SEVEN LAKES HIGH SCHOOL Course Selection Process
CALENDAR: SLHS COURSE SELECTION PROCESS Jan 30: Feb.4: Students receive course selection information during Spartan time. Completed course selection worksheet due to English teachers (with required teacher signatures and parent signatures). Feb. 9-27: Counselors will be meeting with 9 th, 10 th and 11 th grade students during English classes. 2
PLANNING GUIDE CONTENTS High School Graduation Requirements (pg. 9) For current 10 th 11 th graders High School Course Descriptions (pg. 26-45) Miller Career Center Courses (pg. 46-51) 3
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PROFILE OF A SUCCESSFUL PREAP STUDENT Meets PreAP entry guidelines Professes interest in subject selected Develops and maintains excellent study skills/habits Asks for assistance when needed Plans/works ahead on long term projects Asks questions and participates in class Perseveres when faced w/ challenging material Carefully considers time commitments and balances academic load w/ family and outside commitments 6
ENTRANCE GUIDELINES FOR HIGH SCHOOL PREAP/AP COURSES Prerequisite coursework must be successfully completed. Current or previous performance in related content area course: An A semester average in an academic course OR a B or better semester average in a PreAP course. For Science placement only, current or previous performance in math course: An A semester average in an academic course OR a B or better semester average in a PreAP course. Teacher recommendation Questions about PreAP or AP course placement should be directed to the student s counselor. 7
EXIT GUIDELINES FROM HIGH SCHOOL PREAP/AP COURSES A student may choose to exit PreAP or AP courses only during the first six-weeks grading period or at the end of the first semester (regardless of student performance) and must have teacher and parent approval. Students and parents should have the benefit of knowing the six-weeks or semester grade before making an exit decision. For one-semester courses taken during the second semester, exit is limited to the fourth six weeks. Students should consider exiting a course at the end of the first semester if they do not maintain at least a C average for the semester. Course placement for student whose average falls below a C for a six weeks grading period will be evaluated through communication which may include: the student, teacher, counselor, parent/guardian, and/or administrator. Placement decisions resulting from this communication require parent and administrator approval. Students who earn an F will be removed from the class at the end of the grading period unless otherwise recommended by the teacher and administrator. 8
THE ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) PROGRAM The AP Program offers college-level instruction to the academically successful student while in high school with the option of taking an Advanced Placement examination to possibly qualify for college credit. AP students are expected to work at an accelerated pace and to engage in outside reading and independent learning. The curriculum of AP courses is determined by College Board and focuses on preparing the student to take the Advanced Placement examination for that course. While AP courses are open to any student who wishes to take on the additional challenge of this advanced curriculum, students who choose to enroll should be prepared for the additional rigor of the course. AP and AP/GT courses concentrate on providing students with rigorous college level instruction while preparing students for the AP exams. Students are responsible for checking and ensuring that the college they are planning to attend will award credit for AP examination scores. 9
