshman Focus (grade 9)

Course Name Changes OLD NAME NEW NAME Honors Digital Electronics Honors Electrical and Computer Engineering AP Computer Science A Software Development II - AP Computer Science A AP Physics C (1 year) AP Physics C Mechanics (year 1) AP Physics C Electricity & Magnetism (year 2) AP English 11 AP English 11 (AP/DE option) or AP English 11 (AP ONLY option) Concert Choir Men’s Chorale Vocal Ensemble Treble Choir

AP/Honors/Dual Enrollment Courses Exceed state content standards and expectations Often requires summer work, rigorous testing, individual/ group projects, presentations, and a higher expectation for classroom participation and discussion Highly recommended to take an accelerated, Pre-AP or Honors course prior to taking an AP course, although not required Recommended that a grade of C or better is earned in the pre-requisite course Not recommended if a student struggles in a traditional course Requirement: Students are required to complete a High School Academic Agreement once enrolled in AP, Honors and/or Dual Enrollment courses Agreements will be distributed in class during the first week of school AP/Honors Night – Monday, January 22nd at 5:00 p.m. in the HCPA Note: If you took the 2017 PSAT, you may receive an AP Potential letter which identifies the potential for success in certain AP classes based on your PSAT results.

Online Course Requests Course registration is online Register for courses in StudentVUE or ParentVUE Course registration is open from Monday, January 22nd through Sunday, February 11th Parents/Guardians are required to review and lock courses in ParentVUE Click the “Lock Course Requests” button to lock courses This will serve as your parent/guardian electronic signature Note: Once your course requests are locked, you will not be able to make further changes Do not use the StudentVUE and ParentVUE app to select courses February 12-16: Counselors will meet with students during Science classes to review and finalize course requests

COURSE REQUEST INSTRUCTIONS

Selection Time Period: 1/22/2018-2/11/2018 In StudentVUE or ParentVUE, click on the tab that says “Course Request” 1) Selected Course Requests will show courses already selected, as well as courses that may have been locked in by your counselor. 2) Alternate Elective Requests will show any alternate electives that have been requested. 3) Graduation Status Summary will allow you to see the number of credits required, completed, in progress and remaining.

To ADD or DELETE courses, select either button that says Selection Time Period: 1/22/2018-2/11/2018 To ADD or DELETE courses, select either button that says “Click here to change course requests”.

You can search for courses by department, course title, or course ID You can search for courses by department, course title, or course ID. Choose a field to use, then click “Search Courses.” You will see a link at the top of this page with a listing of all courses and course codes. Course descriptions are located in the 2018-19 Course Guide on the HHS website.

2 1 CHOOSE YOUR COURSES Click on the dot for “Request” If choosing CHOOSE YOUR COURSES Click on the dot for “Request” Click “Click here to move selected requests to Selected Course Requests” Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each of your course requests Year-long courses have two codes: 101A – odd number/A – Fall Semester 102B – even number/B – Spring Semester You must request: 12 semester courses (6 period school day) 14 semester courses (for A hour)

CHOOSE YOUR ALTERNATE ELECTIVE COURSES 2 1 CHOOSE YOUR ALTERNATE ELECTIVE COURSES Click on the dot for “Alternate” Click “Click here to move selected requests to Selected Course Requests” Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each of your alternate course requests Year-long courses have two codes: 101A – odd number/A – Fall Semester 102B – even number/B – Spring Semester You must request: 12 semester alternate courses Alternate courses in order of preference

1 3 2 Your selected course requests will now show under “Selected Course Requests” Your selected alternate course requests will now show under “Alternate Elective Requests” *Reminder: if your selected courses are year-long (i.e PE), you must enter both semester course IDs. 3. After you select all of your course requests and alternate course requests, click on “Click here to return to course request summary”

Selection Time Period: 1/22/2018-2/11/2018 Your selected course requests and alternate elective requests should now show. When you and your parent/guardian are completely satisfied with your choices, your parent will sign into ParentVUE and click on “Lock Course Requests.” Once you have locked your course requests you will NOT be able to make further changes.

If you need a copy of your transcript… Go to the Higley High School website Click on “Order Transcripts” under “Site Shortcuts” This link will take you to Parchment, an online student record portal If you have not created an account, click on “New Learner Account” and create an account You must use your legal name and correct graduation year If you already have an account, click on “Existing User Account” and log in

Remember… Review courses and core course pathways in the 2018-19 High School Course Guide at www.husd.org. Review your course history in StudentVUE and complete a credit check to help you make your course selections. Make careful decisions because these are the classes you will be enrolled in for next school year. Class selection is not a guarantee of placement in that class. Enroll in 7 courses (14 semesters) if you want to take A hour. You must provide your own transportation for A hour Enroll in 6 courses (12 semesters) if you do not want to take A hour. Seniors must enroll in 4 credit-bearing courses. (Seminary is not a credit-bearing course) Select 6 alternate elective courses (12 semesters). If electives are not selected, school officials will select your courses for you. Core course retakes for grade improvement must be taken at HHS.

Remember… If you are planning to attend EVIT next year, select each EVIT course code 3 times. Use the following codes: EVPM101A/EVPM102B For Seminary and early release (seniors only) periods, use the following codes: Seminary RR801A/RR802B Early release - 4th hour RL804A/RL804B Early release - 5th hour RL805A/RL805B Early release - 6th hour RL806A/RL806B Use a computer to request your courses through StudentVUE. The StudentVUE and ParentVUE app will not work for course selection. For courses requiring an audition, teacher recommendation, or application, register for the beginning level course or a different elective. Some of these courses will not be available for selection at this time.

Questions? See your Counselor: Mrs. Harris (last names A – Er and AVID students) Dr. Kelpsh (last names Es - Lam) Ms. Robbins (last names Lan - Roo) Mr. Evans (last names Rop - Z) Counseling Interns: Ms. Seiferth Mrs. Bernie