Subject Selection 2011-2012
Senior Year
Education Go Get It Week
and Course Selection
† As you prepare for your future know that
you hold the key to your own success.
† Your counselors are here to guide you thru
your secondary education and post
secondary goals. Come speak with us
about your future plans!
† It’s never too late to start planning for your
future.
† Start researching!! NOW!
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Considerations for Future Planning?
† What are your interests and aptitudes? Not
sure?? Come by the College and Career
Center and take an inventory. Visit with
Mrs. Martinez, or your grade level
counselor.
† Requirements for admission?
† Degree Programs Available/Length of
Program
† Location
† Cost/Financial Aid
† Sports/Intramurals
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Course Selection
¾ Online registration is available from
December 6–January 10.
¾ PARENT NIGHT - Wednesday, December 8th at 7:00 PM
in the Small Gym.
¾Counselors available outside the cafeteria
during lunch December 13–16 to assist
with registration.
¾High School Fair December 13-6:30-8:00.
¾Library Computer Lab open January 4 and
January 6 from 6:00-8:00 for selection.
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I am available!
† I will be in the English Department
the week of December 13-17.
† I will be set up in the hall and will see
each of you 1 at a time during class.
† I will have your 4 year plan.
† Keep your Subject Selection sheet
with you until you have registered
online or until we have met.
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Course Selection
¾ Using your transcript and graduation
plan you will need to determine what
required courses and elective
courses you need to take to
graduate.
¾ Read through the course
guide so you are aware of
all the courses available for
you to select.
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Required Classes:
¾ English:
English IV
English IV Dual
English IV AP – Summer Reading Required
¾ Math:
Algebra II
Algebra II Pre-AP
Pre-Calculus
Pre-Calculus Pre-AP
Calculus A/AB/BC
Statistics AP
Independent Study in Math College Algebra
Independent Study in Math Statistics
(Counts as college 1301/1302-same as Eng 3 AP)
If you took Math Models (Recommended Only)
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Required Classes:
¾ Science:
Chemistry/PreAP/AP
Aquatic Science
Physics/PreAP/AP
Anatomy
Biology AP
Astronomy
Forensic Science
¾ Social Studies:
Government/AP
Economics/AP
Govt/Govt Research Dual
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Required Classes:
¾ Foreign Language – 2.0 Credits
(Recommended)
¾ Foreign Language – 3.0 Credits
(Distinguished)
¾ Technology – 1.0 Credit
¾ Fine Art 1.0 Credit
¾ PE – 1.0 Credit
¾ Health – 0.5 Credit
¾ Professional Communication – 0.5 Credit
¾ Electives – 4.0 Credits (Recommended)
¾ Elective – 3.0 Credits (Distinguished)
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Course Selection
¾On the course selection sheet check if you
intend to graduate on the Recommended or
Distinguished Achievement plan.
¾Complete the course selection sheet by
listing 7 courses and course numbers for
both the Fall and Spring semesters.
¾Include 3 alternate course choices.
¾Obtain a parent signature and a phone
number.
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Advanced Measures
¾ Any AP Course with a 3,4 OR 5 on the
AP EXAM = 1
¾ Dual Credit course with an 80
average per semester = 2
¾ EXCEPTION - **College Algebra=1
¾ REMEMBER…IT TAKES 4 ADVANCED
MEASURES FOR DISTINGUIHED
ACHEIVEMENT STATUS
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BIM/DIM May Mester
¾ Business Information Management/ Digital
Interactive Media May Mester will be held
at CHS May 9-27, 2011 on Monday-Friday
from 4:15-8:30.
¾ This course will count as your technology
credit.
¾ You must complete the lavender form and
turn it in with your choice sheet if you
want to take the May Mester course.
¾ Do NOT register for this course online.
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Dual Credit Classes:
¾ If you are interested in taking a Dual
Credit course next year, please carefully
read the attached Dual Credit handout.
¾ You must take the Accuplacer test if you
want to take a Dual Credit course.
¾ If you are interested in taking a Dual
Credit course next year, complete and
return the form to Mrs. Ricker by
January 10, 2011.(2=free/+1=you pay)
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**College Algebra – Dual 2175
¾ 3 College Hours
¾ Check your college degree plan – Visit
the Career Center
¾ If you need Algebra only, this may be
the Dual Credit course for you!
¾ Accuplacer Math score is crucial for
admission to this course.
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Registering for classes online:
¾ You are now ready to register for the
courses that you have selected!
¾ The online course selection portal is called
txMyZone
¾ Go to the website:
https://itccsgb.esc13.net:5001/costu/zone.aspx
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Welcome
In order to access txMyZone, you must log on to the system. After 20 minutes of inactivity, the
system will time out. You will then be returned to the Login page. From this screen, click the Student
Course Request button.
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Link: https://itccsgb.esc13.net:5001/COSTU/Zone.aspx
Login
This screen will prompt you for the students ID, Date of Birth and the last four
digits of the Social Security Number/State ID. After entering this
information, click the Login button. For security reasons, the Social Security
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Number/State ID is blanked out as you type.
Campus Message
This is the Campus Message to update you on any information you may need to
know. Click the Close button to close the Campus Message and continue to the
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select Courses Application.
Course Selection
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The Subject Section is located across the
top of the screen. Click the appropriate
subject you would like to view. You can
also click the Next Subject or Previous
Subject buttons at the bottom-left
corner. When a subject link is clicked, the
list of courses under the Available Courses
section will change to correspond with the
subject selected.
To select a course from the Available
Courses listed, click the red button with
the green checkmark. That will move the
course to the Requested Courses. Click
the red button with the green ‘A’ to add to
the Alternate Courses.
The Units Remaining in the top-right
corner of the page indicates how many
semester courses you have left to select.
This will decrease each time a course is
selected for the Requested Courses area.
If you wish to Logout, the toolbar in the
top-right of the page allows you to logout
when you click the link. At that point, no
changes will be saved and you will return to
the Login page of txMyZone.
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Course Section Continued
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Once the Units Remaining field
is zero, you will not be able to
select additional courses unless
you remove a previously selected
course from the Requested
Courses section.
To remove a course from the
Requested Courses section, click
the red button with the black ‘x’.
This will move the course back to
the Available Courses list.
If a course displays in the
Requested Courses list and it
does not have the red button
with the black ‘x’, then it is a
course the campus preloaded.
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Confirmation
Prior to clicking Submit, verify the courses that have been selected. Once the
Continue button is clicked, the only way to make a schedule change is to see
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your Counselor.
Review
The Confirmation Page allows the student to view and print the submitted
course requests. At any time, the student may still log on to the txMyZone
Student Course Request application and view or print this information.
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Completion of Course Selection
¾You have successfully
completed the online course
selection process.
¾Once you have successfully
registered you must turn in
your course selection sheet
(and lavender May Mester
sheet if that applies) to your
English teacher.
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