JAMES C. ENOCHS HIGH SCHOOL

A Modesto City School

JAMES C. ENOCHS

HIGH SCHOOL

COURSE DESCRIPTION

CATALOG

2016 - 2017

James C. Enochs High School

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The James C. Enochs High School Course

Description Catalog is a basic planning guide that

describes curricular offerings for the 2016-2017

school year. Using this resource and with the

support of parents and counselors, students will be

able to design an individual course schedule for the

upcoming school year based upon their individual

post-high school goals. Included in this booklet are

the current graduation requirements as well as

UC/CSU admission requirements. All students are

encouraged to select classes that are both interesting

and challenging.

James C. Enochs High School is committed to

helping our students achieve their goals and we

welcome the continuous participation of parents

during the academic planning process and

throughout their student’s high school years.

Parents are vital partners in their student’s high

school success. Please call our staff whenever you

are in need of assistance.

Deborah Rowe

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Graduation Requirements…………….…..… 4

College Preparations………………………. 4

University of California & California State

University Entrance a-g Requirements ……..

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NCAA Eligibility………………………..……. 8

Scholarships and Financial Aid……………… 8

Testing-PSAT/NMSQT……………………… 8

MCS-MJC Articulation Agreements.……… 8

College Entrance Requirements 9

UC Approved Courses Offered 2015-16 ….. 10

College Planning Calendar…………………... 11

Class Designations ………………………….. 12

Sample 4-Year Plan ……………………….. 13

Course Descriptions

Agriculture………………………... 13

Business…………………………… 15

English…………………………….. 15

Foreign Language………………….. 17

Health…………………………...… 18

Home Economics…………….…… 18

Math………………………………. 18

Physical Education………………… 19

Science………………………….… 20

Social Science…………………….. 22

Visual and Performing Arts………. 23

Other Electives…………………… 25


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Social Science World Geography/ Religions

US History

World History

US Government

Economics

Visual/Performing Arts

OR

One (1) semester Two (2) semesters

Two (2) semesters

One (1) semester

One (1) semester

Two (2) semesters

5 units 10 units

10 units

5 units 5 units

10 units

Career-Technical Education

OR

Foreign Language (One course in visual/performing arts or foreign language or American

Sign Language or career technical education)

(All 9th graders must take Physical Education unless exempted by Board Policy 6142.111.)

One (1) semester 5 units

Note: A course is defined as one year in length unless specifically

defined as one semester. No course can be used to satisfy more than one

graduation requirement.

Graduation Requirements A Student shall complete the following course of study in order to

receive a diploma of graduation from the comprehensive high school:

1. Pass a minimum of 230 units

2. Pass required core courses:

3. Pass proficiency and state testing requirements

Eight (8) semesters 40 units

Students who do not meet District standards in reading will be required

to enroll in a remedial reading class until District standards are met.

Six (6) semesters 30 units

(including the successful completion of Algebra)

Science

College Preparation Program

Students planning to enroll in a college or university should

make an appointment to see a counselor to discuss programming

to meet California State University and University of California

entrance requirements.

Junior College Entrance Requirements

Graduation from high school, passing the California High School

Proficiency Examination, or reaching the minimum age of 18

years is the only requirements for junior college admission. There

are no subject or grade requirements. However, the better

preparation a student has in high school, the better the chances for

success at junior college.

CSU (California State University) Entrance

Requirements

Students qualify for regular admission as a first-time freshman if

they:

1. are a high school graduate,

2. have a qualifiable eligibility index (see following CSU

Eligibility Index), and have completed, with grades of C or

better, each of the courses in the comprehensive pattern of

college preparatory subject requirements (see “Subject

Requirement”).

A Physical Science

A biological science

Two (2) semesters

Two (2) semesters

10 units

10 units

An integrated science OR Four (4) semesters

20 units

Practical Arts One (1) semester 5 units

Physical Education Four (4) semesters 20 units

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

Modesto City Schools prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying in educational programs, activities, or employment on the basis of actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, parental, family or marital status, pregnancy, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.


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CSU Eligibility Index

In addition, a student must qualify on the eligibility

index. This eligibility index is the combination of

high school grade point average (GPA) and test

scores on either the American College Test (ACT)

or the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT I). The grade

point average is based on grades earned during the

final three years of high school (excluding physical

education and military science) and bonus points

for each C or better in approved honors courses.

Up to eight semesters of honors courses taken in

the last two years of high school can be accepted.

CSU may offer early, provisional admission based

on work completed through the junior year of high

school and planned for the senior year.

The CSU Eligibility Index can be calculated by mul-

tiplying the grade point average by 800 and adding

the total score on the SAT I, or multiplying the grade point average by 200 and adding ten times the composite score on the ACT. High

school graduates need a minimum index of 2900 using the SAT I or 694 using the ACT (see Eligibility Index table). Eligibility Index is

subject to change due to revisions to the SAT test.

The English Placement Test (EPT) and the Entry Level

Mathematics (ELM) are required of all incoming students PRIOR

to enrolling in classes unless students are exempt from the test(s).

These are not admission tests, but a way to determine whether

students are prepared for college work and, if not, to counsel

students regarding how to strengthen their preparation. Students

might be exempt from one or both of the tests if they have scored

well on other specified tests or completed appropriate courses.

English Placement Test (EPT)

The CSU English Placement Test must be completed by all non-

exempt undergraduates prior to placement in appropriate

university English course work. Exemptions from the test are

given only to those who present proof of one of the following:

A score of 500 or above on the Verbal section of the SAT

Reasoning Test.

A score of 22 or above on the ACT English Test.

A score of 3, 4, or 5 on either the Language and Composition or

the Composition and Literature examination of the Advanced

Placement program.

A score of “Exempt” on the CSU Early Assessment Program

(EAP) taken along with the English Language Arts

California Standard Test in grade 11.

A score of “Conditional” on the CSU EAP taken in grade 11,

provided successful completion of the Expository Reading

and Writing Course or AP English Literature.

Entry Level Mathematics (ELM) Exam

The ELM examination tests for entry-level mathematics skills

acquired through three years of rigorous college preparatory

mathematics course work (normally Algebra I, Algebra II, and

Geometry). All undergraduate students must take the test or be

exempted from it prior to placement in appropriate university

mathematics course work. Specific policies regarding retesting

and placement will be determined by the campus. Exemptions

from the test are given only to those students who can present

proof of one of the following:

A score of 550 or above on the mathematics section of the SAT

Reasoning Test or a 550 Subject Test in Math.

A score of 23 or above on the ACT Mathematics Test.

A score of 3 or above on the Advanced Placement Mathematics

Examination (AB or BC).

A score of 3 or above on the Advanced Placement Statistics

examination.

A score of “Exempt” on the CSU EAP taken in grade 11.

A score of “Conditional” on the CSU EAP taken in grade 11,

provided the successful completion of a CSU approved 12th

grade math course that has Algebra II as a prerequisite.

The EPT and ELM tests should be taken at the earliest

opportunity after admission to a California State University.


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Under the Eligibility in the Local Context (ELC) pathway, the

top 9% of the state's high school graduates are eligible for

admission to the UC’s nine undergraduate campus.

Subject Requirement

To satisfy the Subject Requirements, students must complete

high school courses with a grade point average defined by the

Scholarship Requirement. This sequence of courses is also

known as the "a-g" requirements. Students must take 15 units of high school courses to fulfill

the Subject Requirements, and at least 7 of the 15 units must

be taken in the last two years of high school. (A unit is equal

to an academic year or two semesters of study.)

Applicants from California High Schools: To satisfy the "a-g"

requirements, the courses must appear on the school's

UC-approved certified course list. The lists are also available

on the World Wide Web at www.ucop.edu/doorways/list.

UC Scholarship Requirement

The Scholarship Requirement defines the grade point average

(GPA) you must earn in the "a-g" subjects and the test scores

you must achieve to be eligible for admission to UC. The

University uses an Eligibility Index — a combination of GPA

and test scores — to determine if you meet this requirement.

The minimum GPA is 3.0 for California residents, 3.4 for

nonresidents.

Grade 9 courses will not be included in the GPA calculation;

however, grade 9 courses can be used to meet the Subject

Requirement if the student earns a grade C or better.

Grade Point Average To determine your eligibility, the University calculates your GPA in the "a- g" subjects by assigning point values to the grades you earn, totaling the points and dividing the total by the number of "a-g" courses. Points are assigned as follows: A=4 points, B=3 points, C=2 points, D=1 point, and F=0 points. (Pluses and minuses are not calculated in the grade point average.) Only the grades you earn in "a-g" subjects in the 10th and 11th grades – including summer sessions - are used to calculate your preliminary GPA. Courses you took in ninth grade can be used to meet the Subject Requirement if you earned a grade of C or better, but they will not be used to calculate your GPA. Honors Courses: The University assigns extra points for up to eight semesters of University-certified honors-level and Advanced Placement courses taken in the last three years of high school: A=5 points, B=4 points,

C=3 points. No more than two yearlong UC-approved honors level

courses taken in the 10th grade may be given extra points. A grade of D in an honors or advanced placement course does not earn extra points. The courses must be in the following "a-g" subjects: history/social science, English, advanced mathematics, laboratory science, language other than English, and visual and performing arts. Also, they must be certified as honors courses by the University. In these subjects, as well as in computer science, acceptable honors-level courses include Advanced Placement courses,

Higher Level and designated Standard Level International Baccalaureate courses, and college courses that are transferable to the University. D and F Grades: If you have earned a D or F in an "a-g" course, you must repeat the course with a grade of C or better. The original D or F grade will not be included in the GPA calculation, and the new grade will be used. If you repeat a course in which you initially earned a grade of C, the second grade will not be used.

Test Score Total

The University calculates your test score total as follows:

If you took the SAT Reasoning Test: The University uses your highest scores in critical reading, math and writing from a single

sitting and adds them to your two highest SAT Subject Test scores from two different subject areas. The total of all five exam components (critical reading + math + writing + subject test 1 + subject test 2) equals your test score total. For SAT/ACT test score translation, refer to www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions. Search “Scholarship Requirement”.

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS

UC Eligibility Index

Below are the combinations of GPA and test

score totals that meet UC's minimum requirements.

CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS

"A–G" GPA Minimum Test

Score Total

3.00 – 3.04 223

3.05 – 3.09 210

3.10 – 3.14 198

3.15 – 3.19 187

3.20 – 3.24 175

3.25 – 3.29 165

3.30 – 3.34 157

3.35 – 3.39 152

3.40 – 3.44 147

3.45 & above 143

NON CA RESIDENTS

A-G GPA UC Score Total

3.40 – 3.44 147

3.45 & above 143

http://www.ucop.edu/doorways/list

http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions


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If you took the ACT plus its Writing exam: The University

takes your highest math, reading, science and combined

English/writing score from a single sitting and converts them to

equivalent

SAT scores

(see the

translation

table at

right). To

give the

ACT writing

component

equal weight

to the SAT

writing

exam, the

University

multiplies the

sum of your

converted

math, reading

and science

scores by

two-thirds,

then adds the

converted English/writing score. This subtotal is then added to

your two highest SAT Subject Test scores from two different

subject areas to reach your test score total ([math + reading +

science] x 0.667 + English/writing + subject test 1 + subject test

2).

UC ELIGIBILITY IN THE LOCAL CONTEXT The Eligibility in the Local Context (ELC) program recognizes

students’ individual accomplishments in light of the opportunities

offered by their particular high schools. If you rank in the top 9

percent of students at your California high school, and if your

high school participates in the program, you may be admitted via

the ELC path.

