1. State College High School
Welcome to the
State College High School
GRADUATING CLASS OF 2021

2. Course Selection and Registration for Class of 2021
February 2017
COUNSELORS
Steve Guthoff (A-K)
Jack McCurdy (L-Z)

3. General Registration Timeline
Feb. 1st – Course recommendations ed home
Feb – meet with Middle School Counselors to complete course requests
Course requests are due by March 6, 2017.
March 30 – final day to request changes before summer
Early August - schedules can be viewed online and there is an 8-10 day window to request course changes.
Schedule changes are limited once school begins.
*FRESHMEN ORIENTATION IN AUGUST *

4. Two Points of View
Short Term: What you need to know to schedule classes for next year.
Long Term: What you need to know & think about to plan for the next four years of high school and for life after high school.

5. Minimum Graduation Requirements
4 credits each of English and Social Studies
3 credits each of Science and Math
Physical Education 1.5 credits in high school
Wellness in 9th and again in 11th/12th Grade (2 courses)
In-class Driver’s Education
Community Service (20 Hours)
Electives (8.25 credits)
Total of 25.0 credits

6. Required Courses In 9th Grade
English
Social Studies
Science
Math
PE and Wellness
Elective (World Language if college bound)
Elective or Study Hall
Elective or Study Hall (Lunch is built in)

7. Typical Daily Schedule for 9th Grade
DAY A DAY B
Math World History
English Band 6.2 Choir
3.1 LUNCH – 30 minutes 7.1 Science
Phys Ed 9(fall) Wellness LUNCH
(spring) Science
4.1 World Language (if 4-year Elective(s)
college bound)
Sign up for 6-8 full blocks at a minimum
Please see PAGE 7 in the Course Selection Guide for essential 9th grade scheduling guidelines!
(6.0 credits) required

8. English and Social Studies
ENGLISH OPTIONS:
English 9
Advanced English 9
SOCIAL STUDIES OPTIONS:
World History I
Advanced World History I
AP Human Geography

9. Math Options: CP Algebra 1 CP Algebra 1A &1B CP Geometry
Advanced Geometry
Advanced Algebra 2

10. Science Options: Earth Systems Science 1
Advanced Earth Systems Science 1 *

11. Physical Education and Health
PE OPTIONS:
PE 9 (.50 Credit)
Spring or Fall semester
Health OPTIONS:
Wellness 9 (.50 Credit)

12. World Languages - French - German - Arabic - Latin - Chinese OPTIONS:
- Spanish
- French
- German
- Arabic
- Latin
- Chinese

13. OTHER ELECTIVES Art - Page #22 Family and Consumer Science – Pg. # 39
Music – Pg. # 50
Technology Education – Pg. #74
Career & Technical Center courses (CTC) – Pg. #88
Learning Enrichment (LE) – Pg. #132

14. Additional Considerations
Colleges Have Different Requirements (and it depends on what you want to study)
World Language – typically two years of same language required
Math 3-4
Science 3-4
Fine Arts ?
Requirements For NCAA :
16 Core Course Rule for Division I & II
(NCAA.org)
Look for the NCAA designation by the courses

15. How to Read the Guide Name of Course
Code
Credit
Semester
Description
F262 or S262
0.50
F/S -meets for half year.
Suggested Grade Levels, Prerequisites*
And Course Description
Y206
1.0
Y – meets all year.
Example: F 262 – FALL Semester class
S SPRING Semester Class
Y YEAR Long Class
Credit or Credit
* Prerequisites are not negotiable

16. Symbols found in the Guide What do they mean ?????

17. HOW TO REQUEST COURSES
Log on to Home Access Center.
Recommendations will be pre-loaded.
Choose electives.
You must have at least 6.0 credits on your schedule and we encourage 7.
You can select alternatives to elective choices.
Changes to recommended courses require parent signature on the course recommendation change form (see your counselor or download it from the website). We encourage you to follow teacher recommendations.

18. Where is it???? HOW TO FIND THE
COURSE SELECTION GUIDE AND OTHER REGISTRATION INFORMATION ONLINE
Links may be found on the high school webpage or from HAC

19. Remember Follow your teacher recommendations.
Talk with your current counselor if you have more questions.
Talk over your course selection with your parents/guardians.
You are building your high school transcript which will be used for college, job, military and scholarship opportunities. Grades count!
Get involved In clubs, sports and activities.

20. Contact Information
Thank you for attending! Feel free to or call your Middle School counselor with questions.