Kirkwood High School Creating an Academic Plan
Career & College Majors ● Think about your career areas of interest ● Choose classes that correlate to your interests ● Examine the Career Cluster pages in course book for ideas Example:
Graduation Requirements ● English 4 credits ● Social Studies 3 credits CORE CLASSES ● Math 3 credits ● Science 3 credits ● Fine Arts 1 credit ● PE 1 credit ELECTIVE CLASSES ● Practical Art .5 credit ● Personal Finance .5 credit ● Health .5 credit ● Plus 7.5 ADDITIONAL elective credits 24 TOTAL CREDITS
What about college admission requirements? ● Colleges often require MORE classes than high school graduation requirements ● Example: University of Missouri requirements ** note these differences … ○ 4 Math (Algebra I and above) ○ 2 World Language courses ● Take a rigorous but balanced course load throughout your 4 years of high school
COLLEGE ADMISSION HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT EXAMPLE GUIDELINES Social World Math English Science Studies Language (starting with Algebra I) Highly Selective Colleges Examples: Harvard, Northwestern, Washington University, 4 4 4 4 4 Vanderbilt, University of Chicago, NYU, Stanford, Rice, Notre Dame, Military Academies, etc. Moderately Selective Colleges Examples: Virginia, Georgia, Florida, Tulsa, Boston 4 4 4 4 3 University, Elon, Illinois, Marquette, Tulane, Purdue, Michigan, etc. University of Missouri System 4 4 3 3 2 Examples: Missouri S&T, UMSL, UMKC, Mizzou Other State Schools Examples: Missouri State University , University of Arkansas, Ole Miss, Indiana University, University of Kansas, 4 3-4 3-4 3 2 Southeast MO State University, University of Central Missouri, Truman State University, University of Alabama, etc. Community College 4 3-4 3 3 0-2 Examples: STLCC, Jefferson College, Mineral Area College Technical Colleges 4 3-4 3 3 0-2 Examples: Ranken Tech, State Technical College of Missouri Military 4 3-4 3 3 0-2 Examples: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, National Guard
ENGLISH 4 credits required FRESHMAN ● Fr Lit Comp (or Honors) SOPHOMORES ● So Lit Comp (or Honors) JUNIORS ● Junior Lit Comp ● AP Language and Composition SENIORS ● Senior Lit and Comp I - Cultural Collisions ● Senior Lit and Comp II - Monsters in Literature ● Senior Lit and Comp III - Myths, Fables, and Fairy Tales ● Senior Lit and Comp IV - Philosophy in Literature ● AP Literature and Composition* ○ Seniors must take a combination of 2 Senior Lit Classes or AP * Dual Credit available
MATH 3 credits required (4 credits required for college) ● Algebra I ● Geometry (or Honors) ● Algebra II (or Honors) ● Precalculus (or Honors) ● Calculus* (or AP Calculus AB*) ● AP Calculus BC* ● Statistics (or AP Statistics*) ● Discrete Math A ● Discrete Math B ● Algebra III * Dual Credit available
SCIENCE 3 credits required FRESHMAN ● Physics (or Accelerated) SOPHOMORES ● Chemistry (or Honors) JUNIORS ● Biology (or Honors) Other Science Electives ● Anatomy & Physiology I & II ● Space and Planetary Science ● AP Biology ● AP Chemistry ● AP Physics 1
SOCIAL STUDIES 3 credits required FRESHMAN ● World History-Geography 1450-Present SOPHOMORES ● US History (or AP US History) JUNIORS ● American Government through Comparative Perspectives (or AP Government & Politics) Other Social Studies Electives ● Economics ● Contemporary Issues ● Psychology ● Sociology ● The Black Experience in America ● AP Human Geography ● AP Psychology
FINE ART 1 credit required ● Drama* ● Band ● Orchestra ● Choir ● Music Theory ● Art* * Dual Credit available
PRACTICAL ART .5 credit required ● Business* ● Engineering and Technology* ● Family and Consumer Science* * Dual Credit available