To be considered for ELC, you must complete the equivalent of

11 specific yearlong courses of the Subject Requirement by the

end of your junior year, as noted below. With the assistance of

each participating high school, the University will identify the top

9 percent of students on the basis of GPA in UC-approved

coursework completed in the 10th and 11th grades. ELC Requirements

GPA ≥ 2.8

Must be designated by UC evaluators as being in top 9% of

participating high school graduating class

Must complete 11 UC-approved courses by end of junior year.

The 11 units include:

History/Social Science -1 year

English-3 years

Mathematics-3 years

Laboratory Science -1 year

Language Other than English-1 year

VPA or Electives – 2 years

You must then submit the University's undergraduate

application during the November filing period and complete

remaining eligibility requirements – including the Subject

and Examination requirements – to be considered fully

eligible. Fully eligible ELC students’ applications are given

added value at the individual campuses. Only UC Merced

guarantees admission.

The chart below shows the subject requirements (to be referred to as “a-g”) for admission to the University of California and the California State University systems.

a-g Subject Requirements Years Required

a. HISTORY/SOCIAL SCIENCE

Two (2) years required, including one year of world history, cultures, and geography and one year of U.S. History or

one-half year of U.S. History and one-half year of Civics or American Government.

b. ENGLISH

Four (4) years of college-preparatory English that includes frequent and regular writing and reading of classic and modern literature.

c. MATHEMATICS

Three (3) years of college preparatory mathematics that includes the topics covered in elementary and advanced algebra and two-and three-dimensional geometry.

d. LABORATORY SCIENCE

Two (2) years laboratory science providing fundamental knowledge in at least two of these three disciplines: biology,

chemistry, and physics.

e. LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH

Two (2) years of the same language other than English

f. VISUAL AND

PERFORMING ARTS

One year including dance, drama/theatre, music or visual art.

g. COLLEGE PREPARATORY

ELECTIVES

In addition to those courses required in “a-f” above one year (two semesters) of college preparatory electives are required, chosen from advanced visual and performing arts, history, social science, English, advanced mathematics,

laboratory science, and language other than English.

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA & CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS

ACT Translation Table

ACT

Score

Translated Score

ACT

Score

Translated

Score

36

35

34

33

32

31 30

29

28

27

26

25

24

23

22

21

800

780

760

740

720

700 680

660

640

620

600

580

560

540

520

500

20

19

18

17

16

15 14

13

12

11

10

9

8

7 1-6

480

460

440

420

400

380 360

340

320

300

280

260

240

220 200

http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/freshman/subject_reqs.html


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provides firsthand practice for the SAT Reasoning Test™. It

also gives students a chance to enter National Merit

16 Required Core Courses for Division 1 and Division II

Four years of English

Three years of mathematics (algebra I or higher

level)

Two years of natural or physical science (including

one year of lab science if offered by your high

school)

One extra year of English, mathematics or

natural/physical science

Two years of social science

Four years of extra courses (from any category

above, or foreign language, nondoctrinal religion or

philosophy)

See Mrs. Brogan to make sure your child is meeting the

Clearinghouse requirements if they are going to be

recruited to play sports. PACE, John B. Allard and MCS

Summer School and Extended Summer School (ESS)

courses DO NOT meet NCAA Clearinghouse

requirements.

A college education is more important than ever; however,

during recent years education costs have risen steadily. The

good news is; financial aid is available. The primary goal of

financial aid is to make possible student access to education

opportunities by removing financial barriers which would

exclude financially needy, but otherwise eligible, students

from specific schools and programs. Financial aid is available

through private, school, state, and federal student aid

programs.

Students should also apply directly for any scholarships

sponsored by individuals, organizations, and institutions for

which they might qualify. For additional sources of

scholarships and financial assistance see your college

counselor.

PSAT/NMSQT stands for Preliminary SAT/National Merit

Scholarship Qualifying Test. It's a standardized test that

Scholarship Corporation MSC scholarship programs.

The PSAT/NMSQT measures:

Critical reading skills

Math problem-solving skills

Writing skills

The most common reasons for taking the PSAT/NMSQT are:

to receive feedback on student strengths and

weaknesses on skills necessary for college study.

Students can then focus their preparation on those

areas that could most benefit from additional study or

practice.

to see how performance on an admissions test might

compare with that of others applying to college.

to enter the competition for scholarships from the

National Merit Scholarship Corporation (grade 11).

to help prepare for the SAT. Students can become

familiar with the kinds of questions and the exact

directions they will see on the SAT.

to receive information from colleges when "yes"

checked on Student Search Service.

MCS-MJC ARTICULATION AGREEMENTS

The 2+2 articulation agreements between Modesto City

Schools and Modesto Junior College provide students with an

opportunity to eliminate course repetition by awarding college

credit for certain academic and technical skills satisfactorily

developed while in high school. Students completing

approved courses in Modesto City Schools’ high schools

vocational regional occupational programs and other specified

classes may earn high school credit and be awarded college

credit upon entering Modesto Junior College. Some junior

college courses satisfy the University requirements for a

bachelor degree program.

For more detailed information contact the Articulation Officer

at Modesto Junior College 575-6713.

SCHOLARSHIPS & FINANCIAL AID

PSAT- October 19, 2016

NCAA ELIGIBILITY


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Graduation and College Entrance Requirements

Enochs High

Graduation

Requirements

CA State Univ.

Entrance

Requirements (All classes must be CP level

or higher and passed with a C

or better).

)

University of CA

Entrance

Requirements (All classes must be CP level or

higher and passed with a C or

better).

English 4 Years 4 Years 4 Years

Math

3 Years through Secondary Math 1*

3 Years

Secondary Math 1*

Secondary Math 2

Secondary Math 3

3 Years (4 yrs. recommended)

Secondary Math 1*

Secondary Math 2

Secondary Math 3

Science

2 Years** 1 year life science

1 year physical science or

2 years integrated science

2 years** 1 year life science

1 year physical science

2 Years ** (3 yrs. recommended)

Social Studies

3.5 years World Geo./Religions

World History

U.S. History

Government/Economics

2 Years

World History

U.S. History

Government

2 Years World

History

U.S. History

Government

Foreign Language

1 Year

Foreign Language

OR

2 Years

in the same language

2 Years (3 yrs. recommended)

in the same language

Career Technical

Education

1 Year

Career Technical Education

OR

No Requirement

No Requirement

Visual Performing

Art

Visual Performing Art

1 Year

Visual or Performing Arts

1 Year

Visual or Performing Arts

Practical Arts 1 semester No Requirement No Requirement

P.E. 2 Years No Requirement No Requirement

Health 1 Semester No Requirement No Requirement

Electives

65 Credits

1 Year College Prep (CP) electives

in History, English, Math,

Foreign Language, Science

and Fine Arts

1 Year College Prep (CP) electives

in History, English, Math,

Foreign Language, Science

and Fine Arts

Total Credits 230 Credits

All students must meet all graduation requirements in order to receive a Diploma.

**Life Science = Biology, Anatomy and Physiology

Physical Science = Chemistry or Physics

*Secondary Math I is Algebra I equivalent.


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Enochs High School

UC / CSU Approved “A-G” Course List

The following courses meet requirements for admission to the University of California and the California State University Systems.

a-History / Social Science

2 years Required World History (CP)

European History

(AP) U.S. History (CP)

US History (AP)

U.S. Gov’t/Econ (CP)

U.S. Gov’t Econ (AP)

b-English 4 years required

English 1-2 (CP)

Pre-AP English 1-2 English 3-4 (CP)

Pre-AP English 3-4

English 5-6 (CP)

English Language

(AP) Expository Reading

and Writing Course

(ERWC)

English Literature

(AP)

c-Mathematics 3 years required

4 years recommended

Secondary Math I

Pre-AP Secondary Math I

Secondary Math II

Pre-AP Secondary

Math II

Secondary Math III

Finite Math Pre-Calculus

Pre-AP Pre-Calculus

AP Statistics

AP Calculus AB

AP Calculus BC

d-Laboratory Science 2 years required

3 years recommended

Biology (CP)

Pre-AP Biology Biology (AP)

Advanced Biology

Anatomy and

Physiology Chemistry (CP) Pre-AP Chemistry

AP Chemistry

Physics (AP)

Integ. Ag. Science

3-4 Integ. Ag. Biology

e-Language Other than English

2 yrs required 3 yrs recommended

Spanish I-IV

Spanish for Span.

Speakers 3-6

Spanish Language

(AP)

Spanish Literature (AP)

f- Visual & Performing Arts

1 year required Art 1-2

Band 1-8/Jazz

Band/Orchestra 1-8 Ceramics 1-2

Choir 1-8

Dance 1-4/Dance

Production Drama 1-8 Guitar 1-2

History of Art &

Floral Design Oral Interpretation/

Performing Arts Photo Capture &

Manipulation Piano 1-2 Sculptural Design

Video Arts &

Production 1-2 Graphic Design 1-2

Theatre Stagecraft Drawing & Painting

Advanced Ceramics

Watercolor and

Acrylics

g-Elective 1 year required

Psychology (CP) Psychology (AP)

Speech/Adv. Speech

Integ. Ag Science

1-2 CP Earth Science Veterinary Science

Journalism 1-2

Pre-AP Physics

Creative Writing

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Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior

Sep

t/A

ug.

Develop course plans for this

year & the next three years.

Begin writing high school

resume - keeping track of all

extra-curricular activities,

academic awards, community

involvement, etc.

Review your high school course

plans.

Ask your counselor about taking

the PSAT

Review your high school course

plans.

Make plans to take PSAT

Reduce your list to 5 to 10 colleges.

Octo

ber

Begin your high school years

by getting in the habit of doing

your best in all courses. Take the PSAT

Explore the resources available

to you in your guidance office,

school library, or career center.

Take the PSAT

Check for any college fairs in

your area. Take the PSAT

Work on your application essays. Take

the SAT and ACT, if necessary. Ask

teachers to write recommendations

No

vem

ber

As you look ahead to college,

spend time on identifying the

following: Goals and values,

academic interests and

abilities, activities and outside

interests, personality and

relationships with other and

possible career interests

Continue to do your best in all

your courses

Begin to explore college

possibilities. Continue to do your

best in all your courses.

Take the SAT and ACT, if necessary.

Give your counselor the school report

forms.

CSU/UC application due Nov. 30th.

Scholarship application is due.

Begin applying for scholarships.

Decem

ber PSAT scores reports will be

returned.

PSAT scores reports will be

returned.

PSAT scores reports will be

returned.

Make plans to visit colleges

during your school vacations.

Complete all your applications.

Take the SAT and ACT, if

necessary. Pay attention to all deadlines.

Apply to community colleges.

Jan

uary

Start exploring financial aid

possibilities.

Attend a financial aid workshop with

your parents and submit your FAFSA.

Explore all possible scholarship

opportunities.

Feb

ruary

Eventually you will be

required to take admission

tests that measure skills in

various areas. Students who

develop good reading habits in

high school find they have

higher test scores.

Continue to evaluate your goals.

Consider taking AP classes next

year.

Register for the SAT and/or

ACT tests, if appropriate.

Consider taking AP exams next

year.

Respond to all requests from colleges

for additional information.

If you have not done so already send in

your FAFSA.

Marc

h

Take the SAT either now or in

May. Consider taking AP exams. Continue

to do your best in all your courses.

FAFSA is due March 2nd.

Ap

ril

Fine-tune your list of college

possibilities. Take visits to

college campuses.

Admissions decisions arrive.

Financial aid awards should arrive

soon. Revisit any colleges, if

necessary. Apply to community

colleges, if you have not already done

so. May 1st deadline to accept an

admission from all colleges.

