Subject Selection Senior Year

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1 Subject Selection Senior Year

2 Education Go Get It Week and Course Selection As you prepare for your future know that you hold the key to your own success. Your counselors are here to guide you thru your secondary education and post secondary goals. Come speak with us about your future plans! It s never too late to start planning for your future. Start researching!! NOW! 2

3 Considerations for Future Planning? What are your interests and aptitudes? Not sure?? Come by the College and Career Center and take an inventory. Visit with Mrs. Martinez, or your grade level counselor. Requirements for admission? Degree Programs Available/Length of Program Location Cost/Financial Aid Sports/Intramurals 3

4 Course Selection Online registration is available from December 6 January 10. PARENT NIGHT - Wednesday, December 8 th at 7:00 PM in the Small Gym. Counselors available outside the cafeteria during lunch December to assist with registration. High School Fair December 13-6:30-8:00. Library Computer Lab open January 4 and January 6 from 6:00-8:00 for selection. 4

5 I am available! I will be in the English Department the week of December I will be set up in the hall and will see each of you 1 at a time during class. I will have your 4 year plan. Keep your Subject Selection sheet with you until you have registered online or until we have met. 5

6 Course Selection Using your transcript and graduation plan you will need to determine what required courses and elective courses you need to take to graduate. Read through the course guide so you are aware of all the courses available for you to select. 6

7 Required Classes: English: English IV English IV Dual (Counts as college 1301/1302-same as Eng 3 AP) English IV AP Summer Reading Required Math: Algebra II If you took Math Models (Recommended Only) Algebra II Pre-AP Pre-Calculus Pre-Calculus Pre-AP Calculus A/AB/BC Statistics AP Independent Study in Math College Algebra Independent Study in Math Statistics 7

8 Required Classes: Science: Chemistry/PreAP/AP Aquatic Science Physics/PreAP/AP Anatomy Biology AP Astronomy Forensic Science Social Studies: Government/AP Economics/AP Govt/Govt Research Dual 8

9 Required Classes: Foreign Language 2.0 Credits (Recommended) Foreign Language 3.0 Credits (Distinguished) Technology 1.0 Credit Fine Art 1.0 Credit PE 1.0 Credit Health 0.5 Credit Professional Communication 0.5 Credit Electives 4.0 Credits (Recommended) Elective 3.0 Credits (Distinguished) 9

10 Course Selection On the course selection sheet check if you intend to graduate on the Recommended or Distinguished Achievement plan. Complete the course selection sheet by listing 7 courses and course numbers for both the Fall and Spring semesters. Include 3 alternate course choices. Obtain a parent signature and a phone number. 8

11 Advanced Measures Any AP Course with a 3,4 OR 5 on the AP EXAM = 1 Dual Credit course with an 80 average per semester = 2 EXCEPTION - **College Algebra=1 REMEMBER IT TAKES 4 ADVANCED MEASURES FOR DISTINGUIHED ACHEIVEMENT STATUS 11

12 BIM/DIM May Mester Business Information Management/ Digital Interactive Media May Mester will be held at CHS May 9-27, 2011 on Monday-Friday from 4:15-8:30. This course will count as your technology credit. You must complete the lavender form and turn it in with your choice sheet if you want to take the May Mester course. Do NOT register for this course online. 12

13 Dual Credit Classes: If you are interested in taking a Dual Credit course next year, please carefully read the attached Dual Credit handout. You must take the Accuplacer test if you want to take a Dual Credit course. If you are interested in taking a Dual Credit course next year, complete and return the form to Mrs. Ricker by January 10, 2011.(2=free/+1=you pay) 13

14 **College Algebra Dual College Hours Check your college degree plan Visit the Career Center If you need Algebra only, this may be the Dual Credit course for you! Accuplacer Math score is crucial for admission to this course. 14

15 Registering for classes online: You are now ready to register for the courses that you have selected! The online course selection portal is called txmyzone Go to the website: 15

16 Welcome In order to access txmyzone, you must log on to the system. After 20 minutes of inactivity, the system will time out. You will then be returned to the Login page. From this screen, click the Student Course Request button. 16 Link:

17 Login This screen will prompt you for the students ID, Date of Birth and the last four digits of the Social Security Number/State ID. After entering this information, click the Login button. For security reasons, the Social Security 17 Number/State ID is blanked out as you type.

18 Campus Message This is the Campus Message to update you on any information you may need to know. Click the Close button to close the Campus Message and continue to the 18 select Courses Application.

19 Course Selection The Subject Section is located across the top of the screen. Click the appropriate subject you would like to view. You can also click the Next Subject or Previous Subject buttons at the bottom-left corner. When a subject link is clicked, the list of courses under the Available Courses section will change to correspond with the subject selected. To select a course from the Available Courses listed, click the red button with the green checkmark. That will move the course to the Requested Courses. Click the red button with the green A to add to the Alternate Courses. The Units Remaining in the top-right corner of the page indicates how many semester courses you have left to select. This will decrease each time a course is selected for the Requested Courses area. If you wish to Logout, the toolbar in the top-right of the page allows you to logout when you click the link. At that point, no changes will be saved and you will return to the Login page of txmyzone. 19

20 Course Section Continued Once the Units Remaining field is zero, you will not be able to select additional courses unless you remove a previously selected course from the Requested Courses section. To remove a course from the Requested Courses section, click the red button with the black x. This will move the course back to the Available Courses list. If a course displays in the Requested Courses list and it does not have the red button with the black x, then it is a course the campus preloaded. 20

21 Confirmation Prior to clicking Submit, verify the courses that have been selected. Once the Continue button is clicked, the only way to make a schedule change is to see your Counselor. 21

22 Review The Confirmation Page allows the student to view and print the submitted course requests. At any time, the student may still log on to the txmyzone Student Course Request application and view or print this information. 22

23 Completion of Course Selection You have successfully completed the online course selection process. Once you have successfully registered you must turn in your course selection sheet (and lavender May Mester sheet if that applies) to your English teacher. 23