1. SCHEDULING FOR YOUR SENIOR YEAR

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

3. ENGLISH 4.5 credits required to graduate
Page 36 in Course of Study Book,
visit pgs 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

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

5. SOCIAL STUDIES 4 credits required to graduate
Page 72 in Course of Study Book
visit pgs 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

6. 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)

7. 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

8. PHYSICAL EDUCATION 2.0 credits required to graduate
Page 45 in Course of Study Book
visit pgs 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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.

12. 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!

13. 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 in the Course of Study book for more information and a list of classes that are College in the High School classes.

14. 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.

15. 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

16. 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.

17. 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.

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

19. ALL COURSE CHANGES MUST BE MADE BY APRIL 7, 2017