1. Anderson High School 2015-2016 Course Selection for current 10 th and 11 th graders

2. KNOW YOUR OPTIONS! Course Fair is on Wednesday, January 21 st. Your time there is limited, so, before you go, we want you to know about the requirements for graduation and the many different courses at Anderson. Write down some that you think sound interesting and make sure you visit those tables during the course fair!

3. 4x4 Graduation Requirements

4. 4x4 Graduation Plans Recommended Plan English Language Arts…..4.0 Math…...4.0 Science…..4.0 Social Studies…..4.0 Physical Education…..1.5 World Languages…..2.0 Fine Arts…..1.0 Health….0.5 Speech…...0.5 Elective Courses…..4.5 Total Credits…..26.0 Distinguished Plan English Language Arts…..4.0 Math…..4.0 Science…..4.0 Social Studies…..4.0 Physical Education…..1.5 World Languages…..3.0 Fine Arts…..1.0 Health….0.5 Speech…...0.5 Elective Courses…..3.5 Total Credits…..26.0 **4 Advanced measures are required in addition to the credits.

5. HB5 Graduation Plan Current 10 th -12 th graders can choose to move to the new HB5 graduation plan. Moving to the new graduation plan will change your graduation requirements. Students who are interested in switching to the Distinguished Foundation + Endorsement Plan need to visit with their counselor about requirements and the differences between the new plan and the 4x4 Plans.

6. Abbreviations R – Regular (meaning a course that is taught on grade level and is taken for a 4.0 credit) H – Honors (meaning a course that is taught at an advanced level and is a weighted 5.0 course) PreAP – These are courses that prepare you to later take an AP course in the same subject. All PreAP courses are also Honors courses (so they receive weighted credit).

7. Abbreviations Cont’d. AP – Advanced Placement course. These courses are taught at an advanced level, are weighted credit, and prepare you to take the AP test in May. Students who score a 3 or higher on an AP exam may receive college credit for the course. IB – International Baccalaureate course. These courses are taught at an advanced level, receive weighted 5.0 credit, and prepare you to take the IB test in May. Students who score a 4 or higher on an IB exam may receive college credit for the course. DC – Dual Credit course. These courses are taught by an ACC instructor on the Anderson campus. Students who complete the course with a passing grade receive both high school credit and college credit for the course. ACC credits will transfer to most universities.

8. English Courses

9. English Requirements All students must take the following English courses: English I (R or PreAP) English II (R or PreAP) English III (R, AP, or IB) English IV (R, AP, IB, or DC)

10. English Electives Electives offered by the English department include: Creative Writing I-II (R or H) Debate I-III (H) Film Analysis I-II (H) Greek/World Mythology (H) Newspaper Staff (H) Oral Interpretation (H) Public Speaking (H) SAT/ACT Prep & College Readiness (R) Scholars (H) Speech & Debate After School I-III (H)

11. Social Studies Courses

12. Social Studies Requirements All students must take the following social studies courses: World Geography (R or PreAP) World History (R or AP) United States History (R, AP, or DC) United States Government (R, AP, or DC) Economics (R, AP, IB, or DC) IB History replaces US History, Government, and Economics

13. Social Studies Electives Electives offered by the Social Studies department include: Psychology (R, AP, or IB) Sociology (R) Contemporary Issues (H) Street Law (H) Criminal Law (H) CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) (H) Social Justice: Community & Ethnic Studies (R) Texas Government (DC) This course counts for college credit ONLY, but is offered at AHS in the spring.

14. Math Courses

15. Math Requirements All students must take: Algebra I (R or PreAP) Geometry (R or PreAP) Algebra II (R or PreAP) The 4 th math course can be chosen from the following courses: Math Modeling Statistics (AP) Pre-Calculus (R or PreAP) Advanced Quantitative Reasoning Calculus AB (AP, IB) Calculus BC (AP, IB) Math Studies (IB) College Algebra (DC) Any math course taken beyond the 4 required courses becomes a math elective.

16. Science Courses

17. Science Requirements All students must take: Biology (R or PreAP) Chemistry (R or PreAP) Physics (R or PreAP) The 4 th science course can be chosen from the following courses: IPC (R or H) Astronomy (R) Physics I, II or C (AP or IB) Biology (AP, IB, or DC) Chemistry (AP or IB) Medical Microbiology (R or H) Pathophysiology (R or H) Anatomy & Physiology (R or H) Environmental Systems (R or H) Advanced Biotechnology (H or DC) Any science course taken beyond the four required courses becomes a science elective.

18. World Languages Courses

19. World Languages Requirements Students on the Recommended Plan must have 2 years of the same language other than English and students on the Distinguished Achievement Plan must have 3 years of the same language other than English. Chinese I-VI French I-VI German I-VI Latin I-VI Levels I-II are R, level III is H, level IV is AP or IB, and level V is H or IB, and level VI is H. Any World Language course taken beyond the requirements becomes an elective.

