STANDARD DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS
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STANDARD DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS
EARN 24 CREDITS
ENGLISH – 4 CREDITS
MATHEMATICS – 4 CREDITS (ALGEBRA EOC 30%, GEOMETRY EOC 30%)
SCIENCE – 3 CREDITS (BIOLOGY EOC 30%)
SOCIAL STUDIES – 3 CREDITS (WORLD HISTORY, US HISTORY EOC 30%, US GOVERNMENT &
ECONOMICS) (ECONOMICS AND WORLD HISTORY NOT REQUIRED FOR IB)
FINE ARTS & PERFORMING ARTS OR PRACTICAL ARTS – 1 CREDIT (NOT REQUIRED FOR IB)
PHYSICAL EDUCATION – 1 CREDIT (HOPE) (NOT REQUIRED FOR IB)
ELECTIVES – 8 CREDITS
VIRTUAL COURSE (HOPE & DIT AT NEASE MEET THIS REQUIREMENT) (NOT REQUIRED FOR IB)
CUMULATIVE GPA OF 2.0 ON A 4.0 SCALE
STATE ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS
◦ MUST PASS REQUIRED 10TH GRADE FSA ELA
◦ MUST PASS ALGEBRA 1 EOC
◦ MUST TAKE THE EOC FOR BIOLOGY, GEOMETRY & US HISTORY (UNLESS TAKING AP OR DE)
IF A STUDENT EXITS THE IB PROGRAM, THESE COURSES WILL BE REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION.
HS DIPLOMA DESIGNATIONS
SCHOLAR• ALL REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD
DIPLOMA PLUS
• MATH: EARN ONE CREDIT IN ALGEBRA 2 AND
ONE CREDIT IN STATISTICS OR EQUALLY
RIGOROUS COURSE
• SCIENCE: MUST PASS BIOLOGY EOC; EARN
ONE CREDIT IN CHEMISTRY OR PHYSICS; AND
EARN ONE CREDIT IN EQUALLY RIGOROUS
SCIENCE COURSE.
• SOCIAL STUDIES: MUST PASS US HISTORY
EOC
• 2 CREDITS IN THE SAME FOREIGN LANGUAGE
• MUST EARN ONE CREDIT IN AP, IB, AICE, OR
DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSE.
MERIT• ALL REQUIREMENTS OF
THE STANDARD DIPLOMA
PLUS
• STUDENT EARNS ONE OR
MORE INDUSTRY
CERTIFICATIONS
DISTRICT HONORS CRITERIA
• GRADES ‐ A GRADE OF C OR BETTER IN THE PREVIOUS
HONORS COURSE. STUDENTS EARNING A GRADE OF A IN
THE PREVIOUS STANDARD COURSE MAY BE
RECOMMENDED FOR HONORS COURSE PLACEMENT.
• FSA ‐ LEVEL 4 OR 5 IN APPROPRIATE AREA AND NOT LESS
THAN A LEVEL 3 IN ANY AREA
SCHEDULING OPTIONS• 9TH GRADE – 2 OPTIONS
• 7 CLASSES AT NEASE IN TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM OR VIRTUAL LAB
• BLEND OF 7 CLASSES AT NEASE & VIRTUAL COURSES AT HOME
• 10TH GRADE – 3 OPTIONS (SAME AS 9TH PLUS)
• COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL THROUGH ST JOHNS RIVER
• 11TH GRADE – 4 OPTIONS (SAME AS 9TH PLUS)
• 5 OR 6 CLASSES AT NEASE WITH 1 OR 2 PERIODS OF CO-OP (WORK PROGRAM)
• BLEND OF CLASSES AT NEASE AND DUAL ENROLLMENT AT ST JOHNS RIVER
• 12TH GRADE – 6 OPTIONS (SAME AS 9TH PLUS)
• 4 TO 6 CLASSES AT NEASE WITH 1 TO 3 PERIODS OF CO-OP (WORK PROGRAM)
• BLEND OF CLASSES AT NEASE AND DUAL ENROLLMENT AT ST JOHNS RIVER
• MODIFIED SCHEDULE – ONLY 4, 5 OR 6 COURSES AT NEASE
• FULL-TIME DUAL ENROLLMENT STUDENT AT ST JOHNS RIVER
DROPPING AN AP OR HONORS COURSE
• COURSES CAN ONLY BE DROPPED AT THE SEMESTER IF…
• STUDENT HAS A “D” OR AN “F”
• STUDENT HAS CONSISTENTLY ATTENDED HELP SESSIONS
(EXCEL TIME)
• PARENT AND STUDENT HAVE HAD A CONFERENCE EACH
QUARTER WITH THE TEACHER
• THERE MUST BE A SEAT AVAILABLE IN THE DESIRED
COURSE.
