Pinellas County Schools Secondary Programs of Study 2013-2014

Pinellas County Schools Secondary Programs of Study 2013-2014

Secondary Programs of Study Pinellas County Schools is committed to increased achievement for all students. In that sirit, this Secondary Programs of Study guidebook is intended to assist families with educational lanning for high school and beyond. High School Advanced Scholar Program of Study o This course of study includes a rigorous level of both required and elective courses that best reare students for four-year university admissions (in and out of state). o Students will have the oortunity to be recognized by the Pinellas County Schools and the College Board for outstanding achievement in Advanced Placement Courses. o College Board award designations include AP Scholar- Granted to students who receive scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams. AP Scholar with Honor- Granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. AP Scholar with Distinction- Granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams. State and National AP Scholar designations are also available, see www.collegeboard.com Technical/College Program of Study o This course of study offers the oortunity for students to challenge themselves in secific academic and elective areas of interest and to earn career certifications while in school. Postsecondary oortunities for these students include technical schools and 2-year college rograms. Table of Contents Introduction to Secondary Programs of Study Page 1 High School Advanced Scholar Program of Study.Page 2 High School College Program of Study.Page 3 High School Technical/College Program of Study.Page 4 Middle School Career/Academy Matrix..Page 5 High School Career/Academy Matrix Page 6 Post-Secondary Planning Pages 7-8 1

High School Advanced Scholar Program of Study 9th grade English 2 Honors Advanced Placement Human Geograhy Geometry Honors or Algebra 2 Honors Biology Honors World Language 2 or 3(i.e. Sanish, French, etc...) Performing/Practical Arts elective Elective* 10th grade Advanced Placement English 3 Language and Comosition Advanced Placement World History Algebra 2 Honors or Pre-Calculus Chemistry Honors World Language 3 or 4 (i.e. Sanish, French, etc...) H.O.P.E. (PE/Health) Elective* 11th grade Advanced Placement English 4 Literature and Comosition Advanced Placement US History Pre-Calculus, Advanced Placement Calculus, or Advanced Placement Statistics Advanced Placement Chemistry, Advanced Placement Biology, Physics Honors World Language 4 or Advanced Placement World Language* Elective which could include Advanced Placement otions* Elective which could include Advanced Placement otions* 12th grade Dual Enrollment Literature Course Advanced Placement US Government Advanced Placement Micro/Macro Economics Advanced Placement level math or uer level college math (lacement test required) Advanced Placement Science Advanced Placement World Language * Elective which could include Advanced Placement otions* * Final course selection in the junior and senior years will be determined by student interest and future goals; course offering may vary at individual high schools. High School Graduation Requirements 4 Credits in English 4 Credits in Math including Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2 3 Credits in Science including Biology 1, Chemistry or Physics and 1 additional science course of equal rigor 3 Credits in Social Studies including World History, US History, Government and Economics 1 Credit in Fine or Performing Arts, Seech & Debate, or Practical Arts 1 Credit in H.O.P.E. (Physical Education which includes the integration of Health) 8 Credits in Elective Courses 2.0 Cumulative GPA (un-weighted) and 1 course taken online via Pinellas Virtual School or Florida Virtual School Please see www.fldoe.org graduation requirements for additional details. 2

High School College Program of Study 9th grade English 1 Honors Algebra or Geometry Honors Social Science Honors or Advanced Placement Human Geograhy Earth Sace Science or Biology Honors World Language 1 or 2 (i.e. Sanish, French, etc...)* Fine Arts/Practical Arts Elective Elective* 10th grade English 2 Honors Geometry Honors or Algebra 2 Honors World History Honors or Advanced Placement World History Biology Honors, Chemistry Honors or Physics Honors H.O.P.E. (PE/Health) World Language 2 or 3 (i.e. Sanish, French, etc...)* Elective* 11th grade English 3 Honors, Advanced Placement English Language and Comosition, or Dual Enrollment Comosition 1 Algebra 2 Honors, Pre- Calculus, or College Algebra US History Honors or Advanced Placement US History Chemistry Honors, Physics Honors, Marine Science Honors, Anatomy & Physiology Honors, or Advanced Placement Science World Language 3 or 4 (i.e. Sanish, French, etc...)* 2 Electives* 12th grade English 4 Honors, Advanced Placement English Literature and Comosition, or Dual Enrollment Comosition 1 or 2 Pre-Calculus, Advanced Placement Statistics, or Advanced Placement Calculus US Government, US Government Honors, or Advanced Placement US Government Economics, Economics Honors, or Advanced Placement Macro/Micro Economics Physics Honors, Anatomy & Physiology Honors, or Advanced Placement Science Advanced Placement World Language* 2 Electives* * Final course selection in the junior and senior years will be determined by student interest and future goals; course offering may vary at individual high schools. High School Graduation Requirements 4 Credits in English 4 Credits in Math including Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2 3 Credits in Science including Biology 1, Chemistry or Physics and 1 additional science course of equal rigor 3 Credits in Social Studies including World History, US History, Government and Economics 1 Credit in Fine or Performing Arts, Seech & Debate, or Practical Arts 1 Credit in H.O.P.E. (Physical Education which includes the integration of Health) 8 Credits in Elective Courses 2.0 Cumulative GPA (un-weighted) and 1 course taken online via Pinellas Virtual School or Florida Virtual School Please see www.fldoe.org graduation requirements for additional details. 3