Jun

e/M

ay

Take the SAT if you did not in

March. Take AP exams, if

appropriate.

Plan your summer college visits.

Subject tests, if recommended,

in any subjects you will not see

again.

Find a job to continue saving for

college, or take a summer

enrichment course.

Notify colleges of your plans.

Take AP exams, if appropriate.

Be sure to accept your financial aid

award.

GRADUATION! If attending a 4 year college or

university in the fall, submit a final

official transcript to the campus you

will attend.

Find a job in an effort to meet your

expected contribution to the cost of

college.

COLLEGE PLANNING CALENDAR


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The information below is designed to clarify placement procedures in all core academic classes (English, math, science, and social science) for high school

students.

CLASS DESIGNATIONS The following class designations reflect the level of academic rigor in core

academic classes of English, math, science, and social science:

Strategic Intervention and Support classes: Strategic Intervention and

Support classes are designed for students who are performing below grade level and, therefore, need additional skills development in reading, writing, or

mathematics. Examples of strategic intervention classes are Read 180 and Success Skills. Placement in such classes is determined by the level of success in the

previous course, teacher recommendation, and test scores.

College Preparatory-level classes: Most all core classes are College

Preparatory and are designed for students preparing for entrance into a four-year college or university. These classes meet the requirements for college or university entrance.

Advanced Placement (Pre-AP and AP) -level classes: These are advanced

classes that are designed to provide advanced or accelerated instruction for students wishing to gain college credit while in high school. College credit is

determined by the results of AP examinations. The Pre-AP designated classes are freshman and sophomore classes that prepare

students to enroll in AP courses. Students do not earn college credit in Pre-AP classes. Placement in Pre-AP or AP classes is determined by the course

prerequisites and teacher recommendation.

The following prerequisites are recommended for entrance into selected CP, Pre-AP, and AP classes:

Course Title Grade Prerequisite or Equivalent Pre-AP/ English 1-2 9th Recommendation of 8th grade English teacher, and a grade of “B” or higher, teacher recommendation, and

completion of summer reading/writing assignments

Pre-AP/English 3-4 10th Pre-AP English 1-2 with “C” or higher, teacher recommendation, or a 3 or higher on the AP Lang test, completion of

summer reading/writing assignments

AP English Language &

Composition 11th Pre-AP English 3-4 with “C” or higher, teacher recommendation and completion of summer reading/writing

assignment

AP English Literature & Composition

12th AP English Language & Composition with “C” or higher, teacher recommendation, or a 3 or higher on the AP Lang test, completion of summer reading/writing assignments

Secondary Math I 9th – 12th Pre-Math I or Math 8 and teacher recommendation

Pre-AP Secondary Math I 9th – 12th Honors Math 8 with a grade of “C” or better

Secondary Math II 9th-12th Secondary Math I with a grade of “C” or better and teacher recommendation

Pre-AP Secondary Math II 9th-12th Pre-AP Secondary Math I with a grade of “C” or better and a teacher recommendation

Secondary Math III 9th-12th Secondary Math II with a grade of “C” or better and teacher recommendation

Pre-Calculus 11th -12th Advanced Algebra with “C” or higher and teacher recommendation

Pre-AP Pre-Calculus 11th -12th Pre-AP Advanced Algebra with “C” or higher and teacher recommendation

AP Calculus 11th -12th Pre-Calculus/Pre-AP Pre-Calculus with a “C” or higher and teacher recommendation

AP Statistics 11th -12th Advanced Algebra with “C” or better and teacher recommendation

Finite Math (College Entrance Math Prep)

12th only Advanced Algebra with a “C” or better, teacher recommendation, conditionally exempt on EAP

Pre-AP Physical Science 9th Jr. HS H/G Physical Science and Algebra with “C” or higher in both and teacher recommendation

Pre-AP Biology 10th 11th Pre-AP Physical Science and Algebra with “C” or better and teacher recommendation

AP Biology 11th -12th Pre-AP Biology or Pre-AP Chemistry with “C” or higher and teacher recommendation

CP Chemistry 11th CP Biology and Algebra with “C” or higher in both

Pre-AP Chemistry 10th -11th Pre-AP Physical Science & Algebra with “C” or higher OR Pre-AP Biology w/teacher recommendation

AP Chemistry 11th -12th Pre-AP Biology or Pre-AP Chemistry with “C” or higher and teacher recommendation

Human Anatomy and

Physiology

11th -12th CP Biology with a “C” or higher and teacher recommendation

AP Physics 11th -12th Pre-AP Biology or Pre-AP Chemistry and Advanced Algebra with “C” or better and teacher recommendation

AP European History 10th Pre-AP English and teacher recommendation, and concurrent enrollment in Pre-AP English 3-4

AP US History 11th AP European History or CP World History with a grade of “B” or better, teacher recommendation and concurrent

enrollment in AP English 5-6 or CP English 5-6

AP US Govt. & Politics 12th AP US History or CP US History with a grade of “B” or better, teacher recommendation and concurrent enrollment in AP English Lit or CP English 7-8

CLASS DESIGNATIONS

CLASS GUIDELINES


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In order to receive a diploma of graduation from Enochs High School students must: 1. Pass a minimum of 230 units.

2. Pass required core courses.

Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12

CP English 1-2 Secondary Math I

World Geography/Religions, Health

CP Science

Physical Education

Foreign Language

CP English 3-4 Secondary Math II

CP World History

CP Science

Physical Education

Foreign Language

CP English 5-6 Secondary Math III

CP U. S. History

CP Science

Foreign Language

Computer Literacy

ERWC CP Math CP Government/Econ

CP Science

Foreign Language CP Visual/Performing

Art

AGRICULTURE COMPUTER LITERACY

Course # 01100 Grade Level: 9-12

Duration: 1 Year

Meets CSU/UC Entrance Requirement: No

Course Description: The course in Agriculture Computer Literacy is designed to expose students to the selection, use, and practical

applications of computers in the diverse fields of Agriculture. The

student will be able to apply computer technology in typical agriculture

business management decision-making situations; to

develop familiarity with the role of information in making sound

business decisions and integration of labor, supplies, and machinery in

the agriculture business management process; and to develop an

understanding of the importance of income tax planning and

calculations in the agri-business profit and loss column; also the use of

computer application software tools for word processing, data base,

spread sheet , presentation software and internet access will be used.

Prerequisites: None

Graduation Requirement: Practical Art, Career Technical Education

AGRICULTURAL DRAFTING 1-2


Duration: 1 year


Course Description: Students will understand concepts of basic drafting and will include the study of planning, site preparation, layout

and construction of wood, concrete, and steel buildings. Students will

learn to measure accurately, apply appropriate lettering techniques

and fonts when creating drawings produce well-proportioned and

easily understood two and three dimensional sketches, and apply

dimensioning practices for drawings. Computer Aided drafting (CAD)

will be an integral part of the course to develop plan views, layouts,

elevations, and mechanical drawings. Students will develop skills in the

use of CAD, understanding and skills in the area of flat and clock

concrete, structural materials and terminology, and construction

procedures for an agricultural setting. Students will also receive

instruction in electrical principles, wiring, controls and plumbing.

Prerequisites: None


AGRICULTURAL DRAFTING 3-4


Duration: 1 year


Course Description: Students will use a classroom and laboratory- type situation to cover the principles, and applications of topics.

Work habits and attitudes will be stressed with emphasis on careers in

agriculture. Areas of instruction will include: Architectural history and

Styles, Fundamentals of Design, Environmental Design,

Architectural Design, Landscape Design and Building Codes and

Enforcement.

Prerequisites: Agricultural Drafting 1-2


AG MECHANICS 1-2


Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: Students will use a classroom and laboratory- type situation to cover the principles, and applications of agricultural

mechanics. Work habits and attitudes will be stressed with emphasis

on careers in agriculture. Areas of instruction will include: safety,

tools, measurement, drawing, woods, welding concrete, metal

work/sheet metal, electricity, rope, and plumbing.

Prerequisites: None


AG MECHANICS 3-4


Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: Students will use a classroom and laboratory-

type situation to cover the principles, care of, and maintenance of

small gas and diesel engines. Work habits and attitudes will be stressed with emphasis on careers in agriculture. Areas of instruction

will include: use of equipment manuals, equipment maintenance, and

types of engines, oxy-acetylene welding, arc welding, measurement,

drawing, safety, and project construction.

Prerequisites: Ag Mechanics 1-2


AG SMALL ENGINE REPAIR 1-2


Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: This course is designed to educate students

about the fast growing industry of small engines and compact power

equipment. There is a large demand for small engine technicians in the areas of lawn, garden, farm and construction equipment. This course

places emphasis on overhaul, repair, adjustment, and troubleshooting

Sample Four-Year Plan

Course Descriptions

Agriculture


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of lawnmowers, chainsaws, and other agricultural compact power

equipment.

Prerequisites: None


AG SMALL ENGINE REPAIR 3-4


Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: This course is designed to enhance the students

former knowledge about the fast growing industry of small engines and compact power equipment. This course places emphasis on advanced

techniques of overhauling, repairing, adjusting, and troubleshooting of

two and four-stroke agricultural compact power equipment. Prerequisites: Ag. Small Engine Repair 1-2


FLORAL DESIGN II

Course # 05500 Grade Level 10-12

Duration: 1 Year

Meets CSU/UC Entrance Requirement: Pending

Course Description: In Floriculture/Design, the students will explore

the floriculture industry on a more technical and advanced level.

Students will expand upon their creative expression, aesthetic valuing,

perceptions, and historical and cultural context. The art elements and

principles of design will serve as a foundation for each unit covered.

Prerequisites: History and Art of Floral Design

Graduation Requirement: Visual/Performing Art, Practical Art

HORTICULTURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT ROP

Course 74701 Grade Level 11-12

Duration: 1 Year

Meets CSU/UC Entrance Requirements: No

Course Description: This course addresses the three main areas of

horticulture: Floriculture, Landscape and Nursery Production. Topics

include: 1) the importance of the horticulture industry, 2) horticulture

crops and their characteristics, 3) tools and equipment, 4) care and

management of horticulture crops, 5) basic principles of design such as

corsage and flower arrangement construction, 6) nursery production,

7) greenhouse management, 8) landscape design. The development of

leadership and employment skills are emphasized throughout the course.

Prerequisites: Integrated Ag Science 1-2, 3-4, or teacher

recommendation

Graduation Requirement: Practical Arts, Career Technical Education

INTEGRATED AG BIOLOGY


Duration: 1 year

Meets CSU/UC Entrance Requirement: Yes

Course Description: Agricultural Biology is a one year, laboratory science course designed for the college-bound student with career

interests in agriculture. Using agriculture as the learning vehicle, the

course emphasizes the principles, central concepts and

interrelationships among the following topics: the molecular and

cellular aspects of life, the chemical and structural basis of life,

energetics of life, growth and reproduction in plants and animals,

evolution of modern plants and animals, animal behavior, ecological

relationships among plants, animals, humans and the environment,

nutrition in animals, health and diseases in animals, and the similarities

between animals and humans. The course is centered around an

extensive laboratory component in order to connect the big ideas of

life science with agricultural applications, earth and physical science

principles, and other curricular areas, including written and oral

reporting skills.

Prerequisites: Integrated Ag Science 1-2, 3-4, or Biology

Graduation Requirement: Life Science, Career Technical Education

HISTORY AND ART OF FLORAL DESIGN


Duration: 1 year

Meets CSU/UC Entrance Requirement: Yes Course Description: History and Art of Floral Design provides an

introduction to the artistic and creative approach to Floral Design.

This includes aesthetic valuing through a series of projects in various media including tempera, paint, flowers, glass and tile. Students will be

introduced to the elements and principles of visual art such as line, shape, form, color, balance, and an emphasis using floral based projects

to explore the connections, relations and application of Floral Design.

