1. Junior to Senior Course Selection Information
Highland High School
Junior to Senior Course Selection Information

2. Course Selection Time Line
INFINITE CAMPUS STUDENT PORTAL
OPENS FOR COURSE SELECTION DATA ENTRY 1/13/2017
CLOSES TO ALL STUDENTS ON 1/29/2017
ALL STUDENTS MUST ENTER COURSE SELECTIONS BY 1/29/2017
January 30 – February 19: Course advisement/verification with your counselor. This time will not be spent entering course requests. If you have not completed your requests, we will select your classes for you. This time is for questions regarding the selections you have made.
Course Request Form due at this time.

3. the HHS website Has Info You need
On the HHS website main page (Course Selection)
find the following:
Course Description Book
Fees
Prerequisites
Course description
What it may count as (ie CTE/Vocational/Fine Art, science, math, computers etc.)
If the class is offered for dual credit
Handouts you received Friday in your 1st hour class
Special Course Advertisements
Instructions on how to enter your course requests in the Infinite Campus Portal.

4. Gilbert Public Schools Graduation Requirements Entrance Requirements
Arizona University
Entrance Requirements
Credit(s)
English 4
Math (Algebra II or
Alg. Functions I)
Science (Lab Biology) 3
Social Studies
Physical Education 1
Electives 5
CTE/Fine Arts
(any combination) 2
Total Credits Required
Must Meet Standard on mandated state test and pass the Arizona Civics test.
Credit(s)
English 4
Math (through Pre-Calculus or equivalent)
Science 3
Social Studies 2
Foreign Language (2 years of the same language)
Fine Arts /CTE 1
Total Credits Required 16 22

5. Important Info to Know!
Courses will be offered based upon number of student requests.
Please choose your classes carefully.
Requests for changes are limited, may be denied, and are subject to
administrative approval.
If you receive the classes that you have requested prior to school or before the
2nd semester, schedule changes will not be permitted.
No more than one credit of Teacher’s Aide can be counted towards graduation.
Release time will be offered only at the beginning or end of the school day.
You must have a signed released time form attached to your YELLOW
registration worksheet before released time can be scheduled.
Released time forms can be picked up in counseling or in the front office.
In order to qualify for released time, you must be on track to graduate.

6. Specialized Credits
CTE/ Fine Arts - (2 credits) Courses in the following departments that will meet the requirements for CTE credits: Agriculture Education, Business Education, Family and Consumer Sciences, and Industrial Education. Some courses in the following departments will meet the requirements as well: Communication & Media, and Special Education. Courses taken at East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT) will also meet this requirement. Please refer to course descriptions for further information. Courses in the following departments will meet the requirements for FineArts credits: Fine Arts-Performing, Fine Arts-Visual, and dance courses offered within the Physical Education Department. A 4th year in Student Council, Spanish IV, AVID or Sports Training may substitute for one credit of the CTE/Fine Art requirement.

7. A Typical Senior Schedule
English IV or English 101/102 or AP English IV
Government & Economics or equivalent
Elective or Missing Required Course for Graduation
Math
Elective
Release Time
All seniors must be enrolled in a minimum of 5 credit earning classes, regardless of credits needed for graduation. Seminary is not a credit earning class.
If a senior desires release time, a release time form must be signed by parents. Also, remember that you must write in release time on your course selection form for the hours you are requesting it. The RT numbers differ for each hour, so copy them carefully onto your form.

8. Senior English English IV OR English 101 & English 102 OR
Is a year long, one credit class. On your course request form remember to indicate both semesters as EN405A and EN405B OR
English 101 & English 102
These classes are dual credit and students must be enrolled and pay tuition at the community college in order to take these classes.
Also, students will take the Accuplacer test this semester in order to enroll in the class. OR
AP English IV
is a year long class
A student may take AP English semester one and English 102 if they passed the AP English Language exam with a 4 or 5

9. Senior Social Studies
½ credit Government or AP Government or We The People
½ credit Economics
_______________________________________________________
Senior Social Studies is also comprised of two separate semesters. One must be American/ Arizona Government and the other must be a choice from variety of classes which fulfill the Economics requirement.
Economics courses:
Economics (sem.) – NCAA Approved
Stock market (sem.)
AP Economics – NCAA Approved
Entrepreneurship (sem.)
Marketing Ed. (full year)
Ag Business & Management (full year)
Ag Entrepreneurship
Business Internship/ COE
HERO
Agricultural Coop (ACE)

10. Cooperative Education Classes
These programs must be taken for an entire year and are offered to seniors only. One (1) hour of class per day plus 15 hours of work per week is required. This is a three credit earning course counting as elective or CTE and ½ credit counting toward Economics requirement
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Agriculture Cooperative Ed. (ACE) See Ms. Dillard in room AG400/401 Or
Industrial Cooperative Ed. (ICE) See Mr. Askew in room 5114
IE400/401
___________________________________________________________
Business Internship (COE) See Mr. Holck or Mr. Richardson room 1105/ BU400/401
HERO/HERO COOP See Ms. Hesse in room LM400/401

11. You received a credit check form in your 1st hour Class How do I read it?

12. 15.0 + 2.5 = 17.5 . . . I need how many more credits to graduate?

