1. ECAP: 4-Year Plan

2. Why are we doing a 4 year plan? To make a personalized plan to maximize your time here at Desert Vista To set goals that will give you direction for your high school experience To choose classes that appeal to you according to your interests

3. How to Choose Courses Good Reasons to take classes Build necessary skills to be successful Possibly earn college credit in your field of interest So you don’t waste time in high school – you learn about your field of interests

4. Bad reasons to pick a class My friends are taking this class I heard the teacher was easy To raise my GPA/Class Rank

5. Take out your 4-year plan sheet

6. Filling Out the Four-Year Plan There will only be six rows filled out for each year unless you are taking a zero or eighth hour. Make sure you have included all the required courses (they are shaded) for each year. Some required courses can be placed in other years; if you choose not to take a class in the suggested year (i.e. Health), you will have to include it in another year. Use the Credit Check sheet provided to make sure you are fulfilling all the requirements for graduation and future goals.

7. Fill in the classes you are presently taking and whether they are honors or regular—there will be six unless you have a zero or eighth hour. Freshman English (4 Years) Math (4 Years) Science (3 Years) PE (1 Year) – Advanced PE, PE, Dance, Marching Band (3 Years), or JROTC (2 Years) Computer Applications Elective – Foreign Language, Band, Choir, etc.

8. Sophomore Required Classes ENGLISH (4 Years) Choose one of the following REQUIRED English courses. ____EN06Sophomore English ____EN10Honors Sophomore English MATH (4 Years) Choose one of the following REQUIRED Math courses. Courses are listed in sequential order. ____MA09Geometry 1-2 ____MA10Honors Geometry 1-2 ____MA11Algebra 3-4 ____MA12Honors Algebra 3-4 ____MA13Pre-Calculus ____MA43Honors Finite Mathematics  ____MA41Honors Brief Calculus  ____MA16AP Calculus BC ____MA42Honors Calculus III  ____MA45Differential Equations  ____MA29AP Statistics

9. SCIENCE (3 Years) ____SC07Biology 1-2 ____SC13Honors Biology 1-2 SOCIAL STUDIES (3 Years) ____SS21World History/Geography ____SS23Honors World History/Geography ____SS28AP World History (Geography) HEALTH EDUCATION (.5 Year) ____PE26Health Education  (1 semester only) Can move to another year, but must have prior to graduation.

10. --Electives-- Choose Based on Interests and Goals Foreign Languages Fine Art - - Band/Choir/Drama/Art FACS/Business/ Technology Athletes – Advanced PE or Weight Training Driver’s Education JROTC The Career Cluster Crosswalk you printed lists courses you might want to take based on the career area you chose in Kuder.com

11. Junior Required Classes ENGLISH (4 Years) ____SS33American Studies (2 hour course) ____EN34Junior English ____EN41Honors Junior English ____EN50AP English: Language and Composition

12. MATHEMATICS (4 Years) ____MA11Algebra 3-4 ____MA12Honors Algebra 3-4 ____MA13Pre-Calculus ____MA43Honors Finite Mathematics  ____MA41Honors Brief Calculus  ____MA16AP Calculus BC ____MA42Honors Calculus III  ____MA45Differential Equations  ____MA29AP Statistics

13. SCIENCE (3 Years) ____SC08Chemistry 1-2 ____SC15Honors Chemistry ____SC09Physics 1-2 ____SC16Honors Physics 1-2 ____SC10Biology 3-4 ____SC01Human Anatomy and Physiology ____SC23Earth Science ____SC33Biotechnology 1-2 ____SC221AP Environmental Science ____IS14ZAdvanced Studies (8th hour)

14. SOCIAL STUDIES (3 Years) ____SS33American Studies (2 hour course) ____SS01American/Arizona History ____SS12Honors American/Arizona History ____SS15AP United States (Arizona) History

15. --Electives-- Choose Based on Interests and Goals

16. Fine Art Ideas ____FA02 Art and Design ____FA03 Advanced Art and Design ____FA05 Ceramics 1-2 ____FA06 Ceramics 3-4 ____FA07 Ceramics 5-6 ____FA11 Drawing and Painting 1-2 ____FA12 Drawing and Painting 3-4 ____FA23 Photography 1-2 ____FA24 Photography 3-4 ____FA25 Photography 5-6 ____FA31 Honors Art 1-2 ____FA32 Honors Art 3-4 ____FA35 Honors Art 5-6 ____FA04 AP Art History ____FA88 3D Modeling & Computer Animation ____FA20 Introduction to Computer Graphic Art ____FA08 2-Dimensional Graphic Art 1-2 ____FA93 Computer Animation & Design

17. DRAMA ____FA40 Basic Drama ____FA41 Production and Performance ____FA42 Advanced Acting and Directing ____FA38 Film Study 1  ____FA39 Film Study 2  MUSIC ____FA61BChoir 1-2 (boys) ____FA61GChoir 1-2 (girls) ____FA62Choir 3-4 (girls) ____FA63Choir 5-6 ____FA64ZChoir 7-8 (only offered 0 hour) ____FA68Beginning Guitar ____FA69Intermediate Guitar ____FA70Advanced Guitar ____FA76Junior Varsity Band (Symphonic) ____FA78Concert String Orchestra ____FA79Symphony Orchestra ____FA73ZHonors Music Exploration & Performance (Chamber Orchestra only offered 0 hour) ____FA73Honors Music Exploration & Performance (Varsity Band) ____FA801Beginning Percussion ____FA802Advanced Percussion ____FA84AP Music Theory ____FA89Music Appreciation ____NC071Marching Band (1st year) ____NC072Marching Band (2nd year) ____NC073Marching Band (3rd year)

18. East Valley Institute of Technology Tour in November 2011 Tech Fest Sat Jan 29 9am – 1pm

19. EVIT Program Examples – Allied Health – Automotive – Aviation – Culinary Arts – Cosmetology – Fashion – Interior Design – Law – Fire fighting – Massage therapy – Pre Engineering – Web Design – Welding Over 40 different courses to choose from http://evit.com/

20. Senior Year Required Courses ENGLISH (4 Years) ____EN42Senior English ____EN22Advanced Composition ____EN26Humanities/Composition ____EN51AP English Literature and Comp

21. MATHEMATICS (4 Years) ____MA11Algebra 3-4 ____MA12Honors Algebra 3-4 ____MA13Pre-Calculus ____MA43Honors Finite Mathematics  ____MA41Honors Brief Calculus  ____MA16AP Calculus BC ____MA42Honors Calculus III  ____MA45Differential Equations  ____MA29AP Statistics

22. SOCIAL STUDIES (3 Years) ____SS03U.S./Arizona Government  ____SS25Honors U.S./Arizona Government  ____SS32AP United States Gov’t & Politics 

23. You MUST choose at least one course from the following area. FREE ENTERPRISE (0.5 Years—counts as Social Studies) ____SS04 Economics  ____SS26 Honors Economics  ____BU03 Entrepreneurship: Owning Your Own Business  ____BU28 Business Internship and BU29 Business Internship Lab (3 credits) ____BU26 Advanced Marketing and BU27 Advanced Marketing Internship (3 credits)

24. Four Year Plan with ECAP Using www.az.kuder.comwww.az.kuder.com

25. Log In User Name:Your Student ID followed by dvh Password:Your Student ID followed by dvh Plan for Education Select Plan for Education Scroll Down to find Create Education and Select Create New Plan Four Year Plan Title it Four Year Plan Area of Study: Select Desert Vista Select Create Select Save and Exit