1. Freshman Academy Parent information meeting
How to help your student navigate through high school

2. credits
FALL SEMESTER 8 CLASSES x 5 CREDITS (FOR EVERY CLASS YOU PASS) ____________________ 40 CREDITS SPRING SEMESTER X 5 CREDITS (FOR EVERY CLASS YOU PASS) ___________________ 40 CREDITS **80 total possible credits

3. BCCHS GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
A grade of D or better is considered passing. Students will earn 5 credits for each class he/she passes. Students will earn 0 credits for any class that he/she fails.

4. A-G Requirements
To apply to college and satisfy the A-G Requirements, students must earn a grade of C or better. Colleges do not accept D’s or F’s.
It is recommended that students take more than the minimum A-G requirements to become academically competitive.

5. A-g classes sorted by subject area
One year must be from subject area “D”
“D” Biological Sciences
BIOLOGY AB
PHYSIOLOGY AB
“D” Physical Sciences
CHEMISTRY AB
♦ H CHEMISTRY AB
PHYSICS AB
PHYSICS EN AB
♦ H PHYSICS AB
♦ AP CHEMISTRY AB
^♦ AP PHYSICS 1AB
♦ AP BIOLOGY AB
“D” Interdisciplinary
♦ AP ENV SCI AB
^ ENV SCI AB
1 year: Biological Science from “D” or “G”**
1 year: Physical Science from “D” or “G”**
1 year US History or ½ US History and ½ Am Gov Civics
1 year World History, Geog, Culture, History/Social Science from “A” or “G”
World History, Geog, Culture
♦ AP EUR HIS AB
♦ AP HUMAN GEO AB
♦ AP WLD HIST AB
WLD HIST AB
US History
♦ AP US HIST AB
♦ H US HIST AB
US HIST 20TH AB
Government & Civics
♦ AP GOVT & POL
PRIN AM DEMOCR
^♦ H PRIN AM DEMOCR
4 years: English
ENGLISH 9AB
ENGLISH 10AB
AM LIT COMP
CONT COMP
ERWC AB
^ COMM WRIT AB
♦ H AM LIT AB
♦ AP ENGLISH LANG AB
♦ AP ENGLISH LIT AB
English Language Development
ELL 3
ELL 4
^ LIT & LANG AB
* May be used to validate 3 year requirement as long as Geometry AB was attempted
Alg 1, Alg 2, Statistics
ALGEBRA 1AB
ALGEBRA 2AB
ADV ALG CPT AB (Alg 2/Trg)
STATS & PROB AB
♦ AP STATISTICS AB
Geometry
GEOMETRY AB
GEOMETRY EN AB
Advanced Level Math*
DISCR MATH AB
TRG/MATH AN AB
^♦ H TRG/ MATH AN AB
^♦ H PRECALC AB
♦ AP CALCULUS AB
♦ AP CALCULUS BC
3 years: Alg 1, Geo, Alg 2
FRENCH 1AB
FRENCH 2AB
FRENCH 3AB
^♦ H FRENCH 3AB
AP FRENCH AB
SPANISH 1AB
SPANISH 2AB
SPANISH 3AB
^♦ H SPANISH 3AB
SPAN SP 1AB (2 yrs)
SPAN SPK 2AB (3 yrs)
♦ AP SPAN LANG AB
♦ AP SPAN LIT AB
♦ AP FR LANG AB
Language other than English
2 Years (LOTE)
Dance
BEG DANCE AB
Music
^♦ AP MUSIC THY AB
ADV BAND AB
^ CONCERT BAND
CHOIR AB
CHORUS AB
CHAMBER SING AB
GLEE AB
^ GUITAR 1AB
^ EXPL MUSIC AB
1 Year: Same Discipline: Visual & Performing Arts
Visual Arts
AMER IMAG AB
♦ AP ART HIS AB
♦ AP ART STU AB
♦ AP STU ART AB
ANIMATION 2D AB
^ ANIMATION 3D AB
CERAMICS 1AB
^ CERAMICS 2AB
DESIGN AB
DIG MEDIA AB
DRAWING AB
FILMAKING 1AB
LIFE DRAW AB
PAINTING 1AB
PHOTO 1AB
1 Year: Elective
Biological Science
FORENSIC SCI AB
SPORTS MED 1AB
SPORTS MED 2AB
Physical Science
PHYS GEOL AB
Social Science
♦ AP PSYCH AB
ECONOMICS
INTRO PSYCH
INTRO SOCIO
HUM PSY SOC AB
CHILD FAM COM AB
Disciplines: Visual Arts, Dance, Music, Theater
CSU: Biological & Physical, meet “D” requirement** CSU: Social Science meets “A” requirements
INSTRUMENTS AB
JAZZ ENS AB
MU HST LT AN AB
^ PERCUSSION AB
VOC ENS AB
Theatre
THEA CMPNY AB
THEA ENSM AB
THEA INTRO AB
THEA PROD AB
^ THEA IMPROV AB
Other
JOURNALISM
HORT 1AB
YEARBOOK AB
Mathematics
^ COMP SCI AB

6. Resources
AERIES-
Portal that allows you to access your student’s grades, attendance and overall record.
Must complete an application and have an address.
BILY-
Parent/student support group that focuses on families with issues involving negative attitude, drugs, run-aways, physical/emotional abuse, and poor grades/attendance.
BILY meets every Tuesday from 7:00:9:30 PM in the Library.
TUTORING-
Peer tutoring available every morning before school in the Library.
More tutoring options will be available October 16.

7. Questions? Concerns? Sami Brown, Counselor (A-L)
Ana Palacios, Counselor (M-Z)
Julie, Zeller, Freshman Academy Director