AP/Course Selection Information Night February 26, 2013 Ms. Carpenter Director of Counseling Ms. BurnettA – COV Mr. BarrCOW – HAM & AVID Mr. HanHAN – MANU Ms. GuanuMANP – RES Ms. ConnellRET – UPP Ms. FrieUR – Z & ELL

Agenda  7:00PM – 7:30 PM: Review Graduation Requirements/ Scheduling Overview  7:30PM – 8:30 PM: AP Teachers by subject available in Main Hallways  7:30PM – 8:30 PM: Counselors available to discuss: − Courses − College Application Process − Naviance/Family Connection Enrollment

Three Important Terms…  LEVELS in English, Social Studies, Science  STANDARD CREDIT  VERIFIED CREDIT

Standard Diploma (22 credits)-Rising 12  English 4  Math 3  Lab Science 3  Hist/Soc St 3  Health/PE 2  Fine/Prac Arts or Career & Tech 1  Electives 6 (2 sequential)

Standard Diploma (22 credits)-Rising 10/11  English 4  Math 3  Lab Science 3  Hist/Soc St 3  Health/PE 2  World Lang/FA & Tech Ed 2  Econ & Pers Fin 1  Electives 4 (2 sequential)

And Verified Credits 6  2 in English  1 in Mathematics  1 in Lab Science  1 in History/Social Studies  1 from an additional student- selected test

Advanced Studies Diploma (24 credits) – Rising 12  English4  Math4  Lab Science4  Hist/Soc St4  World Lang 3-4  Health/PE 2  FineArts/Career Tech Ed 1  Electives 1-2

 English 4  Math 4  Lab Science 4  Hist/Soc St 4  World Lang 3  Health/PE 2  FineArts/Career Tech Ed 1  Econ/Pers Fin 1  Electives3 Advanced Studies Diploma (26 credits) – Rising 10 & 11

And Verified Credits 9  2 in English  2 in Mathematics  2 in Laboratory Science  2 in History/Social Studies  1 from an additional test selected by the student

Scheduling Timeline February 4-8:Teacher Recommendations Feb.19-Feb. 23:THS Classroom Scheduling February 15:Electives Fair Feb. 22-March 1:Naviance open for viewing February 26: AP/Course Selection Night February 28: Teacher Recs Mailed Home Mar. 1-April 30:Counselor/student individual conferences June 28:Last day for schedule changes

Classroom Presentations February 19 – February 22  Counselors visited 9 th, 10 th, and 11 th grade classes to discuss graduation requirements, the scheduling process, and course options for next year.  Students made preliminary selections on Naviance/Family Connections. Parents will have opportunity to approve through Naviance.  Program of Studies can be printed from the Counseling section on the Tuscarora website or the LCPS website.

Counselor & Student Conferences March 1 – April 30, 2013  Every student will meet with his/her counselor to discuss courses and teacher recommendations.  Counselors will help refine student course selections and check graduation requirements.  At this time, the student will be instructed to obtain a parent signature for any changes and return to the counselor.  Course Requests will be sent home with 3 rd quarter report cards.

Final Course Requests  June 28, 2013 is the deadline to change student course requests.  Changes after June 28, 2013 may not be possible.

Schedule Changes Academic Level Courses  Level changes will be considered on a case-by- case basis after 1 st quarter interims.  Many factors are considered: −Student input −Parent input −Counselor input −Overall course load −Teacher feedback −Availability of alternate courses −Post-secondary plans −Individual strengths & weaknesses

Schedule Changes Electives  Students who do not receive their first choice in electives may be permitted to make schedule changes.  Students who receive their first choice in electives cannot be permitted to change their electives unless extenuating circumstances exist.

Advanced Placement (Rigor, Rigor, Rigor)  The Advanced Placement Program (AP) is a cooperative education endeavor with the College Board.  AP courses allow students the opportunity to take college-level courses while they are enrolled in high school.  Students who enroll in an AP course should expect extensive reading, writing, and critical thinking which generally require additional time.  Students are expected to take the nationally standardized AP examinations.  Colleges may award academic credit and/or special placement if a student earns a qualifying score on the exam.  AP final grades are “weighted” by adding 1.0 to the point value for the grade if the student passes the course.

AP Course Selection  Art Studio  Eng. Lang & Comp  Eng. Lit & Comp  French  German  Latin  Spanish  Calculus AB  Calculus BC  Computer Science A  Statistics  Music Theory  Biology  Chemistry  Physics C  World Hist./Geography  U.S. History  U.S. Gov. & Comp. Gov.  Econ. – Macro & Micro  Human Geography  Psychology

 AP Teachers by subject are available to speak with you in the Main Hallway.  Counselors are available to discuss: − Courses − College Application Process − Naviance/Family Connection Enrollment