Knapp Early College Course Catalog revisions

COURSE CATALOG 2012-2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS J.P Knapp Honor Code Graduation Requirements Promotion Policies Future Ready Core Graduation Requirements College/University Prep Graduation Requirements Drop/Add Policy Enrollment in a Community College Grade Point Average Calculation Grade Point Average Table Weighted Grade Policy Valedictorian Salutatorian Honor Graduate Marshals Presidential Award for Educational Excellence North Carolina Academic Scholars Program 10 Driving Eligibility 11 Early Graduation 11 College Preparation 11 Core 44 College Transfer Credits 12 North Carolina Course of Study Description 12 New High School Exit Standards 12 Graduation Project 12 Student Education Plans 13 Course Descriptions 14-22 What Is Tested in High School? 23-24 J P Knapp Early College Honor Code Any student who knowingly engages in or attempts to engage in plagiarism or falsification shall be subject to disciplinary action The following actions specifically are prohibited: 1.cheating, including the giving or receiving of any unauthorized assistance or unfair advantage on any form of academic work; 2.plagiarism, including the copying of the language, structure, ideas and/or thought of another and representing it as one's own original work; and falsification, including a verbal or written statement that is knowingly untrue but is represented as the truth GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS It is important that parents and students choose the proper courses at the time of registration It is each student’s responsibility to meet the graduation requirements Students should be aware of prerequisites and special provisions for certain courses and be sure they are eligible for each course for which they register A student has the potential to earn a minimum of eight (8) credits each year For most J P Knapp Early College students, twenty-eight (28) credits (high school and/or college) are required for graduation PROMOTION POLICIES Promotion to Year A student must earn at least six (6) high school credits including: ENGLISH I Promotion to Year A student must earn a cumulative total of at least thirteen (13) high school credits including: ENGLISH I & II Promotion to Year A student must earn a cumulative total of at least twenty (20) high school/college credits including: ENGLISH I, II, III One Math One Science One Social Studies Two Maths Two Sciences Two Social Studies Achievement of minimum Level III score on the North Carolina Writing Assessment or have demonstrated proficiency on local assessments FUTURE READY CORE GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS (For Freshman Entering ’09-’10 & Beyond) Content Area Credit s Courses English Honors English I Honors English II Honors English III or AP English Language and Comp Honors English IV or AP English Literature & Comp or ENG 241 & 242 Math Algebra I/Honors Geometry or Honors Geometry/Honors Alg II Honors Algebra II/Advanced Functions & Modeling Science Honors Earth Science Honors Biology Honors Chemistry Social Studies Honors World History Honors Civics & Economics Honors US History Foreign Language 2 Consecutive Credits in the same foreign language Spanish, French, German, Latin Health & PE Healthful Living & PE Electives 4 College Credits in the same area (ie Humanities/Fine Arts or Social Sciences) Local Academic Seminar COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY PREP REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION (For ’08-’09 Freshman) Content Area Credit s Courses English Honors English I Honors English II Honors English III or AP English Language and Comp Honors English IV or AP English Literature & Comp or ENG 241 & 242 Math Algebra I/Honors Geometry or Honors Geometry/Honors Alg II Honors Algebra II/Advanced Functions & Modeling Science Honors Earth Science Honors Biology Honors Chemistry Social Studies Honors World History Honors Civics & Economics Honors US History Foreign Language 2 Consecutive Credits in the same foreign language Spanish, French, German, Latin Health & PE Healthful Living & PE Electives 10 10 Elective Credits Local Academic Seminar DROP/ADD POLICY Students should consider course selections very carefully Select alternate courses for electives since schedule conflicts or class overloads may prohibit admission into a course Per school policy, students who withdraw from a course after the drop/add period within a semester will receive a “WF” (Withdrawal Failing) grade, which will be calculated into their GPA as an “F” grade According to the North Carolina State Board of Education policy for end-of-course tests, effective with the 1999-2000 school year, students may not drop a course with an end-of-course test after 10 days in a semester-long course, or 20 days in a year-long course ENROLLMENT IN A COMMUNITY COLLEGE Under dual enrollment, a student may receive college level credit from College of the Albemarle (COA) under the following guidelines: The student must be attending high school on at least a half-time basis, must be in good academic standing with at least a 2.0 G.P.A The student must meet all existing COA admissions criteria and all prerequisites for courses The student needs to complete a COA Application for Admission, the Dual Enrollment Approval Form, and a COA Registration Form The Dual Enrollment Approval Form is signed by the student, the high school guidance counselor or principal, and the parent/guardian Every student who takes an internet course or a course which utilizes the internet as part of the curriculum, will be expected to have an e-mail account, daily access to a computer, and demonstrate skills in uploading and downloading files, appending attachments to e-mail and conducting on-line research Upon completion of the course it is the student’s responsibility to submit the grade when applying to any other college or university The grade becomes part of the student’s permanent high school and college transcript GRADE POINT AVERAGE CALCULATION Grade Point Average (GPA) is the primary means of ranking and honoring students at JP Knapp Early College High School GPA is determined by converting the traditional 100 point scale (85, 91, 78, etc.) into a “4.0 Scale” (shown in the chart below) GRADE POINT AVERAGE TABLE 96-100%=4.00 91%=3.38 86%=2.75 81%=2.13 76%=1.50 95%=3.88 90%=3.25 85%=2.63 80%=2.00 75%=1.38 94%=3.75 89%=3.13 84%=2.50 79%=1.88 74%=1.25 93%=3.63 88%=3.00 83%=2.38 78%=1.75 73%=1.13 92%=3.50 87%=2.88 82%=2.25 77%=1.63 70-72%=1.00