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

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

How many classes do students take?

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

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

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

The remaining five Carnegie Units are electives.

Course Sequence

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, 12th grade Honors Literature, College English, or On-level 12th Grade Lit

Mathematics Year Course Choices

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

Science Required: Biology Physical Science (10th) or Physics (12th) Two additional sciences

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

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

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)

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

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

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 (12th, one semester)

Other Academic Electives Science Social Studies English Also, TAG!

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

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

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

Georgia’s HOPE Program Zell Miller Scholarship –Full Tuition Covered Graduate valedictorian or salutatorian OR Earn a 3.7 GPA in HOPE eligible courses AND earn a 1200 combined score of reading and math on a single administration of the SAT or a 26 composite score on a single administration of the ACT by your graduation date Be a U.S. citizen and legal resident of Georgia Take a minimum of 4 rigorous classes Be a graduate of an eligible high school Be registered with Selective Service

Georgia HOPE Program HOPE Scholarship-Partial Tuition Covered Be a U.S. citizen and legal resident of Georgia Graduate with a unweighted “B” (3.0) average in HOPE eligible courses Take a minimum of 4 rigorous classes Be a graduate of an eligible high school Be registered with Selective Service (males)

Classes for HOPE Rigor English/ELA Social Studies Science APLang/Composition AP Psychology AP Computer Science AP Lit/Composition AP Gov/Politics: US AP Biology AP Gov/Politics: Comparative AP Environmental Science Mathematics Adv Math Decision Making AP Macroeconomics Anatomy/Physiology AP Microeconomics Chemistry Adv Alg/Algebra 2 AP Human Geography AP Chemistry Accelerated Pre-Calc AP World History Physics Pre-Calculus AP US History AP Physics AP Calculus AB AP European History AP Calculus BC World Language AP Statistics Level II, III, IV, V or AP Multivariable Calculus (GA Tech)

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

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 AP: Human Geog. 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

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