1. Class of 2021 Brandon High School (Current 8th graders)
pre-registration
Class of 2021
(Current 8th graders)

2. Graduation requirements
RCSD Graduation Requirements (28 credits)
English
4 credits
Math
Science
Social Studies
Business & Technology
1.5 credits
Art
1 credit PE
.5 credit
Health
Electives
8.5 credits
Testing
Must pass Subject Area Tests for: Algebra I, Biology I, English II and US History
For a comprehensive list of requirements, please refer to the RCSD curriculum guide.
Graduation requirements begin on page 4: RCSD Curriculum Guide
Graduation requirements

3. CLASS OF 2020 COURSE selection
ENGLISH: English I or PreAP English I
MATH: Foundations to Alg or Algebra 1 or Geometry Plus (math course progression: Algebra I  Geometry  Algebra II  Adv. Math option)
SCIENCE: Biology I
HISTORY: MS Studies and Intro to Geography or Accelerated World History
FRESHMAN FOCUS: Elective course that all 9th grade students will take. This will count as a business/computer credit.
3 Elective Blocks: Refer to the back of your course selection sheet for a list of elective classes.
UPCOMING 9TH GRADE COURSE SELECTION SHEET
(Click the link above to view the course selection sheet)
9TH GRADE CLASSES

4. Online applications are due by March 3, 2017
BHS ACADEMIES
Health Science
Visual Arts
Agriculture
Culinary Arts
Teacher
Computer Science (more info to come)
The above links will take you to the informational webpage for the academy.
Online applications are due by March 3, 2017
BHS ACADEMIES

5. COURSES Course descriptions
Please visit the BHS website by clicking the link below for a complete list of courses along with a brief description of each course. BHS COURSES
COURSES

6. Class of 2021 remind information
Sign up to receive remind messages from the counseling office for the Class of 2020
TEXT
@bhs2021
to 81010
REMIND INFO

7. Thinking about going to college?
COMMUNITY COLLEGE- You automatically meet admission requirements for a community college by earning your high school diploma from BHS and taking the ACT!
4-year public university in Mississippi- In addition to BHS graduation requirements, you need 2 advanced electives Advanced Elective Options: (2 Carnegie units needed) *Option 1: Foreign Language I and Foreign Language II *Option 2: Foreign Language I and Advanced World Geography *Option 3: Any combination of English, Mathematics higher than Algebra I, Science higher than Biology I, Advanced Elective category, or any AP course
Please visit the links below for more detailed info on admission to a Mississippi 4-year university.
MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC UNIVERSITY ADMISSION STANDARDS
Out-of-State University- Please check that school’s website and search for entering freshman admission requirements. See your counselor if you need help with this.
COLLEGE ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

8. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME & ATTENTION
If you have questions, please contact your counselor:
Mrs. Carter (last names A-E)
Mrs. Hayman (last names F-L)
Mrs. Marshall (last names M-R)
Mrs. Wright (last names S-Z)
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