1. Roswell High School TAG Department
Four Year Plan
Roswell High School
TAG Department

2. Foreign Language Career Tech/Fine Arts
Four Year Plan
English/
Language
Arts
Social Studies
Mathematics
Science
Foreign Language Career Tech/Fine Arts
PE/Health
Other Electives
9th F S
10th
11th
12th

3. How many classes do students take?

4. Six Classes Per Year X Four Years = 24 Carnegie Units (yearlong courses or its equivalent)

5. What is required to graduate?
23 Carnegie Units Divided up into specific course or subject requirements

6. What is required to graduate?
(The following is on the handout titled Graduation Requirements)

7. What is required to graduate?
4 years of English/Language Arts
4 years of Math
4 years of Science
3 years of Social Studies
1 semester of Health
1 semester of PE (Personal Fitness)*
3 years of of Fine Arts/World Language/Career Tech

8. The remaining five Carnegie Units are electives.

9. Course Sequence

10. English/Language Arts
Year
Course Choices
9th
Honors 9th Grade Lit or
On-level 9th grade Lit
10th
Honors 10th Grade Lit or
On-level 10th grade Lit
11th
AP Language or
Honors American Lit or
On-level American Lit
12th
AP Literature or
College English or
On-level 12th Grade Lit

11. Mathematics
Year
Course Choices

12. Mathematics Year Course Choices Coordinate Algebra Analytic Geometry
Advanced Algebra
PLUS
AMDM OR
Pre-Calculus AND/OR
AP Calculus (A/B or B/C) OR
AP Statistics AND/OR
Georgia Tech Calculus II

13. Science Required: Biology Physical Science (10th) or Physics (12th)
Chemistry
One additional science

14. Science (usual sequence)
Year
Course Choices
9th
10th
11th
12th

15. Science (usual sequence)
Year
Course Choices
9th
Honors Biology or Biology
10th
Honors Chemistry or Chemistry
11th
Physics or AP Physics
12th
Optional Science (often AP level)

16. Science (usual sequence)
Year
Course Choices
9th
Honors Biology or Biology
10th
Honors Chemistry or Chemistry
11th
Optional Science (often at the AP level) --AP Chemistry is usually taken in 11th grade
12th
Physics or AP Physics

17. Science (usual sequence)
Science Electives—AP Level
AP Computer Science
AP Chemistry
AP Biology
AP Environmental Science
(AP Physics is taken in place of Physics graduation requirement)

18. ALL CAN BE TAKEN AT THE AP LEVEL FOR GRADUATION
Social Studies
Required Courses:
World History (year long, 10th)
U.S. History (year long, 11th)
American Government (semester long)
Economics (semester long)
ALL CAN BE TAKEN AT THE AP LEVEL FOR GRADUATION

19. Social Studies 9th 10th 11th 12th Year Course Choices
None required (AP Electives)
10th
World History OR
AP World History
11th
U.S. History OR
AP U.S. History
12th
Economics & Government OR
AP Economics & AP Gov’t
AMDM OR
Pre-Calculus AND/OR

20. Social Studies
Other Social Studies AP Electives: AP Psychology AP Comparative Government (one semester) AP Microeconomics (one semester) AP Human Geography (9th only) AP Government (9th—year, 12th semester)

21. Other Academic Electives
Science Social Studies English Also, TAG!

22. TAG Directed Study Available at all grade levels
A self-directed course with guidance from a teacher
Meets daily
Elective credit received
Number grade earned

23. TAG Career Internship
Available to TAG juniors and seniors in good standing
A student may take up to four internships (each is one semester long).
Prerequisite – Hire Me! seminar

24. World Language
Not a graduation requirement BUT it is a college admissions requirement!
AP Level: French, Spanish, Latin

25. If selective colleges require 7+ AP courses, how/where can they fit all those in their schedules?

26. Four Year Plan 9th 10th 11th 12th English/ Language Arts
English/
Language
Arts
Social Studies
Mathematics
Science
Foreign Language Career Tech/Fine Arts
PE/Health
Other Electives
9th F S
10th
11th
12th
Freshman APs:
Human Geog. or
Amer. Gov’t
AP World History
AP Electives:
AP Psychology
AP Music Theory
AP French, etc.
AP Language
AP U.S. History
AP Economics
AP Electives:
AP Computer Science
AP Comparative Gov’t (and more!)
AP Calculus or AP Statistics
Elective Science at AP Level
AP Literature
AP U.S. Government

27. Questions?