COURSE OFFERINGS AND GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS 2017-2018 School Year For Grades 9 - 12 LUBBOCK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT Lubbock, Texas LUBBOCK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT Secondary Course Offerings, Grades 9 – 12 Table of Contents Use of This Bulletin ............................................................................................................................... 1 High School Graduation Requirements .............................................................................................. 1 Graduation Programs, Graduation Requirements, and Graduation Information ..................... 1-16 Special Education ......................................................................................................................... 16-19 Classification of Students ............................................................................................................ 19-20 Rank in Class ....................................................................................................................................... 20 Valedictorian, Salutatorian, Honor Graduate ............................................................................. 20-21 Procedures for Requesting to Drop/Add a Class ...................................................................... 21-22 Partial or Full Credit ............................................................................................................................ 22 Courses Taken as Pass/Fail ............................................................................................................... 22 Private or Commercially Sponsored Physical Activity Programs ................................................. 22 Request for Assignment for Courses Not Scheduled at Home School .................................. 22-23 Alternative Schools ............................................................................................................................. 23 Entrance from Non-Accredited Institutions and Home School Programs .............................. 23-24 Extra Grade Point Credit for Transfers to LISD ............................................................................... 24 Correspondence, Credit by Examination for Prior Instruction, and Credit by Examination for Acceleration ......................................................................................................................................... 24 Distance Learning/Online Course Selection .............................................................................. 24-25 Pre-Advanced Placement Courses, Advanced Placement Courses, and International Baccalaureate Courses ................................................................................................................ 25-27 Dual Credit ..................................................................................................................................... 27-28 Earning College Credit ....................................................................................................................... 28 College Credit for Career and Technical Education Classes ................................................... 28-29 Academic Decathlon/Octathlon ......................................................................................................... 29 Gifted and Talented Programs ........................................................................................................... 29 Student Fees .................................................................................................................................. 29-30 College Admissions ...................................................................................................................... 31-33 Financial Aid .................................................................................................................................. 33-36 Course Offerings Advancement VIA Individual Determination ............................................... 37-38 Art .................................................................................................................... 38-41 Athletics ................................................................................................................ 41 Capstone ............................................................................................................... 42 Career and Technical Education .................................................................. 43-47 Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources ................................................... 48-50 Architecture and Construction ..................................................................... 51-53 Arts, Audio/Video Technology and Communications ................................ 54-59 Business Management and Administration ................................................ 60-62 Health Science ................................................................................................ 63-65 Hospitality and Tourism ................................................................................ 66-67 Human Services ............................................................................................. 68-71 Information Technology ................................................................................ 72-74 Manufacturing ................................................................................................ 75-77 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics ................................ 78-82 Transportation, Distribution and Logistics ................................................. 83-85 Career Development ...................................................................................... 86-87 Dance ............................................................................................................... 88-89 English Language Arts and Reading ............................. ..............................89-95 Gifted and Talented .............................................................................................. 96 Health Education .................................................................................................. 96 Mathematics ................................................................... ..............................96-101 Media, Communication and Theatre Arts ................................................ 102-106 Music ........................................................................................................... 106-108 Physical Education .................................................................................... 108-110 R.O.T.C. (Junior) ................................................................................................. 110 Peer Mediation .................................................................................................... 111 Peer Tutoring ...................................................................................................... 111 Science ........................................................................................................ 111-118 Social Studies ............................................................................................. 119-123 Sports Medicine ................................................................................................. 124 Student Teen Leadership .................................................................................. 124 Technology Applications .......................................................................... 124-126 World Languages ....................................................................................... 127-132 Course Alpha-Index .................................................................................................................. 133-136 FOR STUDENTS ENTERING 9TH GRADE IN 2017 – 2018 IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE STUDENT REFER TO THIS CATALOG UNTIL GRADUATION 2017-2018 COURSE OFFERINGS AND GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS Lubbock Independent School District Grades 9-12 I. Use of This Bulletin During regularly planned orientation and registration sessions, teachers, counselors, and principals will help students with course choices for the succeeding year. Students and parents should consult with school personnel regarding any questions not answered in the planned guidance sessions. LISD publishes additional publications which aid students in academic/career decisions. II. High School Graduation Requirements Section III describes different programs under which a student may graduate. The items below are common to any of the programs in Lubbock ISD. Every student and parent at the beginning of the student’s seventh grade year will be notified of the essential skills and knowledge to be measured on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) test. Every student new to the district after the seventh grade will be notified about the testing requirements for graduation including the essential skills and knowledge to be measured. The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) tests include five end-of- course (EOC) assessments. Students must meet the end-of-course testing requirements, as well as earn credits in required courses, in order to earn a diploma. Each student must earn the necessary number of credits as defined by the selected program. Transcripts will be marked with seals indicating the graduation program for each student. A student’s endorsement and performance acknowledgements will be placed on the transcript.