TABLE OF CONTENTS Updated 8/10/2020 HOW TO BEST USE THE CURRICULUM COURSE GUIDE ......................................................................... 3 NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION VISION AND GOALS ............................................. 5 NEW HANOVER COUNTY SCHOOLS MISSION STATEMENT ................................................................... 5 GENERAL CURRICULUM .............................................................................................................................. 5 STUDENT LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES ...................................................................................................... 6 ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM (AP) ............................................................................................... 6 ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE PROGRAM (ESL) ......................................................................... 7 STRIVING TO ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE (STAE) ........................................................................................ 7 NORTH CAROLINA VIRTUAL PUBLIC SCHOOL (NCVPS) ....................................................................... 8 NORTH CAROLINA CAREER AND COLLEGE PROMISE ....................................................................... 10 COMMUNITY COLLEGE DUAL CREDIT ALLOWANCES FOR CAREER & COLLEGE PROMISE .......... 12 ADVANCED STUDY - UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON.......................................... 16 SCHOOL BASED SPECIALTY PROGRAMS AND ACADEMIES QUICK REFERENCE CHART ............. 17 INTRODUCTION TO OUR HIGH SCHOOLS & SPECIALTY PROGRAMS ................................................ 18 ASHLEY HIGH SCHOOL ........................................................................................................................... 18 CAREER READINESS ACADEMY AT MOSLEY ...................................................................................... 19 HOGGARD HIGH SCHOOL ....................................................................................................................... 20 ISAAC BEAR EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL ..................................................................................... 21 LANEY HIGH SCHOOL .............................................................................................................................. 22 NEW HANOVER HIGH SCHOOL .............................................................................................................. 23 SOUTHEAST AREA TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL (SEA-TECH) ............................................................. 24 WILMINGTON EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL ................................................................................... 25 NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (NCAA) ELIGIBILITY............................................ 26 COURSE ENROLLMENT PROCESS ........................................................................................................... 27 TESTING ........................................................................................................................................................ 27 PROMOTION REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................................................... 28 GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................................................. 28 REPEATING A COURSE PREVIOUSLY FAILED OR PASSED ............................................................... 30 HIGH SCHOOL COURSES TAKEN IN MIDDLE SCHOOL ....................................................................... 30 CREDIT RECOVERY VS. REPEATING A COURSE FOR CREDIT ......................................................... 30 FOUR-YEAR GRADUATION PLANNING TOOL FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ................................ 31 THREE-YEAR ACCELERATED GRADUATION PLAN ............................................................................. 32 GUIDELINES FOR ESTABLISHING RANK ................................................................................................. 34 INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE COURSE WEIGHT SCALE ........................................................... 36 HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA ENDORSEMENTS ............................................................................................. 37 NC FUTURE-READY CORE COURSE OF STUDY (Plan A) ....................................................................... 40 NC FUTURE-READY CORE COURSE OF STUDY (Plan B) ....................................................................... 41 NC OCCUPATIONALCOURSE OF STUDY ................................................................................................. 42 COLLEGE ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................................ 43 ARTS EDUCATION ....................................................................................................................................... 44 VISUAL ARTS ............................................................................................................................................ 44 DANCE ....................................................................................................................................................... 47 MUSIC ........................................................................................................................................................ 48 ORCHESTRA ............................................................................................................................................. 51 CAREER TECHNICAL AND EDUCATION ................................................................................................... 55 CTE CAREER AND COLLEGE PROMISE ................................................................................................ 55 CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PATHWAYS ........................................................................... 55 CAREER CLUSTERS ................................................................................................................................ 56 CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ACADEMIES .......................................................................... 62 AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION .................................................................................................................. 63 BUSINESS, FINANCE AND MARKETING EDUCATION .......................................................................... 64 COMPUTER SCIENCE AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION .......................................... 68 FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCE ....................................................................................................... 70 HEALTH SCIENCE..................................................................................................................................... 74 TRADE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION .......................................... 76 SUPPLEMENTAL EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS COURSES ......................................................................... 84 ENGLISH ....................................................................................................................................................... 86 ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE ....................................................................................................... 90 HEALTHFUL LIVING EDUCATION .............................................................................................................. 91 INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE DIPLOMA PROGRAMME ............................................................. 92 NON-SUBJECT-SPECIFIC COURSES......................................................................................................... 97 JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS (JROTC) ................................................................... 99 MATHEMATICS ........................................................................................................................................... 105 SCIENCE ..................................................................................................................................................... 110 SOCIAL STUDIES ....................................................................................................................................... 116 WORLD LANGUAGES ................................................................................................................................ 122 SPECIAL EDUCATION AND RELATED SERVICES ................................................................................. 128 2020 – 2021 Quick Reference Course Listing ......................................................................................... 135 NONDISCRIMINATION STATEMENT In compliance with federal law, including the provisions of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), NC Public Schools administers all state-operated educational programs, employment activities, and admissions without discrimination because of race, religion, national or ethnic origin, color, age, military service, disability, or gender, except where exemption is appropriate and allowed by law. 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