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2020-2021 Ewing High School Course Selection EHS Counseling Department

High School Graduation Requirements

Level Options Advanced Placement ● Honors ● College and Career Preparation ● How Do I Know If I am Eligible to Take a Higher Level Course ? If you want to request an Honors Level Course, you must earn an 85 or higher in ● the previous College & Career Prep Level Course. Prerequisites for AP Level Courses can be found in the Course Catalog. Example: Prerequisites for English III Options English III CCP- Successful completion of English II English III Honors- Minimum Grade of 75 in English II Honors or 85 in English II CCP English Language & Composition AP- Minimum Grade of 80 in English II Honors or 90 in English II CCP with Recommendation from CollegeBoard based on PSAT results

What Courses Should I Request? Example: Freshman 2019-20 Courses Example: Course Requests 2020-21 Course: Final or Current Grade: Course: English I CCP* 90 English II Honors Algebra I CCP 82 Geometry CCP World History Honors 80 US History I Honors Earth Space Sci CCP 86 Biology Honors PE/Health 9 94 PE/Health 10 Spanish I CCP 81 Spanish II CCP Art I 93 Elective Course *College & Career Prep Level

Mathematics It is important to note that the following College and Career Prep Level Math Courses are Full Year Courses, meaning that you will take them for both Semester 1 & Semester 2: Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II ● Semester long math courses include: College & Career Prep Level Pre-Calculus, Calculus, and Probability & Statistics ● Honors Level Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, and Pre-Calculus ● Advanced Placement Calculus AB, Calculus BC* and Statistics ● * Please note, students must earn a 70 or higher in AP Calculus AB in order to take AP Calculus BC

Elective Courses When choosing Elective Courses, it is important to consider which classes will help you to meet the Graduation Requirements and which classes will support your plans after High School. -To fulfill graduation requirements, you will need to take 1 Financial Literacy Course, 1 Visual or Performing Arts Course, 1 Course in a World Language*, and 1 Career Education Course -Core Electives include additional classes beyond the required courses in Math, Science, Social Studies & English * It is recommended that College Bound Students take 2-3 courses in the same World Language

Senior Elective Courses Senior Experience Peer Leadership ● ● Internship Experience OR Work Applications must have been ○ ○ Experience submitted already! You can choose block 4 or blocks 3- Dual Enrollment College Course Program ○ ● 4 depending on the amount of Requirements: ○ electives you are able to take Rider, TCNJ, or Princeton 3.5 ■ Requirements: GPA ○ 2.5 Cumulative GPA MCCC 3.0 GPA ■ ■ 100 credits by the end of your 100 credits by the end of ■ ■ Junior year Junior year No OSS or Level 3 or 4 No OSS or Level 3 or 4 ■ ■ incidents incidents No NCA for any classes No NCA for any class ■ ■ Must have met requirements ■ *Please see Course Catalog for additional information on these electives* for state testing

How to Access the Course Catalog 1. Visit the Ewing High School web page 2. Hover over “About” and select “Guidance Department” 3. Select “2020 - 2021 EHS Course Catalog” 4. Click to view the PDF Our Course Catalog provides a description of each course offered at EHS. Please note prerequisite courses and grades.

How to Request Courses for the 2020-21 School Year: 1. Visit your Counselor’s Google Classroom* 2. Select the Classwork tab 3. Open the “Course Selection” Assignment 4. Click on the link titled “Course Selection Form” 5. Fill in the PDF with your course requests and SAVE the document to your computer/Google Drive/device 6. Upload your saved form into Google Classroom under the “Course Selection” Assignment *If you do not have access to your Counselor’s Google Classroom, please email your Counselor

Still have questions? Schedule an appointment with your counselor! 1. Visit your Counselor’s Google Classroom 2. Under the Classwork tab, select the assignment titled “Optional Course Selection Appointment Form” 3. Enter in your information (Include phone number) 4. Choose an appointment time 5. Submit the form Please be prepared for your appointment. When your counselor calls, it may show up on your phone as a “No Caller ID” or “Unknown” number.

Your Counselor is Here to Help! Please do not hesitate to contact your Counselor with any questions or concerns. Mr. Joe Bensky - jbensky@ewingboe.org Mrs. Jennifer Denard - jdenard@ewingboe.org Mrs. Maeve DiPasquale - mdipasquale@ewingboe.org Ms. Paige Haugland - phaugland@ewingboe.org Mrs. Stephanie Lippincott - slippincott@ewingboe.org