20. World Languages Requirements Cont’d. Students in Spanish have a choice whether to take advanced or regular courses in the upper levels: Spanish I-II (R) Spanish III (R or PreAP) Spanish IV (H, AP, or IB) Spanish V (AP or IB) Spanish VI (H)

21. Fine Arts Courses

22. Fine Arts Requirement Students must have one Fine Art credit: The first level of fine arts courses are always R credit. All additional fine arts courses are electives. Levels I-II are R and levels III-IV are H except where noted. Art I Band I Choir I Guitar I Musical Theater I (before school) Orchestra I Piano I Technical Theater I Theater I Freshmen Select Theater I (audition required)

23. Fine Arts Electives Dance Dance II-IV Dance Guard II-IV Belles II-IV (audition required) Choir Boys Choral Music II-IV Girls Choral Music II-IV (level II is R, level III-IV R or H. H by audition) Visual Arts Drawing II-IV Fibers II-IV Painting II-IV Printmaking II-IV Studio Art (AP) Art (IB)

24. Fine Arts Electives Cont’d. Instrumental Music Band II-IV Concert, Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Instrumental Ensemble II-IV Orchestra II-IV Stage/Jazz Band I-IV (before school; audition required) Guitar II-IV Music Theory (R or AP) Music (IB) Theater Technical Theater II-IV Musical Theater II-IV (before school) Theater II-IV Theater Production II-IV (audition required)

25. Fitness Courses

26. Fitness Requirement Students are required to have one Fitness Credit: PE – Aerobics, Individual Sports, Team Sports PE Substitutions – Marching Band, Dance Guard, Off Campus PE, Cheerleading Athletics Football Volleyball Basketball Baseball Softball Tennis Soccer Swimming Golf Wrestling Cross Country (fall, before school) Track (spring, after school) All Fitness courses are regular weighted credit.

27. Fitness Electives Students can take up to two years of PE: PE – Aerobics, Individual Sports, Team Sports And up to four years of PE substitutions or athletics: PE Substitutions – Marching Band, Dance Guard, Off Campus PE, Cheerleading Athletics Football Volleyball Basketball Baseball Softball Soccer Swimming Golf Wrestling Lacrosse (does not count as an elective, but is offered after school) Tennis Wrestling Cross Country Track Water Polo (does not count as an elective, but is offered in the spring, after school)

28. Health/Speech Courses

29. Health/Speech Requirements Students must take: Health (R) and Professional Communications (R) or Speech (DC)

30. Elective Courses

31. Elective Requirements Students on the Recommended Plan must have 4.5 elective credits and Students on the Distinguished Achievement Plan must have 3.5 elective credits Any courses taken beyond the specific graduation requirements for graduation are considered electives. Most students will have more than the required amount of elective credits.

32. CTE Electives Consumer Science Child Development Instructional Practices in Education & Training Lifetime, Nutrition, and Wellness Hospitality Services (application required) Business Business Information Management Principles of Business, Marketing, & Finance Money Matters Accounting I Virtual Business All CTE electives are H credit

33. CTE Electives Cont’d. Yearbook/Photography Graphic Design and Illustration Yearbook Staff I-III (application required) Commercial Photography Adv. Commercial Photography Filmmaking Audio Video Production Adv Audio Video Production Problems/Solutions in AVP I-II Film (IB) All CTE electives are H credit

34. CTE Electives Cont’d. Engineering Engineering Design & Presentation Adv Engineering Design & Presentation Electronics Adv. Electronics Robotics Team I-II (after school) STEM Entrepreneurship Manufacturing Principles of Manufacturing Precision Metal Manufacturing Adv Precision Manufacturing All CTE electives are H credit

35. CTE Electives Cont’d. Animation Digital & Interactive Media Animation Adv Animation I-II Video Game Design Computer Programming / Science Web Technologies Computer Programming Adv Computer Programming Fundamentals of Computer Science Computer Science I Computer Science (AP or IB) All CTE electives are H credit

36. Other Electives

37. General Electives AVID I-IV (R) Sports Medicine I-II (R) (application required) UIL Academic Team (H) PALS (R) (application and interview required) Student as Teacher (H) TOK (IB) (IB diploma students only)

38. Off Periods Seniors who have completed their graduation requirements may have up to two off periods each semester. These off periods must be 1 st, 2 nd, 7 th, and/or 8 th period. Counselors will try to accommodate preferences for morning or afternoon; however, off periods are determined by your other classes and may not be at the time you prefer. Once scheduled, students are not able to change their off period to a different time.

39. Courses at Other Campuses

40. Shared Students (new) Beginning next school year, students can travel to another AISD campuses to take specific courses that are not available on their home campus. Transportation will be provided. These courses include: American Sign Language (Austin High) Culinary (Austin High) Welding (Lanier) Health Science (Lanier) Cosmetology (Lanier) Firefighter (LBJ) Architecture (McCallum) JROTC (Reagan) The counselors will have more information about this at the course fair!

41. More Information? Go to www.andersononline.org (2015-2016 Course Selection) for links to the course sheets, course list, and course descriptions.www.andersononline.org