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2020-2021 Ewing High School Course Selection

EHS Counseling Department

High School Graduation Requirements

Level Options

• Advanced Placement
• Honors
• College and Career Preparation

How Do I Know If I am Eligible to Take a Higher Level Course ?

• If you want to request an Honors Level Course, you must earn an 85 or higher in

the previous College & Career Prep Level Course. Prerequisites for AP Level Courses can be found in the Course Catalog.

Example: Prerequisites for English III Options

English III CCP- Successful completion of English II English III Honors- Minimum Grade of 75 in English II Honors or 85 in English II CCP English Language & Composition AP- Minimum Grade of 80 in English II Honors or 90 in English II CCP with Recommendation from CollegeBoard based on PSAT results

Course: English II Honors Geometry CCP US History I Honors Biology Honors PE/Health 10 Spanish II CCP Elective Course

What Courses Should I Request?

Example: Course Requests 2020-21 Example: Freshman 2019-20 Courses

*College & Career Prep Level Course: Final or Current Grade: English I CCP* 90 Algebra I CCP 82 World History Honors 80 Earth Space Sci CCP 86 PE/Health 9 94 Spanish I CCP 81 Art I 93

Mathematics

It is important to note that the following College and Career Prep Level Math Courses are Full Year Courses, meaning that you will take them for both Semester 1 & Semester 2:

• Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II

Semester long math courses include:

• College & Career Prep Level Pre-Calculus, Calculus, and Probability & Statistics
• Honors Level Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, and Pre-Calculus
• Advanced Placement Calculus AB, Calculus BC* and Statistics

* Please note, students must earn a 70 or higher in AP Calculus AB in order to take AP Calculus BC

Elective Courses

When choosing Elective Courses, it is important to consider which classes will help you to meet the Graduation Requirements and which classes will support your plans after High School.

• To fulfill graduation requirements, you will need to take 1 Financial Literacy

Course, 1 Visual or Performing Arts Course, 1 Course in a World Language*, and 1 Career Education Course

• Core Electives include additional classes beyond the required courses in

Math, Science, Social Studies & English

* It is recommended that College Bound Students take 2-3 courses in the same World Language

Senior Elective Courses

• Senior Experience

○ Internship Experience OR Work Experience ○ You can choose block 4 or blocks 3- 4 depending on the amount of electives you are able to take ○ Requirements: ■ 2.5 Cumulative GPA ■ 100 credits by the end of your Junior year ■ No OSS or Level 3 or 4 incidents ■ No NCA for any classes

*Please see Course Catalog for additional information on these electives*

• Peer Leadership

○ Applications must have been submitted already!

• Dual Enrollment College Course Program

○ Requirements: ■ Rider, TCNJ, or Princeton 3.5 GPA ■ MCCC 3.0 GPA ■ 100 credits by the end of Junior year ■ No OSS or Level 3 or 4 incidents ■ No NCA for any class ■ Must have met requirements for state testing

How to Access the Course Catalog

• 1. Visit the Ewing High School web page
• 2. Hover over “About” and select “Guidance Department”
• 3. Select “2020-2021 EHS Course Catalog”
• 4. Click to view the PDF

Our Course Catalog provides a description of each course offered at EHS. Please note prerequisite courses and grades.

How to Request Courses for the 2020-21 School Year:

• 1. Visit your Counselor’s Google

Classroom*

• 2. Select the Classwork tab
• 3. Open the “Course Selection”

Assignment

• 4. Click on the link titled “Course

Selection Form”

• 5. Fill in the PDF with your course

requests and SAVE the document to your computer/Google Drive/device

• 6. Upload your saved form into Google

Classroom under the “Course Selection” Assignment

*If you do not have access to your Counselor’s Google Classroom, please email your Counselor

Still have questions? Schedule an appointment with your counselor!

• 1. Visit your Counselor’s Google Classroom
• 2. Under the Classwork tab, select the assignment

titled “Optional Course Selection Appointment Form”

• 3. Enter in your information (Include phone number)
• 4. Choose an appointment time
• 5. Submit the form

Please be prepared for your appointment. When your counselor calls, it may show up on your phone as a “No Caller ID” or “Unknown” number.

Your Counselor is Here to Help!

Please do not hesitate to contact your Counselor with any questions or concerns.

• Mr. Joe Bensky - jbensky@ewingboe.org
• Mrs. Jennifer Denard - jdenard@ewingboe.org
• Mrs. Maeve DiPasquale - mdipasquale@ewingboe.org
• Ms. Paige Haugland - phaugland@ewingboe.org
• Mrs. Stephanie Lippincott - slippincott@ewingboe.org