2020-2021 Catalog of Approved High School Courses
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Catalog of Approved High School Courses 2020-2021 Members of the Board of Education of Howard County Mavis Ellis Chair Kirsten Coombs Vice Chair Vicky Cutroneo Christina Delmont-Small Jennifer Mallo Sabina Taj Chao Wu, Ph.D. Allison Alston Student member 2019-2020 Michael J. Martirano, Ed.D. Superintendent Dear Student: The Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) offers a wide variety of courses for high school students. The Catalog of Approved High School Courses can help you and your parents select the courses that are best for you and your future goals. Choosing the courses for your high school program is an important task that you should do thoughtfully with your parents. You should consider: • What courses are required for graduation? • When will you take each required course? • What are your interests and areas in which you wish to develop? • What courses are best suited to your goals? Teachers, school counselors and administrators are available to help you make wise choices. I encourage you to schedule an appointment with your school counselor to develop your Four-Year High School Plan, and meet with a counselor yearly to review your plan and select courses for the upcoming school year. High school is an exciting time of your life. This is a wonderful opportunity to plan an academic program that moves you toward reaching each personal milestone for achievement. On behalf of our entire school system, I wish you much success. Sincerely, Michael J. Martirano, Ed.D. Superintendent of Schools 10910 Clarksville Pike, Ellicott City, Maryland 21042 • 410-313-6600 • www.hcpss.org Central Office Personnel William J. Barnes Terrell Savage Chief Academic Officer Executive Director Special Education Anissa Dennis Chief School Management and Caroline Walker Instructional Leadership Officer Executive Director Program Innovation and Student Well-Being Kendra V. Johnson Community Superintendent Jennifer Novak Director Theo Cramer Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Community Superintendent Janice Yetter Patrick Saunderson Director Community Superintendent Special Education Ebony Langford-Brown Lisa Davis Executive Director Director Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Program Innovation and Student Well-Being Division of Academics Maha Abdelkader Sharon Kramer Coordinator Coordinator ESOL Career and Technical Education Kimberly Banks Gino Molfino Coordinator Coordinator World Languages Fine Arts Eric Bishop Kelly Ruby Coordinator Coordinator Physical Education and Health School Counseling Debbie Blum Kami Wagner Coordinator Coordinator Gifted and Talented Education Programs Student Support Programs C. Renee Bos Mary Weller Coordinator Coordinator Advanced Placement and Social Studies Science Robert Cole Jon Wray Coordinator Coordinator Digital Education Program Mathematics Nancy Czarnecki Julie Wray Coordinator Coordinator English/Language Arts Instructional Technology Melissa Daggett Coordinator Library Media Terry Eberhardt Coordinator Music IV TABLE OF CONTENTS Graduation Requirements Graduation Requirements . 1 Bridge Plan for Academic Validation . 5 Credit Requirements . 2 Courses Meeting the Fine Arts Requirements . 6 Credit for High School Courses Taken in Middle School 3 Fine Arts Course List . 6 Career Preparation Requirements . 3 Courses Meeting the Technology Education Requirements . 7 Student Service Requirements . 3 Technology Education Course List . 7 Assessment Requirements . .4 Program Choices . 7 Maryland High School Required Assessments . 4 Program Option 1 . 7 Interventions and Retaking Assessments . 5 Program Option 2 . 7 AP Substitute Exams for the Maryland State Assessments 5 Program Option 3 . 7-8 General Information General Information . 9 Alternative Education . .14 Attendance . .10 Teen Parenting . .15 Release Time: Qualifications and Procedures . .10 Gear Up for 9th Grade Summer School Program . 15 Grading and Reporting . .10-11 Pathways for Language and Career Education (PLACE). 15 Weighted GPA and Class Rank . .11 JROTC . 15 Promotion . 12 Advanced Research Courses . 15 Academic Eligibility . .12-13 Non-traditional Sources of Credit . 16 NCAA Eligibility . .13 Digital Education Courses . 16-17 Maryland High School Certificate . 13 Alternatives to Four-Year Enrollment . .17 Course Offerings . .13 Guidelines for Students Planning to Attend College or Course Levels . .14 Technical School . .18 Special Education . 14 Jump Start Dual Enrollment . 19-20 504 . .14 Opportunities for HCPSS Families to Access Free or ESOL . .14 Discounted Programs and Services . 21 Career Academies Career Academies - General Information . 23-24 Computer Programming Academy . .38 Accounting Academy . .25 Construction Academy . .39 Aerospace Engineering: Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Culinary Science Academy . .40-41 Academy . .26-27 Cybersecurity Networking Academy . 