Assignments will be based on abstract two and three dimensional designs, color theory, and an analytical critique of various Floral Art

work using design vocabulary while developing technical skills in Floral Art.

Prerequisites: None

Graduation Requirement: Visual/Performing Art, Practical Art

INTEGRATED AGRICULTURE SCIENCE 1-2, COLLEGE

PREPARATORY

Course # 01400 Grade Level: 9

Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: Agriculture Education is organized instruction

which prepares individuals for employment in agriculture and may also

prepare them for advanced training, leading to an agricultural career

requiring education at a postsecondary level. It is recommended that

a student be involved in a Supervised Occupational Program and in

FFA activities that deal with plants and/or animal science. This course

will emphasize the Modesto City Schools requirement of Physical

Science. (This course uses extensive laboratory work to emphasize

observation and hypothesis techniques.)

Prerequisites: None

Graduation Requirement: Physical Science, Career Technical

Education

INTEGRATED AGRICULTURE SCIENCE 3-4, COLLEGE

PREPARATORY


Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: Agriculture Education is organized instruction which prepares individuals for employment in agriculture and may also




FFA activities that deal with animals and/or plants.

Prerequisites: Integrated Ag Science 1-2 with a “C” or higher.

Graduation Requirement: Biology, Career Technical Education

STRUCTURAL AG WELDING (ROP)

Course #68701 Grade Level: 11-12

Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: Students will use a laboratory-type situation to

cover the principles, and applications of MIG, TIG and oxy-acetylene

welding of large equipment. Strong emphasis is put on the instruction

and participation of project design, project construction, and cost of

materials. Participation in FFA will reinforce skill development in

these students.

Prerequisites: Agricultural Mechanics 1-2, 3-4


VETERINARY SCIENCE ROP


Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: Agriculture Education is organized instruction which prepares individuals for employment in agriculture and may also prepare them for advanced training, leading to an agricultural career


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FFA activities that deal with animal science. This course will

emphasize Veterinary Science.

Prerequisites: None


Business

COMPUTER LITERACY

Course # 07400 Grade Level: 9-12 Duration: 1 Semester


Course Description: Computer Literacy is a semester long course in

which students learn about computers: terminology, use, capabilities

and limitations; and use computer application software tools for word

processing, data base, spreadsheet, presentation software and internet

access. Students learn how to use a software package, are then asked

to replicate a document, modify a document, and create an original

document. District prepared supplements and recommended tests

are used to assist the teacher and students with the instructional

portion of the use of the software packages. Students completing the

course should be able to use a computer for completion of tasks

required by other instructors.

Prerequisites: None

Graduation Requirement: Practical Art

TYPEWRITING/KEYBOARDING 1


Duration: 1 Semester


Course Description: This course is designed to provide all students

with a keyboarding skill that may be used at home, on the job, or at

college. The touch system will be used to produce letters, notes, and

short reports. Completion of this course will allow the student to use

school equipment to produce reports and assignments for other

classes. Prerequisites: None


ALD (ACADEMIC LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT)

Course # 13430 Grade Level: 9, 10, 11

Duration: 1 Year Meets CSU/UC Entrance Requirement: No

Course Description: Objectives of this course are to further

develop effective writing skills as demonstrated in multi-paragraph

composition, to further develop advanced critical reading skills and

increase the development of oral communication skills to gaining proficiency and language acquisition. Special emphasis will include

building academic Tier 2 and 3 vocabulary words, word analysis,

reading comprehension, writing strategies and applications plus

developing their oral skills through speech.

Prerequisites: English Language Learner not in need of accelerated

intervention.

Graduation Requirement: Elective

ELA SUPPORT 1-2


Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: The course is designed as a one-year support intervention with the goal of bringing students to proficiency in the

English Language Arts Standards for grade nine. The course will

include instructional support intended to increase students ’ skills in

reading comprehension, vocabulary analysis, grammar and mechanics

application, writing skills and test-taking strategies. Students will be

exposed to many different types of instructional strategies such as

cooperative learning, direct instruction, and an interactive technology-

based program.

Prerequisites: The course is required for incoming ninth grade

students who have scored Below Basic to Mid-Basic on their eighth

grade CST.


ELA SUPPORT 3-4

Course #88710 Grade Level: 10

Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: The course is designed as a one-year support intervention with the goal of bringing students to proficiency in the

English Language Arts Standards and the California High School Exit

Exam for grade ten. The course will include instructional support

intended to increase students’ levels of reading comprehension,

vocabulary analysis, grammar and mechanics application, writing skills

and test-taking strategies. Students will be exposed to many different

types of instructional strategies such as cooperative learning, direct

instruction, and an interactive technology-based program.

Prerequisites: The course is required for 10th grade students who have scored Far Below Basic to Below Basic on their ninth grade CST.


ENGLISH 1-2, COLLEGE PREPARATORY


Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: This course is designed for highly motivated students performing at or above grade level in language arts. The

curriculum of this course is geared for students who plan to attend a

four-year college or university immediately after high school

graduation. This course requires students to read extensively from

District-approved literature lists, to write research papers as well as

other compositions, to work independently, and to demonstrate higher-level critical thinking skills in their written and oral work. The

course is a literature-based comprehensive English course, built

around twelve thematic or skills-based units, in each of which are

embedded critical reading, composition and grammar instruction,

listening and speaking skills, and vocabulary development strategies.

Students who perform poorly in this course will have their placement

reviewed. Prerequisites: Recommendation of 8th grade English

teacher pending on-site high school assessment.

Graduation Requirement: English



Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: This course is designed for highly motivated

students performing at or above grade level in language arts. This

course requires students to read extensively from District approved

literature lists, to write research papers as well as other compositions,

to work independently, and to demonstrate higher-level critical

thinking skills in their written and oral work. This course is a

literature-based comprehensive English course, built around twelve

thematic or skills-based units, in each of which are embedded critical

reading, composition and grammar instruction, listening and speaking

skills, and vocabulary development strategies. Students who perform

poorly in this course will have their placement reviewed.

Prerequisites: Recommendation of 9th grade English teacher



Course # 11600 Grade Level: 11th

Duration: 1 year


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Course Description: This course is designed for the highly motivated

students performing at or above grade level in language arts. The

curriculum supports the California Language Arts Content Standards

and is geared for students who plan to attend a four year college or

university immediately after high school graduation. This course

requires students to read extensively from district-approved literature

lists, to meet or exceed content are standards in writing to work

independently, and to demonstrate higher-level critical thinking skills in

their written and oral work.

Prerequisites: Recommendation of 10th grade English teacher




Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: This course is designed for highly motivated students performing at or above grade level in language arts. The

curriculum supports the California Language Arts Content Standards

and is geared for students who plan to attend a four-year college or university immediately after high school graduation. This course

requires students to read extensively from district-approved literature

lists, to meet or exceed content area standards in writing, to work independently, and to demonstrate higher-level critical thinking skills in

their written and oral work. Prerequisites: Recommendation of 11th grade English teacher


ENGLISH 1-2, PRE-ADVANCED PLACEMENT/GATE


Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: This pre-university course is designed for highly motivated students performing at or above grade level in language arts.

The curriculum supports the California Language Arts Content

Standards and is geared for students who plan to attend a four-year

college or university immediately after high school graduation. This

course requires students to read extensively from District-approved

and advanced placement literature lists to meet or exceed content

area standards in writing, to work independently, and to demonstrate

higher-level critical thinking skills in their written and oral work. The

focus of the course is critical analysis in preparation for the

international AP English Language and Literature Composition courses

in the junior and senior years.

Prerequisites: Recommendation of 8th grade English teacher and a

grade of “B” or higher in 8th grade Honors English, and completion of

summer reading/writing assignments.


ENGLISH 3-4, PRE-ADVANCED PLACEMENT/GATE


Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: This pre-university course is designed for highly motivated students performing at or above grade level in language

arts. The curriculum supports the California Language Arts Content

Standards and is geared for students who plan to attend a four-year

college or university immediately after high school graduation. This

course requires students to read extensively from District-approved

and advanced placement literature lists, to meet or exceed content area standards in writing, to work independently, and to demonstrate

high –level critical thinking skills in their written and oral work. The

focus of the course is critical analysis in preparation for the

international A/P English Language and Literature Composition

courses in the junior and senior years. Prerequisites: Pre-AP English

1-2 with “C” or higher, teacher recommendation, and completion of

summer reading/writing assignments.


ENGLISH LANGUAGE & COMPOSITION, ADVANCED

PLACEMENT

Course # 11400 Grade Level: 11th

Duration : 1 year


Course Description: This is a college level course designed for highly motivated students performing above grade level in language arts as

active, critical readers with sophisticated writing skills. The curriculum

supports the California Language Arts Content standards and is geared

for students who plan to attend a four-year college or university

immediately after high school graduation. This course requires students

to read extensively from district-approved and advanced

placement literature lists, to meet or exceed content area standards in

writing, to work independently, and to demonstrate higher-level

critical thinking skills in their written and oral work. The focus of the

course is critical rhetorical analysis in preparation for the AP English

Language and Composition exam.

Prerequisites: Pre-AP English 3-4 with a “C” or higher, teacher

recommendation, and completion of summer reading/writing

assignments.

Graduation Requirement: English ENGLISH LITERATURE & COMPOSITION, ADVANCED PLACEMENT


Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: This course is designed for highly motivated students performing above grade level in language arts. It is a college-

level course that engages students in the “careful reading and critical

analysis of imaginative literature.” This class will explore mature,

adult-level, thought-provoking works of high literary value which

encompass a variety of genres, time periods, and language styles. All

students are expected to “read deliberately and thoroughly, taking

time to understand a work’s complexity, to absorb its richness of

meaning, and to analyze how that meaning is embodied in literary

form. In short, students in Advanced Placement English Literature

course should read actively. The works taught require careful

deliberative reading, and the approach to analyzing and interpreting

them involves students in learning how to make careful observations

of textual detail, establish connections among their observations, and

draw from those connections a series of inferences leading to an

interpretive conclusion about the work’s meaning and value.”

Prerequisites: AP English Language and Literature with a “C” or

higher, teacher recommendation, or a 3 or higher on the AP Language

Test, completion of summer reading/writing assignments.


EXPOSITORY READING & WRITING COURSE (ERWC)


Duration: 1 Year

Meets CSU/UC Entrance Requirements: Yes Course Description: The goal of the Expository Reading and Writing

Course is to prepare college-bound seniors for the literacy demands

of higher education. Through a sequence of fourteen rigorous instructional modules, students in this yearlong, rhetoric-based course

develop advanced proficiency in expository, analytical, and

argumentative reading and writing. The cornerstone of the course—

the assignment template—presents a process for helping students

read, comprehend, and respond to nonfiction and literary texts.

Modules also provide instruction in research methods and

documentation conventions. Students will be expected to increase

their awareness of the rhetorical strategies employed by authors and

to apply those strategies in their own writing. They will read closely to

examine the relationship between an author’s argument or theme and

his or her audience and purpose; to analyze the impact of structural

and rhetorical strategies; and to examine the social, political, and


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philosophical assumptions that underlie the text. By the end of the

course, students will be expected to use this process independently

when reading unfamiliar texts and writing in response to them.

Course texts include contemporary essays, newspaper and

magazine articles, editorials, reports, biographies, memos, assorted

public documents, and other nonfiction texts. The course materials

also include modules on two full-length works (one novel and one

work of nonfiction).

Written assessments and holistic scoring guides conclude each unit.

Prerequisites: Teacher recommendation and/or “Conditionally

Exempt” on the EAP.