13. My registration form

14. X X X FL114A Spanish IV FL114B Spanish IV MA410A Pre-Calculus
MA410B Pre Calculus
BT st Century Applications
EN Creative Writing
SS American/Arizona Government
SS Economics
EN405AB English IV
EN405A English IV
AL746A Release Time
AL746B Release Time
AL747A Release Time
AL747B Release Time
RT747B Release Time
LM Clothing I
LM Clothing II
AG120A Ag. Engineering/Fabrication I
AG120AB Ag. Engineering/Fabrication I
SS Psychology I
VA Clay II X
FL509A Japanese I
FL509B Japanese II

15. INFINITE CAMPUS COURSE SELECTION INSTRUCTIONS
PLEASE READ ALL OF THE DIRECTIONS BEFORE ENTERING
DATA ONTO THE COMPUTER.
All students will enter their course requests online in the
student portal of Infinite Campus.
The portal is available from January 13, 2017 until
Sunday January 29, 2017.
Please have your course selection form completed prior
to entering your course requests on the
Infinite Campus Portal.

16. Step One: Access the Student Portal at the following url:
Below is the image of what the login screen should look like:
Step Two: Student Log on
User name: student ID number
Password: the format for the password is
<first initial><Last initial> <Birthdate in MMDDYY>
Example: User name:
Password: HM010190

17. Step three: Accessing Course Selection Screens
Once a student is logged in, he or she will be taken to the home page.
To access the course selection screen click on the following link:
“Registration: Highland High School”.
Clicking on this link will take the student to the course selection screen
Click on “Registration: Highland High School under the student name.

18. Step Four: Entering the Data
Click on the Course Search Link at the top of the page as shown below
Click on the Course search tab. You should now see two search boxes: course name and course number.

19. Step 1: Click on course search
Step 4: Continue entering remaining courses
When Done:
“Print Request Summary”
Step 2: Enter the course number and click on the course you are requesting as an alternate
Step 5: Enter alternate courses
Step 3: Click on “Request
this course”

20. Searching by Course Number do not enter any info in the course name box
Step one: Enter the course number and then click the GO button.
*Please remember for a year long class to add an “A” at the end of the number for
semester one and a “B” at the end of the number for semester two.
Step two: This will return the course with that number. Click on the course number under “select a course to view”.
Step three: Click on “Request this course” which is located at the bottom of the screen.
Step Four: Once a student requests a course, it will appear in the requested courses list. The student then continues entering the remaining course numbers until the required number of units (see circled area below) is 14/18 for a typical schedule (ie. Classes 1-7th hour). To enter the remaining numbers, begin again with Step one.
*If a student is requesting A or 8th hour, the units will then reflect 16/18
(A hour for the year) or 18/18 (A and 8th hour). Students must enter the lunch number
or any release numbers being requested for each hour.
Step Five: Enter Alternate Course Selections. This is completed in the same manner as entering the requested classes. Click on Course Search, type in the course number or name, click “Go”, click on the class and “click on “Request as an Alternate”

21. FAQ’S Dropping a Course:
If an incorrect class is requested, click on the incorrect class under the requested or alternate courses. A pop up option to drop this class will appear. Click on “Drop this Request”. Then continue with the course request process.
Printing a Summary
At the top of the screen, (next to course search) you will see “print request summary”.

22. Data Entry of Course Selections
You will need to have correct course numbers and the correct names entered on your course request form.
Make sure if it is a year long class that you have written A or B or a W. You will find correct numbers on the white handout you received.
Also make sure that you have completed the alternate courses section of the form or counselors will select courses for you in the event of conflicts in scheduling.
Remember, these are only requests.

23. White Course Listing FOrm
Release Time Numbers
AL741a/b = 1st hour
AL742a/b = 2nd hour
AL743a/b = 3rd hour
AL744a/b = 4th hour
AL745a/b = 5th hour
AL746a/b = 6th hour
AL747a/b = 7th hour
RT986A/B Off Campus Instruction = Seminary (under Miscellaneous)

24. Ncaa – potential athlete
If you are hoping to be a student athlete in college, there are many requirements that must be met to qualify through the NCAA Eligibility Clearinghouse.
Requirements have changed for the class of 2016 and beyond. It is the responsibility of the student to ensure she/he is NCAA eligible.
Check out NCAA Eligibility Center for details and information.

25. Change Regarding # of Classes
Any additional credit earning class after the sixth credit earning class will have a fee of $ per class, per semester.
A-Hour, 8-Hour, no lunch, online through Global Academy

26. Distance learning Guidelines
To register for Gilbert Global Academy, go onto the district website. You do not need an enrollment form or counselor approval. You can come to counseling to get a handout with directions on how to register
Students may come into counseling during open door lunch and before or after school to discuss distance learning.
Please be aware that online, distance learning courses may NOT meet NCAA eligibility requirements.
Any additional class after six will have a fee of $ per class, per semester.
Change with Online Providers
Be aware of the change regarding outside online providers and credit issued by GPS. Students will have to take and pass our final with a 60% for core classes or it will be an elective credit.

27. Summer School
Information and registration will be in March and available online only at
Date and Place not yet determined
Last year
Cost $160 per semester
At Gilbert High School
*$25 fee for cancelled or class change requests
*$25 late registration fee

28. Important Registration Information
Please note that elective changes will NOT be allowed if you receive the elective/alternate classes you have requested. This is true for the entire year! It is imperative that you wisely select your courses.
Keep in mind that you CANNOT request classes be on your schedule during a particular hour.

29. Course Selection Time Line (reminder)
INFINITE CAMPUS STUDENT PORTAL
OPENS FOR COURSE SELECTION DATA ENTRY 1/13/17
CLOSES TO ALL STUDENTS ON 1/29/17
January 30 - February 17:
Course advisement/verification with your counselor.
**Course Request Form due at this time.

30. Questions?