Sophomore Course Selection

2015-2016

Graduation Requirements

• English 4.0 credits• Social Science 2.0 credits

(Must pass US History)

• Math 3.0 credits• Science 2.0 credits• Health/PE 3.5 credits• Consumer Ed .5 credits• Electives 9.0 credits• Constitution Test ________ 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!!!

Typical Sophomore Schedule

• English II• US History• Math• Science• Physical Education• Elective• Study Hall or another elective

EnglishCourse 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 Course to take next year

No Science course Biology

BiologyHonors Biology

Completion of Algebra I Chemistry

BiologyHonors Biology

B or higher in Algebra I Honors Chemistry

PE• Drivers Ed if you didn’t take it this year• Options:

– *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

Pre Algebra D Algebra 1

Algebra 1 D Geometry

Algebra 1 Any grade Geometry

Algebra 1 A Honors Geometry

Geometry C or D Elementary Algebra 2

Geometry C or higher Algebra 2

Geometry A & A in Algebra 1 Honors Algebra 2

Honors Geometry C or D Algebra 2

Honors Geometry C or higher Honors Algebra 2

Elementary Algebra 2 B or higher College AlgebraTrigonometry

Algebra 2 C or higher College AlgebraTrigonometryFinite/Prob&Stats

Honors Algebra 2 B or higher Honors Pre-CalculusFinite/Prob&StatsAP Stats

Honors Pre-Calculus B or higher or Passing grade

AP Calculus AB or BCFinite/Prob&Stats

CONSUMER EDUCATION-STATE 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

• Agriculture (Intro to Ag offered in 2015-2016)

• Art • Business (can now enroll in Web Page Design as 10th)

• Family and Consumer Science• Foreign Language• Music (American Popular Music)

• Technology

What’s Next?

• January 6-16 – YOU will use Career Cruising to enter course requests

• January 13-15: Counselors available in Lab 33 over lunch hours

• January 16—all requests MUST be SUBMITTED

• February 27: Copy of course requests mailed home

Changes?

• March 20: Last day to make a change in your course selection

• See your counselor to make a course request change

Exceptions after March 20(Found in Career to Course Guide: 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

Log-in info for Career Cruising

Username: U5-your SIS #

Password: the one you set in ROC HR

OR

If this is your 1st time logging in, you will use your date of birth in this format

mmddyyyy

Link to Career Cruising found on NCHS Guidance Website

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