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Future Ready Core

English – 4 CreditsMath – 4 Credits Science – 3 CreditsSocial Studies – 4 creditsHealth/PE – 1 credit6 Electives –

~ 2 Required Electives (any combination of CTE, Foreign Language, and Arts)

~ 4 electives from a specified Concentration Area

28 credits are required in order to graduate from Pisgah High School. The requirements above account

for 22 of the 28 credits.

ENGLISH…

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English IEnglish IIEnglish IIIEnglish IV

MATH…IT ALL ADDS TO YOUR SUCCESS!

Foundations of Math I in Fall of 9th Grade to help some students – NOT a math credit

9th Grade(Entered 9th grade 13-14)

10th Grade(Entered 9th grade 12-13)

9th Grade(Entered 9th grade 13-14)

10th Grade(Entered 9th grade 12-13)

9th Grade(Entered 9th grade 13-14)

10th Grade(Entered 9th grade 12-13)

Math I Algebra I Math II Geometry Honors Math II

Honors Geometry

Math II Math II Math III Math III Honors Math III

Honors Algebra II

Math III Math III Adv. Functions

Adv. Functions

Pre-Calc Pre-Calc

Adv. Functions

Adv. Functions

Pre-Calc Pre-Calc AP Calculus

AP Calculus

SCIENCE…IT’S ELEMENTALEarth and

Environmental Science

BiologyPhysical Science OR

Chemistry

•Some students will CHOOSE to take more than the 3 required sciences •A small number of students will choose to “double up” and take Biology and Chemistry in 10th grade in order to make their 11th and 12th grade schedules available for as many honors science courses as offered.•Chemistry is not required for graduation, but many college programs, even at the community college level, may require Chemistry. Check college websites!! • Looking to be a NC Scholar? Will need Chemistry to qualify!

SOCIAL STUDIES

World HistoryAmerican History IAmerican History IICivics

Students taking AP US History will follow a bit different path, but still complete 4 social studies credits

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Electives Required for Graduation

2 Required Electives - Any combination of 2

electives to be taken from:•Arts•Foreign Language•CTE (Career and Technical)

INTRO TO T & I AND MSITA

SPANISH I & HORTICULTURE I

BAND I & HEALTH TEAM RELATIONS

SPORTS MKT I & FRENCH I

CHORUS I AND CHORUS II

CONCENTRATION AREAS

Career & Technical Education

Arts Education

ROTC

Academic

CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION

A CTE Concentration Area means that you choose from 1 of 11 Career Cluster Areas, and take 4 courses from within

that cluster. One of the 4 courses must be a level II .

CTE CLUSTERSAg., Food, & Nat. Resources Principles of Business Animal Science I Equine Science I Equine Science II

Information Technology Introduction to T & I Foundations of Information

Technology Computer Engineering 1 Computer Engineering 2

Hospitality & Tourism Foods I MSITA Sports & Entertainment Mkt. I Sports & Entertainment Mkt. II

These are just 3 of the many CTE sequences available at PHS!

ARTS EDUCATIONA concentration of classes within Arts

would include 4 courses from any combination of:

Art Music

Drama

as long as one course is a level II course

Band I

Drama I

Art I

Art II

Chorus I

Chorus II

Chorus II

Orion

Band I

Band II

Band III

Band IV

ROTCA concentration of classes within ROTC

would include 4 courses in an ROTC sequence with at least one level II course

Examples:•ROTC I

•ROTC II

•ROTC III

•ROTC IV

•ROTC I

•ROTC II

•Drill & Ceremony

•Drill & Ceremony

ACADEMIC

A concentration of classes within Academics would include

courses in any combination from Honors, AP,

Foreign Language that are in addition to those fulfilling core

requirements

Examples:•Honors Biology II•Honors Anatomy & Physiology•AP Psychology•Honors Native Amer. Studies •Spanish I

•Spanish II•Spanish III•Spanish IV

• French I• French II• AP Human Geography• Honors Physics

•Foreign Language•Art Credit

•Anything else?

NC ACADEMIC SCHOLARS PROGRAM

4 English Language Arts I, II, III, IV4 Math (Alg. I, Alg. II, Geometry, and higher level math with Alg. II as prerequisite, or Integrated

I, II, III with a higher math course in which Integrated Math III is a prerequisite)

3 Science (Chemistry, Bio, and an Earth/Environmental Science course4 Social Studies (World History, American

History I, American History II, Civics) 4 Elective credits constituting a concentration

recommended from one of the following: CTE, JROTC, Arts, Academic3.5 Unweighted GPA

2 Languages (2 credits of the same)3 Higher level courses taken during junior

and/or senior years which carry 5 or 6 quality points, such as AP, Advanced CTE/CTE credentialing courses, online course, other honors or above designated courses

WHY 9TH AND 10TH GRADES DO COUNT!

ACADEMICS• Weighted / Unweighted GPA (grade

point average)

• Honors / Advanced / A.P. (Advanced Placement) Courses

• Career & College Courses / HCC

• Transcripts to colleges / scholarships (will contain grades 9-11 and course choices for senior year)

BEHAVIOR• Attendance

•Course credit•Transcript

• OSS / ISS(Applications do ask!)

OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL…

Extracurricular Community DEPTH of involvement ServiceLeadership UNIQUE

Work / Volunteer Enrichment Opportunities Time management Summer / School year Career exploration Can be expensive---but many are FREE

RESEARCH

PHS Counseling Center website: http://teacher.haywood.k12.nc.us/phs-counselingcenter

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Newsletters

Open House events

Enrichment opportunities in career exploration

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TESTINGThe PLAN (10th) – required of all sophomores in

NC. Free of charge, great practice for the ACT

PSAT (10th/11th) – optional. Small fee, great practice for the SAT

ACT (11th) – required of all juniors in NC. Free of charge, can be used as College Entrance Exam scores

SAT (11th) – optional. Good to take spring of 11th grade so that student could choose to re-take ACT or SAT in September of October of Senior year

Free test prep can be found at cfnc.org, actstudent.org, and

collegeboard.com

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