AP COURSES AVAILABLE AT SLHS AP English Language AP English Literature AP Calculus AP Statistics AP US History AP Human Geography AP US Government AP Economics AP European History AP World History AP Psychology AP Biology AP Chemistry AP Physics AP Environmental Science AP Computer Science AP French Language AP German Language AP Spanish Language AP Spanish Literature AP Japanese Language AP Chinese Language AP Music Theory AP Art History AP Studio Art Drawing AP 2-Dimensional Design Portfolio 10
DUAL CREDIT COURSES Dual credit courses are offered through Houston Community College and are taught on the SLHS campus. Students receive high school and college credit. Enrollment in HCC dual credit courses are subject to the student meeting all enrollment requirements. A mandatory meeting in the Spring will explain requirements and procedures. Please check the SLHS website for the date and time. Dual Credit US History (11) Dual Credit English 4 (12) Dual Credit US Government (12) Dual Credit Economics (12) Dual Credit College Algebra (11-12) Dual Credit Elements of Calculus w/ Applications (12) Dual Credit Trigonometry (12) 11
COURSE SELECTION WORKSHEET ENGLISH (Required) MATHEMATICS (Required) SCIENCE (Required) 0101 English 1 0211 Algebra 1 0411 Biology 0102 English 2 0223 Geometry 0412 Biology PreAP 0103 English 3 0224 Geometry PreAP 0410 Biology PreAP/GT 0404 Integrated Physics & Chemistry (IPC) 0104 English 4 0226 Geometry PreAP/GT 0111 English 1 PreAP 0236 Math Models 0404 If selected, must precede Chem and Physics 0112 English 2 PreAP 0236 If selected, must precede Algebra 2 0421 Chemistry 0113 AP English Lang (11) 0261 Algebra 2 0422 Chemistry PreAP 0114 AP English Lit (12) 0262 Algebra 2 PreAP 0420 Chemistry PreAP/GT 0107 English 1 PreAP/GT 0263 Algebra 2 PreAP/GT 0431 Physics 0108 English 2 PreAP/GT 0466 AP Physics 1 (11-12) 0109 AP English Lang GT (11) MATH (Additional Options) 0467 AP Physics 1 GT (11-12) 0110 AP English Lit GT (12) 0264 Topics In Math 0119 English 4 Dual Cr (12) 0283 Precalculus SCIENCE (Additional Options) 0284 Precalculus PreAP 0413 Forensic Science (11-12) 0287 Precalculus PreAP/GT 0415 Anatomy & Physiology (11-12) ENGLISH (Additional Options) 0277 AP Calculus AB 0416 AP Biology (11-12) 011 (5-8) Academic Decathlon 1-4 0278 AP Calculus BC 0417 AP Biology GT (11-12) Humanities PreAP/IND ENG PreAP 0280 AP Calculus BC/GT 0426 AP Chemistry (11-12) 0122 English 1 ESOL 0293 AP Statistics 0427 AP Chemistry GT (11-12) 0128 Practical Writing (ESOL) 0294 AP Statistics GT 0468 AP Physics 2 (11-12) 0123 English 2 ESOL 0213 Dual Credit College Algebra (fall) 0469 AP Physics 2 GT (11-12) 0129 Creative Writing (ESOL) 0291 Dual Credit Elements of Calculus (spr) 0440 Aquatic Science (11-12) 0297 Strategic Learning Math - elective credit 1701 College Readiness - SAT/ACT Prep (sem) 0461 Earth and Space Science (11-12) only 0453 Environmental Systems (11-12) 0454 AP Environmental Sci (11-12) READING 17 1 Reading 1, 2, 3, 4 - Read 180 0455 AP Environmental Sci GT (11-12) 17 2 Reading 1, 2, 3, 4 - Strategic Reading 1741 and 1742 are local credit only OTHER LANGUAGES 6110 French 1 SOCIAL STUDIES (Required) 0341 W Geography 6120 French 2 JOURNALISM 0343 W Geography PreAP 6130 French 3 PreAP Instructor approval required 0344 W Geography PreAP/GT 6140 AP French Language 1610 Journalism 0301 W History 6210 German 1 162 Adv Journ Yearbook 1, 2, 3 0302 W History PreAP 6220 German 2 163 Adv Journ Newspaper 1, 2, 3 0305 AP W History 6230 German 3 PreAP 1640 Photojournalism (sem) 0306 AP W History GT 6240 AP German Language 0311 US History 6319 Spanish 1 WRITING 0312 AP US History (11) 6320 Spanish 2 1840 Creative Writing (11-12) 0314 AP US History GT (11) 6329 Spanish 3 0315 US History (Dual