Registration Packets
Each student has been given:
02015-16 High School Registration Handbook
0Color coded Registration Card (e.g. 12th – Green)
0Registration Instruction Sheet
0Registration Information Letter
0Parent Choice Form
0HS Transcript
Registration Timeline
February 16-27
Teacher Signature Days
February 19 – March 27
Registration Meetings with
Counselors
February 16-25
Receive registration
materials
Daily Course
Verifications sent home after
Counselor meetings
March 27
Course Change Deadline
Graduation Requirements
Students will earn a NC High School Diploma by completing WSFCS
graduation requirements following the Future Ready Core Course
of Study.
Refer to pp. 4 in HS Registration Handbook
0 Class of 2016 & beyond = 22 units required to graduate
Registration Handbook
Serves as your resource for course offerings, prerequisites, graduation/promotion requirements, and
special course opportunities
Electronic link to the WSFCS 2015-16 Registration
Handbook
2015-16 High School Registration Handbook
Errors!!!
Transportation Systems - deleted courses (Do Not
Select)
Listed on pp. 26 & 36
2015-16 Registration Card
Transcript Review
Transcript Review
 Weighted GPA (QPA) – includes honors courses; higher
than unweighted if student enrolls in honors courses
 Unweighted GPA – assigns standard weight for courses
to calculate grade point average
A = 4 points (regular); 5 points (honors); 6 points (AP)
B = 3 points (regular); 4 points (honors); 5 points (AP)
C = 2 points (regular); 3 points (honors); 4 points (AP)
D = 1 point (regular); 2 points (honors); 3 points (AP)
F = 0 points for all levels
 To calculate GPA:
Total points earned divided by # units attempted =
GPA/QPA
Promotion Requirements
Students are promoted based on the total number of
credits earned
10th grade – 5 Units
11th grade – 9 units
12th grade – 15 Units
Class of 2016 & beyond must earn 22 credits to graduate
Pre-requisites
A course required prior to enrollment
Read Course Descriptions in Registration Handbook
Talk to Teachers
AP Courses at East
8 AP Courses are taught on our campus
*Must mark Home School on Registration Card if
you want to take AP courses @ EFHS
AP English Literature -12th
AP English Language – 11th
AP Environmental Science – 10th, 11th, 12th
AP Calculus AB – 11th, 12th
AP Psychology – 10th, 11th, 12th
AP Human Geography – 11th, 12th
AP US History – 11th, 12th
AP World History – 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
New Courses
0 Hn Sports Medicine 3
0 Hn Zoology
0 Hn Physics First (9th ONLY)
0 Biology Seminar
0 Essentials for College Math (12th ONLY)
Specialty Courses at East
Sports Medicine I – III
Pre-Requisites: B or better in Biology (10th) or B or better in Health (11th/12th)
Open to 10th, 11th, & 12th Graders
Sports Medicine II/III
Pre-Requisites: C or better in Sports Medicine I
Instructor Permission
Increased interest in Sports Medicine/Athletic Training
Typically for 11th graders
Health Sciences I/II
Nursing Fundamentals
Finance Academy
*Contact Ms. Jennifer Haymes at the following link EFHS Finance Academy
Coordinator or visit her website*
*Some courses require auditions (e.g. Madrigals, Caprice) or applications (Newspaper, Finance
Academy, Yearbook, Teacher Cadets, etc.)
Career Center
Central location for WSFCS students offering AP and
Vocational courses
Career Center Quick Reference
Limited transportation is provided
East/Career Center does not guarantee courses offered based on
transportation needs
Some courses have fees attached to them (e.g. Cosmetology $300, Photography – requires specific camera, Culinary Arts –
requires purchase of uniform)
Cosmetology is a 3 hour courses with mandatory requirements
outside of normal class time and/or summer internships
NC Virtual Public School
WSFCS students can register for courses online IF:
*WSFCS does not offer a course in which your are interested
*There is a schedule conflict
*Seniors need a course to graduate
*PRINCIPAL APPROVES
Grades are reported on transcripts – NO EXCEPTIONS
*No Tuition for WSFCS students*
Explore the website at www.ncvps.org
Dual Enrollment at FTCC
WSFCS students can register for classes at FTCC campuses for a
reduced fee through the NC Career & College Promise program if they:
Have a 3.0 GPA
Are at least a Junior
Apply to FTCC
Complete a Permission Form
Provide SAT/ACT scores OR take Accuplacer (administered at FTCC)
Meet FTCC course pre-requisites
The courses fits student’s schedule
www.forsythtech.edu
*NO transportation provided
*Families are responsible for purchasing required textbooks
*Final grades entered on transcript (honors credit) – NO EXCEPTIONS
WSFCS Course Assignment
Principles
Developed by WSFCS Central Office Program
Specialists to ensure course selections based on
performance
Uses combination of current performance and most
recent EOC scores to place students in core classes
HS Assignment Principles
WSFCS Course Assignment
Principles
Example of Placement Guideline for English
Rising 10th Graders who have completed English I who
scored in 463 – 465 on 8th Grade EOG should be placed
in English II
There are guidelines for all core areas that use EOG or
EOC scores and/or current grades as predictors of
appropriate core course levels
Parent Choice Process
Parents who feel their students are misplaced based on
WSFCS assignment principles may elect to have student
placed in a different course
A copy of this form will be on the reverse side of the
2013-14 Registration Information Letter
2015-16 Registration Letter
2015-16 Parent Choice Form
What Now???
Take Registration Materials Home
Share with Parents
Review transcript/registration
handbook
Choose Courses
Investigate Classes
Meet Pre-requisites
Finalize Registration
Be prepared for Meeting with
Counselor
Make Changes by March 27
Important Dates
Course
Change
Deadline
March 27
HS choice
period
Feb. 9 –
Feb. 20
EFHS Registration
Feb. 16- March 27
Individual Registration
Meetings
Teachers will bring their classes to Guidance February 19 –
March 27 for individual registration meetings with Counselors
***Students may be in 2 classes that are scheduled for registration
days…you are expected to be prepared to finalize registration on
the 1st date (e.g. if you have Ms. Hegstrom 1st period AND Mr.
Thompson 2nd period, you must have your materials ready during
Ms. Hegstrom’s scheduled time)
Individual Registration
Meetings
Students MUST register for 8 courses and 4 alternates
(including core, electives)
Alternate course selections will be used if courses do
not have enough students enrolled to create a class
Students will not be allowed to register for TA or
early release periods
Select electives prior to meeting date
Registration Calendar
All teachers have copies of scheduled dates for classes
to come to Guidance for Individual Meetings
Record the date your class is scheduled TODAY!
Feb. 19
1st period
4th period
Cecil (9:00–9:45)
Lancaster/Frye (9:5010:30)
Lancaster (2:10 – 3:00)
Frye (3:00 – 3:40)
2015 - 16 Registration Class Schedule
Time to Refuel
Contact Your Counselor With Questions