changes for next year students can now take ap economics in lieu of both economics/personal finance...

Changes for Next Year

• Students can now take AP Economics in lieu of both Economics/Personal Finance in order to fulfill that requirement.

• We will be forming an Instrumental Keyboarding class for one full credit, all levels welcome to enroll.

• The Honors Earth Science and the Honors Biology courses are now titled Research courses. There is a required summer assignment which you can start before the end of the year.

• Most of the tech ed courses have been renamed! Their descriptions are in the Program of Studies which is posted online.

A Diploma RefresherClass of 2016

Standard Diploma

requires 22 credits and

6 SOLs(2 English,

1 Math, 1 SS, 1 Sci, 1 other)

A sequence of CTE courses earning a certification can replace the “other” SOL. A sequence of CTE courses earning 2 certifications replaces the “other” SOL and one of the SS or Sci required SOLs.

COURSES NEEDED4 English

2 Health and Physical Education3 mathematics

(Computer Science can count as 1 if there is a CTE concentration)

3 Science (must include 2 different disciplines)

3 Social Sciences and Global Studies4 Electives (2 of these 4 must be

sequential)1 Econ/Personal Finance OR AP Econ2 World Languages/Fine Art or CTE

CTE=Career or Technical Education Course

A Diploma RefresherClass of 2016

Advanced Studies

Diploma requires

26 credits and 9 SOLs

(2 English, 2 Math, 2 SS, 2 Sci, 1 other)

COURSES NEEDED4 English

2 Health and Physical Education4 Mathematics

(must include Algebra 2; Computer Science can count as 1 if there is a CTE

concentration)4 Science (must include 3 different

disciplines)4 Social Sciences and Global Studies

3 years of 1 World Language or 2 years of 2 different World Languages

3 Electives1 Econ/Personal Finance OR AP Econ

1 Fine Art or CTE

CTE=Career or Technical Education Course