Credit) (11) 6330 Spanish 3 PreAP SPEECH 0321 US Government (12) (sem) 6340 AP Spanish Language 1520 Professional Communications 0322 AP US Govt & Politics (12) (sem) 6350 AP Spanish Literature (sem)(required) 152 Oral Interpretation 1, 2, 3 6361/6362 Span-Span Spkr 1 (fall) / 2 0325 AP US Govt & Politics GT (12) (sem) (elective) (spr) 153 Debate 1, 2, 3 (elective only) 0324 US Govt Dual Credit (12) (sem) 6363/6355 Span-Span Spkr 3 PreAP (fall) /4 AP (spr) 1534 Ind Study in Speech (Debate 4) 0331 Economics (12) (sem) 6420 Japanese 2 0332 AP Macro Economics (12) 6425 Japanese 3 PreAP 0337 AP Macro Economics GT (12) 6426 AP Japanese Language HEALTH 0505 Health Education (sem) (required) 0334 Economics (Dual Credit) (12) 6710 American Sign Language 1 6711 American Sign Language 2 0, 0, 61, 7, 1, 274, 77, 12 SOCIAL STUDIES (Electives) 6712 American Sign Language 3 0336 AP European History (11-12) 6810 Chinese 1 0351 Sociology (11-12) (sem) 6811 Chinese 2 0361 Psychology (10-12) (sem) 6812 Chinese 3 Pre AP 0362 AP Psychology (11-12) (sem) 6813 AP Chinese Language 0363 Psych Dual Credit (11-12) (sem) 0345 AP Human Geography (10-12) (sem) 0090 Teen Leadership (sem) 0091 Teen Leadership 2 (sem) 0080 PAL 1 (11-12) application / interview required 0081 PAL 2 (12) application / interview required LIST THREE ALTERNATE SELECTIONS BELOW (1) (2) (3) 12
ENGLISH COURSE SELECTION 13
MATH COURSE SELECTION 2015-2016 NOTE: ALL STUDENTS MUST MEET THE 4X4 REQUIREMENT OF 4 YEARS OF MATH FOR ALL CURRENT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. Current Math Course Recommended 2015-2016 Math Course Academic Algebra I Academic Geometry PAP Geometry Academic Algebra II PAP Algebra II Academic Pre Calculus PAP Pre Calculus AP Calculus AB o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Academic Geometry Unless outstanding average (high A average) PAP Geometry Teacher recommendation for PAP Academic Algebra II If grade is 77 or above Math Models with Applications If grade is 77 or below PAP Algebra II If grade is 75 or above Academic Algebra II If grade is 75 or below Academic Pre Calculus If grade is 85 or above Topics in Mathematics If grade is 85 or below PAP Pre Calculus If grade is 75 or above Academic Pre Calculus If grade is below 75 (There are three choices) AB Calculus If grade is 85 or above AP Stats If grade is 80 or above HCC BC Calculus If grade is 85 or above AB Calculus If grade is 75-85 AP Stats If grade is 75-85 HCC Students who take AP Calculus AB are NOT eligible to take the first semester of AP Calculus BC as the course content is the same. As a result, please choose a half credit course (academic or AP) for the fall semester and then AP Calculus BC for the spring semester 14
SCIENCE COURSE SELECTION 2015-2016 BIO IPC CHEM PHYS BIO CHEM PHYS Elective/AP Course Note: ALL students must meet the 4x4 requirement of 4 years of science for 10 th 11 th grade high school students, including physics. 15
SOCIAL STUDIES COURSE SELECTION 16
1711 Reading 1 1721 Reading 2 1731 Reading 3 1701 College Readiness & Study Skills (SAT & ACT prep) (1 sem ) Grades 10-12 17
JOURNALISM 1610 Journalism 162_ Adv. Journalism Yearbook 1, 2, 3 163_ Adv. Journalism Newspaper 1,2, 3 1640 Photojournalism 18
WRITING 1840 Creative Writing (11-12) (Full year or semester) 19
SPEECH REQUIRED Required for current 10 th 11 th graders 1520 Professional Communications the required course (semester) 20
SPEECH ELECTIVES 1521 ORAL INTERP. 1531 DEBATE I 1532 DEBATE II 1533 DEBATE III 21
HEALTH - COURSE 0505 Satisfies semester health graduation requirement. May take in summer school or by correspondence. Do not take if interested in Health Science Technology program at Miller Career Center. (Full year of Principles of Health Science course is prerequisite for this program. Can be taken after 9 th grade year.) 22
