Course Selection for Rising Seniors

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Course Selection for Rising Seniors
St. Francis Catholic High School

• Class of 2008

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Lets review some important elements of
scheduling courses

• Core 19 courses are required to graduate from
  SFCHS with our Advanced College Prep equivalent
  diploma 28 total credits.
• There are three levels of courses College Prep,
  Honors, and Advanced Placement.
• There are two basic types of Elective courses.
  General electives, the first type, satisfy
  graduation requirements (i.e. drama, art,
  technology, P.E.) and the second type are
  electives that make a students high school
  transcript look more competitive (i.e. language,
  science, social studies electives). A balanced
  choice of electives looks good to admissions
  officers and some may raise your Bright Futures
  and/or College Admissions GPA. BF and College
  Admissions will re-calculate your GPA based on
  specific required credits.
• If you wish more information regarding Bright
  Futures, visit http//www.myfloridaeducation.com/b
  rfuture/. See the Comprehensive Course Table
  (under Quick Links) to identify courses that
  count toward each award level. Note Private
  school students cannot check their progress
  toward BF. Students may conference with Mrs.
  Borden to determine their BF status.

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Theology Courses at SFCHS

• All students must take Theology each year they
  attend St Francis.
• All Rising Seniors must take Christian Lifestyles
  and Catholic Social Teaching.
• These are the only theology courses shown on the
  Senior Course Selection Worksheet.

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Core 19 Courses English

• All students must take English, Social Studies,
  (and Religion) in their Senior year.
• Teacher recommendations in each subject area are
  the primary factor used in placing students in
  appropriate courses for the next year.
• Seniors may take English IV or AP Literature and
  Composition. Students who select AP should
  possess a strong writing ability, the ability to
  do college-level work, and the teacher
  recommendation.
• A students discipline history will also be
  considered for AP placement.
• All students must get an instructors signature
  of approval for their course selection on the
  selection worksheet.

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Core 19 Courses Math

• Students should take a Math class in their Senior
  year.
• Depending on their Math grades, discipline
  history, and their teachers recommendation
• Those in Pre-Calculus Honors should take AP
  Calculus AB or BC.
• Those in Pre-Calculus should take Probability and
  Statistics.
• Those in Algebra II Honors and/or Algebra II
  should take
• Pre-Calculus Honors.
• Those in Algebra II should take Advanced Topics
  in Math or Probability and Statistics.
• All students must get an instructors signature
  of approval for their course selection on the
  selection worksheet.

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Core 19 Courses Science

• Students should take a Science class in their
  Senior year.
• Depending on their Science grades, their
  discipline history, and their teachers
  recommendation
• Those in Physics Honors should take AP Biology or
  AP Environmental Science.
• Those in Chemistry Honors and/or Chemistry should
  take Physics Honors or Anatomy and Physiology
  Honors or AP Biology or AP Environmental.
• Those in Chemistry should take Anatomy and
  Physiology Honors or Ecology.
• Any student who completed a college prep level or
  honors level science course, may opt to take the
  same history course, as an elective, at the AP
  level.
• All students must get an instructors signature
  of approval for their course selection on the
  selection worksheet.

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Core 19 Courses Social Studies

• Seniors should take the next Social Studies class
  in the Social Studies sequence in their Senior
  year.
• All Seniors will take either Government/Economics
  or AP Government/AP Economics, depending on their
  grades in American History or AP American History
  course, their discipline history, and their
  teachers recommendation.
• Note Government/Economics Honors may be a
  possibility.
• If you are interested, state this course on your
  selection sheet.
• Any student who completed a college prep level or
  honors level history course, may opt to take the
  same history course, as an elective, at the AP
  level.
• All students must get an instructors signature
  of approval for their course selection on the
  selection worksheet.

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Core 19 Courses World Language

• Students may take the next World Language class
  in the World Language sequence in their Senior
  year.
• Students may also choose, as an elective, to take
  a different first year World Language in their
  Senior year.
• All students must get an instructors signature
  of approval for their course selection on the
  selection worksheet.

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Required Courses to Graduate in the State of
Florida

• Students must take one year of a practical and/or
  performing fine art and a semester of Life
  Management Skills and a semester of Personal
  Fitness in order to graduate from St. Francis.
• All Freshmen took Life Management and Personal
  Fitness.
• Sophomores took Computer Applications and Drawing
  to meet their practical/performing fine arts
  requirement.
• Juniors should have taken the remaining required
  physical education course or an elective course.
• Students who have fulfilled their requirements
  may choose to take an elective.
• Senior elective choices are listed on the back of
  the 12th Grade Course Selection Worksheet.
  Frequently, scheduling conflicts will require a
  Senior to change their plans in this area. They
  may have to change the individual course or the
  type of course. Academic placements have
  preference over elective courses in each
  students schedule.
• There are a few electives that require an
  application and teacher recommendation for
  placement. Applications are available in
  guidance.

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Seven Courses for Senior Year

• Each Senior should now have indicated their
  courses for
• Theology
• English
• Math
• Science
• Social Studies
• World Language or Elective
• Elective course
• It is possible for a Senior to have as many as
  two elective courses in the Senior year.
• Parents should email this years teacher if they
  have any questions as to the appropriate course
  for their son or daughter for next year in that
  subject area.

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Some final things to remember

• All questions about the appropriate courses for
  next year should be resolved with the individual
  teachers after students meet with Mrs. Borden on
  February 6th and before February 21st.
• Students and parents are encouraged to conference
  with Mrs. Borden to answer any questions or
  concerns before February 21st.
• Course selection worksheets are due to homeroom
  by February 21st.
• Late course selection worksheets will receive
  late attention to elective course placement and
  may affect academic course level placement.