Slide 2 Freshmen Scheduling Overview Important Information for
Students and Parents February 2015 Stephanie Krosnosky, David
Leland, Carrie Washburn Slide 3 Graduation Requirements
SubjectCredits English4.0 Math4.0 Science3.0 (must include
Physical, Biological, and Chemical Science) Social Studies3.0 (to
include World Studies, US History, and Government & Economics)
Business/Technology World Language Fine Arts0.5** Physical
Education0.5 (two PE courses of 0.25 credits each; students using
PE Waiver are required to complete an additional 0.5 elective
credits) Health0.5 Arts0.5 Personal Finance/Capstone0.5
Electives4.5 Total21 Slide 4 Graduation Requirements: State of Ohio
Honors Diploma SubjectCredits English4.0 Social Studies4.0 (to
include US History, and Government & Economics) Math4.0 (must
include Geometry and Algebra Ii, or equivalent and another higher
level course or a four- sequence of courses that contain equivalent
content) Science4.0 (must include Chemistry and Physics) Foreign
Language3 credits of one language OR 2 credits of two different
languages Fine Arts1.0 GPA3.5 Testing*27 on the ACT or 1210 on the
SAT (verbal/math) Slide 5 Graduation Requirements (State Testing)
Ohio Graduation Test (OGT): 10 th grade students must pass all five
portions of the test Portions include: Writing Reading Mathematics
Social Studies Science Students will have one opportunity in the
fall and one in the spring of their junior and senior years, plus
the summer to retake content areas not yet passed Slide 6 Physical
Education Waiver Students may be excused from the physical
education requirement for graduation by participating in the
following for at least two seasons: Athletics* Marching band
Cheerleading Participation in one full season cannot be combined
with 0.25 credits of PE to meet the graduation requirement *NOTE:
see the Bexley High School Physical Education Waiver handout for
list of approved athletic activities / teams Slide 7 Bell Schedule
PeriodTime Warning7:49 Homeroom7:54-8:01 1 st 8:05-8:55 2 nd
8:59-9:49 3 rd 9:53-10:43 4 th 10:47-11:37 Lunch11:37-12:37 5 th
12:37-1:27 6 th 1:31-2:21 7 th 2:25-3:15 Slide 8 Sample Schedule
(Academic Year) Note: student schedules may not reflect a teacher /
room assignment until schedules are distributed just before the
first day of school PeriodCourseTeacherRoomTerm HR
(A)HomeroomTeacher 1123413-14 1 (A)Physical ScienceTeacher
2123413-14 2 (A)Latin ITeacher 3123413-14 3 (A)English 9Teacher
4123413-14 4 (A)Study HallTeacher 51234S1 4 (A)Healthy
CuisineTeacher 61234S2 5 (A)World StudiesTeacher 7123413-14 6
(A)Theatre IntroTeacher 8123413-14 6 (A)Study HallTeacher 91234S1 7
(A)Algebra IITeacher 101234S2 Slide 9 Schedule Change Policy
Elective Change: A student may drop a course within the first eight
days of the semester Dropping after this time period may result in
the following reflected on the transcript: W (withdrawn) WF
(Withdraw failing) WP (withdraw passing) Level Change: A student
may change course levels between week 3 and 6 of the course Level
change will be reflected on the students transcript with the
original course shown as a W (withdraw) Slide 10 FAQs When/how do I
want to complete and/or plan for my: P.E. requirement Health
requirement Foreign Language requirement Which Science course do I
want to take to fulfill my Physical Science requirement? Physical
Science (freshmen year) Physics (likely Junior year, for students
who take Honors Biology freshmen year) Honors Courses Understanding
the additional time that you need to invest to be successful in
each course Summer reading requirements Factors to consider: Use
the Course Selection Sheets to help decide which courses to take
that offer an honors or accelerated course What other obligations
do I have outside of school (work, athletics, etc.)