OTHER LANGUAGES 6110 FRENCH 1 6120 FRENCH 2 6130 FRENCH 3 PreAP* 6140 AP FRENCH LANG* 6150 AP FRENCH LIT 6210 GERMAN 1 6220 GERMAN 2 6230 GERMAN 3 PreAP 6240 AP GERMAN LANG 6310 SPANISH 1 6320 SPANISH 2 6329 SPANISH 3 6330 SPANISH 3 PreAP 6340 AP SPANISH LANG 6350 AP SPANISH LIT *6361 SP SP SP 1 (Fall) *6362 SP SP SP 2 (Spring) Spanish for *6363 SP SP SP 3 (Fall) Spanish Speakers *6355 AP SP SP SP 3 (Spring) 6425 JAPANESE 3 PreAP * 6426 AP JAPANESE LANG.* 6710 AMERICAN SIGN LANG. I 6711 AMERICAN SIGN LANG II 6810 Chinese I 6811 Chinese II 6812 Chinese III 6813 AP Chinese Language* *Taught after school. Location TBA. 23
FINE ARTS The last # for each course (1-4) will represent the year in this course not the grade level. *705 BAND 1 (PEQ Fall)- Wind Sym. *701 BAND 1 (Spring) Wind Sym. *706 BAND II (PEQ Fall) Symphonic *702 BAND II (Spring) Symphonic *707 BAND III (PEQ) (Fall) *703 BAND III (Spring) *708 BAND IV (PEQ Fall) Percussion *711 JAZZ BAND *7091 ORCHESTRA I Camerata (NV) *7092 ORCHESTRA II Philharmonia NV *7093 ORCHESTRA III Sinfonia (V) 721 CHOIR (Mens) 722 CHOIR (Girls) *723 CHOIR (Cantiamo) *724 CHOIR (Chorale) *725 VOCAL ENSEMBLE (Sensations) Fall *7325 AP MUSIC THEORY (11-12) 7340 MUSIC HISTORY 7411 TH ARTS 1 7412 TH ARTS 2 7413 TH ARTS 3 7414 TH ARTS 4 7451 TECH TH 1 7452 TECH TH 2 7453 TECH TH 3 7454 TECH TH 4 *7520 TH PRODUCTION 1 *7521 TH PRODUCTION 2 *7522 TH PRODUCTION 3 *7523 TH PRODUCTION 4 7511 ART 1 *757_ CERAMICS 1, 2, 3 *755_ DRAWING 1, 2, 3 *756_ PAINTING 1, 2, 3 *758_ SCULPTURE 1, 2, 3 *7508 ART 4 DRAWING *7529 AP ART HISTORY *7530 AP 2 DIMENSIONAL DESIGN PORTFOLIO *7509 AP STUDIO ART DRAWING 761 DANCE 770 DANCE (JV Dance Team) 771 DANCE (Dance Team Training) *782 DANCE (CG) (Color guard) *551 DANCE (Dance Team) 24
PHYSICAL EDUCATION 5421 PE IS (Boys) (sem) 5422 PE IS (Girls) (sem) 5410 PE EQ1-Off Campus ** 25
PE SUBSTITUTIONS Regular PE Off-Campus PE Trainer Dance Team Fall Semester of band (marching band) Fall Semester of color guard Cheerleading Athletics 26
ATHLETICS 510 Football Boys (PEQ) 511 Basketball Boys (PEQ) 512 Track Boys (PEQ) 513 Baseball Boys (PEQ) 545 Wrestling (PEQ) 515 Soccer Boys (PEQ) 516 Cross Country Boys (PEQ) 517 Golf (PEQ) 518 Swimming (PEQ) 519 Tennis (PEQ) 520 Volleyball Girls (PEQ) 521 Basketball Girls (PEQ) 522 Track Girls (PEQ) 523 Softball Girls (PEQ) 525 Soccer Girls (PEQ) 526 Cross Country Girls (PEQ) *5419 PE EQ1 Trainer *5429 PE EQ2 Trainer *5439 PE EQ3 Trainer *5440 PE EQ4 Trainer 5302 Cheerleading (PEQ) (1 st year only) 550 Dance Team Girls (PEQ) 781 PE Colorguard 1,2 (FALL) 27
TECHNOLOGY 2002 DIGCOMM IN 21 ST CENTURY (Spartan Time TV) Teacher Approval Required 2005 DIGITAL ART & ANIMATION (*satisfies Fine Arts requirement) 2009 ADV. DIGITAL ART & ANIMATION
COMPUTER SCIENCE 2000 COMPUTER SCI 1 2008 AP COMPUTER SCI A (AP TACS 1) 2001 COMPUTER SCI Structure (TACS 2) PreAP 2020 COMPUTER SCI Independent Study PreAP 2025 Computer Science Mobile Applications 29
AGRICULTURE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION FOUNDATION COURSES 8110 PRINCIPLES OF AG, FOOD & NATURAL RESOURCES (App AG Sci & Tech)(9-12) LEADERSHIP COURSES 8120 PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS IN AGRIBUSINESS (Personal Skills Dev.) (Sem) (10-12) MECHANICS COURSES 8122 AG FACILITIES, DESIGN, FAB (AGFDFAB) 8130 AG MECHANICS & METAL TECH (Intro to AG Mechanics) (10-12) 8125 PRACTICUM IN AG, FOOD AND NATURAL RESOURCES (2 periods) Pre Requisite: Ag Mech and Metal Tech SCIENCE-BASED COURSES 8145 EQUINE SCIENCE (Sem) 8141 LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION (Animal Science) (Sem) 8144 ADVANCED ANIMAL SCIENCE (11-12) 8190 WILDLIFE, FISHERIES & ECOLOGY MANAGEMENT(Sem) 8170 SMALL ANIMAL MANAGEMENT(Sem) (10-12) HORTICULTURE COURSES 8237 PRINCIPLES AND ELEMENTS OF FLORAL DESIGN(10-12) 8160 LANDSCAPE DESIGN AND TURF GRASS MANAGEMENT (Sem) 8232 HORTICULTURE (Sem) (10-12) 30
