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January 2019 WHS School Counseling Team Follow us on Twitter: @WHSCollegeReady Timeline for Scheduling January 17: January 22-31: Late April: Choose your classes Counselors will meet and register in with you individually Schedules are
January 17: Choose your classes and register in Power School by midnight January 22-31: Counselors will meet with you individually to go over course requests Late April: Schedules are distributed May: Schedule changes may be made with a Schedule Change Form signed by a parent May 20
Schedule Change
date, changes made per the WHS Schedule Change Policy
Select 15 credits plus 2 alternate credits All students must take English, Math, and Science in 10th grade
Enroll in either World History, Geography and History of the World or AP World History if you have not already taken it PE II and an Advanced Health or Elective PE class are required in 10th grade While not required for all diploma tracks, many colleges require at least two years of the same World Language for admission
school
Core 40 with Technical Honors Core 40 with Academic Honors
All student will graduate with one or more of these State of Indiana Diplomas
WHS students may graduate with the AP Capstone diploma, in addition to an Indiana Diploma
English
8 Credits
Sign up for English 10: On-level, Honors or 3-Tri
Math
6 Credits in grades 9-12
Sign up for the next level of math: On-level, Honors or 3-Tri
Algebra I Geometry Algebra II AP Stats if Alg II taken in 9th Grade
Science
6 Credits
Biology—2 credits Physical Science— 2 credits ICP, Chemistry or Physics Any 2 additional science credits
Social Studies
6 Credits
2 Credits of a World History—enroll in the following if you are not
taking it in 9th grade
World History and Civilization I, II or III Geography & History of the World I and II Honors Geo & History of the World/AP Human Geography AP World History
Physical Education 4 Credits
PE I and Health in 9th Grade PE II in 10th Grade Advanced Health OR Elective PE
47 Total Credits Required Complete all Core 40 Requirements, plus:
A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 at graduation No Grade Below a C- in any class required for either Core
40 or AHD
Two college-level courses through AP or Dual Credit/ACP
classes, or specific SAT/ACT scores prior to graduation
6-8 World Language Credits (3 years of one language
different languages) 2 Additional Credits in Math beyond Algebra II 2 Credits in Fine Arts (Art, Music, Theater, Interior Design or Yearbook)
AP Seminar taken in 11th grade with AP Language and Composition
AP Research taken in 12th grade Counts as required English 12 credits
3 Additional AP Courses taken anytime throughout High School and passing scores on all exams
College Board curriculum is
widely recognized by colleges and universities
Possible college credit,
depending on the AP exam score.
Public colleges in Indiana are
required to award college credit for scores of 3, 4, or 5
Fees - $94 for the exam, $142 for
Seminar & Research; will be included in book fees
Both high school and college
credit may be awarded
College curriculum—a
variety of colleges and universities offer dual credit
Credit is based on the grade
earned in the class and may be transferrable to other universities
Fees – vary depending on the
program, but are greatly reduced
AP, ACP and Dual Credit Webinar online at www.whscounselingcenter.com/course-book/
47 Total Credits Required Complete all Core 40 Requirements, plus:
A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 at graduation No Grade Below a C- in any class required for either Core
40 or THD
Two college-level courses through AP or Dual Credit/ACP
classes, or specific SAT/ACT or Accuplacer scores
Earn 6 HS credits in a CTE college and career prep pathway Earn 6 college credits from dual credit courses in CTE pathway OR Earn a state- approved, industry based certification
Business, Marketing and Computer Science
Center Adv Tech Education Through Ivy Tech
credits in related course-work
OR industry-based certification
Tourism and Hospitality
Construction, Manufacturing & Technology
Students may take up to 2 credits online over the summer $50 Technology Fee per Credit Students must register online for courses in April and May
at www.indianaonline.org. Detailed information will be emailed home this spring.
Counselors then approve course requests upon registration Possible courses include PE, Health & Wellness, Social
Studies and elective credits
Counselors typically don’t approve English, Math,
Science or World Language credits unless students are retaking for a higher grade
www.whscounselingcenter.com
CHEMISTRY, ADVANCED PLACEMENT (L) (1-2-3)
This is a BYOT class Prerequisite: Successful completion of Chemistry I (1-2) and successful completion of Algebra II (3-4) Recommendation: “A” in Honors Chemistry I (1-2) and “B” or better in Algebra II (3-4) A course for grades 11 and 12 Course is at least 25% laboratory A three credit course A Core 40 and AHD course The AP Chemistry course is designed to be the equivalent of the general chemistry course usually taken during the first college year. This course will follow the AP College Board curriculum for Chemistry, which reviews topics from Chemistry I in much greater depth and covers additional content not introduced in first year chemistry. Students who take an AP Chemistry course will develop advanced inquiry and reasoning skills, such as designing a plan for collecting data, analyzing data, applying mathematical routines, and connecting concepts in and across domains. Students in this class should plan on spending a minimum of 1 hour per night on class work. A comprehensive description of this course can be found on the College Board AP Central Course Description web page at: http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/courses/
Title
BYOT, Pre-Reqs, Credits, etc.
Description
Culture
Cybersecurity
Development
Fiction & Adventure
Maintenance
Support
Design
Course Level A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D F Regular 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.3 2.0 1.7 1.0 0.0 Honors 4.5 4.2 3.8 3.5 3.2 2.8 2.5 2.2 1.0 0.0 AP/ACP 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.0 2.7 1.0 0.0
Student #1 Student #2
9th Grade Tri 1 GPA: 2.86 Tri 2 GPA: 2.67 Tri 3 GPA: 2.52 10th Grade Tri 1 GPA: 3.32 Tri 2 GPA: 3.54 Tri 3 GPA: 3.36 Cumulative GPA: 3.045 9th Grade Tri 1 GPA: 3.52 Tri 2 GPA: 3.67 Tri 3 GPA: 3.45 10th Grade Tri 1 GPA: 3.32 Tri 2 GPA: 3.54 Tri 3 GPA: 3.36 Cumulative GPA: 3.477
Same grades in 10th Grade
Student #1 Student #2
Geometry 1 A- 3.7 English 9-1 A 4.0 Health B 3.0 Biology I-1 A- 3.7 World History A 4.0 Trimester GPA = 3.68
Geometry Honors B+ 3.8 Honors English 9-1 C+ 2.8 Health B 3.0 Honors Biology I-1 B- 3.2 AP Human Geog. C- 2.7 Trimester GPA = 3.1
Whether you are adding more challenging courses, or need to back off a little…find a balance that works best for you.
College Average GPA of Admitted Students Ball State University 3.35 Butler University 3.88 Indiana State University 3.02 Indiana University 3.77 Purdue University 3.77
3.09 University of Notre Dame 4.3 University of Alabama 3.67 Stanford University 4.4 Princeton University 4.2
Discuss course
teachers. Which levels are the best fit for you and your abilities?
Read the Course Descriptions! Do you meet the course pre- requisites? Is the course what you want to take? Know which Diploma are you working
are meeting all requirements for your Diploma Track.
Have your course requests in PowerSchool by January 17th Choose 15 credits and 2 alternates Counselors start meeting with students on January 22nd
Schedules distributed in April. Schedule Change Deadline: May 20th
The red exclamation point means you need to complete the section.
New this year: All students must enter a possible Career Pathway when choosing their courses.
If you see an error, check the course number to determine why it is not allowing you to sign up. You may not have met a course pre-requisite, or maybe you didn’t sign up for all required trimesters of the course.
Scroll all the way to the bottom to select your two alternate credits
Click here to see a list of all your course requests Check to see that you have all your selected courses and 2 Alternate Hours Requested
Print your course requests for your records.