Normal West Sophomores Class of 2018

Normal West Counselors Brooke Bollmann A-C Marty Tarmann D-H Katie Turner I-Mh Debbie Sondgeroth Mi- Se Carrie Hoffman Sf- Z

Graduation Requirements English4.0 credits Math3.0 credits Science2.0 credits Social Science2.0 credits – US History/Constitution Test Health/PE3.5 credits Consumer Ed.5 credits Electives9.0 credits Junior State Standardized Testing ________ 24 Total Credits

Level Changes May request within first 6 weeks of semester When moving down a level, must show interventions have been utilized. Student must fill out form that is provided in counseling office. Courses with different levels: English Biology Math

Choosing Classes January 8 th /9 th Freshmen during RWS January 13 th /14 th Soph. during US History January 15 th /16 th Juniors English 3 or AP Language If you DON’T have: RWS US HistoryEnglish 3 AP Language Counselors will be calling you down at alternative times

OR NCWHS Webpage / Academics Course to Career Guide

Step 1. Go to the Career Cruising website at Step 2. Login by entering your Username and Password. How to access Career Cruising and Course Planner USERNAME: U5 – Your SIS # (9 numbers) Ex: U PASSWORD : Birthday using MMDDYYYY Ex: Birthday of September 10, 2001 would be Please enter your birthdate as shown: (Example: ) MMDDYYYY to MMDDYY *changing year ONLY from Ex to 01 Example: CHANGE PASSWORD: You will be prompted to change your password. Read the terms and conditions and click the box

Choosing courses in Career Cruising Choose My Courses

Choosing Courses in Career Cruising Course Planner Shows:  Past classes  Current classes  Next year options (Highlighted in Blue)  Next year options (Highlighted in Blue)

Choosing Courses in Career Cruising You WILL :  Work with highlighted year ONLY  Select Sem 1 and Sem 2 choices  You will select 7 choices for each semester You will NOT:  Work with past years  Select a Lunch  Select a Homeroom

Choosing Courses in Career Cruising When clicking on shaded or white slots your options will appear as shown below

Choosing Courses in Career Cruising Click on an option and it will show:  Course Description  Prerequisites  Future course options Options

Choosing Courses in Career Cruising Choose Option and Add Course  If there is a matching Sem 2 course it will automatically add that Course also

Choosing Courses in Career Cruising An Alert will appear if your choice has an issue  Hover over Alert for information Options:  Delete or Change Course o Click on course and info below will appear  Talk to Counselor before submitting Alerts

Choosing Courses in Career Cruising Possible Alerts:  Hover over Alert for information  “Other Credit” Courses are ok, this will appear on all students OK - submit See Counselor to fix Submit

Typical Sophomore Schedule English II or H. English II US History Math Chemistry or H. Chemistry Physical Education Elective Study Hall or another elective

Math Course (currently taking) Grade in that courseCourse to take next year Pre-AlgebraPassing gradeAlgebra I DGeometry Focused Geometry (possibility) Algebra IC or higherGeometry C or DElementary Algebra 2 GeometryC or higherAlgebra 2 GeometryA in Geometry & A in Algebra I Honors Algebra 2 Honors GeometryC or DAlgebra 2 Honors GeometryC or higherHonors Algebra 2 H. Algebra 2C or DCollege Algebra H. Algebra 2C or higherProbability & Stats and Finite Mathematics OR Honors Pre-Calculus

PE Drivers Ed/Health if you didn’t take it this year One of the following is required before an elective PE class: – Foundations of Fitness – Dance Fitness – Lifestyle Management Elective PE Options: – Foundations of Fitness – Sports & Fitness – Lifetime Exercise & Fitness – Personal Development – Dance Fitness – Lifestyle Management (year course, taken only once) – Water & Land Activities – Advanced Aquatics – Swim Guard NO CHANGES AFTER MARCH 20

Course Selection Changes February 27th, 2015 – Course requests will be mailed home! Change a course choice – form in Counseling; requires Parent’s Signature March 20, 2015 – Last day to make a change in selection choices (Friday BEFORE Spring Break)

IT’S A GREAT DAY TO BE A WILDCAT!!