Planning for Planning for Tenth GradeTenth Grade

BHS Graduation RequirementsBHS Graduation Requirements

CONTENT AREA CREDITS

English 4 CreditsI, II, III, IV

Mathematics 4 CreditsMath I , Math II, Math III and one additional math course

Science 3 CreditsEarth & Environmental Science, Biology, Physical Science

Humanities 4 CreditsWorld History, Civics and Economics, American History I and II

World Languages Not required

Health and Physical Education 1 Credit Health/Physical Education

Electives 10 Credits 2 elective credits of any combination from either: Career and Technical Education, Arts Education, Foreign Languages

Total Credits 26 **plus 100 hours of community service

Promotion RequirementsPromotion Requirements

Must earn a minimum of 6 credits

Must pass English IMust pass 2 out of the 3: Math,

Science or HumanitiesMust pass 3 electives

Choosing ClassesChoosing Classes

Strengths and WeaknessesInterestsLong-term PlansRigor and BalanceBlock versus Yearlong Teacher Recommendations

Core SelectionsCore SelectionsEnglish:

◦Academic English II◦Honors English II

Humanities: ◦Academic Civics & Economics◦Honors Civics & Economics◦AP World History◦Honors World History

Core SelectionsCore SelectionsMath:

◦Foundations of Math I & Math I◦Math I◦Foundations of Math II & Math II◦Math II◦Math II Honors◦Math III◦Math III Honors◦Pre-Calculus

Core SelectionsCore Selections

Core SelectionsCore SelectionsScience:

◦Academic Biology◦Honors Biology◦Academic Chemistry◦Honors Chemistry◦AP Environmental Science

Second LanguagesSecond Languages

Not required for High School graduation.

MINIMUM requirement for colleges or universities is 2 credits of the SAME language.

“Highly Selective” Colleges and Universities (Davidson, Duke, UNC, WFU) expect 4 credits of the same language.

Application CoursesApplication CoursesCreative Writing II (Molloy)Early Childhood I or II (E. Jones)

Newspaper (Winzeler)Sports Medicine I (Blackwell)Yearbook (Koppen)

Have applications in before the deadlines!

Registration TimelineRegistration TimelineFeb. 17-20- Students will get a

Course Recommendation Form to take to all teachers to sign and then bring home. English teachers and/or Ms. White will be speaking to students about registration process

Feb. 23-March 6th - PowerSchool Registration

Feb. 25-26- Students will register for classes in computer lab at school

RegistrationRegistration

Course SelectionCourse Selection

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Friday, September 4th, 2015

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