High School Technical/College Program of Study 9th grade English 1 or English 1 Honors Algebra 1 or Geometry Honors Social Science or Social Science Honors Earth Sace Science or Biology Honors Performing/ Practical Art/ World Language 1 or 2 (i.e. Sanish, French, etc...)* 10th grade English 2 or English 2 Honors Geometry, Geometry Honors, or Algebra 2 Honors World History, World History Honors, or Advanced Placement World History Biology, Biology Honors, Chemistry Honors, or Physics Honors World Language 2 or 3 (i.e. Sanish, French, etc...) 11th grade English 3, English 3 Honors, Comosition 1, or Advanced Placement English Language and Comosition Algebra 2, Algebra 2 Honors, Precalculus, or Advanced Placement Statistics US History, US History Honors, or Advanced Placement US History Chemistry, Chemistry Honors, Physics, or Physics Honors Elective/ World Language 3 or 4 (i.e. Sanish, French, etc...)* 12th grade English 4, English 4 Honors, Comosition 1/2, or Advanced Placement English 4, Pre-calculus, College Algebra, or Advanced Placement Math US Government, US Government Honors, Advanced Placement US Government Economics, Economics Honors, or Advanced Placement Macro/Micro Economics Chemistry, Chemistry Honors, Physics, Physics Honors, or Advanced Placement Science Elective* * Final course selection in the junior and senior years will be determined by student interest and future goals; course offering may vary at individual high schools. High School Graduation Requirements 4 Credits in English 4 Credits in Math including Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2 3 Credits in Science including Biology 1, Chemistry or Physics and 1 additional science course of equal rigor 3 Credits in Social Studies including World History, US History, Government and Economics 1 Credit in Fine or Performing Arts, Seech & Debate, or Practical Arts 1 Credit in H.O.P.E. (Physical Education which includes the integration of Health) 8 Credits in Elective Courses 2.0 Cumulative GPA (un-weighted) and 1 course taken online via Pinellas Virtual School or Florida Virtual School Please see www.fldoe.org graduation requirements for additional details. 4

Azalea Bay Point Carwise Clearwater Fundamental Clearwater Intermediate Dunedin Highland Fitzgerald John Hokins Largo Lealman Intermediate Madeira Beach Fund Meadowlawn Oak Grove Osceola Palm Harbor Pinellas Park Pinellas Secondary Safety Harbor Seminole Taron Srings Thurgood Marshall Tyrone PINELLAS COUNTY SCHOOLS CAREER TECHNICAL MIDDLE SCHOOL COURSES 2012-2013 Agriculture Education Fundamentals of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Systems Business Technology Introduction to Communication & Technology Essentials 1 Introduction to Communication & Technology Essentials 2 Introduction to Communication & Technology Essentials 3 Introduction to Information Technology Comuter Alications in Business 1 Comuter Alications in Business 2 Comuter Alications in Business 3 Comuter Alications in Business 4 Exloring Information Technology Careers & Career Planning Introduction to Business, Management & Administration Keyboarding & Bus Skills Business Keyboarding Fundamentals of Web & Software Develoment Comuter & Bus Skills Family & Consumer Sciences Culinary Careers Careers in Education Careers in Fashion & Interior Design Exloring Hositality & Tourism Orientation to Career Clusters Health Science Education Orientation to Health Occuations Intro to Health Sciences and Careers Public Service Introduction to Law, Public Safety and Security Technology Education Communications Technology Exloring Technology Exloring Technology & Career Planning Fundamentals of Transortation Introduction to Technology 10/25/12

