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Lowery Freshman Center Guide to Course Selection 2015-2016

Welcome to Lowery  Introductions  Division of Houses  House 100 A – Gn  House 200 Go-N  House 300 O-Z

DAILY SCHEDULE A Day B Day Period 1 8:15 – 9:15 Period 1 Period 2 9:20 – 10:55 Period 5 Period 3 11:00 – 1:00 Period 6 A Lunch 11:00 – 11:30 B Lunch 11:30 – 12:00 C Lunch 12:00 – 12:30 D Lunch 12:30 – 1:00 Period 4 1:05 – 2:30 Period 7 Period 8 2:35 – 3:30 Period 8

Course Selection Guide Available on LFC & AHS website Points of Interest: Advanced Academics Course Catalog Graduation Requirements Schedule Change Procedures HB 5 Endorsement Information

Graduation Requirements – 26 credits Foundation + Endorsement English 4 credits Math 4 credits Science 4 credits Social Studies 4 credits Languages other than English 2 credits Fine Arts 1 credit Physical Education 1 credit Health .5 credit Electives 5.5 credits

What is an Endorsement? • Area of concentration • Must choose prior to entering the ninth grade • Students can choose more than one endorsement area • Students may change their endorsement choice at any time***

Endorsements Available: • Arts and Humanities • Business and Industry • Multidisciplinary • Public Service • Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)

Arts & Humanities Courses related to: • Cultural Studies • English Literature • Fine Arts • History • Political Science • World Languages

ARTS & HUMANITIES ENDORSEMENT PATHWAYS 9 th Grade 10 th Grade 11 th Grade 12 th Grade SOCIAL STUDIES, Advanced Social Studies Pathway World Geography, On-Level or PreAP/IB (1) World History (1) U. S. History (1) Government/Economics (1) ARTS & HUMANITIES ENDORSEMENT or or or or AP Human Geography (1) AP World History (1) AP U. S. History (1) AP Government (.5) or And LFC Courses Available: IB History of the Americas (Full IB) AP Economics (.5) (1) or IB 20 th Century Topics (Full IB) (1) and/or Social Studies Elective (1) And Economics (.5) and/or Social Studies Elective (1) Art 1 PERFORMING ARTS, Music Pathway ( Note: IB Fine Arts Options are open Enrollment) Band, Choir, or Orchestra Year One (1) Band, Choir, or Orchestra Band, Choir, or Orchestra Band, Choir, or Orchestra Communication Applications (Speech) Year Two (1) Year Three (1) Year Four (1) or or or Dance Adv. Music Band (1) Adv. Music Band (1) Adv. Music Band (1) And And AP Music Theory IB Music Foreign Language PERFORMING ARTS, Dance Pathway Music Dance Year One (1) Dance Year Two (1) Dance Year Three (1) Dance Year Four (1) or or or or Theater Color Guard Year One (1) Color Guard Year Two (1) Color Guard Year Three (1) Color Guard Year Four (1) or or or or Tallenettes Year One (1) Tallenettes Year Two (1) Tallenettes Year Three (1) Tallenettes Year Four (1) PERFORMING ARTS, Theater Pathway Theater Year One (1) Theater Year Two (1) Theater Year Three (1) Theater Year Four (1) or or or or Technical Theater Year One (1) Technical Theater Year Two Technical Theater Year Three (1) Technical Theater Year Four (1) (1)

Business & Industry Courses related to: • Accounting • Agricultural Science • Audio/visual Communication • Business Management • Finance • Graphic Design • Hospitality & Tourism • Information Technology