42-43 Agricultural Science Academy . 28 Engineering: Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Academy . .44 Animation and Interactive Media Academy . .29 Finance, Academy of . .45 Apprenticeship Maryland Academy . 30 Graphic Design Academy . .46 Architectural Design Academy . .31 Health Professions, Academy of . 47-49 Automotive Technology Academy . 32 HVAC Academy . 50 Biotechnology Academy . 33-34 Homeland Security and Emergency Management Academy 51 Career Research and Development . .35 Marketing Academy . .52 Career Research and Development Early College Program Systems and Project Engineering Academy . .53 in Cybersecurity . 36-37 Teacher Academy of Maryland . .54-55 Course Descriptions Course Descriptions . 56 Art . 89-92 Course Description Diagram . .57 Dance Education . 93-94 Advanced Research . 58-59 Music . 95-99 Career and Technical Education (CTE) . 60 Theatre Arts . 100-101 Business and Computer Management Systems . 61-63 Health Education . 102-103 Career Research and Development . 64 Mathematics . 104-109 Engineering and Technology Education . 65-66 Media . .110-111 Family and Consumer Sciences . 67-68 Physical Education . .112-114 Centralized Academy Courses . .69-76 Reading . 115-116 JROTC . .77 Science . .117-122 English . 78-84 Social Studies . 123-131 ESOL . .85-87 Special Education . 132-134 Fine Arts . .88 World Languages . 135-145 Appendix Course Index . .i-ii Four-Year High School Plan . iii Graduation Requirements 1 Graduation Requirements Graduation requirements may be updated by the Maryland State Department of Education. See school counselor to confirm graduation requirements. Credit Requirements: Students must earn a minimum of 21 credits to graduate. Credits can be earned in the following areas: CORE REQUIREMENTS OTHER REQUIREMENTS Current Specific Current Specific Subject Area Credit Requirements Subject Area Credit Requirements 4 credits, including: 1 credit Fine Arts • 1 credit in English 9 See course list on page 6. English • 1 credit in English 10 • 1 credit in English 11 Physical 1/2 credit • 1 credit in English 12 Education Lifetime Fitness 3 credits and 4 years of participation,* including: 1/2 credit • 1 credit in Algebra I Mathematics Health Health Education • 1 credit in Geometry • 1 credit beyond Geometry 3 credits in laboratory-based science Technology 1 credit that are aligned to the Maryland Science Education See course list on page 7. Standards and the Maryland Integrated Science Assessment (MISA). Students 2 credits in World Language may follow a variety of possible course OR sequences, but a student’s course Science 2 credits in an approved sequence must offer a breadth of Advanced Technology Program experiences that include the following Program Choice (see Program Choices on page 7) science disciplines (See page 117): OR • Earth Space Science 4 or 5 credits in a Career Academy • Life Science (State-approved Career and Technical • Physical Science (Chemistry and Physics) Education Completer Program) 3 credits, including: • 1 credit in U.S. History 1-3 credits to include courses beyond Social Studies • 1 credit in Local, State and National Electives requirements. Government • 1 credit in World History * In 2009, the University System of Maryland Board of Regents approved an academic policy that requires incoming freshman undergraduates to have completed four years of high school math. Accordingly, HCPSS students shall enroll in a mathematics course in each year of high school that the student attends in the HCPSS, up to a maximum of 4 years of attendance, unless in the 5th or 6th year a mathematics course is still needed to meet a graduation requirement. Three years of mathematics will consist of one credit of Algebra I, one credit of Geometry, and one or more credits in courses such as Algebra II and subsequent mathematics courses that utilize algebra in a substantive way, so that the student does not lose the algebraic and numerical skills achieved in earlier courses. 2 Graduation Requirements Credit for High School Courses Taken in Middle School For high school world language courses taken over the course of two years, one high school credit will be awarded at the completion of a course in grade 8. Refer to Policy 8020: Grading and Reporting: Middle and High School for more information. Beginning with courses completed in the 2015–16 school year: 1. The student’s passed course will count toward the 21 credits for graduation requirement. 2. The student’s course grade will be recorded on the high school transcript. 3. The student’s grade will not be calculated into the high school grade point average. 4. For high school world language courses, one credit will be awarded at the completion of a course in grade 8. Career Preparation