Bayside Boca Ciega Clearwater Countryside Dixie Hollins Dunedin East Lake Gibbs Lakewood Largo Northeast Osceola Palm Harbor Pinellas Park Seminole Seminole Vo-Ed St. Petersburg Taron Srings PINELLAS COUNTY SCHOOLS CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS 2012-2013 Agriculture Education Business Technology Diversified Education Health Science Education Family & Consumer Sciences Industrial Education Marketing Education Public Service Technology Education Aquaculture Environmental Resources Horticulture Science and Services Veterinary Assisting.NET Programming Accounting Oerations Administrative Office Secialist Alied Cybersecurity Business Comuter Programming Business Suervision & Management Comuter Systems & Information Technology Digital Design Game/Simulation/Animation Programming Global Logistics and Suly Chain Technology Alied Information Technology International Business Legal Administrative Secialist Network Suort Services (CISCO) Network Systems Administration New Media Technology PC Suort Services Web Alication Develoment & Programming Web Design Services Web Develoment Diversified Career Technology Allied Health Assisting EKG Aide Emergency Medical Resonder Nursing Assistant Culinary Arts Early Childhood Education Fashion Design Services Interior Design Services Teacher Assisting Automotive Collision Reair & Refinishing Automotive Service Technology Building Construction Technology Carentry Commercial Art Technology Commercial Photograhy Technology Cosmetology Drafting Digital Cinema Production Electricity Industrial Biotechnology Journalism Machining Printing & Grahic Communications Television Production Finance Marketing Sort, Recreation & Entertainment Marketing Criminal Justice Oerations Emergency Planning & Resonse Land Resources Technology Water Resources Technology Alied Robotics Automation and Production Technology Communications Technology Construction Technology a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a Drafting/Illustrative Design Technology Engineering Technology Geosatial/Geograhic Information Systems Technology Material & Processes Technology Pathways to Engineering (PLTW) Power and Energy Technology a a a Production Technology Technology Studies Magnets/Career Academies/Centers of Excellence/District Alication Designated Career Technical Programs Academy of Architectural Design & Building Technologies Academy of Engineering Academy of Finance Academy of Information Technology Academy for Aquatic Management Systems & Environmental Technology Automotive Academy Business, Economics, and Technology Academy (BETA) Career Academy for International Culture & Commerce Center for Advanced Technologies Center for Comuter Technology Center for Construction Technologies Center for Culinary Arts Center for Design in Business Center for Education and Leadershi Center for Wellness & Medical Professions Criminal Justice Academy First Resonders: National Guard Center for Emergency Management Grahic Arts Academy Institute for Science, Engineering and Mathematics (ISTEM) Jacobson Culinary Arts Academy Veterinary Science Academy KEY: Red denotes Center of Excellence status Designated Career Technical Programs Magnets Career/Technical Programs a Classes are held on Seminole Vo-Ed Camus Career Academies 10/26/12

Post-Secondary Planning Career Planning Florida Choices- Students can exlore career and education otions and track their rogress as they create successful lans! All of Pinellas County middle school students will create an account through their Social Studies course in 7 th or 8 th grade. For more information lease see your school counselor or visit www.flchoices.org PSAT/NMSQT- Students who take the PSAT/NMSQT receive free access to MyRoad until they graduate high school. MyRoad enables students to: Discover who they are and what they might achieve in college and beyond Exlore college majors that can hel them achieve their goals Learn about careers from rofessionals in the real world Build their college lists and simlify the college alication rocess Create and save ersonal lanning ortfolios that can be shared with counselors and/or families For more information lease visit htt://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/about/myroad. html College Assessments Students should take college assessments in order to demonstrate college readiness, gain access into ostsecondary institutions, and/or earn scholarshis. SAT- For test dates and registration information lease visit www.collegeboard.com ACT- For test dates and registration lease visit www.actstudent.org PERT- For test dates, rearation and registration lease visit www.scollege.edu ASVAB- The ASVAB is a multile-atitude battery that measures develoed abilities and hels redict future academic and occuational success in the military. For testing information, rearation and registration lease visit www.military.com NCAA Divisions I and II Initial-Eligibility Requirements Division I: 16 Core Course Requirements (Courses must be on high school s List of NCAA Courses to be included in the calculation of the core GPA) 7 4 years of English. 3 years of math (Algebra I or higher). 2 years of natural/hysical science (1 year of lab if offered by high school). 1 year of additional English, mathematics or natural/hysical science. 2 years of social science. 4 years of additional courses (from any area above, foreign language or comarative religion/hilosohy). GPA/Test Scores: Sliding scale used to match test scores and core grade-oint averages. GPA required to receive athletics aid and ractice is 2.000 (with corresonding test-score requirements). GPA required to be eligible for cometition, is 2.300 (with corresonding test-score requirements). Division II: 16 Core Course Requirements (Courses must be on high school s List of NCAA Courses to be included in the calculation of the core GPA) 3 years of English. 2 years of math (Algebra I or higher). 2 years of natural/hysical science (1 year of lab if offered by high school). 3 years of additional English, mathematics or natural/hysical science. 2 years of social science. 4 years of additional courses (from any area above, foreign language or comarative religion/hilosohy). Minimum SAT score of 820 or an ACT sum score of 68. Core GPA requirement is a minimum of 2.000. For more information, visit the NCAA Eligibility Center website at www.eligibilitycenter.org. U.S. Service Academy Admissions Five Academies: U. S. Military Academy htt://admissions.usma.edu/ U.S. Naval Academy htt://www.usna.edu/admissions/ U.S. Air Force Academy htt://www.academyadmissions.com/ U.S. Coast Guard Academy htt://www.cga.edu U.S. Merchant Marine Academy htt://www.usmma.edu/admissions/ Basic Eligibility and Alication Process: U.S. Citizen (or eligible non-citizen) At least 17 years old, but younger than 23, by July 1 of admission year Unmarried Not regnant Without deendents Comlete reliminary alication in junior year o Additional alications for Congressional nomination and regular admissions also required SAT and/or ACT

