TABLE OF CONTENTS Updated 8/26/2021 A WELCOME FROM SUPERINTENDENT DR. CHARLES FOUST .............................................................. 3 HOW TO BEST USE THE CURRICULUM COURSE GUIDE ......................................................................... 4 NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION VISION AND GOALS ............................................. 6 NEW HANOVER COUNTY SCHOOLS MISSION STATEMENT ................................................................... 6 GENERAL CURRICULUM .............................................................................................................................. 6 STUDENT LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES ...................................................................................................... 7 ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM (AP) ............................................................................................... 7 ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE PROGRAM (ESL) ......................................................................... 8 STRIVING TO ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE (STAE) ........................................................................................ 8 NORTH CAROLINA VIRTUAL PUBLIC SCHOOL (NCVPS) ....................................................................... 9 NORTH CAROLINA CAREER AND COLLEGE PROMISE ....................................................................... 11 COMMUNITY COLLEGE DUAL CREDIT ALLOWANCES FOR CAREER & COLLEGE PROMISE .......... 13 ADVANCED STUDY - UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON.......................................... 17 SCHOOL BASED SPECIATLY PROGRAMS & ACADEMIES QUICK REFERENCE CHART (Part I) ...... 18 SCHOOL BASED SPECIALTY PROGRAMS & ACADEMIES QUICK REFERENCE CHART (Part II) ..... 19 INTRODUCTION TO OUR HIGH SCHOOLS & SPECIALTY PROGRAMS ................................................ 20 ASHLEY HIGH SCHOOL ........................................................................................................................... 20 CAREER READINESS ACADEMY AT MOSLEY ...................................................................................... 21 HOGGARD HIGH SCHOOL ....................................................................................................................... 22 ISAAC BEAR EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL ..................................................................................... 23 LANEY HIGH SCHOOL .............................................................................................................................. 24 NEW HANOVER HIGH SCHOOL .............................................................................................................. 25 SOUTHEAST AREA TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL (SEA-Tech) ............................................................... 26 WILMINGTON EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL ................................................................................... 27 NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (NCAA) ELIGIBILITY............................................ 28 COURSE ENROLLMENT PROCESS ........................................................................................................... 29 TESTING ........................................................................................................................................................ 29 PROMOTION REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................................................... 30 GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................................................. 30 REPEATING A COURSE PREVIOUSLY FAILED OR PASSED ............................................................... 32 HIGH SCHOOL COURSES TAKEN IN MIDDLE SCHOOL ....................................................................... 32 CREDIT RECOVERY VS. REPEATING A COURSE FOR CREDIT ......................................................... 32 FOUR-YEAR GRADUATION PLANNING TOOL FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ................................ 33 THREE-YEAR ACCELERATED GRADUATION PLAN ............................................................................. 34 GUIDELINES FOR ESTABLISHING RANK ................................................................................................. 36 GUIDELINES FOR ESTABLISHING RANK ................................................................................................. 38 INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE COURSE WEIGHT SCALE ........................................................... 39 HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA ENDORSEMENTS ............................................................................................. 40 NC FUTURE-READY CORE COURSE OF STUDY (Plan A) ....................................................................... 43 NC FUTURE-READY CORE COURSE OF STUDY (Plan B) ....................................................................... 44 NC FUTURE-READY CORE COURSE OF STUDY (Plan C) ....................................................................... 45 NC OCCUPATIONALCOURSE OF STUDY ................................................................................................. 46 COLLEGE ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................................ 47 ARTS EDUCATION ....................................................................................................................................... 48 VISUAL ARTS ............................................................................................................................................ 48 DANCE ....................................................................................................................................................... 51 MUSIC ........................................................................................................................................................ 52 ORCHESTRA ............................................................................................................................................. 55 CAREER TECHNICAL AND EDUCATION ................................................................................................... 59 CTE CAREER AND COLLEGE PROMISE ................................................................................................ 59 CTE OPEN ENROLLMENT FOR SINGLETON PROGRAMS ................................................................... 59 CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PATHWAYS ........................................................................... 59 CAREER CLUSTERS ................................................................................................................................ 60 CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ACADEMIES .......................................................................... 67 AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION .................................................................................................................. 67 BUSINESS, FINANCE AND MARKETING EDUCATION .......................................................................... 69 COMPUTER SCIENCE AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION .......................................... 73 FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCE ....................................................................................................... 76 HEALTH SCIENCE..................................................................................................................................... 80 TRADE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION .......................................... 82 SUPPLEMENTAL EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS COURSES ......................................................................... 90 ENGLISH ....................................................................................................................................................... 92 ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE ....................................................................................................... 96 HEALTHFUL LIVING EDUCATION .............................................................................................................. 97 INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE DIPLOMA PROGRAMME ............................................................. 98 NON-SUBJECT-SPECIFIC COURSES....................................................................................................... 103 JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS (JROTC) ................................................................. 106 MATHEMATICS ........................................................................................................................................... 112 SCIENCE ..................................................................................................................................................... 117 SOCIAL STUDIES ....................................................................................................................................... 123 WORLD LANGUAGES ................................................................................................................................ 129 SPECIAL EDUCATION AND RELATED SERVICES ................................................................................. 135 2020 – 2021 Quick Reference Course Listing ......................................................................................... 143 DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT PROHIBITED BY FEDERAL LAW The board acknowledges the dignity and worth of all students and employees and strives to create a safe, orderly, caring, and inviting