How many classes does a HS'er take?

[Anonymous]

I see that one needs 26 credits for an advanced diploma -- is that based on 7 classes for each of the four year? I'm trying to figure out how many electives a student gets each year in HS.

Can someone explain?

[Anonymous]

7 classes. Assume 4 core, 1 foreign language, 1PE and 1 elective for the first 2 years. Then drop PE. If you do 4 years of language, that open 2 electives the last 2 years. But you have use use an "elective" slot somewhere for consume finance or take it online over the summer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:7 classes. Assume 4 core, 1 foreign language, 1PE and 1 elective for the first 2 years. Then drop PE. If you do 4 years of language, that open 2 electives the last 2 years. But you have use use an "elective" slot somewhere for consume finance or take it online over the summer.

So in the end, you would have 28 classes/credits. If you take Algebra and FL in 8th.... and also take Personal Fin. in the summer -- you would end up with 31 classes/credits?

Ultimately, my question is how many electives will my child have (if you assume what I said about 8th grade and Pers Fin.)?

Am I right that you get one elective in 9th and 10th grades b/c of PE. Once that is done, you would get three slots for electives each year in 11th and 12th grade (assuming Pers. Fin is a summer class)?

[Anonymous]

Another question

When you get to 11th and 12 grade, you can choose an AP class instead of the normal core class?

Classes like Journalism are strictly electives, right? They don't replace 11th grade English or AP Eng?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:7 classes. Assume 4 core, 1 foreign language, 1PE and 1 elective for the first 2 years. Then drop PE. If you do 4 years of language, that open 2 electives the last 2 years. But you have use use an "elective" slot somewhere for consume finance or take it online over the summer.

So in the end, you would have 28 classes/credits. If you take Algebra and FL in 8th.... and also take Personal Fin. in the summer -- you would end up with 31 classes/credits?

Ultimately, my question is how many electives will my child have (if you assume what I said about 8th grade and Pers Fin.)?

Am I right that you get one elective in 9th and 10th grades b/c of PE. Once that is done, you would get three slots for electives each year in 11th and 12th grade (assuming Pers. Fin is a summer class)?

It depends. One each year in 9th and 10th. Then a college bound kid needs to (or should) take the next math class, not just stop in 11th. So 4 core classes junior and senior years. That leaves 3 electives each year. But if you go beyond 3rd year foreign language, that would take a spot each year you do it.

Also-- yes many AP classes take the place of core classes (AP Calc or AP English) but some do not. And creative writing and journalism are not English classes. Local base high schools are having curriculum nights now, and they have handy charts and graphs.

[Anonymous]

AP science classes are either pure electives (such as AP Enviro) or 2nd year classes (AP bio, AP chem, AP physics 2, AP physics C). So they would take an elective spot if your child were interested in taking a lot of science.

AP physics 1 is a first-year science, but it's the only AP like that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:AP science classes are either pure electives (such as AP Enviro) or 2nd year classes (AP bio, AP chem, AP physics 2, AP physics C). So they would take an elective spot if your child were interested in taking a lot of science.

AP physics 1 is a first-year science, but it's the only AP like that.

So, could you take one of those "2nd year classes" like AP Bio or AP chem as your senior year (12th grade) science core requirement? Or would it have to be in addition to whatever your 12th grade core science class is?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:AP science classes are either pure electives (such as AP Enviro) or 2nd year classes (AP bio, AP chem, AP physics 2, AP physics C). So they would take an elective spot if your child were interested in taking a lot of science.

AP physics 1 is a first-year science, but it's the only AP like that.

So, could you take one of those "2nd year classes" like AP Bio or AP chem as your senior year (12th grade) science core requirement? Or would it have to be in addition to whatever your 12th grade core science class is?

Biology in 9, Chemistry in 10, Physics in 11, AP in one of those sciences in 12

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:AP science classes are either pure electives (such as AP Enviro) or 2nd year classes (AP bio, AP chem, AP physics 2, AP physics C). So they would take an elective spot if your child were interested in taking a lot of science.

AP physics 1 is a first-year science, but it's the only AP like that.

So, could you take one of those "2nd year classes" like AP Bio or AP chem as your senior year (12th grade) science core requirement? Or would it have to be in addition to whatever your 12th grade core science class is?

Biology in 9, Chemistry in 10, Physics in 11, AP in one of those sciences in 12

thx

[Anonymous]

Just so you know, your child does not have to take physics in 11. They can take geosystems (reg or honors), anatomy, astronomy, oceanography or any or the AP sciences.

[Anonymous]

Plus, they can take two sciences in 11th grade and 12th grade if that is where they want to spend their electives.