Sophomore Course
Selection
2014-2015
Reasons to
Listen
Graduation Requirements
• English
• Social Science
4.0 credits
2.0 credits
(Must pass US History)
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Math
3.0 credits
Science
2.0 credits
Health/PE
3.5 credits
Consumer Ed
.5 credits
Electives
9.0 credits
Prairie State Achievement Exam
Constitution Test
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24 Total Credits
CREDITS
• Credit is based on semester grade
• D (60%) Minimum grade for passing and receiving
credit
• Each semester class = ½ credit
To be a…
You must
have…
It’s recommended you have…
Sophomore 5 Credits
6 credits
Junior
11 Credits
12 credits
Senior
17 Credits
18 credits
HS
graduate
24 Credits
REQUIRED TO HAVE 24
CREDITS!!!
Weighted Grades used to calculate
GPA
• Honors/AP
A = 6 points
• Standard
A = 5 points
• Base
A = 4 points
CREDITS
• Credit is based on semester grade
• D (60%) Minimum grade for passing
and receiving credit
• Each semester class = ½ credit
CLASS RANK
• Class rank is determined by total
grade points using all classes.
• Examples:
6 classes all A’s = 30 points
7 classes all A’s = 35 points
Typical Sophomore
Schedule
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English II
US History
Math
Science
Physical Education
Elective
Study Hall or another elective
English
Course currently
taking
Grade in the course
Course to take next
year
English I
B or higher and teacher
recommendation
Honors English II
English I
Any grade
English II
Honors English I
C or higher
Honors English II
Honors English I
D or F
English II
Social Studies
• US History (1 year)
• Pass the Constitution
Test
Science
Course currently
taking
Grade in the course
No Science course
Course to take next
year
Biology
Biology
Honors Biology
Completion of Algebra I
Chemistry
Biology
Honors Biology
B or higher in Algebra I
Honors Chemistry
PE
• Drivers Ed/Swim if you didn’t take it this year
• Options:
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*Foundations of Fitness*
Fitness and Sports (Team PE)
Lifetime Fitness and Exercise (Individual PE)
Personal Development
*Dance Fitness*
Water & Land Activities
Advanced Aquatics
Swim Guard
*Lifestyle Management (a full year course!!)*
• *You must take a *class prior to enrollment of
other PE courses.
Math
Current Course
Current Grade
Next Year’s Course
Do I need to take a
Focused Course?
Pre Algebra
D
Algebra 1
Focused Algebra
Algebra 1
D
Geometry
Focused Geometry
Algebra 1
Any grade
Geometry
No
Algebra 1
A
Honors Geometry
No
Geometry
C or D
Elementary Algebra 2
NO
Geometry
C or higher
Algebra 2
NO
Geometry
A & A in Algebra 1
Honors Algebra 2
NO
Honors Geometry
C or D
Algebra 2
NO
Honors Geometry
C or higher
Honors Algebra 2
NO
Elementary Algebra 2
B or higher
College Algebra
Trigonometry
NO
Algebra 2
C or higher
College Algebra
Trigonometry
NO
Honors Algebra 2
B or higher
Honors Pre-Calculus
Finite/Prob&Stats
NO
Honors Pre-Calculus
B or higher or
Passing grade
AP Calculus AB or BC
Finite/Prob&Stats
NO
CONSUMER EDUCATIONSTATE OF ILLINOIS REQUIREMENT
Successful completion of any of the following
courses/programs fulfills the State Consumer
Education requirement for high
school graduation:
· Introduction to Business
(9, 10) – 1 year
· Consumer Education (11, 12) - 1 semester
· Personal Invest & Finance (11, 12) – 1 semester
· Agribusiness Management (11, 12)—1 year
· ICE (Work) program (11, 12) – 1 year
Sophomore Electives
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Agriculture
Art
Business
Family and Consumer Science
Foreign Language
Music
Technology
New Items for Course
Selection
• PE Names
• For your future (11 and 12)
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7 Dual Credit courses (HCC)
Molecular and Structural Biology
AP Physics C
Exploring Math (base level)
What’s Next?
• January 23/24 Lab 33: Counselors
meet with you to select your classes.
• January 28: Counselors available to
discuss course selections and make
adjustments if necessary (by appt.)
• March 1: Copy of course requests
will be sent home in the mail.
Changes?
• March 21: Last day to make a
change in your course selection
• See your counselor to make a
course request change
Exceptions after March 21
(CDM: Page 5)
• Conflicts
• Successful completion of summer school
courses.
• Failure to meet course prerequisite.
• Driver Education changes for students
placed in wrong semester because of age
or course failures.
• Scheduling conflicts due to computer error.
• Missing requirement for university
admission
Level Changes
• May request within first 6 week of
semester
• When moving down a level, must
show interventions have been
implemented
• Completion of level change form
Line #1~English
Course currently
taking
Grade in the course
Course to take next
year
English I
B or higher and teacher
recommendation
Honors English II
ENG271
English I
Any grade
English II
ENG251
Honors English I
C or higher
Honors English II
ENG271
Honors English I
D or F
English II
ENG251
Line #2~Social Studies
• US History (1 year)
• Pass the Constitution
Test
• SOC 211
SOC212
Line #3~Science
Course currently
taking
Grade in the course
No Science course
Course to take next
year
Biology
SCI101
Biology
Honors Biology
Completion of Algebra I
Chemistry
SCI451
Biology
Honors Biology
B or higher in Algebra I
Honors Chemistry
SCI501
Line #4~PE
• Driver Education
• DRV 101
DRV 102
• Swim PE
• PHY 121
PHY 122
 *Foundations of Fitnesss*
• PHY 131
PHY 132
• Fitness and Sports (Team PE)
• PHY 201
PHY 202
• Lifetime Fitness and Exercise (Individual PE)
• PHY 301
PHY 302
• Personal Development
• PHY 401
PHY 402
 *Dance Fitness*
• PHY 501
PHY 502
• Water & Land Activities
• PHY 601
o Advanced Aquatics
• PHY 631
PHY 602
no prerequisite
PHY 632
 *Lifestyle Management (a full year course!!)*
• PHY 701
PHY 702
Line #5~Math ~ Page 8
Current Course
Current Grade
Next Year’s Course
Do I need to take a
Focused Course?
Pre Algebra
D
Algebra 1
Focused Algebra
Algebra 1
D
Geometry
Focused Geometry
Algebra 1
Any grade
Geometry
No
Algebra 1
A
Honors Geometry
No
Geometry
C or D
Elementary Algebra 2
NO
Geometry
C or higher
Algebra 2
NO
Geometry
A & A in Algebra 1
Honors Algebra 2
NO
Honors Geometry
C or D
Algebra 2
NO
Honors Geometry
C or higher
Honors Algebra 2
NO
Elementary Algebra 2
B or higher
College Algebra
Trigonometry
NO
Algebra 2
C or higher
College Algebra
Trigonometry
NO
Algebra 2
B or higher
Honors Pre-Calculus
Finite/Prob&Stats
NO
Honors Pre-Calculus
B or higher or
Passing grade
AP Calculus AB or BC
Finite/Prob&Stats
NO
Course Numbers in
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http://www.unit5.org/domain/1105
Sophomore Electives
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Course Numbers ~ Pages 8-9
Agriculture ~ Page 14
Art ~ Page 17
Business ~ Page 21
Family and Consumer Science
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• Foreign Language ~ Page 43
• Music ~ Page 55
• Technology ~ Page 84