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Seniors Course Selection
2015-16
Graduation Requirements
• English 4.0 credits• Social Science 2.0 credits
(Must pass US History I and 2)
• Math 3.0 credits• Science 2.0 credits• Health/PE 3.5 credits• Consumer Ed .5 credits• Electives 9.0 credits• Prairie State Achievement Exam• Constitution Test ________ 24 Total Credits
CREDITS• Credit is based on semester grade • D (60%) Minimum grade for passing and receiving
credit• Each semester class = ½ credit
To be a… You must have…
It’s recommended you have…
Sophomore 5 Credits 6 credits
Junior 11 Credits 12 credits
Senior 17 Credits 18 credits
HS graduate
24 Credits REQUIRED TO HAVE 24 CREDITS!!!
BACC
• Bloomington Area Career Center• 3 hours of your day• 2 credits/year• Variety of vocational courses • Applications required—Do look at
attendance and credits• Bus transportation provided• May need an NCHS prerequisite • Do not list this in your course requests but
know what you would drop
ICE Work Program
• Interrelated Cooperative Education• 3-4 hours of your day• 1 credit for course + 2 credits for
work = 3 credits yearly• Application required• Must have a job by the time school
begins• Must have own transportation
Typical Senior ScheduleCore Courses BACC ICE Work Program
English English English
Math Math Math
PE PE PE
Science Elective ICE Work course
Social Studies BACC course Work
Elective BACC course Work
Elective or SH BACC course Work
English• English Options
– Senior Skills in English (base)– College Composition and Communication – Senior Literature– Philosophy & Literary Criticism– Creative Writing– Theater I & II– Advanced Acting & Directing– Literature of the Silver Screen– Composition I (Dual Credit)– Composition II (Dual Credit)– Introduction to Oral Communications (Dual Credit)– Introduction to Humanities (Dual Credit)– AP English Literature and Composition– Advanced Speech– Journalism & Newspaper
MATHTalk to your math
teacher!
Current Course Current Grade Next Year’s Course
Algebra 1 Any grade Geometry
Algebra 1 A Honors Geometry
Geometry C or D Elementary Algebra 2
Geometry C or higher Algebra 2
Geometry A & A in Algebra 1 Honors Algebra 2
Honors Geometry C or D Algebra 2
Honors Geometry C or higher Honors Algebra 2
Elementary Algebra 2 B or higherCollege Algebra
Exploring Math (HCC)
Algebra 2 C or higherCollege Algebra
Trigonometry
Algebra 2 B or higher
Honors Pre-Calculus
Finite/Prob&Stats
Finite for Bus & SS (Dual Credit)
Algebra 2 A AP Statistics
Honors Algebra 2 C or higher Honors Pre-Calculus
Honors Pre-CalculusB or higher or AP Calculus AB or BC
Passing grade Finite/Prob&Stats
AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC
AP Statistics
Intro to Computer Science and AP Computer Science—Math Elective
Social Studies Electives• International Relations• Social Issues• Economics• Human Geography• Psychology• Sociology• AP Psychology (Psych & B or higher in all Social Studies classes)
• AP Government US (B or higher in all Social Studies classes)
• AP Government Comparative (B or higher in all Social Studies classes)
• AP Geography (Human Geography & B or higher in all Social Studies classes)
• Western Civilization to 1500 / since 1500 (Dual Credit)
Science
Course currently takingCourse options next year (based on teacher reccomendation)
Chemistry or Honors Chemistry
PhysicsMolecular and Structural BiologyChemistry IIEnvironment Earth (Dual Credit optional)Biotechnical EngineeringBSAA I & IIEarth and Space Science (new course)
Physics
Molecular and Structural BiologyChemistry IIEnvironment Earth (Dual Credit optional)Biotechnical EngineeringEarth and Space Science (new course)BSAA I & IIAP BiologyAP ChemistryAP Physics C
PE• PE Exemption
– Application required w/coach signature– IHSA activity/sport including Marching Band– Only for semester you are in the activity/sport– Winter sports and Cheerleaders-choose semester
• Options:– Fitness and Sports (Team PE)– Lifetime Fitness and Exercise (Individual PE)– Personal Development – Dance Fitness– Water & Land Activities– Advanced Aquatics– Swim Guard– Lifestyle Management (a full year course!!)
• NO CHANGES AFTER MARCH 20
CONSUMER EDUCATION-STATE OF ILLINOIS REQUIREMENT
Successful completion of any of the following courses/programs fulfills the State Consumer
Education requirement for high
school graduation:
Introduction to Business (9, 10) - 1 year Consumer Education (11, 12) - 1 semester Personal Investment & Finance (11, 12) -
1 semester Agribusiness Management (11, 12) - 1 year ICE (Work) program (11, 12) - 1 year
Senior Electives• Agriculture• Art• Bloomington Area Career Center• Business• Family and Consumer Science• Foreign Language• ICE Work Program• Music• Technology
What’s Next?
• January 6-16 – YOU will use Career Cruising to enter course requests
• January 12-14: Counselors available in Lab 33 over lunch hours
• January 16—all requests MUST be SUBMITTED
• February 27: Copy of course requests mailed home
Changes?
• March 20: Last day to make a change in your course selection
• See your counselor to make a course request change
Log-in info for Career Cruising
Username: U5-your SIS #
Password: Date of Birth
mmddyyyy
Upon logging in for 1st time, you will be asked to change your password.
Link to Career Cruising found on NCHS Guidance Website