1. Course Selection Dundee-Crown HIGH SCHOOL
Planning for the School Year

2. Today’s Agenda The course selection process timeline
How to choose electives
High school graduation requirements
College admissions requirements
Course Changes for 2017/2018
How to enter electives into the student portal using MYAP

3. The Course Selection Process Timeline
November 14-25: Students request courses in MYAP
January 16-February 6: Students have individual meetings with their counselors (during ASP)
February 20: Students are given a final printout of their requests
Feb 27: Last day for counselors to change requests

4. How to Choose Electives

5. Remember All electives will have the same GPA weight.
Take electives that will help you best prepare for college and give you experience in a career field of interest, and to meet strand requirements.
Choose classes needed to meet college requirements at the schools on your list.

6. High School Graduation Requirements

7. College Admissions Requirements

8. Important Changes for Your Junior Year

9. Advanced Placement (A.P.)
High school that are college-level learning
AP exams in May
Earn Illinois college credit by scoring a 3 or higher
Each university will assign credits differently
* policies
Being successful in AP classes shows colleges that…
You are interested in being challenged
You have the skills to be successful in college
Interested students should talk their teacher in the department in which the course is offered.

10. Work Program
One class period of Cooperative Work Program = one credit per year
Must enroll in On the Job (OTJ) 8th period, 9th period, or after school for work = an additional one credit per year for OTJ
Transportation is responsibility of student.

11. Visionary Internship Program
2.5 unweighted GPA requirement.
This program is for experience only not pay.
Work with a professional in a career area of interest to you.
One semester (double-period) 60 hour requirement.
5 hours of class time meetings and course work with VIP Coordinator, Ms. Marr.
Transportation is responsibility of student.

12. Late Arrival/Early Release
Juniors must take at least 7 classes per semester. Juniors can elect to have 1 periods of late arrival or early release
Cumulative Unweighted GPA 2.5/No Failures Previous Semester
If you choose Late Arrival or Early Release you may not be in the building.
Last chance for FREE EDUCATION!

13. Physical Education Waivers
P.E. can be excused through an athletic waiver
Ongoing participation in an interscholastic athletic program OR marching band.
If you drop marching band or do not make a sport’s team you will be required to make up that PE credit in night school. iLearn
Semester 1 Exemptions
Semester 2 Exemption
Girls' Tennis
Marching Band
Basketball
Boys' Tennis
Volleyball
Dance Team
Girls' Soccer
Football
Girls' Swimming
Indoor Track
Softball
Girls’ Bowling
Cross Country
Golf
Wrestling
Baseball
Boys' Soccer
Cheerleading
Track and Field
Boys' Swimming
 Boys Lacrosse

14. Course Selection Materials
What you should have:
Student Portal - MYAP
List of available courses and graduation requirements

15. Sample Junior Schedule
Course 1
Lunch
Course 2
English *
Course 3
Math *
Course 4
Science *
Course 5
U.S. History *
Course 6
PE—Group Fitness and Dance 9818
PE—Group Fitness and Dance 9819
Course 7
Website Construction—6810
Website Construction—6811
Course 8
Photography 1—8813
Automotive Technology 2—7802
Course 9
Internship Program—6869
Internship Program
Alternative Course 1
ASP—AD11
ASP—AD112
Alternative Course 2
Foundations of Teaching—7860
Forensics Science—4841

16. Student Portal MYAP Multi Year Academic Planner
a playground to plan your course elective requests through 12th grade

17. Log into your Student Portal
To continue you must enter a choice in both boxes. This is your best guess. You will only need to do this the first time you enter.
Click Next

18. You will see something similar to this.
This is your playground – You will finalize all requests when you meet with your counselor
You will see something similar to this.
Jake is currently in 10th grade. He can enter requests for 11th and 12th grade only.

19. More about your playground
Click in the empty box and the courses available for your selection in that credit group will display.
In your core credit groups, you will see the course(s) recommended by your current teacher. You may not delete those, but you may add another choice or two and then discuss with your counselor when you meet.
This indicates that 3 credits of Math are required for graduation and Jake has completed or PLANNED to complete 2 of those 3 credits.
Click Next
This unique listing means that IF Jake has met his Science Core requirements, when he picks this course it will count towards his strand 2 requirement.

20. Red Alerts
These ALERTS will disappear when you have all of your required credits planned.

21. See ALL of the available courses in the Catalog
You do have an option of adding courses to your plan by searching your school’s whole catalog of courses.
Click the grade in which you want this request to be entered.

22. More about searching the catalog
The courses from the catalog list can provide a lot of information.

23. LOCKS
This is an example of a ‘Parent/Child’ lock. When you choose German III (1st Semester)… the 2nd Semester comes with it. You cannot delete the 2nd semester but if you change your mind and delete 1st Semester…the 2nd Semester comes off with it.
Jake entered 4828 in the Science Core but as you see he has already met his 2 credit requirement. So a copy of 4828 automatically gets bumped down to Strand 2 with a LOCK. If Jake changes his mind he must delete it in the Science Core and not in the Strand 2.

24. Some Drop Down Details
The Elective Credit Group Drop Box will not have any courses listed, because no course ‘starts’ as an elective. This is strictly an OVERFLOW from all of the other credit groups that met requirements.
Jake took German I Freshman Year and German II Sophomore Year so when he clicked on the empty box in Strand 1, German III was Bold. This shows him it is the next in sequence for him.

25. Saving your plan
Jake is busy with the World Series so he needs to come back to his plan at a later time. He clicks SAVE and gets the following message. This is OK. This just gives him a summary of what he still needs to plan. He will come back to his plan when he has more time.

26. NOVEMBER 25th! When is this due?
YOU may begin signing up Monday, November 14th (today!  )
Use your smart phone, iPad, tablet, Chromebook or computer (use website, not IC app)
Counselors will be available to answer questions in the Annex Lab November during lunch periods

27. What if I have questions?
Counselors will be meeting with every student. We will be happy to answer any questions you have at that time.
Please wait until your individual meeting to ask any questions that you may have.
“Quick Links”

28. Which classes to request?
Talk to your teachers
Keep in mind your graduation requirements
Choose classes that will help you prepare for college and/or a future career

29. Final thoughts… Your MYAP is open in Student Portal!!!
November 14–November 25
Remember this is just a plan of your requests
Nothing will be finalized until you meet with your counselor
Once the school year starts, we will open this again for you so you can make changes to your (senior year) plan if you wish
Consider college visits and do your research

30. FINAL Final Thoughts BE RESPECTFUL BE RESPONSIBLE BE POSITIVE
Online Elective Requests are due on November 25th . Please submit them on time so that your counselor can work to get you in the classes that you want.
BE RESPONSIBLE
Take your time in choosing your classes. What you take in high school affects your future. Read the curriculum guide.
BE POSITIVE
Take advantage of the many opportunities that are available to you!