Sophomore Course Selection

Reasons to Listen

Graduation Requirements English4.0 credits Social Science2.0 credits (Must pass US History) Math3.0 credits Science2.0 credits Health/PE 3.5 credits Consumer Ed.5 credits Electives9.0 credits Prairie State Achievement Exam Constitution Test ________ 24 Total Credits

CREDITS Credit is based on semester grade D (60%) Minimum grade for passing and receiving credit Each semester class = ½ credit To be a…You must have… It’s recommended you have… Sophomore5 Credits6 credits Junior11 Credits12 credits Senior17 Credits18 credits HS graduate 24 CreditsREQUIRED TO HAVE 24 CREDITS!!!

Weighted Grades used to calculate GPA Honors/AP A = 6 points Standard A = 5 points Base A = 4 points

CREDITS Credit is based on semester grade D (60%) Minimum grade for passing and receiving credit Each semester class = ½ credit

CLASS RANK Class rank is determined by total grade points using all classes. Examples: 6 classes all A’s = 30 points 7 classes all A’s = 35 points

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

English Course currently taking Grade in the courseCourse to take next year English IB or higher and teacher recommendation Honors English II English IAny gradeEnglish II Honors English IC or higherHonors English II Honors English ID or FEnglish II

Social Studies US History (1 year) Pass the Constitution Test

Science Course currently taking Grade in the courseCourse to take next year No Science courseBiology Honors Biology Completion of Algebra IChemistry Biology Honors Biology B or higher in Algebra IHonors Chemistry

PE Drivers Ed/Swim if you didn’t take it this year Options: –*Foundations of Fitness* –Fitness and Sports (Team PE) –Lifetime Fitness and Exercise (Individual PE) –Personal Development –*Dance Fitness* –Water & Land Activities –Advanced Aquatics –Swim Guard –*Lifestyle Management (a full year course!!)* *You must take a *class prior to enrollment of other PE courses.

Math Current CourseCurrent GradeNext Year’s Course Do I need to take a Focused Course? Pre AlgebraDAlgebra 1 Focused Algebra Algebra 1DGeometry Focused Geometry Algebra 1Any gradeGeometry No Algebra 1AHonors Geometry No GeometryC or DElementary Algebra 2 NO GeometryC or higherAlgebra 2 NO GeometryA & A in Algebra 1Honors Algebra 2 NO Honors GeometryC or DAlgebra 2 NO Honors GeometryC or higherHonors Algebra 2 NO Elementary Algebra 2B or higherCollege Algebra Trigonometry NO Algebra 2C or higherCollege Algebra Trigonometry NO Honors Algebra 2B or higherHonors Pre-Calculus Finite/Prob&Stats NO Honors Pre-CalculusB or higher or Passing grade AP Calculus AB or BC Finite/Prob&Stats NO

CONSUMER EDUCATION- STATE OF ILLINOIS REQUIREMENT Successful completion of any of the following courses/programs fulfills the State Consumer Education requirement for high school graduation: · Introduction to Business (9, 10) – 1 year · Consumer Education (11, 12) - 1 semester · Personal Invest & Finance (11, 12) – 1 semester · Agribusiness Management (11, 12)—1 year · ICE (Work) program (11, 12) – 1 year

Sophomore Electives Agriculture Art Business Family and Consumer Science Foreign Language Music Technology

New Items for Course Selection PE Names For your future (11 and 12) –7 Dual Credit courses (HCC) –Molecular and Structural Biology –AP Physics C –Exploring Math (base level)

What’s Next? January 23/24 Lab 33: Counselors meet with you to select your classes. January 28: Counselors available to discuss course selections and make adjustments if necessary (by appt.) March 1: Copy of course requests will be sent home in the mail.

Changes? March 21 : Last day to make a change in your course selection See your counselor to make a course request change

Exceptions after March 21 (CDM: Page 5) Conflicts Successful completion of summer school courses. Failure to meet course prerequisite. Driver Education changes for students placed in wrong semester because of age or course failures. Scheduling conflicts due to computer error. Missing requirement for university admission

Level Changes May request within first 6 week of semester When moving down a level, must show interventions have been implemented Completion of level change form

Line #1~English Course currently taking Grade in the courseCourse to take next year English IB or higher and teacher recommendation Honors English II ENG271 English IAny gradeEnglish II ENG251 Honors English IC or higherHonors English II ENG271 Honors English ID or FEnglish II ENG251

Line #2~Social Studies US History (1 year) Pass the Constitution Test SOC 211 SOC212

Line #3~Science Course currently taking Grade in the courseCourse to take next year No Science courseBiology SCI101 Biology Honors Biology Completion of Algebra IChemistry SCI451 Biology Honors Biology B or higher in Algebra IHonors Chemistry SCI501

Line #4~PE Driver Education DRV 101DRV 102 Swim PE PHY 121PHY 122  *Foundations of Fitnesss* PHY 131PHY 132 Fitness and Sports (Team PE) PHY 201PHY 202 Lifetime Fitness and Exercise (Individual PE) PHY 301PHY 302 Personal Development PHY 401PHY 402  *Dance Fitness* PHY 501PHY 502 Water & Land Activities PHY 601PHY 602 o Advanced Aquatics no prerequisite PHY 631PHY 632  *Lifestyle Management (a full year course!!)* PHY 701PHY 702

Line #5~Math ~ Page 8 Current CourseCurrent GradeNext Year’s Course Do I need to take a Focused Course? Pre AlgebraDAlgebra 1 Focused Algebra Algebra 1DGeometry Focused Geometry Algebra 1Any gradeGeometry No Algebra 1AHonors Geometry No GeometryC or DElementary Algebra 2 NO GeometryC or higherAlgebra 2 NO GeometryA & A in Algebra 1Honors Algebra 2 NO Honors GeometryC or DAlgebra 2 NO Honors GeometryC or higherHonors Algebra 2 NO Elementary Algebra 2B or higherCollege Algebra Trigonometry NO Algebra 2C or higherCollege Algebra Trigonometry NO Algebra 2B or higherHonors Pre-Calculus Finite/Prob&Stats NO Honors Pre-CalculusB or higher or Passing grade AP Calculus AB or BC Finite/Prob&Stats NO

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Sophomore Electives Course Numbers ~ Pages 8-9 Agriculture ~ Page 14 Art ~ Page 17 Business ~ Page 21 Family and Consumer Science –~ Page 39 Foreign Language ~ Page 43 Music ~ Page 55 Technology ~ Page 84