2020-2021 Program of Studies
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TABLE OF CONTENTS BROWNSBURG COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION MISSION STATEMENT ....................... 4 GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................................................. 4 QUANTITATIVE REASONING COURSES ................................................................................................... 6 CLASS RANK CALCULATION .................................................................................................................. 6 LATIN HONORS SYSTEM/GRADE WEIGHTING .................................................................................. 7 GRADE WEIGHTED CLASSES: TEAM 2023 AND BEYOND .............................................................. 7 TESTS REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION: ISTEP .................................................................................. 8 GRADUATION PATHWAYS INFORMATION .......................................................................................... 8 GRADE WEIGHTING ................................................................................................................................. 9 ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP)……………………………………………………………………...…………11 2020-2021 DUAL CREDIT COURSES ..................................................................................................12 DUAL CREDIT TESTING & PREREQUISITE REQUIREMENTS ......................................................12 COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS ................................................................................................15 SCHEDULING POLICIES ........................................................................................................................16 ONLINE HIGH SCHOOL COURSE CREDIT AS AN EXTENSION OF THE BHS CURRICULUM .......................... 16 COLLEGE COURSES NOT TAKEN AT BROWNSBURG HIGH SCHOOL ............................................................ 16 COURSE RECOMMENDATIONS ........................................................................................................................... 16 ALTERNATIVE PE I & II CREDIT............................................................................................................................ 16 CHANGES IN PRE-ENROLLED CLASS SELECTIONS - DEADLINES .................................................................. 17 DROP AND/OR ADD COURSES ............................................................................................................................ 17 RETAKE POLICY .................................................................................................................................................... 17 FULLTIME ENROLLMENT…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….17 INCOMPLETE GRADES ......................................................................................................................................... 18 MIDYEAR GRADUATES ......................................................................................................................................... 18 HARRIS ACADEMY ……………………………………………………....................................18 SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES .......................................................................................................18 INDIANA CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION: COURSE OF STUDY................................................19 FRESHMAN COURSE OFFERINGS......................................................................................................20 SOPHOMORE COURSE OFFERINGS ..................................................................................................21 JUNIOR COURSE OFFERINGS .............................................................................................................22 SENIOR COURSE OFFERINGS ............................................................................................................23 BUSINESS & MARKETING .....................................................................................................................24 BUSINESS TECHNICAL EDUCATION ..................................................................................................29 2 CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ............................................................................................31 ENGLISH ....................................................................................................................................................32 ENGLISH ELECTIVES ............................................................................................................................................ 36 FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES ......................................................................................................37 FINE ARTS: PERFORMING ARTS ........................................................................................................40 INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC: ORCHESTRA ............................................................................................................... 40 INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC: BAND ........................................................................................................................... 41 DANCE .................................................................................................................................................................... 42 CHORAL MUSIC ..................................................................................................................................................... 42 MUSIC ELECTIVES ................................................................................................................................................ 44 FINE ARTS: THEATRE ARTS ................................................................................................................45 FINE ARTS: VISUAL ARTS .....................................................................................................................47 MATHEMATICS .........................................................................................................................................53 PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH ................................................................................................57 PROJECT LEAD THE WAY.....................................................................................................................60 PROJECT LEAD THE WAY: BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE .......................................................................................... 60 PROJECT LEAD THE WAY: COMPUTER SCIENCE ............................................................................................ 62 PROJECT LEAD THE WAY: ENGINEERING ........................................................................................................ 63 SCIENCE ....................................................................................................................................................65 SOCIAL STUDIES.....................................................................................................................................70 SOCIAL STUDIES ELECTIVES .............................................................................................................................. 73 WORLD LANGUAGES .............................................................................................................................76 AREA 31 CAREER PROGRAMS ............................................................................................................80 Equal Opportunity Brownsburg Community School Corporation does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, national origin, gender, or disability in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in its educational programs or activities. Inquires may be referred to: Title IX Coordinator, BCSC, 310 Stadium Drive, Brownsburg, IN 46112. 3 BCSC Mission Statement…. Brownsburg Community School Corporation will provide, within a secure environment, an engaging, relevant educational program with academic opportunities for all students to pursue their maximum intellectual potential. Social and physical opportunities will also be provided to students to encourage them to become well-rounded individuals. Reaching maximum achievement will prepare students to live productively and responsibly in a technical, global society. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS Core 40 Designation Core 40 w/Academic Honors Designation Core 40 w/Technical Honors Designation 43 47 47 ENGLISH 8 credits • English 9, or Pre-AP English 9 Hon 2 credits • English 10, or Pre-AP English 10 Hon 2 credits • English 11, or AP English Lang & Comp 2 credits • English 12, or AP English Lit & Comp 2 credits MATH 6 credits (in grades 9-12) Students who earn high school credit for Algebra I, Geometry, or other higher level high school math courses in middle school must earn 6 additional credits in math courses above the level in which they have already earned credit. Students must also take a math or quantitative reasoning course each year in high school. Math credits earned prior to entering grade nine may meet specific course requirements and may count toward the credit requirements for a Designation, but six math credits must be earned while in high school. Minimum math courses required: • Algebra I 2 credits • Geometry 2 credits 2 credits • Algebra II SCIENCE 6 credits (in grades 9-12) • Biology or Honors Biology 2 credits • Chemistry I, or Pre-AP Chemistry I Hon, or Physics I, or Pre-AP Physics I 2 credits Hon, or Integrated Chemistry-Physics (ICP) 2 credits