1. Houston County High School
Class of 2021 Registration Advisement

2. Your Registration Form
Please check the top of your registration form to verify that the information at the top is correct.

3. Current Graduation Requirements
English/Language Arts Credits
Math Credits
Science Credits
Social Studies Credits
CTAE and/or For. Lang.and/or Fine Arts 3 Credits
Health and Personal Fitness 1 Credit
Electives Credits
Total Units 24

4. Honors Students
Must be in at least one honors class to remain in honors.
Advanced Placement classes count as honors classes.
Dual Enrollment (DE) courses DO NOT COUNT as one of your honors classes.

5. Credits Needed
You must have earned 11 units of credit by the end of this semester in order to be qualified as a Junior next school year.
You must have 24 credits to graduate.

6. Course Selection: English
You are required to complete 4 units of English prior to graduation.
If you are currently in 10th Literature, you can circle American Literature or AP Lang, depending on what your teacher recommends.
If you are currently in Honors 10th Lit, then you will circle AP Lang.
IF you are approved to take a DE (Dual Enrollment) course at a local college, you will circle DE English.

7. Course Selection: Math
You are required to complete 4 units of Math prior to graduation.
If you are currently in Geometry, you will select Algebra 2 or Honors Algebra 2, based on your teacher’s recommendation.
If you are currently in Honors Algebra 2, you will select Honors PreCalculus.
You may also take AP Statistics as an elective, in addition to your regular math course.
If you are approved to take your math at a college, you may circle DE math.
Remember, you must have Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2 to graduate in the state of Georgia.

8. Course Selection: Social Studies
If you are in World History, you may circle US History, Honors US History or AP US History as recommended by your teacher.
To register for AP US History, you must have successfully completed an AP course your sophomore year.
If you are approved to take your Social Studies at a college, you will circle DE Social Studies.
Remember, you must have American Government (Civics), World History, US History and Economics to graduate in the state of GA.

9. Course Selection: Science
You are required to complete 4 units of Science prior to graduation.
If you are currently in Physical Science, you will be recommended for either Environmental Science or Chemistry. Please only select the science course that is recommended by your science teacher.
If you are currently in Chemistry, you will be recommended for either Physics or an AP science course. Please only select the science course that is recommended by your science teacher.
If you took Chemistry as a sophomore, you are required to take Physics prior to graduation.

10. Science continued
AP Computer Science Principles and AP Computer Science can be chosen as science electives.
***Remember***
In order to graduate, you must take the following science courses:
Biology
Physical Science OR Physics
Chemistry OR Environmental Science
The 4th Science is your choice 

11. Course Selection: Foreign Language
If you are beginning a foreign language, you may choose Spanish 1A, French 1A, or Latin 1. If you choose Latin, it requires two class periods as it’s held at HCCA.
If you are finishing your first year of Foreign Language, you will sign up for either Spanish 2A or French 2A as one of your elective choices.
If you are finishing up your second or third year of Foreign Language and want to acquire a 3rd or a 4th year, you will sign up for one of the following: Spanish 3 or AP Spanish ; French 3.
Please be advised that if you do not complete 2 years of the same Foreign Language, you may not be eligible to enter a 4-year college immediately after graduation. *Please check with your college.
You DO NOT need foreign language to graduate from high school.

12. Course Selection: Foreign Language Continued
If you are a native or heritage speaker considering your first Spanish course, you may test into level 2 by registering for the placement test with the counseling office. However, this does NOT give you credit for Spanish 1 on your transcript or count as a completed year towards the two-year requirement for college. 
If you are a qualified native or heritage speaker who has completed Spanish 1 & 2, you may go directly to AP Spanish after passing a placement test. 

13. Course Selection: Electives
You must use your Registration Booklet to identify the elective classes you wish to take next year.
Please indicate what your 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th choices are, but be aware that there is NO guarantee that you will get your top choices.
Please keep in mind that if you thinking about Work-Based Learning in the future, you must complete a Pathway.
If you fail to indicate what your choices are, you will automatically be scheduled into whatever elective classes have seats available.
ANYONE may register for classes at HCCA, BUT you must notify your counselor of which class you are interested in, as some classes require you to first take and pass the required entrance exam or have a minimum unweighted GPA of 2.0.
You can complete the HCCA Interest form at evening advisement to ensure that every thing is in place for you to attend HCCA.

14. Dual Enrollment (DE)
You must have the equivalence of 7 class periods even if you are planning to do DE with HCCA or with a local college.
If you plan to participate in DE this summer, you must submit the required forms for approval to your counselor, no later than THURSDAY, May 30th- NO EXCEPTIONS!!!
If you plan to participate in DE this coming fall, you must submit the required forms to your counselor no later than THURSDAY, May 30th – NO EXCEPTIONS and provide your own transportation!
You can pick up the DE Checklist from the Counseling Office or at evening advisement.

15. What to Expect as a Junior
As a junior, you will have to take a Milestone/EOC (End of Course assessment) for American Lit and US History.
If you are already aware of the college program of study and/or career path you want to pursue, try to enhance this interest by taking electives that support your choice.
Make use of the GA Futures ( website in order to map out your high school plans & beyond.

16. Advisement Dates Bear Paws Schedule: Feb. 25th
Complete Walk Around Registration forms and return them to your Bear Paws Advisor.
Feb. 26th and Feb. 28th
Complete registration forms during Bear Paws with your advisor.

17. Evening Advisement Evening Advisement: Mar. 4th, 5th, and 6th.
On one of these dates, your parent and you will meet with your advisor to finalize your schedule.
Your advisor will contact your parent to schedule an appointment.

18. Registration Summary
Your Advisor will be collecting your registration form at the end of this period.
You will be given a copy of the registration form for your parent/guardian to review.
Show your parent/guardian the registration guide when reviewing your selected courses.
The pink copy is for your parent/guardian to KEEP.
Failure to comply with these instructions may result in you being randomly scheduled for classes that you may NOT want.