1. 10th Grade Course Registration

2. Scheduling Timeline Timeline
February 1st – Provide students with scheduling materials
Feb. 21th – Individual 15-minute scheduled appointments with parents as needed
February 22nd- Signing Day (Course Registration form due with teacher signatures)
April 22nd- Course requests passed out for final changes
April 26th – Last day to change course requests
*** NO changes will be made once schedules are passed out in August***

3. Reflection & Looking Ahead
Are you satisfied with your grades/effort?
Have you established a strong platform for high school success?
Looking Ahead:
What is your Four-Year Academic Plan?
Are you still on track with where you intended to be?
What diplomas (Honors, Global Scholars) are you intending to achieve?
Content?

4. Graduation Credit Requirements
Subject Area Required
English 4
Social Studies (US, World, Gov) 3
Science (1 life, 1 physical) 3
Math (must complete Alg. II)
PE (may be waived)
Health
Tech/Foreign Language 1
Financial Literacy class 1 course (grades 9-12)
Fine Arts credit (grades 7-12)
Additional credits 5-6
Total

5. Honors Diploma Requirements
Subject
High School Academic Diploma with Honors
English
4 units
Mathematics
4 units, including Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II or equivalent and another higher level course or a four-year sequence of courses that contain equivalent content
Science
4 units, including 2 units in advanced science
Social Studies
Global Language
3 units, including at least 2 units in each language studied
Fine Arts
1 unit
Grade Point Average
3.5 on a 4.0 scale
ACT/SAT Score [excluding scores from the writing sections]*
27 ACT / 1280 SAT

6. Global Scholars Diploma
If you are in the program, you will…
Have an interest in the global economy and cultural studies
Take 4-5 years of the same language
Complete a cultural experience
Complete course work outside of your regular schedule
You need to take the Global Issues course in 10th grade if you didn’t take it this year.
If you are currently a part of the Global Scholars and no longer want to be, there is an opt-out form that must be signed with your school counselor.

7. 10th Grade Required Classes
Lunch
World Literature & Composition or Advanced World Literature & Composition
Advanced recommended for grade of B or above
Math
Science
World Studies or AP World History
PE and/or Health (if you still need it)
Global Language (recommended)
Elective/Other Graduation Requirements (or study hall)

8. Benefits of AP AP = Advanced Placement
College-level courses taught at the high school.
In May, students will take the AP tests for potential college credits.
Scores range from 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest). Check with your college/university to learn the score you must earn to receive credit.
Scores of 3 or better earn credit at all Ohio public colleges.
Weighted GPA if earn B- or above
Cost is approximately $90 per exam.

9. See flowchart Math Options Math Algebra I Geometry/Advanced Geometry
Algebra II
IAP or Pre-Calculus
See flowchart

10. Science Options Science
Biology/Advanced Biology (L)—Geometry
Environmental Studies (L) - Geometry
Chemistry/Advanced Chemistry (P)—if taking Alg. II
Physics & Astronomy (P)—Geometry, Adv. Geometry
Integrated Analysis and Physics (IAP)
Summer Ecology/Gardening is an extra science course available with Mr. Reding.
Must have Biology credit first

11. New Elective Options Public Speaking (.5 Credits)- 1 Semester
Home Service Technology (.5 Credits) – 1 Semester
Human Resources Management (.5 Credits)—1 Semester
Global Issues (.5 credits—counts a Social Studies elective)—1 Sem.
New Semester courses (previously full year courses)
Intro to Technology (.5 Credits)
Construction Technology (.5 Credits)
Architecture Design (.5 Credits)
Engineering Design (.5 Credits)
Business Management (.5 Credits)

12. High School Options (Non-traditional course options)
Summer Health and/or PE –June 4-June 22
Packets available today—Payment due by March 2
Summer Ecology/Gardening Course
Must have Biology credit first
Educational Options—Must be Pre-Approved
Independent Study
In conjunction with a teacher
Online Courses
Various courses not offered at GHS
Credit Flexibility
Testing out/showing mastery - January & August

13. Mentoring and School Leadership
Freshmen participate in this program as mentees
10th-12th grade students mentor small groups of freshman
Must have a full-year study hall to participate
Consists of peer tutoring, transition to high school, study skills training, etc.
Worth 0.5 credits for a full year
Applications available today!
Discipline, maturity, essay, GPA

14. College Course Options
College Credit Plus—CCP
May be taken at the college campus or online
Would be at no cost to the family
Indicate intention on course registration form
Complete and submit Intent to Participate form by April 1st to your school counselor--Pick up today!
Examples would be at OSU-Newark and Central Ohio Technical College (COTC)

15. College Credit Plus (CCP) Meetings
C-TEC will be hosting a general College Credit Plus meeting on February 1, 2019 from 6-7 pm. All students interested in taking CCP (college courses) next year are strongly recommended to attend!
If you want to take classes at OSU-Newark next year, we strongly recommend attendance at the OSU Academy CCP Register at scarletandgray.osu.edu with the access code: NWKCCP19 by Thursday, Feb. 21. 
The meeting will take place in Founders Hall Auditorium at 6pm, check-in at 5:30pm (1179 University Drive Newark, OH 43055).

16. College Credit Plus—OSU Newark
Apply to OSU-Newark Academy:
Print out School Counselor Form and give to your counselor and request transcript to be sent to OSU-Newark
Set-up meeting with CCP Counselor at OSU-Newark
Follow-up with school counselor in August to make sure schedule is set for 19-20

17. College Credit Plus--COTC
COTC—Central Ohio Technical College
Apply to COTC as CCP student to take classes on campus:
GHS
Taught by a professor at GHS
Courses offered based on student interest
For Intro to Philosophy (Critical Thinking), other class TBD
School counselors will coordinate an application session in the spring

18. College Course Options--Denison
Licking County Scholars at Denison University
Discounted price for families
Application process
Request transcript and letter of recommendation from your school counselor
If admitted, meet with registrar at Denison University to set up class
Meet with school counselor to set up schedule for 19-20

19. Reminders 5 credits—OHSAA extracurricular requirement
2.0 GPA—GHS extracurricular requirement
Students need to bring their completed registration forms to your 8th period teacher by February 22
All scheduling info for parents posted on GHS website:
Meeting times available for additional individual questions.
April 26th is the last day to change course requests
*** NO changes will be made once schedules are passed out in August***

20. Picking Up Your Schedule
You will be picking up a copy of your official schedule in August
No schedule changes will be permitted once schedule have been passed out
Once the school year starts, the only schedule changes that will be made are for the purposes of improper placement.
i.e. changing to appropriate rigor level (languages and math)