Pickerington High School Central
Class of 2016 Registration Presentation
www.pickerington.k12.oh.us
High School Graduation
Requirements
Subject Area
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English
Social Studies
Science
Mathematics
Health/P.E.
Fine Arts
Electives (Health and PE will
not count for these electives)
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Credits
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4 credits
3 credits
3 credits
4 credits
1 credit
1 credit
4 credits
20 Credits
High School Diplomas
• Standard Diploma-student meets all
graduation requirements and pass all
sections of the Ohio Graduation Test.
• Honors Diploma-a student who completes
the college preparatory curriculum shall
meet 7 or 8 specified criteria.
Honor’s Diploma Criteria
1. Earn 4 credits of English.
2. Earn 4 credits of math including Alg. I, Alg. II, and Geometry or
higher math.
3. Earn at least 4 credits of science including 1 credit of Physics and 1
credit of Chemistry.
4. Earn at least 4 credits of social studies.
5. Earn 3 credits of one foreign language or 2 credits of two foreign
languages.
6. Earn 1 credit in Fine Arts.
7. Maintain an overall high school grade point average of at least
a 3.5-Unweighted.
8. Obtain a 27 on the ACT or a 1210 on the SAT (Verbal and Math).
Ohio Graduation Test
• Students must pass all 5 sections of the
OGT to graduate
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Math
Science
Social Studies
Reading
Writing
Alternate Pathway
• Only failed 1 test by 10 points or less.
• Has a 97% attendance rate, excluding excused
absences.
• Has not been expelled from high school.
• Has a 2.5 GPA in the subject area of failed test.
• Has completed all other high school curriculum
requirements in the subject area of failed test.
• Has attended any intervention programs offered
by the school with a 97% attendance rate.
• Holds a letter of recommendation from all
teachers in the subject area of failed test and the
principal.
The MINIMUM Core
for college preparation in Ohio
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English-4 units
Math-3 units
Science-3 units
Social Studies-3 units
Foreign Language-2 units
The Arts-1 unit
Choosing the right English class
Graduation requirements:
4 credits of English
1. English 12
2. Honors Thematic Studies
3. AP English Language and
Composition (collegiate level class with
summer reading required.)
4. AP English Literature and
Composition(collegiate level class with
summer reading required.)
5. AP English Language and
Composition-Dual Enrollment
6. AP English Literature and
Composition-Dual Enrollment
Choosing the right Math class
Graduation
requirement:
4 credits of Math
including Algebra
2 or its equivalent
(Students may
double up and take
2 math classes in
order to meet
graduation
requirements
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Geometry (If previously failed)
Algebra 2 (completion of Geometry)
Honors Algebra 2 (Recommended for students interested
in extending learning beyond regular courses.)
College Transition Math (students completed Algebra 2
but not interested in Pre-Calculus)
Introduction to Calculus and Discrete Math
Pre-Calculus (recommended C- or better in Algebra 2)
Honors Pre-Calculus (recommended C- or better in
Algebra 2 and interested in extending learning beyond
regular courses).
Statistics (completion of Algebra 2)
Advanced Placement Statistics (completion of Algebra 2)
Advanced Placement Calculus AB (completion of PreCalculus)
College Algebra-Dual Credit
Trigonometry-Dual Credit
Choosing the right
Social Studies Class
Graduation requirement
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3 credits:
Principles of Democracy (1) or
•1 World History
•1 American History
AP Government & Politics (1)
• Economics (1/2)
Economics (1/2) or
• POD (1/2)
AP Microeconomics and Macroeconomics (1) or
AP United States Government and Politics-Dual Enrollment
AP Comprehensive Governments and Politics-Dual
Enrollment
• State and Local Government-Dual Enrollment
Choosing the Right Science Classes
Meet all listed graduation requirements
Graduation requirement: 3
– Need Physics and Chemistry for the science credits
Honors Diploma
1 credit Integrated Science
1 credit Biology
1 credit science elective
Important Note:
All Students who sign up for an
AP Science class MUST sign up
for the corresponding Science
Lab
Colleges recommend
1 credit of Chemistry and
1 credit of Physics
Choosing Electives
• Look at prerequisites.
