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Class Of 2013 4 Year Plan

Guidance and Counseling Staff

• Counselors and Graduation Coach:

• Mr. Brinson A-D • Mr. Cone E-K • Mrs. Blankenship L-R• Mrs. Olivier S-Z • Mrs. Gray Graduation Coach • Ms. MacBrien Magnet Coordinator

Purpose of the 4 year plan

The purpose of the 4 year plan is to:

• Assist students in achieving their educational and career goals through appropriate course selection in High School.

• Students will work closely with their teachers concerning course selection. Please note that the following 4 year plan is simply a GUIDE and NOT an exact plan!

“APS/ State of Georgia Core” credits Language Arts (4 credits) Math (4 credits) Science (4 credits) Social Studies (3.5 credits) Foreign Language (2 credits)

Total “State Core” credits 17.5 credits

Electives Fine Arts (music, drama, art) Business, Health Science, Computer Classes

(computer apps., web site design etc.) Any additional “State Core” credits

What are “APS/STATE Core” credits and Electives?

• Communication Magnet Ms. MacBrien• Hospitality, Tourism, and Business Dr. Dunton • Health Science Academy Mrs. Ukah• Arts Academy Mr. Brandhorst• ACCEL (Joint/Dual Enrollment) Counselors

Grady High Career Academies 2009-10

• Radiology

• Education- math, science, special education

• Dental Assisting and Dental Hygiene

• Computer Information Systems

• Aviation Maintenance Mechanics

• Graphic Design

• Nursing

• Automotive Technology

• Commercial Photography

• Interior Design and Fashion merchandising

• Marketing Management

• Culinary Arts

Programs Include:

Careers in need/Hot Jobs

Local Technical Schools

• Gwinnett Technical College• Lanier Technical College• Dekalb Technical College• Appalachian Technical College• Atlanta Metro Technical College• DeVry (private)• Georgia Perimeter College- Transfer

Agreement Program (TAG), visit www.gpc.edu for details

Local Technical Colleges-2 year Associates Degree or

Certificate/Diploma Programs

Course Progression

For 4 Year Plan

*this is a guide, not meant to be exact

9th English

10th English

11th English

12th English or AP Literature orCollege English

9th Honors English

10th Honors English

11th Honors English

AP Literature or 12th English

or

College English

Regular English

Honors English

ENGLISH (4 credits)

Math I

*Summer Bridge Program or Teacher Recommendation required to move to Accel Math*

Math II Math III

Math IV

and/or

Discrete/Stat or

Calculus w/85+

and teacher rec.

9th 10th 11th 12th

Accel Math I Accel Math II

AP Stat concurrent with Acc. Math III Or

Math III Or

Acc. Math III

AP Calculus AB

or

Discrete Stats or

AP Statistics

or

Calculus or Math IV

MATH (4 credits)

9th 10th 11th 12th

MATH (4 credits)

Math II

Math III with or without AP Statistics

or

Math III

AP Calculus AB or College Math

AP Statistics or Calculus or AP Calculus AB

Math IV AP Statistics or Discrete/Stats or Calculus or Calculus AB or College Math

9th 10th 11th 12th

Biology Chemistry

or Physics.

Physics or

Chemistry

SCIENCE (4 credits)

AP Biology

AP Chemistry

AP Env. Sci.

AP Physics

Environmental Sci.

Genetics/Botany

Human Anatomy/ Physiology

Any Science courses in the 11th an/or 12th grade column may be taken during 11th or 12th grade if the necessary prerequisites are met.

GGT necessitates knowledge of Physical Science/BiologyOR Physics/Chemistry/Biology

AP Chemistry, AP Biology and AP Physics require the non-AP equivalent as a prerequisite

9th 10th 11th 11th and/or 12th

Physics

Chemistry

Biology Chemistry

Biology

SCIENCE (4 credits)

AP Science

AP Chemistry

AP Env. Sci.

AP Physics

Environmental Sci.

Genetics/Botany

Human Anatomy/ Physiology

Any Science courses in the 11th an/or 12th grade column may be taken during 11th or 12th grade if the necessary prerequisites are met.

GGT necessitates knowledge of Physical Science/Biology

OR Physics/Chemistry/Biology

AP Chemistry, AP Biology and AP Physics require the non-AP equivalent as a prerequisite

Civics/Amer. Gov’t

And

World Geography

World History

or

AP World

History

U.S. History

or

AP U.S. History

SOCIAL STUDIES

9th 10th 11th 12th

(3.5 credits)

Economics

• AP Psychology (12th only) * AP Comp. Govt. * Psychology/Sociology

• AP Economics

• SubSaharan Studies/Ethnic Studies

Social Studies Electives 11th and/or 12th:

Level I

Level I

Regular World Language

World Language (2 credits)

9th 10th 11th 12th

Level II

Level II

Level III

Requirements Complete

Note:

• 3rd year of same foreign language (1 additional credit) is HIGHLY recommended

• additional foreign language may be required for competitive colleges and recommended highly

• World Languages not offered at Grady may be taken through GA Virtual HS- see your counselor for details

• Spanish

• French

• Latin

Grady World Language Options:

• AP Spanish

• AP French

• AP Latin: Vergil

HEALTH / PE (1.5 credit)

Personal Fitness .5

And

Another PE .5* (rec.games, weight training, lifetime spts.)