Post-Secondary Planning Medical and hysical exam Review each academy website for additional information and requirements. For more information on Florida ublic universities, lease visit htt://www.flbog.edu/ St. Petersburg College Career Pathways Program Earn free college credit for high school and technical school rograms. As a Pinellas County Schools student, you may receive free college credit for high school and technical rograms through a artnershi between St. Petersburg College and the Pinellas County School Board. Your free credits may be alied to certificates and associate of science degrees at SPC rovided you meet the requirements outlined in the artnershi agreements. For more information, lease visit www.scollege.edu 2012 State University System Admissions Matrix The chart below contains information about the mid-range Requirements to meet admissions criteria for each Institution. Mid Range GPA (Fall) Mid Range SAT (Fall) FAMU 3.00-3.49 M: 400-490 R: 400-490 W: 400-490 FAU 3.35-3.98 M: 510-600 R: 510-590 W: 510-590 FGCU 3.06-3.72 M: 510-600 R: 470-560 W: 460-550 FIU 3.50-4.10 M:530-620 R: 540-620 W: 530-610 FSU 3.7-4.3 M: 580-680 R: 590-670 W: 580-660 NCF 3.73-4.33 M: 590-680 R: 630-730 W: 610-710 UCF 3.5-4.2 M: 590-670 R: 570-660 W: 540-630 UF 4.1-4.5 M: 620-720 R: 610-710 W: 610-710 UNF 3.51-4.21 M: 580-660 R: 570-650 W: 520-610 USF Tama Mid Range ACT w/ Writing (Fall) 17-20 23-27 20-24 23-26 26-30 28-31 25-29 28-32 25-27 3.97-4.27 M: 600-650 R: 590-630 W: 580-620 27-29 3.3-3.8 1525-1710 22-25 USF St. Pete UWF 3.4 M: 493 R: 504 W: 478 22.4 How to Pay for Post- Secondary Education FAFSA (Free Alication for Federal Student Aid) www.fafsa.gov Largest source of Federal Student Aid Must be comleted annually Can be submitted on or after January 1 st of each year The FAFSA covers Federal Grant Programs, Federal Loan Programs and Federal Work-Study Programs FFAA (Initial Student Florida Financial Aid Alication) www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org Alications become available December 1 of each year The FFAA covers Bright Futures, Jose Marti, Rosewood Family Scholarshi, Florida Access Grant, Access to Better Learning and Education Grant and many other grants and scholarshis Institutional Aid Contact your institution s financial aid office Scholarshis and grants set u for articular majors or rograms Visit your school s website for additional information Many schools will also have a foundation office that offers scholarshis Local and National Scholarshi Oortunities www.csb.org At website, click Quick Links + Scholarshis + Monthly Oortunities Pinellas Education Foundation Scholarshis (www.inellaseducation.org) www.fastweb.com www.finaid.org Contact your high school guidance office Office of K-12 Guidance Services www.csb.org 8

School Board Members Carol J. Cook- Board Chair Janet R. Clark Rene Flowers Terry Krassner Linda S. Lerner Peggy L. O Shea Robin L. Wikle Suerintendent Michael A. Grego, Ed.D.