GRADE FORGIVENESS
• IN HIGH SCHOOL ONLY A GRADE OF “D” OR “F” CAN BE
REPLACED.
• IF THERE IS A COURSE THAT NEEDS TO BE REPEATED,
PLEASE ADD TO THE STUDENT VERIFICATION REQUEST.
IB DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS
• THE CANDIDATE HAS TAKEN AN EXAM IN EACH IB GROUP
AREA. (6 EXAMS TOTAL OVER JUNIOR AND SENIOR YEAR)
• THE CANDIDATE MAY CHOOSE EXAMS TAKEN IN JUNIOR
YEAR TO COUNT TOWARDS THE IB DIPLOMA.
• AS A JUNIOR, THE CANDIDATE CAN ONLY REGISTER FOR
NO MORE THAN 2 SL EXAMS.
• THE CANDIDATE MUST REGISTER FOR 3 HL EXAMS IN THE
SENIOR YEAR. CANDIDATES MAY TAKE UP TO 4 HL EXAMS.
Group 1- Language & Literature Group 4- Sciences
Group 2- Language Acquisition Group 5-Mathematics
Group 3- Individuals & Society Group 6- Arts
TO EARN THE IB DIPLOMA:• THE CANDIDATE MUST EARN AT LEAST 24 POINTS OR MORE.
• THERE IS NO GRADE 1 AWARDED IN A SUBJECT/LEVEL.
• THERE ARE NO MORE THAN TWO GRADE 2S AWARDED (HL OR SL).
• THERE ARE NO MORE THAN THREE GRADE 3S OR BELOW AWARDED
(HL OR SL).
• THE CANDIDATE HAS GAINED 12 POINTS OR MORE ON HL SUBJECTS
(IF YOU TAKE FOR 4 HL SUBJECTS, THE THREE HIGHEST GRADES
COUNT).
• THE CANDIDATE HAS GAINED 9 POINTS OR MORE ON SL SUBJECTS
(CANDIDATES WHO REGISTER FOR TWO SL SUBJECTS MUST GAIN AT
LEAST 5 POINTS AT SL).
OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
• CAS REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET.
• THERE IS NO “N” AWARDED FOR THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE,
THE EXTENDED ESSAY OR FOR A CONTRIBUTING
SUBJECT.
• THERE IS NO GRADE E AWARDED FOR THEORY OF
KNOWLEDGE AND/OR THE EXTENDED ESSAY.
• THE CANDIDATE HAS NOT RECEIVED A PENALTY FOR
ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT FROM THE FINAL AWARD
COMMITTEE.
REGISTRATION• MRS. KENNEDY WILL VISIT ENGLISH CLASSES TO HELP ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS AND REVIEW THE ACADEMIC/ELECTIVE/ACADEMY
COURSE SELECTIONS.
• STUDENTS WILL GET TO SELECT THEIR ELECTIVES. THEY WILL
CHOOSE BETWEEN 4 AND 6 ELECTIVES AND RANK THEIR
PREFERENCE.
