Terminology

 

       Credits –earned by course – every 18 week class receives 1 credit for passing grades and acceptable attendance.

      Required – courses that the state/district mandate for graduation credits

      Core Subjects – English, Math, Science, Social Studies (4 x 4)

      Elective Course – courses that are not specified as a required course

      Pre-requisite – a course required before taking another course

A transcript…

• Is a reflection of your academic work in high school• Only contains grades and testing information• Only shows final grades in classes not report card

grades • Is permanent-nothing can be taken off or replaced• Is what colleges request (not your diploma)• Shows how many credits you have earned• Shows your weighted, unweighted & numeric GPA• Shows your rank in class

Grade Point Average (GPA)2 types: standard (4 pt. scale) & numeric (100 point scale)

GPA and Rank are calculated on a 4-point scale

A’s= 4 points

B’s= 3 points

C’s= 2 points

D’s= 1 point

F’s= 0 points

Weighted courses receive an additional point.

Numeric GPA•0-100

•Based on actual numeric grade in each course

•Average of all numeric grades in all courses

•Not affected by weighting courses (honors, pre-AP or AP)

•Occasionally requested by colleges

•Both are reported on bottom of transcript

Alabama High School Diploma

Diploma Options

Alabama High School Diploma

2 Local Endorsements

College Preparatory Endorsement

Honors with Advanced Placement Endorsement

ALABAMA HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

The Alabama High School DiplomaThe Alabama High School Diploma requires the passing of 28 credits

of coursework—Mathematics : 4 credits

Science : 4 credits Social Studies : 4 credits

English : 4 credits Career Preparedness : 1 credit Physical Education : 1 creditHealth Education : .5 credit

CTE and/or Foreign Language and /or Arts Education : 3 creditsElectives

ALABAMA HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA English: 4 credits required English 9 1 credit English 10 1 credit

English 11 1 credit

English 12 1 credit

Social Studies: 4 credits required World History 1 credit

US History to 1877 1 credit

US History 1877-present 1 credit

Government 1/2 creditEconomics 1/2 credit

Science: 4 credits required Biology 1 credit

Physical Science 1 credit

Two additional Sciences

Math: 4 credits required-must complete the equivalent of all courses listed below (Alg. I, Geo., & Alg. II)

Algebra I A 1 credit Algebra I B 1 credit

Geometry A & 1 credit Geometry B 1 credit

Algebra II 1 credit

Other Required Courses Career Preparedness 1 credit Health 1/2 credit

Physical Education 1 credit (may substitute Athletic PE, Band, or JROTC)

Art Education, Career Tech &/or Foreign Language 3 credits

Electives Remaining credits will come from electives and/or additional core course selections to equal minimum 28 credits required for graduation. College & online courses are also available.

Alabama High School Diploma with College Preparatory Endorsement

English: 4 credits required English 9 1 credit

English 10 1 credit English 11 1 credit English 12 1 creditSocial Studies: 4 credits required World History 1 credit

US History to 1877 1 credit

US History 1877-present 1 credit

Government & Economics ½ credit

eachScience: 4 credits required Biology 1 credit 3 of the following: (must include chemistry or physics) Physical Science 1 credit Anatomy 1 credit Chemistry or pre-AP Chemistry 1 credit AP Chemistry 1 credit AP Biology 1 credit AP Physics 1 & 2 1 credit each

Math: 4 credits minimum requiredAlgebra I Part 1 ADV & 1 credit Algebra I Part 2 ADV 1 credit Geometry 1 creditAlgebra II/Trigonometry 1 creditPre-Calculus 1 credit

Other Required Classes:•1 credit of physical education•1 credit of Career Preparedness•1 credit of CTE or fine art•½ credit of health•2 credits of the same foreign language

•Remaining credits will come from electives or additional core

 Health Credit: HealthFoundations of Health

Fine Arts Credit: Arts SurveyVisual ArtBandColorguardEncoreDiamondsChoirCenterstage

Course Selection for Other Required Classes

Physical Education Credit: P.E. AthleticsJROTC Marching band (fall only)Cheerleading Colorguard (fall only)Dance Team

Foreign Language: SpanishFrenchOther Access Course (online or virtual classroom)

What is Pre-AP? What is AP?• Pre-AP courses are designed to challenge you in that

particular area of study. They are above the level of advanced diploma and usually require a summer assignment. The curriculum is aligned to prepare students for AP courses.

