Livermore High School Course Catalog 2019-2020 Table of Contents LHS Mission Statement ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 The Livermore High School Program of Studies ........................................................................................................................................ 5 The Trimester Schedule ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 5 Livermore High School Honor Roll .................................................................................................................................................................. 5 Student Services ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Quick Guide to LHS Online Course Registration ......................................................................................................................................... 7 LHS Course Catalog ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Using the Course Catalog ................................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Symbols Used in this Catalog: ........................................................................................................................................................................ 8 Schedule Change/Withdrawal from a Course ........................................................................................................................................ 8 Repeating Courses .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 9 Honors Courses ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Advanced Placement (AP) Courses ............................................................................................................................................................. 9 The Regional Occupational Program (ROP) ............................................................................................................................................ 9 Green Engineering Academy ......................................................................................................................................................................... 9 College Admissions Requirements ................................................................................................................................................................. 10 University of California and California State University ....................................................................................................................... 10 Laboratory Science .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 UC and CSU Admission Requirements ..................................................................................................................................................... 10 Calculating GPA ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 10 AP Courses ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Examination Requirements .......................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Private and Out of State Public Colleges, Military, Trade Schools ................................................................................................ 10 Careers & Technology Education Department .......................................................................................................................................... 14 Agriculture Program ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Business Program ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 17 ROP Economics of Business Ownership (Pg) ........................................................................................................................................ 20 Consumer Family Studies Program Home Economics ...................................................................................................................... 20 Green Engineering Academy Program .................................................................................................................................................... 22 Project Lead the Way‐Pathways to Engineering ................................................................................................................................. 23 Engineering and Design Program .............................................................................................................................................................. 2 4 Industrial Technology Program ................................................................................................................................................................. 25 Regional Occupational Program ................................................................................................................................................................. 27 Regional Occupational Program Courses by Pathway ........................................................................................................................... 28 Arts, Media & Entertainment ....................................................................................................................................................................... 28 Education, Child Development & Family Services .............................................................................................................................. 29 Engineering & Architecture .......................................................................................................................................................................... 30 1 Marketing, Sales & Service ............................................................................................................................................................................ 31 Health Services & Medical Technology .................................................................................................................................................... 32 Information & Communications Technologies .................................................................................................................................... 34 Public Services ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 35 Transportation .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 36 English Department.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 37 English Electives ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 41 English Language Learner Program .............................................................................................................................................................. 42 Mathematics Department .................................................................................................................................................................................. 44 Non‐Departmental ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 49 Physical Education Department ...................................................................................................................................................................... 50 Science Department ............................................................................................................................................................................................