LANGUAGE ARTS WORKSHOP (CAHSEE)




Course Description: This course is specifically focused on providing reading intervention and strengthening writing skills for

students who have not passed the California High School Exit

Exam. Students will learn writing organization for the CAHSEE genres, reading comprehension skills, and test-taking strategies that

will aid them in all content area classes as well as prepare them for

the California High School Exit Exam. Prerequisites: This course is highly recommended for students who have not passed the

California High School Exit Exam in Language Arts. Graduation Requirement: Elective

READ 180/READ 180 Support (2 Hours)


Duration: 1 Year

Meets CSU/UC Entrance Requirements: No Course Description: This course is a two period block (20 to 1

student teacher ratio) designed for students who read and write

below ninth-grade level in language arts, and are more than two

grade levels below average. The curriculum supports the

California Language Arts Content Standards and is an intensive

accelerated intervention course which is designed to increase

reading lexiles two levels. Prerequisites: Students placed in this

course have scored below 900 on the Scholastic Reading Inventory

(SRI) Lexile test.

Graduation Requirement: English/Elective

SPANISH I


Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: This course is an entry level Spanish course. Students will acquire a basic understanding of culture

and through communication-based instruction they will develop

the ability to: greet and respond to greetings; introduce and

respond to

introductions; engage in conversations; express likes and dislikes;

make requests; obtain information; understand some ideas and

familiar details; begin to provide information. Students will develop

an understanding and appreciation of the culture. Prerequisites:

None Graduation requirement: Visual/Performing Art

SPANISH II


Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: This course is designed for students who have successfully completed Spanish I. Students will expand upon the

knowledge gained in Spanish I and will develop the ability to: make

requests; express their needs; understand and express important ideas

and some detail; describe and compare; use and understand

expressions indicating emotion. Students will continue to gain

understanding and appreciation of the culture.

Prerequisites: Successful completion of Spanish I with a C or better

or teacher recommendation

Graduation requirement: Visual/Performing Art

SPANISH III


Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: This course is designed for students who have

successfully completed Spanish II. Students will expand upon the knowledge gained in Spanish II and will develop the ability to: clarify

and ask for and comprehend clarification; express and understand

opinions; narrate and understand narration in the present, past, and

future; identify, state, and understand feelings and emotions. Students

will increase their understanding and appreciation of the culture.

Prerequisites: Successful completion of Spanish II. (Teacher

recommendation or a grade of C or better.)


SPANISH IV


Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: This course is designed for students who have

successfully completed Level III. Students will develop excellence in the

major communication skills and will acquire knowledge and appreciation

of the culture of the target language.

Prerequisites: Spanish III

Graduation requirement: Visual/Performing

SPANISH FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS IV

Course # 24600 Grade Leven 9-12

Duration: 1 Year Meets CSU/UC Entrance Requirement: Yes “e” requirement Course

Description: This course is the second in a series of three levels of

Spanish for Spanish Speakers leading to the AP Spanish

Language exam (Level5). It addresses the language arts content standards of reading and literary response and analysis, writing,

conventions, listening and speaking. It is designed to strengthen

communicative ability in Spanish in the interpersonal, presentational and

interpretative modes. Cross-cultural comparisons and cross curricular

connections are integrated throughout the course.

Prerequisites: Completions of Spanish for Spanish Speakers 3 or

teacher recommendation.


SPANISH FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS V/SPANISH

LANGUAGE ADVANCED PLACEMENT


Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: This course will prepare students to take the AP

Spanish Language exam and will be the first in a two-year curriculum for

those students who continue on to Spanish for Spanish Speakers 6/AP

Spanish literature. It will provide a standard of Spanish literacy necessary

for future university courses and career paths. The course addresses

the language arts content standards of reading and literary response and analysis, writing, writing conventions, listening and speaking. It is

designed to strengthen communicative ability in Spanish in the

interpersonal, presentational, and interpretative modes. Cross- cultural

comparisons and cross-curricular connections are integrated throughout

the course. Prerequisites: Completion of Spanish for Spanish Speakers

IV or teacher recommendation

Foreign Language


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HEALTH




Course Description: Health is a required course that includes instruction in alcohol, tobacco, and drug education, family life, AIDS,

nutrition, first aid, disease, and mental and emotional health.

Prerequisites: None

Graduation Requirement: Health

FOODS AND NUTRITION 1-2


Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: Students will be given guidelines for good nutrition, food safety, and sanitation. They will learn basic skills

associated with reading and applying recipes, including proper

measuring and preparation techniques. Students will also learn the

world. Prerequisites: None


FOODS AND NUTRITION 3-4


Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: This course will give students an overview of

the impact of food and the role of food in the life cycle, as well as

the influence of technology and culture as it related to food in daily

life. Students will also be given an overview of the proper layout of

a kitchen, proper use of appliances and tools, meal planning,

comparison of food products, consumer skills, and careers in the

food and nutrition industries. Prerequisites: Foods and Nutrition

1-2 Graduation Requirement: Practical Art, Career Technical

Education

Mathematics CALCULUS, ADVANCED PLACEMENT


Duration: 1 Year Meets CSU/UC Entrance Requirement: Yes

Course Description: Advanced Placement Calculus is a full year of work in calculus and related topics which is comparable to a first

semester course in a college or university. Most of the class is

devoted to topics in differential and integral calculus. It is expected

that students who take this course will seek college credit by taking

the AP Calculus AB Test. Students should have thorough knowledge

of college preparatory mathematics including algebra, axiomatic

geometry, trigonometry, analytic geometry (rectangular and polar

coordinates, equations, and graphs, lines and conics). The typical

student should have previously completed successfully Algebra,

Geometry, Advanced Algebra, and Pre-Calculus.

Prerequisites: Pre-Calculus/Pre-AP Pre-Calculus with a “C” or higher

and teacher recommendation.

FINANCIAL MATH

Course # 39310 Grade Level: 12th only

Duration: 1 Year


Course Definition: Financial Math is a course designed to introduce

students to the mathematics involved in daily life and a basic look into finances involved with running a small business. Personal finance units

include bank accounts, credit, and investment. Business applications

include accounting, marketing, inventory, and sales.

Prerequisites: 12th Grade only.

Graduation Requirement: Math

FINITE MATH: COLLEGE ENTRANCE MATH PREP

Course # 39900 Grade Level: 12th only

Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: This course will focus on higher level math

topics, such as matrices, linear programming, finance, set theory,

probability, statistics, game theory, and logic.

Prerequisites: Advanced Algebra with a “C” or higher, teacher

recommendation, conditionally exempt on EAP.


PRE-CALCULUS, PRE-ADVANCED PLACEMENT


Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: Pre-Calculus is a College Preparatory course

for students who have successfully completed Advanced Algebra. It

prepares students for success in Calculus and higher mathematics.

Units of instruction include the graphing of polynomial, rational,

exponential, and logarithmic functions, trig functions and identities,

vectors, polar equations and limits. Prerequisites: Pre-AP Advanced

Algebra with “C” or higher and teacher recommendation


STATISTICS, ADVANCED PLACEMENT


Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: AP Statistics is a course that includes topics that

prepare college bound students for mathematics in both liberal arts

majors and mathematics/engineering majors. The course content

includes descriptive statistics, probability, probability distributions, estimates and sample sizes, experimental designs, correlation and

regression, and statistical inference.

Prerequisites: Advanced Algebra with “C” or better.

Graduation requirement: Math

SECONDARY MATH I


Duration: 1 year

Meets CSU/UC Entrance requirements: Yes

Course Description:

For the high school Mathematics Integrated 1 course, instructional time

should focus on six critical areas: (1) extend understanding of numerical

manipulation to algebraic manipulation; (2) synthesize understanding of

functions; (3) deepen and extend understanding of linear relationships;

(4) apply linear models to data that exhibit a linear trend; (5) establish

criteria for congruence based on rigid motions; and

(6) apply the Pythagorean Theorem to the coordinate plane. The scope

of this course is limited to linear and exponential expressions and equations as well as some work with absolute value, step, and functions

that are piecewise-defined. Students will learn to think critically in a

mathematical way with an understanding that there are many different ways to a solution and sometimes more than one right answer in applied

mathematics. The Mathematical Practice Standards and Content Standards are connected in instruction and prescribe that students

experience mathematics as a coherent, useful and logical subject that

makes use of their ability to make sense of problem situations. Recommended Prerequisites: Successful completion of Pre-Math I

or Math 8 and teacher recommendation.


Pre-AP SECONDARY MATH I

Course #: MAT49111 MAT49112 Grade Level: 9

Duration: 1 year


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Course Description: For the high school Pre-AP Secondary Math I

course, instructional time should focus on six difference areas:

(1)extended understanding of numerical manipulation to algebraic

manipulation; (2) synthesize understanding of functions; (3) deepen

and extend understanding knowledge of linear relationships; (4) apply

linear models to data that exhibit a linear trend; (5) establish criteria

for congruence based on ridged motions; (6) apply the Pythagorean

Theorem to the coordinate plane. The scope of this course is limited

to linear and exponential expressions and equations as well as some

work with absolute value, step, and functions that are piecewise-

defined. Students will learn to think critically in a mathematical way

with an understanding that there are many different ways to a

solution and sometimes more than one right answer in applied

mathematics. The Mathematical Practice Standards and Content

Standards are connected in instruction and prescribe that students

experience mathematics as a coherent, useful and logical subject that

makes use of their ability to make sense of problem situations.

Prerequisites: Successful Completion of Secondary Math I Honors

Junior High and teacher recommendation.


SECONDARY MATH II

Course #: 49201 MAT49202 Grade Level: 10 - 12

Duration: 1 year


Course Description: The focus of the Mathematics II course is on

quadratic expressions, equations, and functions; comparing their

characteristics and behavior to those of linear and exponential

relationships from Secondary Math I. This course includes standards

from the conceptual categories of Number and Quantity, Algebra,

Functions, Geometry, and Statistics and Probability. For the

Mathematics II course, instructional time should focus on five critical areas: (1) extend the laws of exponents to rational exponents; (2)

compare key characteristics of quadratic functions with those of linear

and exponential functions; (3) create and solve equations and

inequalities involving linear, exponential, and quadratic expressions;

(4) extend work with probability; and (5) establish criteria for

similarity of triangles based on dilations and proportional reasoning.

The Standards for Mathematical Practice complement the content

standards so that students increasingly engage with the subject matter

as they grow in mathematical maturity and expertise throughout the

elementary, middle, and high school years.

Prerequisites: Successful completion of Secondary Math I

(Integrated Math I) and teacher recommendation.


PRE-AP SECONDARY MATH II

Course #: MAT49211 MAT49212 Grade Level: 10 - 12

Duration: 1 year


Course Description: The focus of the Pre-AP Secondary Math II

course is on quadratic expressions, equations, and functions;

comparing their characteristics and behavior to those of linear and

exponential relationships from Pre-AP Secondary Math I as organized

into six critical areas or units. The need for extending the setoff

rational numbers arises and real and complex numbers are introduced

so that all quadratic equations can be solved. The link between

probability and data is explored through conditional probability and

counting methods, including their use in making and evaluating

decisions. The study of similarity leads to an understanding of right

triangle trigonometry and connects to quadratics through

Pythagorean relationships. Finally, Circles, with their quadratic

algebraic representations, round out the course. The mathematical

Practice Standards apply throughout each course and, together with

the content standards, prescribe that students experience

mathematics as a coherent, useful, and logical subject that makes use

of their ability to make sense of problem situations.

Prerequisites: Successful completion of Pre-AP Secondary Math I

and teacher recommendation.