ARCHITECTURE & CONSTRUCTION 8198 INTERIOR DESIGN (10-12) 8029 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 8030 ADV. ARCHITERTURAL DESIGN 31
ARTS, A/V TECH AND COMMUNICATION 8320 FASHION DESIGN (Apparel)(Sem) [p. 47] 8009 COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY [p. 47] 8013 ADV COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY 8031 AUDIO / VIDEO DESIGN[p. 47] 32
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT & ADMINISTRATION 8560 TOUCH SYSTEM DATA ENTRY (Keyboarding) (Sem) 8540 PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS,MARKETING & FINANCE (Record keeping and Intro to Business) (9-11) 8510 BUSINESS LAW (Sem) (11-12) 8530 GLOBAL BUSINESS (Sem) (10-12) (Int. Business) 8630 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT MKTG (Year) 8632 ENTREPRENEURSHIP (Sem) 8601 BUSINESS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT I 8622 BUSINESS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT II 8637 DIGITAL AND INTERACTIVE MEDIA 8520 CAREER PREP 1 (2 CREDITS) 8522 CAREER PREP 2 (3 CREDITS) FINANCE 8570 ACCOUNTING 1 8590 ACCOUNTING 2 33
MARKETING, SALES, & SERVICES 8632 ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SEM) 8633 SPORTS MARKETING (YEAR) 8629 FASHION MARKETING (SEM) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 8636 WEB TECHNOLOGIES
HEALTH SCIENCE *8093 PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH SCIENCE * 8081 HEALTH SCIENCE 1 (HST 1) **8094 HEALTH SCIENCE & CLINICAL ROTATION(2 per) (12) **8073 EMT BASIC PRACTICUM IN HEALTH SCIENCE (2 per) (12) * Teacher approval ** Application necessary (found in counselors office) 35
HUMAN SERVICES 8311 LIFETIME NUTRITION AND WELLNESS (Nutrition and Food Science)(Sem) The Cooking Class 8330 INTERPERSONAL STUDIES (Sem) (10-12) (Individual and Family Life) 8341 CHILD DEVELOPMENT (Sem) (11-12) 8353 PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN SERVICES (Personal and Family Development) (9-12) 8354 DOLLARS AND SENSE (Sem) (10-12) 36
S.T.E.M. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING & MATH 8619 CONCEPTS OF ENGINEERING / TECH (CONCENGT) 8602 ENGINEERING DESIGN 8645 PRINCIPLES OF ENGINEERING (PRINENG) 37
NON CREDIT COURSES 0001 Student Assistant (12 th Grade) 0020 Study Hall 0002 Work Permit/College Release (12 th Grade) 1741/1742 Reading 4 (local credit only) 530_ Cheerleading 2, 3, 4 (2 nd 4 th years) 38
MILLER CAREER CENTER Courses are open to KISD students classified as juniors or seniors for 2014-2015. Certain courses with internships or work programs have an age requirement of 16 before participating in the off campus training. All students must complete the application process to be considered for acceptance. Priority deadline for applications is February 13, 2015. 39
Reminder for Seniors 2016 All correspondence courses must be completed and the final grade received in the Registrars Office by December, 2015. 40
COURSE REQUEST WORKSHEET COURSE REQUEST WORKSHEET 2015-2016 Last Name, First MI Next Year Grade Level Parent/Guardian Signature Student Signature 1 st Semester 2 nd Semester Course # Course Name Course # Course Name Alternate electives in order of preference: 1. 2. 3. Instructions: 1) Print courses requested. Make sure you complete both semesters. 2) Indicate name of course and course # for each course requested. 3) List three full credits of alternate choices in order of preference. 4) Student and parent must sign and return to your English teacher by February 6th. 41