1. Foundation High School Program + Endorsement*
07/16/96
Foundation High School Program + Endorsement
Graduation Requirement
and
Endorsement Options *

2. *
07/16/96
General Information
Ninth graders entering high school in fall 2014 (Class of 2018) will graduate under the Foundation High School Program (FHSP) AND earn an endorsement.
Current 9th, 10th, and 11th graders in may choose to graduate under the MHSP, RHSP, DAP, or FHSP. S *

3. General Information
A current Freshman must indicate in writing an endorsement that the student intends to earn.
A student can change their endorsement.

4. Foundation Course Requirements
English – 4 credits
English I, II, III, & Advanced English
PACE – ½ credit
Mathematics – 3 credits
Algebra I, Geometry, & Advanced Math
Science – 3 credits
Biology, IPC/Chemistry/Physics, & Advanced Science

5. Foundation Course Requirements cont.
Social Studies – 3 credits
World Geography OR World History
US History
Government (1/2) & Economics (1/2)
Languages Other than English – 2 credits in the same language

6. Foundation Course Requirements cont.
Physical Education – 1 credit
Health – ½ credit
Fine Arts – 1 credit
Electives – 4 credits
Total = 22 credits

7. Understanding the Endorsements
The Endorsements include the Foundation Plan (22 credits) plus…
One additional math credit
One additional science credit
Two additional electives
FHSP + Endorsement = 26 credits

8. What are the Endorsements?
Business & Industry- 3 Paths
Public Services- 2 Paths
Arts & Humanities- 4 Paths
Multidisciplinary Studies- 3 Paths
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)- 5 Paths

9. Business & Industry – 3 Paths 1
Business & Industry – 3 Paths 1. CTE – 4 credits by taking at least 2 courses in the SAME career cluster with at least 1 advanced course
Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
Architecture & Construction
Arts, Audio/Video Technology, & Communications
Business Management & Administration
Marketing
Information Technology
Manufacturing
Hospitality & Tourism
Finance
Transportation, Distribution, & Logistics

10. Business & Industry, Continued…
2. English – Four English ELECTIVE credits (in addition to required English credits) with three levels in the following areas:
Advanced Journalism – Newspaper or Yearbook
Public Speaking
Debate

11. Business & Industry, Continued…
Technology – Four Technology Applications credits from the following:
Animation or Advanced Animation
Web Technologies I
Digital & Interactive Multimedia
Computer Programming
Business Information Management
Audio/Video Production

12. Public Services – 2 Options
CTE – Four credits by taking at least 2 courses in same career cluster
Education & Training
Health Sciences
Human Services
*with at least 1 advanced course – 3rd or higher course in sequence
JROTC – Four courses for 4 credits

13. Arts & Humanities – 4 Options
Social Studies – A total of 5 courses for 5 credits
Foreign Language
Four levels of same language OR
Two levels of two different languages
Fine Arts
Four courses in same fine arts area OR
Two courses in one fine arts area and two courses in different fine arts area
English – 4 English ELECTIVE credits (in addition to required English credits)

14. Multidisciplinary – 3 Options
4x4 – Four courses in each of the 4 core subject areas, to include English IV and Chemistry and/or Physics
AP – Four AP credits or four Dual Credit courses from among English, Math, Science, Social Studies, LOTE, or Fine Arts
CTE – Four courses that prep a student to enter the workforce/post-secondary education without remediation from within one endorsement area, or among endorsement areas not in a coherent sequence

15. STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math)
The STEM endorsement must include:
Algebra II,
Chemistry, and
Physics
regardless of the option the student chooses to meet the endorsement requirements.

16. STEM – 5 Options Computer Science – 3 Courses
Computer Programming
Computer Science AP
Advanced Computer Science or Computer Science Problems and Solutions
CTE – Four credits by taking at least 2 courses in the same cluster that lead to a final course in the STEM cluster with at least 1 course at advanced level

17. STEM, Continued…
Math – 5 credits: Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, AND 2 courses for which Algebra II is a prerequisite
Science – 5 credits: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, AND 2 courses from the 4th Science course list
Combination – Algebra II, Chemistry, Physics, an additional math course, and additional science course, AND three additional credits from Option 1 (Computer Science) and/or Option 2 (CTE) in the STEM endorsement

18. Distinguished Level of Achievement
A student must earn distinguished level of achievement to be eligible for the top 10% automatic admission.
The distinguished level of achievement requires
four credits in math including Algebra II,
four credits in science,
all other FHSP requirements, and
at least one endorsement.