Planning for Tenth Grade
BHS Graduation Requirements CONTENT AREA CREDITS English 4 Credits I, II, III, IV Mathematics 4 Credits Math I, Math II, Math III and one additional math course Science 3 Credits Earth & Environmental Science, Biology, Physical Science Humanities 4 Credits World History, Civics and Economics, American History I and II World LanguagesNot required Health and Physical Education 1 Credit Health/Physical Education Electives 10 Credits 2 elective credits of any combination from either: Career and Technical Education, Arts Education, Foreign Languages Total Credits26 **plus 100 hours of community service
Promotion Requirements Must earn a minimum of 6 credits Must pass English I Must pass 2 out of the 3: Math, Science or Humanities Must pass 3 electives
Choosing Classes Strengths and Weaknesses Interests Long-term Plans Rigor and Balance Block versus Yearlong Teacher Recommendations
Core Selections English: ◦ Academic English II ◦ Honors English II Humanities: ◦ Academic Civics & Economics ◦ Honors Civics & Economics ◦ AP World History ◦ Honors World History
Core Selections Math: ◦ Foundations of Math I & Math I ◦ Math I ◦ Foundations of Math II & Math II ◦ Math II ◦ Math II Honors ◦ Math III ◦ Math III Honors ◦ Pre-Calculus
Core Selections
Science: ◦ Academic Biology ◦ Honors Biology ◦ Academic Chemistry ◦ Honors Chemistry ◦ AP Environmental Science
Second Languages Not required for High School graduation. MINIMUM requirement for colleges or universities is 2 credits of the SAME language. “Highly Selective” Colleges and Universities (Davidson, Duke, UNC, WFU) expect 4 credits of the same language.
Application Courses Creative Writing II (Molloy) Early Childhood I or II (E. Jones) Newspaper (Winzeler) Sports Medicine I (Blackwell) Yearbook (Koppen) Have applications in before the deadlines!
Registration Timeline Feb Students will get a Course Recommendation Form to take to all teachers to sign and then bring home. English teachers and/or Ms. White will be speaking to students about registration process Feb. 23-March 6 th - PowerSchool Registration Feb Students will register for classes in computer lab at school
Registration
Course Selection
Drop-Add Friday, September 4 th, 2015
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