SECONDARY MATH III

Course #: 49311 Grade Level: 11 - 12

Duration: 1 year


Course Description: In the secondary Mathematics III course students

will integrate and apply the mathematics they have learned from their

earlier courses. This course includes standards from the conceptual

categories of Number and Quantity, Algebra, Functions, Geometry, and

Statistics and Probability. Standards that were limited in Secondary

Math I and Secondary Math II no longer have those restrictions in

Secondary Math III. For the Mathematics III course, instruction time

should focus on four critical areas: (1) apply methods from probability

and statistics to draw inferences and conclusion from data; (2) expand

understanding of functions to include polynomial, rational and radical

functions; (3) expand right angle trigonometry to include general

triangles; and (4) consolidate functions and geometry to create models

and solve contextual problems. The Standards of Mathematical Practice

complement the content standards so that students increasingly engage

with subject matter as they grow in mathematical maturity and expertise

throughout the elementary, middle, and high school years.

Prerequisites: Successful completion of Secondary Math II and teacher

recommendation.


Physical Education

ADVANCED WEIGHT TRAINING Course # 473 Grade Level: 10-12

Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: This is a self-directed weight training program. Students using the

knowledge gained from basic weight class and teacher direction will

develop their own workout programs for lifting five days-a-week. The

dangers of steroids usage to the human body will be included.

Guidance by the teacher will be given to each student toward setting and accomplishing individual goals. Prerequisites: Complete

Beginning Weight Training Graduation Requirement: Physical Education

BEGINNING TENNIS


Duration: 1 Year


Course Description:

This course is designed to introduce and teach the 5 basic strokes of

tennis, rules and strategies for playing the game of tennis.

Prerequisites: None

Graduation Requirement: Physical Education

CARDIO FITNESS

Course # 47311, 47312 Grade Level: 9-12

Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: an intermediate/advanced physical education class that specializes in developing and strengthening cardio fitness

through activities ranging from team sports to individual exercise. Prerequisites: None


DANCE 1-2 Course # 45401 Grade Level: 9-12

Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: Engagement in activities directed toward the

refinement and master of dance skill and vocabulary, artistic

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aesthetic valuing, and the application and performance of learned

knowledge in composition and technical mastery.

Prerequisites: None

Graduation Requirement: Physical Education, Visual Performing Art

DANCE 3-4 Course # 45501 Grade Level: 10 -12

Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: Engagement in activities directed toward the refinement and mastery of dance skill, vocabulary, anatomy, artistic

perception, creative expression, historical and cultural context,

aesthetic valuing, and the application and performance of learned

knowledge in composition and technical mastery.

Prerequisites: Dance 1-2 or teacher recommendation


DANCE PRODUCTION


Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: Engagement in activities directed toward the refinement and mastery of dance skill, artistic perception, creative

expression, historical and cultural context, aesthetic valuing, and the

application and performance of learned knowledge in composition

and technical mastery.

Prerequisites: Beginning Dance, teacher approval, audition


GENERAL PE


Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: The purpose of the General Physical

Education Class is to provide the student with a variety of activities and experiences. The class is designed to meet the needs

of the student and allow the student to develop a sense of well-

being, self-esteem, cooperation, and confidence throughout the school year. The aim is to enable the student to become physically

educated, fit, able to enjoy a variety of physical activities and committed to lifetime health and physical well-being. It is an

ongoing process of articulated and sequential development of skills,

talents, attitudes, and behaviors. Prerequisites: None


WEIGHT TRAINING


Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: This course is designed to teach the student the basic skills and benefits of weight training. Students will

understand the way the cardio-muscular system works; muscle

system works, and how physical conditioning takes place in the

body. Terminology will be and student will gain knowledge of

proper and safe use of equipment covered. Prerequisites:

Teacher recommendation



Duration: 1 Year

Meets CSU/UC Entrance Requirements: Yes Course Description: This is an upper level course designed as an in

depth second course in Biology, similar to Advanced Placement Biology. It is designed for students wanting a 3rd or 4th year of science.

It is a lab based course involving extensive laboratory work as well as

the extensive use of the scientific method through the collection and

analysis of data and specimens. Students will develop a research paper

on a specific topic and present the paper orally. Prerequisites: Algebra, CP Biology with a C or better

Graduation Requirement: Biology

BIOLOGY, ADVANCED PLACEMENT


Duration: 1 Year

Meets CSU/UC Entrance Requirement: Yes Course Description: The AP Biology course is designed to be the

equivalent of a college introductory biology course usually taken by

biology majors during their first year. AP Biology should include those

topics regularly covered in a college biology course for majors. The

two main goals of AP Biology are to help students develop a conceptual

framework for modern biology and to help students gain an

appreciation of science as a process. AP Biology is a course intended for

students who are able to do college-level work while still in high school.

In order to get college credit, students must complete the course work

and pass the College Board Examination. The College Board

Examination is very rigorous. In order to best prepare students for the

exam the course is intense and fast paced. College level work is

expected of students and grading will reflect that expectation.

Prerequisites: CP Biology or Pre-AP Biology or CP Chemistry or Pre-

AP Chemistry with “C” or higher and teacher recommendation.


BIOLOGY, COLLEGE PREPARATORY Course # 53600 Grade Level: 10-11

Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: This laboratory science course is designed for

the college-bound student as an introductory course in biological

science. This course is a standards-based course that addresses biology

from a molecular perspective. It involves extensive laboratory work as

well as the extensive use of the scientific method through the

collection of data and observation. Prerequisites: None Graduation

Requirement: Biology

BIOLOGY, PRE-ADVANCED PLACEMENT


Duration: 1 year


Course Description: This laboratory science course is designed for the Gifted and Talented student as an introductory course in biological

science. This course is a standards based course that addresses biology

from a molecular perspective. It involves extensive laboratory work as

well as the extensive use of the scientific method through the collection

of data and observation. Students will do a research project that involves

individual problem-solving and organizational skills.

Prerequisite: Pre-AP Physical Science and Algebra with “C” or better.


FORENSIC BIOTECHNOLOGY


Duration: 1 Year

Meets CSU/UC Entrance Requirement: Pending

Course Description: This is an upper level course designed as an in

depth second course in Biology, similar to Advanced Placement

Biology. It is designed for students wanting a 3rd or 4th year of science.

It is a lab based course involving extensive laboratory work as well as

the extensive use of the scientific method through the collection and

analysis of data and specimens. Students will develop a research paper

on a specific topic and present the paper orally.

Prerequisites: CP Biology, Algebra Graduation Requirement:

Elective

ROP BIOTECHNOLOGY 4

Science

ADVANCED BIOLOGY


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Duration: 1 Year

Meets CSU/UC Entrance Requirement: Pending approval

Course Description: This course prepares students for careers

involving laboratory sciences and the biotechnology industry.

Students learn procedures and laboratory skills, which will make

them effective lab technicians. Topics covered include DNA

manipulation and micropipetting, proper washing and sterilizing

procedures, plating and culturing techniques. Sound laboratory

instruction and safety will be stressed. Students will learn to read

protocols and do technical writing, use resources and work in

learning teams. Background material regarding DNA methods and

usefulness, science and societal issues will be considered, and each

student will produce a portfolio.

Career paths and opportunities for further education will be explored through associations with industry mentors and field trips to local labs.

Prerequisites: None

Graduation Requirement: Career Technical Education, Elective

CHEMISTRY, ADVANCED PLACEMENT Course # 54700 Grade Level: 11-12

Duration: 1 year


Course Description: The AP Chemistry course is designed to be

the equivalent of the general chemistry course usually taken during

the first college year. For some students, this course enables them to undertake, as freshmen, second-year work in the chemistry

sequence at their institution or to register in courses in other fields where general chemistry is a prerequisite. For other students, the

AP Chemistry course fulfills the laboratory science requirement and

frees time for other courses. Prerequisites: CP Biology or Pre-AP Biology or CP Chemistry or

Pre-AP Chemistry with “C” or higher and teacher

recommendation. Graduation Requirement: Physical Science

CHEMISTRY, COLLEGE PREPARATORY


Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: This is a course designed for the college bound student. This course utilizes mathematics to solve chemical

problems in organic and inorganic chemistry. Students should

have a strong background in Algebra. Many laboratory

experiments are done using chemicals to prepare students for

college laboratory work.

Prerequisites: CP Biology and Algebra with “C” or higher in both.

Graduation Requirement: Physical

Science

CHEMISTRY, PRE-ADVANCED

PLACEMENT/GATE


Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: This is a course designed for the Gifted and Talented student. This course utilizes mathematics through

logarithms to solve chemical problems in organic and inorganic

chemistry.

Students should have a strong background in Algebra and Trigonometry. Many laboratory experiments are done using

chemicals to prepare students for college laboratory work.

Prerequisites: Pre-AP Physical Science and Algebra with “C” or

higher OR Pre-AP Biology with a “C” or better and teacher

recommendation.

Graduation Requirement: Physical Science

EARTH SCIENCE, COLLEGE PREPARATORY Course # 52700 Grade Level: 9

Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: This is a course that combines earth science and physics. This course covers physical laws and properties of the earth.

Students will do extensive lab work that involves making observations

and constructing hypotheses from data collected. Labs and activities are

integral to the course. Prerequisites: None Graduation

Requirement: Physical Science

HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHISIOLOGY


Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: This course is designed for the student who intends to pursue vocational preparation or a career at an entry level in

the health career field. This laboratory science course will cover

human anatomy and physiology. Prerequisites: CP Biology with a “C”

or higher and teacher recommendation.


INTEGRATED AGRICULTURAL BIOLOGY


Duration: 1 Year Meets CSU/UC Entrance Requirement: Yes

Course Description: Agricultural Biology is a one year, laboratory science course designed for the college-bound student with career

interests in agriculture. Using agriculture as the learning vehicle, the

course emphasizes the principles, central concepts and interrelationships

among the following topics: the molecular and cellular aspects of life,

the chemical and structural basis of life, energetics of life, growth and

reproduction in plants and animals, evolution of modern plants and

animals, animal behavior, ecological relationships among plants, animals,

humans and the environment, nutrition in animals, health and diseases in

animals, and the similarities between animals and humans. The course is

centered around an extensive laboratory component in order to

connect the big ideas of life science with agricultural applications, earth

and physical science principles, and other curricular areas, including

written and oral reporting skills.

Prerequisites: Integrated Ag Science 1-2, 3-4 or Biology

Graduation Requirement: Life Science

INTEGRATED AG SCIENCE 1-2 CP


Duration: 1 Year





requiring education at a postsecondary level. It is recommended that a

student be involved in a Supervised Occupational Program and in FFA

activities that deal with plants and/or animal science. This course will

emphasize the Modesto City Schools requirement for Physical Science.

(This course uses extensive laboratory work to emphasize observation

and hypothesis techniques.) Prerequisites: None Graduation Requirement: Physical Science

INTEGRATED AGRICULTURE SCIENCE 3-4 CP


Duration: 1 Year







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Prerequisites: Integrated Agriculture Science 1-2


PRE-AP PHYSICS

Course 52500 Grade Level: 9

Duration: 1 Year

Meets CSU/UC Entranced Requirement: Yes

Course Description: This is a standards based introductory course in high school physics. This course covers physical laws and physical

properties. This will provide students with the knowledge to

continue further study in science. The student should be a strong

reader as well as be enrolled in Algebra or higher. The course

involves extensive laboratory work that is directed by the use of

the scientific method. Prerequisites: Junior High School H/G

Physical Science and Algebra with “C” or higher in both.


PHYSICS, ADVANCED PLACEMENT


Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: This is a college-level introductory physics

course that prepares the student to take the Advanced Placement

Physics examination. The topics covered include mechanics, kinetic

theory, thermo dynamics, electricity and magnetism, and waves and

optics. Prerequisites: CP Biology or Pre-AP Biology or CP

Chemistry or Pre-AP Chemistry and Pre-Calculus with “C” or

better and teacher recommendation.