Health .5

9th 10th 11th 12th

•Due to possible scheduling conflicts, Personal Fitness may be taken in the 10th grade and Health

may be taken 11th grade year. •Completion of two seasons of a varsity sport or marching band may substitute for Rec. Games/weight training/lifetime spts. Etc * see YOUR Counselor, Registrar, or Graduation Coach FOR A PE EXEMPTION FORM!!!

FINE ARTS AND/OR CAREER/TECH(1 credit)

1 Credit (2 semester classes) in:

• Fine Arts (highly recommended)

and/or

• Career/Technology

ELECTIVES and Community Service

• Graduation Requirements/ Electives 3.5 Credits

• Community Service .5 Credit

• APS requires 75 hours of community service.

• In addition, students must pass all sections of the Georgia High School Graduation Test (GHSGT) in the junior year.

• Juniors take Writing in Fall and English, Math, Science, Social Studies in Spring

Advanced Level Courses

• Honors

• Advanced Placement**

• ACCEL (Joint/Dual Enrollment: College Course)

• Why Are These Important?

• Georgia Virtual High School for Advancement

**10 Points for each Advanced Placement course are addedto a passing final grade each semester and are reflected on the

transcript.

ACCEL (Joint/Dual Enrollment

• ACCEL is a state-funded program which provides students the opportunity to earn college credit while enrolled jointly at Henry Grady High School and any GA College/University. Once accepted, students take advantage of a split schedule (half day Grady half day College).

• Students accepted into the ACCEL program enjoy the same privileges and opportunities as those enrolled as a college freshman. Course tuition and Hope-eligible fees are paid by ACCEL for students accepted into the program, provided they meet Georgia residency requirements, are U.S. citizens or U.S. nationals, or have permanent resident alien status.

Numeric Average/GPA Computation Example

Course Grade GPA Conversion • Amer.Lit/Comp. 90 4.0• Math III 90 4.0• AP Biology 100 4.0• Civics 90 4.0• Intro. Art 90 4.0• Spanish 3 89 3.0• PE 89 3.0• Computer Apps + 71 +2.0

Total 709 28 28 divided by 8 (courses) = 3.5 GPA

709 divided by 8 = 88.6 Numeric Average is NOT A GPA!

Please NOTE: If a student fails a class and then retakes the same class, the grades are NOT averaged together. The new grade does NOT replace the old grade on the transcript.

Promotion/Grade Placement Requirements

• REMEMBER Minimum Credits Required for Graduation 24!

Promotion 10th grade 6 credits (4 core: English, math, science, social

studies

11th grade 12 credits (8 core: 2 each in English, math, science, and social studies

12th grade 18 credits (12 core: 3 each in English, math, science, and social studies

• High School DiplomaMeet the requirements for a HS Diploma and earn a B average, 3.0 in “APS/State core” courses.

• Seniors Apply for the HOPE Scholarship second semester of their senior year by visiting GACollege411.org

.

HOPE Scholarship

HOPE Continued….• Every grade earned in core academic courses

(English/Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies and Foreign Language) will be used in calculating Grade Point Average (GPA) for HOPE eligibility.

• “Fs” are NOT replaced by a higher grade if a core academic course is repeated.

• Also, if a student earns more core academic credits than required, all core grades will be used to determine HOPE.

HOPE Continued….• Only grades in Advanced Placement (AP) and

ACCEL (Joint Enrollment) programs will be weighted for HOPE purposes.

HOPE GRANT• High School Diploma or GED

• Covers tuition at any Georgia public technical

colleges if enrolled in a certificate or diploma

program.

HOPE Scholarship cont.

• Public Colleges

HOPE covers tuition, and a book allowance

up to $150 per semester. Full-time enrollment is not required.

• Private Colleges HOPE will pay $3000 per academic year for the first 30 semester hours attempted. Full-time enrollment is required. May be eligible for an additional $1,050 per academic year from the Georgia Tuition Equalization Grant.

• Out of State CollegesNO HOPE outside of the state of Georgia.

Registration 09-10

• Pre-Registration for 2010-11: Late Feb.

• Failed a course (s): Visit your counselor or our graduation coach ASAP for information regarding online recovery programs and summer school

Thanks for being a

terrific class!

10th grade registration form (Core)

10th grade registration form (Electives)