BUSINESS & INDUSTRY ENDORSEMENT PATHWAYS 9 th Grade 10 th Grade 11 th Grade 12 th Grade AGRICULTURE, FOOD, & NATURAL RESOURCES, Veterinary Technology Pathway LFC Courses Available: BUSINESS & INDUSTRY ENDORSEMENT Livestock Production (.5) Principles of Agriculture, Food, & Natural Practicum in Agriculture Veterinary and Resources (.5) Veterinary Medical Medicine (2) Small Animal Management (.5) and Applications (1) Veterinary Assistant certification option or Professional Standards in Veterinary Assistant certification option or Wildlife , Fisheries & Ecology Agribusiness (.5) Advanced Animal Science (1) Management (.5) AGRICULTURE, FOOD, & NATURAL RESOURCES, Horticulture Landscape Design Pathway Business Info Management Prin of Arts, Audio, Practicum in Agriculture Principles of Agriculture, Food, & Natural Advanced Plant & Soil Science (1) Communication App ( Speech) Video Tech & Comm Horticulture Science (1) Horticulture (2) Resources (.5) or or or and Problems and Solutions I, Principles & Elements of Practicum in Agriculture Hotel Management Prin of Business,Mkt&Finance Professional Standards in Floral Design (1) Floral Design (1) Floral Design (2) Agribusiness (.5) Floral Design Certification option Floral Design Certification option Journalism Prin of Hospitality AGRICULTURE, FOOD, & NATURAL RESOURCES, Ag Mechanics Pathway Principles of Agriculture Prin of Information Technology Principles of Agriculture, Food, & Natural Resources (.5) Practicum in Agriculture Ag Mechanics & Metal Agricultural Mechanics & Metal Technologies Agricultural Facilities Design & Fabrication (1) Principles of Architecture Prof Stand in Agribusiness and Tech (2) (1) NCCER Welding certification Professional Standards in NCCER Welding certification Agribusiness (.5) Restaurant Management ARCHITECTURE & CONSTRUCTION, Architectural Design Pathway Advanced Architectural Practicum in Architectural Design (2) Design (2) AutoCAD certification option Principles of Architecture or or Construction (.5) Collin College Intermediate Computer Aided Architectural Design (1) Collin College Engineering Graphics (.5) and Drafting (.5) and Communication Applications (.5) and Collin College Basic Computer Aided Drafting Collin College Advanced Computer Aided (CAD) (.5) Drafting (.5)

Multidisciplinary Studies Courses related to: • General endorsement requirements

MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENDORSEMENT PATHWAYS 9 th Grade 10 th Grade 11 th Grade 12 th Grade MULTIDISCIPLINARY, Pathway MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENDORSEMENT Multidisciplinary Studies Endorsement allows a student to select courses from the curriculum of each endorsement area described above and earn credits in a variety of advanced courses from multiple content areas sufficient to complete the Distinguished Level of Achievement under the Foundation program.

Public Services Courses related to: • Education & Training • Health Sciences • JROTC • Law Enforcement & Security

PUBLIC SERVICE ENDORSEMENT PATHWAYS 9 th Grade 10 th Grade 11 th Grade 12 th Grade EDUCATION & TRAINING, Pathway Principles of Education & Training (.5) Human Growth & Instructional Practices in Education & Training and Practicum in Education & Training (2) PUBLIC SERVICE ENDORSEMENT Development (1) (2) Speech (.5) LFC Courses Available: HEALTH SCIENCE, Health Care Professions Pathway (Certified Nurse Aide & Emergency Medical Technician) Practicum in Health Science (2) Emergency Medical Technician Medical Terminology (.5) Health Science (2) certification (EMT) and Principles of Health Science (1) Certified Nursing Aide or Speech (.5) certification (CNA) Practicum in Health Science (Internship) (2) HEALTH SCIENCE, Medical Science Professions Pathway (Pharmacy Technician) Practicum in Health Science (2) JROTC Pharmacy Technician certification Medical Terminology (.5) or and Principles of Health Science (1) Anatomy & Physiology of Human Systems (1) Medical Microbiology (.5) Speech (.5) and Medical Terminology Pathophysiology (.5) JROTC - Marine Corps Principles of Education & Training JROTC I (1) JROTC II (1) JROTC III (1) JROTC IV (1) LAW, PUBLIC SAFETY, CORRECTIONS & SECURITY, Law Enforcement Pathway * Will only be offered if enough students select this course. Principles of Law, Public Safety & Security Courses not available until 2016-17 Courses not available until 2017-18 Principles of Law, Public Safety, & Security (.5) Law Enforcement II (2) *Law Enforcement I (1) Court Systems & Practices (1) and Dispatch certification option Speech (.5) or or Practicum in Law, Public Safety, and Security (2) Forensic Science (1)

Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math (STEM) Courses related to: • Mathematics • Engineering • Information Management • Science • Technology