Beginning Your Freshman Year at Century High School

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Beginning Your Freshman Year at Century High
School
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What does a credit mean?

• 1 course per semester .50 credit 
• Semester grades are put on your transcript
• These grades determine your GPA and rank
• 6 courses per semester 3 credits
• 6 courses times 2 semesters per year 6 credits
• 6 credits per year times 4 years 24 credits
• 24 Total Credits are Required for Graduation
• These Credits Include Required and Elective
  Courses

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What is a Passing Grade?

• A passing grade is required to earn any credit
  for a class
• If a failing grade is earned in a required
  course, the course must be retaken

• Passing grades are
• A
• B
• C
• D
• P
• Failing grades are
• F

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What is a GPA?

• Grade point average (GPA) is the numeric average
  of your semester or overall semester grades.
• Add up the numeric equivalent of your semester
  grades and divide by the number of classes GPA

• Passing grades are
• A 4.0
• B 3.0
• C 2.0
• D 1.0
• P Neutral
• Failing grades are
• F 0

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COURSE/CREDIT REQUIREMENTS

• Courses
• English
• Math (through Alg. II)
• Science (Biology, Chemistry and Physics)
• Social Studies

• Credits Required
• 4 (Including .50 credit in Speech)
• 3
• 3
• 3

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COURSE/CREDIT REQUIREMENTS (cont).

• Courses
• Economics
• Physical Education
• Health
• Fine Arts
• Electives
• Total Credits

• Credits Required
• .5
• .5
• .5
• 1 (2 semesters)
• 8.5
• 24

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Required 9th Grade Courses
English Options (Full Year) English Learner
Program English Foundations English Foundations
Honors
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Required 9th Grade Courses
Math Options (Full Year) Intermediate
Algebra Intermediate Algebra Honors Geometry
Honors or higher math
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Required 9th Grade Courses
Science Options (Full Year) Biology Biology
Honors PLTW Principles of Biomedical Science
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Required 9th Grade Courses
Social Studies Options (Full Year) World
History EL World History
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9th Grade Courses
Electives in Many Subject Areas
Business Speech Engineering Physical
Education Culinary Arts Industrial
Technology Agriculture Art/Music Science
World Language Information Technology
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Get Involved!In Activities Athletics.

• 25 Boys and Girls Sports
• Danceline
• Drama and Art Club
• Vocational and Business Clubs
• Model UN

• Service Clubs
• Student Council
• Chess Club
• Math League
• Speech
• Many other ways to get involved and have fun!

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Filling Out Your Registration Sheet

• You will have at least 6 classes
• Important If you want music as a 7th class
  include it on 7th line
• Other 7th choices will be awarded on a space
  available basis

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Alternates

• The Alternate section on your card will be used
  for alternate choices in the event your first
  choice for an elective in line 6 is unavailable
• Alternates are important in the event that we
  have to cancel or restrict availability of a
  particular class
• Not a bad idea to have a first and second choice
  for your language

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Returning Your Registration Form

• Bring completed forms with courses for 9th grade
  chosen to Century Panther Night on January 25
• Or return it to your school by January 28 if you
  or your parents are unable to attend Panther
  Night

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Questions???