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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is an FCPS requirement for HS. How do you satisfy it? For example, would AP Macro/Micro satisfy it? If not, can you give an example that would?[/quote]

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The easy tell if courses are sequential is that on the course selection sheet they’ll be under the same header. So all marketing classes are sequential within that course group. The IT classes are all sequential within their group. They just don’t cross over and become sequential with each other. Also, you can tell if something is sequential, obviously, if it has a number attached. Photography 1 and Photography 2, etc...

Another way to meet the requirement is to do 2 years of a subject beyond the advanced diploma requirement. So you need 4 years a math to get the advanced diploma. If you do 2 added math electives so like a 4 + 2 you meet the requirement. For example: Algebra 1 (8th) Geometry (9th), Algebra 2 (10th), Precalculus (11th), And the 2 “extra” they take technically as electives: AP Calculus BC (12th) and  AP Stats (12th). Same for other subjects like science: Bio (9th), Chem (10th), Physicy and AP Chem (11th). Now you met your 4. Then then 2 “extra” they take technically as electives: AP Physics and AP Environmental Science (12th)

A student can also do it with language so like a 3 + 2: They take French 1, 2, 3 in grades 8, 9, and 10. Then Level 4 in 11th and level 5 or AP in 12th. Levels 4 and 5 are sequential because they are electives that go beyond what is needed for the language requirement for the advanced diploma.

Hope this helps someone. [/quote]

What about 4 years of orchestra in high school? Would that count as sequential electives?[/quote]

I'm not the person you're asking but wouldn't this fall under the person's explanation of "under the same header." Various orchestra is all ubder fine arts music at our HS so I would assume if you took 2 different types of orchestra it would count but I don't know for sure. [/quote]

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