1. COURSE SELECTION PROCESS 2015 John Hancock College Prep

2. 9 th Graders Timeline 0 Next Week: Tuesday, 2/24/15 – Friday, 2/27/15 0 Select a total of 7 courses for next year, as well as 3 Alternate courses. 0 Meet w/your Teachers to discuss potential Honors and/or AP courses beginning today. 0 Complete your request through Sound Programming (online system). To access the program go to hancockhs.org 0 Meet w/your Counselor during your lunch period. 0 **Your course request form must be completely filled out (w/Teachers signatures) prior to seeing your Counselor. 0 **If you do not meet with your Counselor by Friday, 2/27/15, your Counselor will select your courses for you!!

3. COUNSELORS Mr. Sanchez: 801, 802 & 803 Ms. Martinez: 804, & 805 Ms. Gerner: 806, 807 & 808

4. Rising 10 th Grade Courses 1) English II 2) Geometry (or Adv. Alg. Trig.) 3) Chemistry 4) World Studies 5) PE II & Drivers Ed. 6) Fine Arts credit or Elective 7) World Language credit or Elective (*If you plan to take Spanish, you will be required to take a placement test this Spring) **Pick 3 Alternate courses

5. Requesting Honors Courses 1) Meet with your Teacher to discuss whether you are an Honors candidate. If so, have your Teacher initial your course request form next to the corresponding course. 2) Finally, when you meet w/your Counselor, she/he will check your GPA and Attendance record to determine if you qualify for Honors courses.

6. Course Request Verification Sample Course Request Verification Sample – distributed by the last week of classes by Mrs. Silva (rm. 110)

7. 10 th Graders Timeline 0 The Weeks of: Monday, 3/02/15 – Tuesday, 3/10/15 0 Select a total of 7 courses for next year, as well as 3 Alternate courses. 0 Meet w/your Teachers to discuss potential Honors and/or AP courses beginning today. 0 Complete your request through Sound Programming (online system). To access the program go to hancockhs.org 0 Meet w/your Counselor during your lunch period. 0 **Your course request form must be completely filled out (w/Teachers signatures) prior to seeing your Counselor. 0 **If you do not meet with your Counselor by Tuesday, 3/10/15, your Counselor will select your courses for you!!

8. COUNSELORS Mr. Sanchez: 701, 702 & 703 Ms. Martinez: 704, 705 & 706 Ms. Gerner: 707 & 708

9. Rising 11 th Grade Courses 1) English III or AP English Language (*paired w/Honors College Reading) 2) Adv. Alg. Trig. Or Math Elective 3) Biology 4) US History 5) PE III 6) Fine Arts credit or Elective 7) World Language credit or Elective (*If you plan to take Spanish, you will be required to take a placement test this Spring) **Pick 3 Alternate courses

10. Requesting Honors & AP Courses 1) Meet with your Teacher to discuss whether you are an Honors and/or an AP candidate. If so, have your Teacher initial your course request form next to the corresponding course. 2) Finally, when you meet w/your Counselor, she/he will check your GPA and Attendance record to determine if you qualify for Honors and/or AP courses.

11. Course Request Verification Sample Course Request Verification Sample – distributed by the last week of classes by Mrs. Silva (rm. 110)

12. 11 th Graders Timeline 0 The Weeks of: Wednesday, 3/11/15 – Tuesday, 3/17/15 0 Select a total of 7 courses for next year, as well as 3 Alternate courses. 0 Meet w/your Teachers to discuss potential Honors and/or AP courses beginning today. 0 Complete your request through Sound Programming (online system). To access the program go to hancockhs.org 0 Meet w/your Counselor during your lunch period. 0 **Your course request form must be completely filled out (w/Teachers signatures) prior to seeing your Counselor. 0 **If you do not meet with your Counselor by Tuesday, 3/17/15, your Counselor will select your courses for you!!

13. Rising 12 th Grade Courses 1) English IV or AP English Literature or Dual-Credit English 101-102 2) PE IV 3) Math Elective 4) Science Elective 5) Social Studies Elective 6) Fine Arts credit or Elective 7) World Language credit or Elective **Pick 3 Alternate courses

14. COUNSELORS Mr. Sanchez: 601 & 602 Ms. Martinez: 603, 604 & 605 Ms. Gerner: 606, 607 & 608

15. Requesting Honors & AP Courses 1) Meet with your Teacher to discuss whether you are an Honors and/or an AP candidate. If so, have your Teacher initial your course request form next to the corresponding course. 2) Finally, when you meet w/your Counselor, she/he will check your GPA and Attendance record to determine if you qualify for Honors and/or AP courses.

16. Course Request Verification Sample Course Request Verification Sample – distributed by the last week of classes by Mrs. Silva (rm. 110)