HOPKINS SCHOOL ACADEMIC OFFERINGS

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HOPKINS SCHOOLACADEMIC OFFERINGS

• PLANNING YOUR CHILDS PROGRAM

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Minimum Graduation Requirements

• 18 credits in Grades 9 12
• At Least 4 ½ credits each year
• Fulfill Athletics Health Course
• Pass Swim and Water Rescue Test
• Required school-sponsored Community Service
  Project for seniors

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Distribution of Credits

• Finish graduation requirements before 2nd term
  senior year
• Students may not use outside credit in Art,
  English or Science to fulfill departmental
  graduation requirement
• 3rd year of language requirement must be
  completed at Hopkins during academic year
• Summer courses for credit must be approved

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Academic Term Load

• Each Term
• Minimum number at least 4 courses (excluding
  Health and non-AP Art courses)
• Maximum number no more than 5 courses
  (excluding Health and non-AP Art courses)
• Exemptions require special permission.

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Planning for College

• Suggestions for recommended programs pp. 8 - 9
• Guidelines for Standardized Testing p. 10

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Art

• Courses offered in four different areas
• Drama
• Music
• Media Arts
• Visual Arts

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Art Courses for Middle School

• Refer to Chart on p. 13
• All Art courses have seven scheduled meetings
  during the two week rotation
• Many are offered both terms
• Year courses All Music Performance and Fine Art
  Studio classes

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Art Courses for Middle School

• Correction to Course Guide Term I Music Theory
  Fundamentals is not an AP course
• AP Music Theory Advanced Topics next offered
  in 2009 2010

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Art Courses Name Changes

• Orchestra formerly Classical Ensemble
• Furniture Design formerly Woodworking
• Music Theory Fundamentals formerly
  Understanding Music

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Advanced Visual Arts

• Four year sequential program
• Studio Art I
• Fine Art Studio I formerly called Advanced
  Studio
• Fine Art Studio II formerly called Fine Art
  Studio I
• Fine Art Studio III formerly called Fine Art
  Studio II
• Although not recommended, it is possible to
  enter the program at any stage with departmental
  approval.

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Classics

• Courses in Latin Greek fulfill the graduation
  requirement
• All courses in Classics are full year courses
• 3rd year of language requirement must be
  completed at Hopkins during the academic year
• Greek IV offered no AP exam given in Greek

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Classics

• Latin IV
• AP Vergil
• AP Latin Literature

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Computer Science

• Two Electives
• Programming in Java
• Term I
• Covers 1st half of AP (A) curriculum
• Prerequisite Math 14 and departmental approval
• AP Computer Science A Programming in Java II
• Term II
• Covers 2nd half of AP (A) curriculum
• Prerequisite Programming in Java I

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English

• No choice in Grades 9, 10, Term I for 11th
  graders
• Electives offered only to 12th Term II 11th
  graders

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History Sequence
7 8 9 10 11 12
Term I History 7 History 8 Civics Atlantic Communities II Atlantic Communities III Electives
Term II History 7 History 8 Atlantic Communities I Atlantic Communities II AP US AP European Electives Electives
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Atlantic Communities Program

• Atlantic Communities I
• Atlantic Communities II
• Required year course 10th or 11th grade
• 3 required after school lectures
• Atlantic Communities III
• Required Term I course 11th or 12th grade
• 1 required evening lecture

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History

• Students must have taken at least one credit of
  History in the Middle School
• Atlantic Communities I, II and III are required
  to qualify for either AP US History or AP
  European History.
• Civics
• Term I elective
• Recommended but not required for AP consideration

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Mathematics

• Refer to Table on p. 34 to determine next course
  in sequence
• Departmental approval for enriched, accelerated,
• or honors courses
• Two Choices for Geometry Math 3 or Math 13
• Three choices for Advanced Algebra Math 4, Math
  14 or Math 24

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Algebra II classes M4, M14, and M24

• No Algebra II class may be taken over the summer
• Math 4
• Normally the next course after Math 3
• Math 14
• For students that struggled in Math 13 or who
  have done exceptional work in Math 3 and who have
  a strong Algebra background
• Math 24
• For students who have done well in M13

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Modern Languages

• Modern Language sequence shown on p. 41
• AP courses offered in Chinese, French, Italian
  Spanish
• May request accelerated section on course
  selection form
• Departmental approval required for accelerated
  courses
• 3rd year of language requirement must be
  completed at Hopkins during the academic year

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Science
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Science
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Science

• Chemistry
• Covers introductory topics in college prep course
• Less complex mathematical analysis
• Includes hands-on lab experience
• Stronger students may consider taking Chemistry
  SAT II

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Science

• Chemistry Accelerated
• For those students who enjoy science and who are
  able to move rapidly with quantitative physical
  science
• Includes hands-on lab experience
• Math Prerequisites and department approval
• Prerequisite for AP Chemistry

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Science

• Departmental requirement is 2 credits
• Biology required along with either Chemistry or
  Physics
• Departmental approval required for Accelerated
• Accelerated Chemistry has both math and science
  prerequisites

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Scheduling Time Table

• March 14 April 4 Master Schedule created
• April 14 May 2 Returning students scheduled
• May 5 May 30 Conflicts with student schedules
  resolved
• June 19 Student courses sent home with grades
• July 1 Deadline for all schedule inquiries

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Scheduling Process

• Course selection forms are due to adviser
• on Friday, February 15.
• Fill out entire form
• Summer Study Proposal Form due by June 12.
• Request accelerated and honor sections - even if
  student is already enrolled in one department
  will make final decision.

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Summer School

• Summer Study Proposal Form required
• No outside credit fulfills Art, English or
  Science graduation credit
• Student may start receiving credit between 9th
  10th grade
• No credit for on-line courses
• Hopkins Summer School
• Brochure on-line or request brochure by calling
  or emailing Tom Parr, Summer School Director,
  ext. 511 or tparr_at_hopkins.edu

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Questions to Ponder

• How many credits to take? What is a reasonable
  load for my child?
• Continue on in a language or begin a new
  language? One or Two Languages?
• How many History courses in 9th grade?
• Science Math Placement Issues?

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9th Grade Statistics
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9th Grade Statistics

• Six students take two languages
• 88 students took both semesters of History
• Approximately one-third take Latin
• 2 students do not take Biology

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10th Grade Statistics
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10th Grade Statistics

• Three students take two languages
• 60 take Chemistry Accelerated, 71 take Chemistry
  and three take no science