EUROPEAN HISTORY, ADVANCED PLACEMENT


Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: This course is designed to increase the student’s understanding of European history from 1450 to the

present with the ultimate goal of having each student pass the AP

examination in May. It is expected that all students enrolled in this

course take the AP exam. An AP style exam will be given to those

students choosing not to take the AP exam. All sections of the AP

exam reflect college level programs in terms of subject matter and

approach. Thus, students in class will need to demonstrate a

knowledge of basic chronology and of major events and trends from

approximately 1450 (the High Renaissance) to the present. Students

are expected to demonstrate the ability to analyze historical

evidence and express that understanding in writing. Students are

also expected to demonstrate an understanding of some of the

principal themes in European history, and the ability to express that

understanding in writing. Prerequisites: Pre-AP English 1-2 or CP

English 1-2, teacher recommendation, and concurrent enrollment in

Pre-AP English 3-4, or CP English 3-4.

Graduation Requirement: World History

UNITED STATES HISTORY, ADVANCED PLACEMENT Course # 57400 Grade Level: 11

Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: The Advanced Placement Program in United

States History is designed to provide students with the analytic

skills and factual knowledge necessary to deal critically with the

problems and materials in United States History. The program

prepares students for intermediate and advanced college courses

by making demands upon them equivalent to those made by full-

year introductory college courses. Students should learn to assess

historical materials—their relevance to given interpretive problem,

their reliability, and their importance—and to weigh the

evidence and interpretations presented in historical scholarship. An

advanced Placement United States History course should thus develop

the skills necessary to arrive at conclusions on the basis of an informed

judgment and to present reasons and evidence clearly and persuasively

in essay format. This course is designed for students who are capable

and willing to complete an intensive course survey of United States

History from the colonial period to modern times in preparation for

the Advanced Placement college exam.

Prerequisites: AP European History or CP World History and teacher

recommendation and concurrent enrollment in AP English 5-6 or CP

English 5-6.

Graduation Requirement: US History

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS,

ADVANCED PLACEMENT Course #57900 Grade Level: 12

Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: Advanced Placement United States Government and Politics offers students an opportunity to participate in an analytical

study of government and politics. The course is a study of state, district,

and AP concepts and analysis of specific governmental issues and

examples. While many approaches to the course are possible, through

any approach students should become acquainted with the variety of

theoretical perspectives, and explanations for various behaviors and

outcomes. US Government and Politics requires that students learn

facts and concepts, and understand typical political processes.

Students will be required to interpret and apply political relationships

between people and institutions and among different institutions. In

addition to studying government in grade twelve, students master

fundamental economic concepts, compare economic systems, and study

the principles of micro and macroeconomics. Through the application of

graphs, statistics and equations, students further their understanding of

economic institutions. Advanced Placement classes require extra time on

the student’s part for reading the materials, completion of a large

number of short and long written assignments, and research.

The Advanced Placement course does not include a specific unit on state and local government; however, many of the topics and concepts

will be presented in a general study of the pattern of intergovernmental

relationships. Summer Project: Students should expect to complete a

summer project in preparation for their later studies. The scope and

type of the project shall be at the discretion of the individual instructor.

Prerequisites: AP US History or CP US History and teacher

recommendation and concurrent enrollment in AP English Lit or CP

English 7-8.

Graduation Requirement: US Government and Economics

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT & ECONOMICS,

COLLEGE PREPARATORY


Duration: 1 Year

Meets CSU/UC Entrance Requirement: Yes Course Description: Students in grade twelve pursue a deeper understanding of the institution of American government. They

compare systems of government in the world today and analyze the life and changing interpretations of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and

the current state of legislative, executive and judiciary branches of the

government. In addition to studying government in grade twelve, students master fundamental economic concepts, compare economic

systems, and study the principles of micro and macroeconomics. Through the application of graphs, statistics and equations, students

further their understanding of economic institutions. This course is

intended for students who read at or above grade level, can work

independently, and successfully complete a formal research project.

Students enrolled in this course plan to attend a four year college or

university. Prerequisites: None

Graduation Requirement: US Government and Economics

UNITED STATES HISTORY COLLEGE PREPARATORY


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Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: Students in grade eleven study the major

turning points in American History during the 20th century.

Following a review of the nation’s beginnings and the impact of the

Enlightenment on U.S. democratic ideals, students study the

development of the nation culturally, economically, and politically.

They learn that the United States has served as a model for other

nations and that the rights and freedoms we enjoy are not

accidents, but the result of a defined set of political principles that

are not always basic to citizens of other countries. This course is

intended for students who read at or above grade level, can work

independently and successfully complete a formal research project.

Students enrolled in this course plan to attend a four year college

or university. Prerequisites: None

Graduation Requirement: US History

WORLD GEOGRAPHY/RELIGIONS Course # 56700 Grade Level: 9



Course Description: Students in the ninth grade will examine the five themes of geography and understand the impact that geography

has had on human development and events. Students will also

examine the geographic location, cultural characteristics, historical development, major beliefs and impact on world historic events of

the six major world religions – Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism,

Islam, Judaism, and Sikhism. This class is required for graduation. Prerequisites: None

Graduation Requirement: World Geography/Religions

WORLD HISTORY, COLLEGE PREPARATORY Course # 57100 Grade Level: 10

Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: Students in grade ten study major turning points that shaped the modern world, from the late 18th century

through the present, including the cause and course of the two

world wars. They trace the rise of democratic ideas and develop an

understanding of the historical roots of current world issues,

especially as they pertain to international relations. They

extrapolate from the American experience that democratic ideals

are often achieved at a high price, remain vulnerable are not

practiced everywhere in the world. Students develop an

understanding of current world issues and relate them to their

historical, geographic, political, economic, and cultural contexts.

Students consider multiple accounts of events in order to

understand international relations from a variety of perspectives.

This course is intended for students who read at or above grade

level, can work independently, and successfully complete a formal

research project. Prerequisites: None Graduation

Requirement: World History

ART 1-2


Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: Learn what the elements of art are. Learn how

to manipulate these elements creatively in drawings, paintings, designs

and sculptures. Discover where artists acquire ideas and how to

communicate these ideas clearly to viewers by using the principles of

art. Study significant historical art periods and some of the

contributing artists. Become aware of the influence of many cultures

on our creative impressions. Learn about career opportunities in the

Visual Arts. Develop skills in evaluation and aesthetic judgment. A

variety of studio projects using numerous techniques and media are

required. This is a prerequisite course for all other art classes. This

course meets the fine arts entrance requirements for the University of

California and the California State University. Prerequisites: None

Graduation Requirement: Visual/Performing Art

BAND 1-8


Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: Marching Band includes the development of

marching and music techniques. Symphonic Band reviews

fundamentals, performs outstanding musical selections of intermediate/advanced levels, and offers advanced technique on a

chose instrument. Certain co-curricular school activities will be

required. Some of the activities include fall football games and

competitions, winter and spring concerts and festivals.

Prerequisites: Permission of instructor; student must meet

academic/participation eligibility requirements first quarter.

Graduation Requirement: Visual/performing Art

CERAMICS 1-2


Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: This course is a technical and aesthetic

exploration of 3-demensional design through the medium of clay. The course will also include 2-dimensional basic drawing and layout skills.

The student will participate in a wide range of experiences using additive

or subtractive sculpture techniques, designed to build artistic and creative confidence. Students will gain knowledge of the elements of

art, and principles of design. While analyzing and making aesthetic

judgments about his/her own artworks. Students will gain experience by applying what they learn about clay and ceramics to exhibitions, other

subject areas, careers in the field of ceramics, safe use of materials, and equipment in the lab. Prerequisites: Art 1-2 Graduation

Requirement: Visual/Performing Art

ADVANCED CERAMICS


Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: Advanced Ceramics is a technical and aesthetic

exploration of 3-dimensional design in clay. They will discover how to

use basic art concept, including positive/negative, repetition, balance, texture, shape, form and space. They will create objects based on

ceramic projects from our culture as well as other cultures. They will

develop skills in using the tools and techniques required to produce

various types of sculpture. Projects are assigned to provide experience

in a variety of techniques, including pinch, coil, slab, throwing, slump,

sprigging, molding and carving. Written research is required on three

projects. Glaze experimentation is encouraged and kiln leading and

firing is required. Prerequisites: Beginning Ceramics Graduation

Requirement: Visual/Performing Art

CHOIR 1-8


Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: This course is a vocal music class for mixed

voice production, music theory, music appreciation, and its practical

application in rehearsal and performance of choral literature. From

this basic vocal music course, various smaller ensembles are formed

through audition. Prerequisites: None


COLOR GUARD 1-8 Course # 40701 Grade Level: 9-12

Duration: 1 Year

Visual and Performing Arts


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Course Description: This course is an auxiliary visual unit to the

Marching Band. In the winter and spring, the class will perform and

compete as a separate unit. Flags, rifles, and other visual props will

be utilized. Dance performance will be a large part of the class.

Certain co-curricular activities will be required.

Prerequisites: Meet academic/participation eligibility requirements

during quarters in which Physical Education credit is earned.

Graduation Requirement: Elective, Physical Education (5 units per

year)

DRAMA 1-2


Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: This course is designed to introduce students to the art of acting and to develop a foundation in the theater arts.

The students will study acting through exercises, improvisation,

movement, scene study and analysis, character development and

production. Students will learn about the structure of drama styles

of acting and the history of theater. Through the reading of text

books and a variety of dramatic works, writing scripts, design

performance, and lectures students will have a basic understanding

of the history of theater and the acting profession. This course

meets the Fine Arts entrance requirement for the University of

California and California State University. Prerequisites: None


DRAMA 3-8


Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: This course is designed for students who have successfully completed Drama 1-2 (or equivalent) and wish to

further their work in theater. The emphasis will be on

performance, text and character analysis, directing and writing.

Students will learn about technical theater: costume, scenery,

properties and lighting design, stage management and marketing.

Prerequisites: Drama 1-2, or teacher recommendation.


DRAWING AND PAINTING


Duration: 1 year


Course Description: This course is an advanced art course with

emphasis on continued development and emphasis of Drawing and

Painting course study. Prerequisites: Art 1-2


ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING Course # 16200 Grade Level: 10-12

Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: Introduction to electronic publishing systems, to include text generation, computer designed graphics. Electronic

Publishing offers both a theoretical and applied academic foundation

to graphic art and traditional art. This comprehensive program

emphasizes the fundamentals of the Elements of Art and the

Principles

of Design. The ability to plan and create original works of art will

be developed through research, analysis, and critique. Students

will express their original creativity visually and develop and

showcase their ability to communicate ideas through visual arts

communications. The class will be conducted in a business-like

atmosphere with students creating actual product for real clients.

Contracts will be solicited and students will be responsible for the

completion of such products. A portfolio will be generated that

can be used to demonstrate their abilities for college entrance or

employment in the visual arts field. Prerequisites: Graphic Design

1-2

Graduation Requirement: Visual/Performing Art, Career Technical

Education

GUITAR 1-2


Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: This course is open to students who

demonstrate an interest in learning to play the acoustical guitar for self-

enjoyment and as an aide in accompanying themselves either in

individual or group singing. The course will include basic chords used on the guitar, tuning the instrument, basic music theory as related to

guitar, melodic playing, barre chords, and tablature.