• CHOOSE ACADEMICS AND ELECTIVES CAREFULLY -THESE COURSE
CHOICES ARE USED TO BUILD THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT AND
TEACHER SCHEDULES–WITH STATE MANDATED CLASS SIZE
RESTRICTIONS YOU ARE MAKING A YEAR-LONG COMMITMENT TO
THESE COURSES.
LAST DAY TO CHANGE AN ELECTIVE – APRIL 30TH
LAST DAY TO REQUEST CHANGE FOR CORE COURSE – JULY 1ST
COURSE SELECTION
• TEACHERS RECOMMEND ACADEMIC COURSES FOR HIGH
SCHOOL USING DISTRICT GUIDELINES THAT INCLUDE:
STUDENT GRADES, FSA SCORES AND EOC SCORES.
• PARENTS/GUARDIANS WILL BE ABLE TO REVIEW THE
ACADEMIC COURSE RECOMMENDATIONS AND ALSO HELP
THEIR CHILD CHOOSE THEIR ELECTIVE COURSES.
• CHANGES CAN BE MADE TO COURSE RECOMMENDATIONS
THROUGH A COURSE PETITION PROCESS.
STUDENT VERIFICATION SHEET
FRONT PAGE OF THE STUDENTVERIFICATION SHEET
• RECOMMENDED COURSES ARE LISTED.
• WANT TO CHANGE?
• STUDENT MUST COMPLETE COURSE FORM
PETITION AND GIVE TO MRS. KENNEDY.
• DESIGNATE SCHEDULE OPTION
REMEMBER TO SELECT ALL OF YOUR
COURSES CAREFULLY.
LAST DAY TO CHANGE AN
ELECTIVE – APRIL 30TH.
LAST DAY TO REQUEST CHANGE FOR
CORE COURSE – JULY 1ST
BACK PAGE OF THE STUDENT VERIFICATION SHEET
THIS IS WHERE STUDENTS
WILL RANK THEIR
ELECTIVE CHOICES.
STUDENTS SHOULD
SELECT AT LEAST 4
ELECTIVE CHOICES.
IB PLANNING WORKSHEET
12TH GRADE
11TH GRADE
IB PLANNING WORKSHEET
10TH GRADE
REGISTRATION SCHEDULE
• COMPLETED FORMS & PLANNING SHEETS ARE DUE AT REGISTRATION
APPOINTMENT. PLEASE BE SURE TO HAVE YOU PARENTS SIGN YOUR
FORM!
REGISTRATION WILL TAKE PLACE AT NEASE THROUGH YOUR
ENGLISH/TOK CLASS:
MONDAY, JANUARY 14TH - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH
GOODMAN: JANUARY 14TH-16TH AND 22ND
STRAUSS: JANUARY 28TH-FEBRUARY 1ST
BINNS: FEBRUARY 4TH- FEBRUARY 8TH
INTERESTED IN DUAL ENROLLMENT FOR SUMMER?
WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN DUAL
ENROLLMENT?
• BE CLASSIFIED AS A SECONDARY STUDENT
• 3.0 UNWEIGHTED GRADE POINT AVERAGE
• PROVIDE ACCEPTABLE SAT, ACT, PERT OR CPT SCORES
• BE APPROVED BY NEASE HS GUIDANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
DUAL ENROLLMENT MEETING AT NEASE FOR SUMMER 2019 REGISTRATION
INTEREST WILL BE HELD IN FEBRUARY. PLEASE LISTEN FOR
ANNOUNCEMENT AND READ PANTHER PRESS.
QUESTIONS?IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE
TO CONTACT US.
NEASE HIGH SCHOOL WEBSITE: WWW.NEASEHS.COM
MRS. MISSY KENNEDY
IB COORDINATOR (QUESTIONS ABOUT IB)
MRS. VANESSA POWER
REGISTRAR (QUESTIONS ABOUT REGISTRATION)
