Scheduling for 2017-2018

Diplomas & Graduation Requirements Standard Diploma Advanced Studies Diploma

Standard Diploma Academic Areas Credits SOL Verified Credits English 4 2 Social Studies 3 1 Mathematics Science Health/Physical Education Foreign Language, Fine Arts, or Career & Technical Education Economics and Personal Finance Electives Student Selected Verified Credit Total 22 6

Advanced Studies Diploma Academic Areas Credits SOL Verified Credits English 4 2 Social Studies Mathematics Science Foreign Language 3-4 Health/Physical Education Fine Arts or Career & Technical Education 1 Economics and Personal Finance Electives 3 Student Selected Verified Credit Total 26 9

SOL Courses Reading (Eng. 11) Earth Science Writing (Eng. 11) Biology Chemistry Algebra 1 World History 1 Geometry World History 2 Algebra 2 US History

Diplomas & Graduation Requirements All students must take Economics & Personal Finance or AP Economics All students meet their online course requirement through Personal Finance or AP Economics All students receiving a standard diploma must earn a “certification.” This is part of the Personal Finance class, where student will take the W!SE test

Grade 10 Course Selections English 10, Academic or Honors World History 2 or AP World History Science (usually Biology Acad. or Honors) Math – follows sequence HPE 10 Economics & Personal Finance or Elective Elective – often a foreign language

Grade 11 Course Selections English 11 Academic, English 11 Honors, or AP Language US History Academic, DE US History or AP US History Science – student’s choice Math – follows sequence Economics & Personal Finance or elective Elective – often a foreign language Elective

Grade 12 Course Selections English 12 Academic, DE English 12, or AP Literature US Government or AP Government Science – student’s choice Math – follows sequence Economics & Personal Finance or Elective Elective

Course Levels Academic – college bound, no weight Honors – weighted 0.5 quality points Dual Enrollment – student receives college credit, weighted 0.5 quality points Advanced Placement – college credit dependent on AP exam, internationally recognized curriculum, weighted 1.0 quality points

School-Year Schedule Changes Elective Changes – we cannot change electives Level Changes

School-Year Level Changes Level changes will be considered on a case-by-case basis 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

School-Year Level Changes Academic level changes A class that is “difficult” is not the same as a class that is “too difficult” for a student! Changing a level often disrupts the student’s entire schedule! Changing a level is often not possible! Level-change requests cannot be considered until MP1 interims are distributed

School-Year Level Changes Request form: Detailed reason for request Teacher input: completion of assignments? extra help? Strategies? Parent and teacher communication?

Changes for 2016-2017 New class for 2017-2018: Dual Enrollment American Sign Language IV Advanced PE – personal training certification through the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) Dual Enrollment African History New classes added last year: Dual Enrollment US History Research (Honors) Chemistry Graphic Design

Dual Enrollment NOVA-Campus Based LCPS-Based

NOVA-Campus Based Dual Enrollment English 12 US Government

LCPS-Based Dual Enrollment English 12 (NOVA) * US History (NOVA) * American Sign Language (NOVA) * African History (NOVA) * Multivariable Calculus (NOVA) * Teacher Cadet Program (Shenandoah) Geospatial Science (JMU) Independent Science Research (GMU) Various Monroe Technology courses * LCPS-based NOVA classes require an “Intent Form” with qualifying math and English scores

Advanced Placement Classes AP Language AP Literature AP French AP Psychology AP Spanish AP World History AP German AP US History AP Latin AP Government AP Calculus AB AP Economics AP Calculus BC AP Human Geography AP Statistics AP Studio Art AP Computer Science AP Biology AP Environmental Science AP Chemistry AP Physics

Monroe Technology Center 1, 2 and 3-year programs Online applications due March 31

Virtual Loudoun (VL) courses Online classes provided by Loudoun County Public Schools. These are the ONLY online credits we accept. Offered three times/year: Summer, Fall, Spring. Students take VL for a variety of reasons: To “catch-up” or “get ahead” To make room for another class To take less classes during the school day

Deadline for Course Requests June 16, 2017 – we cannot make changes to requests after this date!!!

Department Fair in Cafeteria 6:15pm – 7:15pm Department chairs and teachers are available to answer your questions about specific courses School counseling table This is a great opportunity to ask questions about work load, subject matter, expectations, etc.