• Advanced Placement (AP) courses are on a similar level to Pre-AP courses and may be slightly more challenging in some cases. There may be a summer assignment as well. The curriculum is nationally standardized and is determined by the College Board. An AP exam is given at the conclusion of the course which may result is the student earning college credit.

What happened to pre-AP/AP math?• We will no longer be offering AP Calculus.

• We will be offering calculus which will be considered an “honors” course and weighted as such.

• Because our math program does not culminate with an AP course, the pre-AP designation was removed from those courses and replace with “honors”. They will still count toward the honors diploma and be weighted.

• If there are enough requests, it is possible we will offer a DE (Dual Enrollment) calculus with BSCC being taught simultaneously with our calculus course. There are BSCC preequisites for DE and charges will apply.

Honors with Advanced Placement EndorsementSame requirements as College Prep Endorsement and must include 10 honors/pre-AP /AP/DE

courses. Four of those 10 courses must be AP/DE.

•Pre-AP Algebra I in 8th grade

•Pre-AP Geometry A

•Pre-AP Geometry B

•Pre-AP Algebra II/Trigonometry

•Pre-AP Pre-Calculus

•Calculus

•Pre-AP World History

•AP American History I & II (2 credits)

•Pre-AP Biology

•AP Biology

•Pre-AP Chemistry

•AP Chemistry

•AP Physics I & II (2 credits)

•Pre-AP English 9

•Pre-AP English 10

•AP English Language & Composition (11)

•AP English Literature & Composition (12)

•DE (Dual Enrollment) courses may be taken through BSCC

•Other AP courses may be taken through Access Distance Learning

Dual Enrollment (DE) & Accelerated High School Student

AHSS DEReceive College Credit

X X

Receive High School Credit

X

BSCC Tuition X X

Requires a 3.0 GPA X X

Requires a 2.5 GPA for Career Tech courses at BSCC

X

Requires signed form from counselor

X X

Requires completion of grade 10

X

Requires completion of grade 9

X

Affects HS GPA X

SUMMER WORK

• Some PreAP and AP classes have required summer work.

• If you plan on taking these courses, it is important that you pick up the packets before you leave for the summer.

• This work is graded and factors into the grade for the course.

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Fine Arts Visual Art I, II, III, IV Encore Diamonds Choir (male & female) Centerstage Band Colorguard

English Yearbook

Physical Education Athletic Conditioning Athletic Trainer PE

History Current Events (9wks.) World Geography (9wks.) Psychology (9wks.) Sociology (9 wks.)

JROTC JROTC Adv. JROTC

Career Technical Pathways at WHS(F) foundation course

must be taken before other courses in pathway

Business, Management, & Administration Career Preparation (F)Multimedia PublicationsManagement PrinciplesEntrepreneurshipInformation Technology Support & Services

HealthscienceFoundations of Health (F)Medical TerminologyTherapeutic Services (11- 12)Health Science Internship (12)DE Emergency Medical Technician (12)

  

Food, Wellness, & DieteticsFamily & Consumer Science (F)Food & Nutrition Dietetics  Hospitality & TourismHospitality & TourismCulinary I (17-18)Culinary II (18-19)Event Planning (17-18)  Any PathwayWorkforce Essentials Work Based Cooperative Education (application) (11-12)

WCCT CAREER TECHNICAL PATHWAYS

• Automotive Service Technology (11-12)• Collision Repair (11-12)• Cosmotology (10-12)• Diesel Technology (11-12)• Drafting (11-12)• Electrical Technology (11-12)• Graphic Arts (11-12)• Horticulture (11-12)• Industrial Maintenance (welding(10), machine tool(11), electrical(12))

(10-12)• Information Technology (11-12)• Precision Machine Tool (11-12)• Welding (11-12)

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