• Consider class load.
• Consider what you enjoy
doing.
• PE classes will not count
toward elective credits.
• Always choose the most
rigorous classes that you can
handle including Advanced
Placement or Dual Credit
courses.
Graduation requirement:
•1 credit: fine arts,
•4 credits: any electives
Deciding to take a
Foreign Language
• Consider the following:
– Most colleges require 2 years
of the same foreign language.
– Honors diploma requires 3
years of one or 2 years of two.
– AP Spanish, AP German and
AP French are all offered at
Central.
– ASL 1 is not available to
Seniors.
Dual Credit Requirements &
Information
• Students wishing to take Dual Credit courses will fill out a
form and will have to take the Compass test if you do not
have qualifying ACT scores.
• Students wishing to register for the Dual Credit courses
will make sure to select an alternate class
• If students do not qualify for the Dual Credit course, will
have to be placed in the alternate class.
• All Dual Enrollment courses are one semester and count
for one high school credit, except for Intro to Teacher
Education
Requirements for Dual Credit Courses
Auditing or Repeating Classes
• Students have an option to audit or repeat a course for
a variety of reasons such as gaining exposure to new
content or strengthening understanding of content.
• Students must complete a form that includes counselor
and teacher approval.
• The transcript will reflect the higher grade attained
when repeating a class.
• Audited courses will not count in any GPA
considerations.
• NCAA will not recognize repeated classes for
eligibility for college athletics.
Pass/Fail Option
• Students may take up to 1 credit per year
pass/fail in all areas except English,
Math, Science, Social Studies, and
Foreign Language.
• The initial choice of pass/fail must be
made during the first 4 weeks of the
semester.
• The grade S/U will be given for each
grading period.
• Students may choose the letter grade at
the end of the course and only the final
grade will be changed.
KEEP IN MIND WHEN SCHEDULING
YOUR CLASSES
• College admissions require a copy of your Senior
schedule, so you need to take the most rigorous course
load you can handle.
• The master schedule is designed based on student interest.
Changes made after its creation will be limited to
corrections only.
• No schedules will be changed nor classes dropped because
a student has changed his/her mind about taking a class.
• There are no more Flash Cards.
• See registration guide for Educational Options and
schedule change policies.
PERIOD
COURSE #
SEMESTER 1
COURSE #
SEMESTER 2
SAMPLE OF CLASSES
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429
English 12
412
English 12
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324
Pre-Calculus
324
Pre-Calculus
3
247
Physics
247
Physics
4
522
POD
542
Psychology or Elective
5
656H
AP German
656H
AP German
6
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Elective
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Elective
7
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LUNCH 1
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LUNCH 1
8
Elective/Study Hall
Elective/Study Hall
√ All students must fill 6 or 7 periods of classes. All students must have one period of lunch and up to one
period of Study Hall.
NOTE: The master schedule is designed based on student interests, changes will be limited to corrections
only. See registration guide for educational options and schedule change policies.
** All athletes must pass a minimum of five (5) classes per semester (excluding
PE) to remain eligible for athletics.
Select your classes practice sheet
PERIOD
COURSE #
SEMESTER 1
COURSE #
SEMESTER 2
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Lunch
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Lunch
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2
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This grid is for you to fill in and check to make sure don’t select too many classes or not
enough.
NOTE: The master schedule is designed based on student interests, changes will be limited to
corrections only. See registration guide for Educational options and schedule change
policies.
Remind
How to sign up for PHSC Counselors’ Class
of 2018 messages:
To: 81010
Message: @2016tigers
You will be able to see texts of different
reminders from the counselors that pertain to
you.
Courses will be selected online
for the 2015-16 school year
• All schedule requests must be submitted
online by January 30th. The IC Registration
Portal will be closed after this date.
• Students who do not select their courses,
will have to take classes selected by their
counselor.
• Students will receive a schedule verification
from in the spring that must be signed by a
parent or guardian.