Prerequisites: None


INTRO TO GRAPHIC DESIGN


Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: Introduction to Graphic Design 1-2 is the first course in a sequence of Graphic Design courses designed to give

students the opportunity to acquire the technical knowledge and skills

needed for successful entry level employment in the trade or college

level credit for Graphic Design. Course content is structured through

lecture/laboratory experiences as related to individual projects. The

contents of this course can be linked to the School to Career programs

and can be used to develop career pathways for students. Introduction

to Graphic Design 1-2 will teach the student the history of major

printing process; application layout and design, hot and cold type

composition, proofreading, paste-up, process photography, offset

production procedures, paper, printing inks, bindery and photographic

legal restrictions as they relate to the field of Graphic Design. The

student will be able to identify various allied industries, techniques that

lead to the success of the quick print shop, and know and practice new

technologies. Prerequisites: None

Graduation Requirement: Visual/Performing Art, Career Technical

Education

JAZZ BAND 1-8 Course # 40500 Grade Level: 9-12

Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: This year-length course is open to all grade levels by audition only. It is designated to teach young musicians to play in

varied jazz idioms. It places an emphasis on improvisation, as well as

reading printed music.

Prerequisites: Enrollment in Band 1-8 or permission of instructor and

audition.


ORCHESTRA Course # 40800 Grade Level: 9-12

Duration:1 year


Course Description: This course is orchestral (ensemble) training at an

advanced level. The course includes drill on fundamentals, advanced

orchestra literature, sight-reading, and rehearsal to improve general

playing technique. Outstanding orchestra literature of advanced grade

will be performed. The orchestra performs at concerts and festivals.

Prerequisites: Recommendation of instructor


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Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: This course is intended to develop an understanding of the technical and aesthetic foundations in color

photography through the latest digital technology. Students will take

their own traditional or digital photographs and then utilize various

digital photographic techniques; imaging scanning, color digital

printing, and Adobe Photoshop. Creative, fine art assignment

solutions will be emphasized as well as learn aesthetics by

examining and discussing photographs taken by professionals,

classmates, and the student’s own works, during class critiques.

Learn techniques (how to take, transfer images, print, and finish

photographs) through handling of digital cameras, lenses,

exposures, digital darkroom, storage devices, storing and archiving.

Learn composition by concentrating on selective focus, leading

lines, depth, center of interest, value and contrast. Experience a

series of assignments including candid photography, action photos,

existing light pictures, portraiture, multiple exposures, and close-up

photography. Students are not required to own a camera; digital

cameras can be checked out for classroom use.

Prerequisites: Graphic Design 1-2

Graduation Requirement: Visual/Performing Art, Career

Technical Education

PIANO


Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: This course is open to the student who has

little or no experience playing the piano. Basics will be covered in

music theory and its application to the keyboard, hand-to-hand

coordinator, note reading, and chord playing. Students will learn to

read music and play the piano at a basic level. Prerequisites: None


THEATER STAGECRAFT Course # ENG15001 Grade Level: 9-12

Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: This course is designed as a year of study in

theater arts for those who are interested in stage production work rather than acting. The emphasis is on all aspects of dramatic production-scene and costume design and construction, publicity,

and budgeting. Students with backgrounds in sewing, construction, and art will get experiences in technical aspects of play production.

Prerequisites: Graduation Requirement: Visual/Performing Art

VIDEO ARTS PRODUCTION 1-2


Duration: 1 Year

Meets CSU/UC Entrance Requirement: Yes “f” requirement.

Course Description: This course is designed to give students

the opportunity to use modern technology to express

themselves creatively by writing and directing their own short

film. Students will learn every aspect of filmmaking including

screenwriting, directing talent, and professional production and

digital story telling. Students will study the historical origins of

moving pictures and the innovations that have made film and

television and the most powerful forms of communication ever

invented. Prerequisites: None

Graduation Requirement: Visual/Performing Art, Practical Art,

Career Technical Education.

WATERCOLOR AND ACRYLICS Course # 0270 Grade Level: 10-12

Duration: 1 year


Course Description: This course is designed to teach the techniques

and fundamentals of watercolor and acrylic painting with an introduction to the appropriate materials in these media. Prerequisites: Art 1-2


ADVANCED PEER TUTOR

Course # 16700 Grade Level: 11-12 Duration:

Semester


Course Description: This course is designed for student with

demonstrated competence in a subject area and who desire to act as a

tutor or instructional aide in a classroom setting. Students will be

expected to prepare for tutorial sessions and be willing to work with

both individual students and small groups. Prerequisites: The student

must demonstrate high performance in the course to be tutored, be

enrolled in CP or AP level course work in the subject area tutoring in,

and must have at least 2.5 grade point average in the prior semester with

no F’s or U’s. Graduation Requirement: Elective

CAREER EXPLORATION PAL: PEER ASSISTED LEARNING PROGRAM



Meets CSU/UC Entrance Requirement: NO

Course Description: This course is designed for students who have an interest in working with special education students to assist them in

obtaining the highest quality of high school experience possible. Prior

to working with assigned students, PALS will complete a one-day training on behavior management, medical awareness, interpretation of

I.E.P. goals and objectives and record keeping. PALS will attend classes with their assigned students, help them find their way around campus,

increase their socialization with regular education students, and/or

participate in their community-based instruction programs. Students may repeat the course for a total of 20 units in combination

with School Services. Prerequisites: Students must submit an

application and be screened by a teacher or psychologist.


CREATIVE WRITING

Course # 168 Grade Level: 10 - 12

Duration: 1 Year

Meets UC/CSU Entrance Requirements: Yes

Course Description: This course is designed to introduce students to

the art of literature from the writer’s perspective. Through a course of

both reading other writers and writing themselves, students will be

introduced to the creative process of generating original fiction, poetry,

short stories and reflective essays. Students will gain knowledge of the

craft of writing and the practical application of that craft. Students will

also gain the tools to become more aesthetically attuned to the work

they read, thus creating greater appreciation for, and enjoyment of,

literature as an art form.

Recommended Prerequisites: C or better in previous English course


JOURNALISM 1-2


Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: This class examines the production of

newspapers. Students learn to write clearly and concisely in addition

to learning other skills necessary to become a member of a

production staff. Prerequisites: None


Other Electives


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JOURNALISM 3-8 (NEWSPAPER)


Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: The students in this course constitute the

staff of the school newspaper. Students write articles, learn copy

reading, headline writing, and page makeup. They also sell

advertising, keep financial records, distribute newspapers, and

discuss editorial policies. Each student develops a variety of

journalism skills; each is expected to write stories as well as

perform other duties.

Prerequisites: Journalism 1- 2 or the consent of instructor.


JOURNALISM 3-8 (YEARBOOK) Course # 27000 Grade Level: 10-12

Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: Students registered in this course will produce the school yearbook while gaining journalism experience

and some experience in the allied fields of photo-journalism, art,

pictorial essay construction merchandising, bookkeeping, and

editing.

Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.


ADVANCED JOURNALISM 7-8 (YEARBOOK)


Duration: 1 Year Meets CSU/UC Entrance Requirement: No

Course Description: Students registered in this course will

produce the school yearbook while gaining journalism experience and some experience in the allied fields of photo-journalism, art,

pictorial essay construction, merchandising, bookkeeping, and

editing. Prerequisites: Typewriting/Keyboarding, permission of instructor.


SPEECH 1-2


Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: This course provides an introduction to the

fundamentals of public speaking and debating; special attention is

given to the development of poise and self confidence in front of

an audience. Prerequisites: None

Graduation Requirement: Practical Art ADVANCED SPEECH


Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: This course is designed for those students who wish to enter forensic competition. The class provides

instruction and practice opportunities for students involved in

competitive events; e.g., Debate, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Dramatic

and Humorous Interpretation, Impromptu, Extemporaneous,

Oratory, Expository.

Prerequisites: Speech (Discussion Tech) &/or consent of instructor.


ORAL INTERPRETATION/PERFORMING ARTS


Duration: 1 Year


Course Description: Oral Interpretation is one of the oldest Of human social activities-a speaker gives life to words on a page.

Students will analyze the meaning and feeling behind these words of

poetry, prose and dramatic literature, respond to the sensory

information of the literature, and use the voice and body to share this

with others. Through the art of oral interpretation, students will learn

appreciation for literature in its varied forms and develop skills for the

oral presentation of the literature.

Prerequisites: Speech and/or consent of instructor. Graduation

Requirement: Visual/Performing Art, Practical Art PSYCHOLOGY, ADVANCED PLACEMENT Course # 54610 Grade level: 11-12

Duration: 1 Year

Meets CSU/UC Entrance Requirement: Yes “g” requirement Course

Description: The AP Psychology course is designed to introduce

students to the systematic and scientific study of the

behavior and mental processes of human beings and other animals. Students are exposed to the psychological facts, principles, theories

and phenomena associated with each of the major subfields within

psychology. They also learn ethics and research methods used by

psychologists in their applied science and practice.

Prerequisites: Teacher recommendation.


PSYCHOLOGY, CP


Duration: 1 Year

Meets CSU/UC Entrance Requirement: Yes; “g” requirement. Course

Description: The purpose of this course in Psychology is to introduce

students to the study of the behavior and mental processes

of human beings. Students are exposed to the psychological facts, principles, and phenomena associated with each of the major subfields

within psychology. They also learn about the methods psychologists

use in their science and practice.

Prerequisite: Teacher recommendation.


SCHOOL SERVICE


Duration: 1 Quarter


Course Description: Students who enroll in school service may be provided the opportunity to meet with the public, file, collate,

duplicate and perform other clerical tasks. (This course may be

repeated for a maximum of 20 units in combination with Teacher

Assistant).

Prerequisites: On track for graduation, 2.5 GPA or higher


SUCCESS SKILLS Course # 623 Grade Level: 9-12

Duration: 1 Y e a r


Course Description: This course is designed to help students be successful in school by integrating Success Skills into the curriculum.

Major units include Tutorials, Time Management, Writing Skills, Study

Skills, Listening Skills, Textbook/Content Area Reading Strategies,

Test-taking Skills, Note-taking, Memory Techniques, Choosing College

& Careers, Life Skills, and School Culture.

Prerequisites: None Graduation Requirement: Elective

TEACHING ASSISTANT Course # 635 Grade Level: 11-12

Duration: Semester


Course Description: This course is designed for students with

demonstrated competence in a subject area who desire to act as a tutor

or instructional aide in a classroom setting. Students will be assigned

based on need and specific requests from teachers. Students will be

expected to prepare for tutorial sessions and be willing to work with


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both individual students and small groups. (Students may repeat the

course for a total of 20 units in combination with School Services).

Prerequisites: The student must demonstrate high performance in the course to be tutored and must have at least a 2.5 grade point average

in the prior semester with no F’s or U’s.


WORK EXPERIENCE EDUCATION Course # WEX61101 WEX 61102

Grade Level: 11-12 Duration: 2 to 8

Quarters


Course Description: Students learn the academic skills needed for career exploration, job search, job retention, and consumerism.

Work Experience Education is an educational program which enables

a student to participate in a planned instructional program consisting

of learning objectives acquired at a job site and in the classroom.

Prerequisites: Must have paid employment


EMPLOYMENT OPPROTUNITIES (ROP)


Duration: 1 Year

Meets CSU/US Entrance Requirements: No

Course Description: Students will learn professional communication,

ethical business practices, confidence in personal decisions, problem

solving, flexibility, and organization of personal marketing tools for

employment search. Students build confidence in their ability to find

employment and better understand the ever-changing workplace. Students also learn to successfully market themselves and potential

opportunities such as college entrance, job interviews and employment

advancement. All of these students will be given the opportunity to be

places with community businesses as entry level employees and receive

credit for on-site training. Many of these internships move to paid

positions.

Prerequisites: None

Graduation Requirement: Practical Arts, Career Technical

Education

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