PE 1 credit required ● Summer School = letter grade issued ● Also available online during school year (see your grade level counselor)
PERSONAL FINANCE* .5 credit required ● Also available online in Summer School = letter grade issued ● Also available online during school year (see your grade level counselor) * Dual Credit available
HEALTH .5 credit required ● Also available online in Summer School = letter grade issued ● Also available online during school year (see your grade level counselor)
ELECTIVE Categories 7.5 Additional elective credits ● Electives: ○ World Languages (most colleges require 2 years) Chinese / French / German / Spanish ■ ○ Journalism / KHTV ● Cadet Teaching/Office Asst/Study Focus: .25 credit ○ Cadets/Office Assistants need form with signatures ● Study Block: study hall = no credit ○ I.P. Independent Period: no credit, IP is given when student earns a 3.2+ gpa ● Early Dismissal / Late Arrival – Form must be signed Must have earned 20 credits before FIRST semester and 22 ○ credits before SECOND semester
Course options outside KHS - SOUTH TECH or STL CAPS ● Interested in classes at South Tech or STL CAPS? ● Requires an application and meeting with your counselor ● Counts as Elective credit ● Programs for Junior/Senior Years ● Half-day at KHS and half-day at the program SOUTH TECH Programs STL CAPS Programs ● ● Auto Collision Repair Floor Layers Middle ● Global Business & Entrepreneurship ● Automotive Technology Apprenticeship ● Engineering & Advanced ● ● Carpentry Graphic Design Manufacturing ● ● Cisco Networking Academy Health Sciences ● Medicine, Healthcare & Bioscience ● ● Constructive Innovations HVAC ● Technology Solutions & Logistics ● ● Cosmetology Information Technology ● ● Culinary Arts Law Enforcement ● ● Dental Sciences Light Manufacturing ● ● Design & Entrepreneurship Medical Services ● ● Early Childhood Education Pharmacy Sciences ● ● Electrical Trades Precision Machining ● ● Electronics & Robotics Veterinary Assistant ● ● Emergency Medical Technician Web & Computer Programming ● ● Firefighting Welding
LAUNCH VIRTUAL LEARNING OPTIONS ● What classes are offered through Launch? www.fueledbylaunch.com ● When can I enroll? See your counselor ● How long are the classes? 9 or 18 weeks ● Do I get a grade? Yes ● Does it affect my GPA? Yes Ms. Nevins and Mr. Kelly are here to help in Pride Center
Academic Planning - Key Topics ● Note the Schedule Change Policy in the Course Description Book - If you drop down a level during 2nd or 4th quarter, you receive an F ● Summer School / ESY – The month of June 2020 Credit Enhancement, Online Only - Health, Personal Finance, PE, ACT Prep ○ ○ Credit Recovery (for failed core classes) - at KHS ● Athletes / Choir / Band / Orchestra ○ Must have six classes (3 credits) in your schedule to participate; ○ You can have one Study Block, one Cadet, OR one Early Dismissal/Late Arrival. ONLY ONE EACH SEMESTER
ALTERNATES ● Make sure to fill in alternate choices at the bottom of the Academic Planner. ● Be thoughtful in your choices. ● Count 14 gray boxes for a full and complete schedule (not including Alternates) **You must click SAVE at the top to keep all your selections.**
Log into the Infinite Campus Portal ● Go to this website: tinyurl.com/KSDPortal ● Enter your Username and Password ● Click the Login button
Helpful Tools in the Portal ● Access your unofficial transcript ○ Reports > Unofficial Transcript ● Grad Progress Tool ○ Monitor your academic progress at KHS in a color coded graph
Your Academic Planner will be locked on January 5th, 2020 These courses are what you want to take next school year. Please discuss choices with parents and teachers. If you need to make changes after January, contact your grade level counselor. Thank you!!
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