PUSD HIGH SCHOOL COURSE OFFERING & DESCRIPTION GUIDE “Every student, every day, prepared to shape tomorrow.” 1 COURSE OFFERING AND DESCRIPTION GUIDE FOR CACTUS HIGH SCHOOL CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL IRONWOOD HIGH SCHOOL LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL PEORIA HIGH SCHOOL PEORIA FLEX ACADEMY (P.F.A.) RAYMOND S. KELLIS HIGH SCHOOL SUNRISE MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL K-12 Academic Services: Ali Bridgewater Robert Keagle Steve Savoy Linda Thompson Sunrise Mountain Raymond S. Kellis Cactus Ironwood High School High School High School High School Apache, Coyote Hills, Alta Loma, Cotton Boll, Canyon, Foothills, Copperwood, Desert Frontier Country Meadows, Sun Kachina, Oakwood, Palms, Valley Pioneer Desert Valley, Heritage, Marshall Ranch, Sahuaro Ranch Peoria Liberty Centennial High School High School High School Cheyenne, Peoria Elem, Lake Pleasant, Parkridge, Desert Harbor, Ira A. Santa Fe, Sky View Vistancia, Zuni Hills, Murphy, Oasis, Paseo Sunset Heights Verde, Sundance Peoria Flex Academy 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL GUIDELINES ......................................................................................................................................... 5 NON-DISCRIMINATION ................................................................................................................................... 5 COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE ....................................................................................................................... 5 STUDENT FEE STRUCTURE ........................................................................................................................... 5 ELIGIBILITY FOR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES – NO PASS/NO PLAY ........................................ 5 EDUCATIONAL PLANNING .................................................................................................................................. 6 EDUCATION AND CAREER ACTION PLAN (ECAP) ................................................................................... 6 CAREER DEVELOPMENT PLAN .................................................................................................................... 6 SPECIAL PLACEMENT COURSES .................................................................................................................. 6 COURSE CREDITS ............................................................................................................................................ 6 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION REQUIREMENT .......................................................................................... 8 ADMISSION TO COMMUNITY COLLEGES .................................................................................................. 8 ADMISSION TO STATE UNIVERSITIES ........................................................................................................ 8 NCAA REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................................................................. 11 EXPLANATION OF GRADING SYSTEM ............................................................................................................ 11 HIGH SCHOOL CORE COURSES .................................................................................................................. 12 COURSE CHANGE POLICY/AUDIT STATUS .............................................................................................. 13 CLASS RANK/WEIGHTED GRADING .......................................................................................................... 13 HONORS GUIDELINES ......................................................................................................................................... 14 ACADEMIC COURSE OFFERINGS ...................................................................................................................... 16 LANGUAGE ARTS........................................................................................................................................... 16 MATHEMATICS ............................................................................................................................................... 24 SCIENCE ........................................................................................................................................................... 30 SOCIAL STUDIES ............................................................................................................................................ 36 ELECTIVE COURSE OFFERINGS ........................................................................................................................ 41 ARTS EDUCATION ......................................................................................................................................... 41 PERFORMING ARTS ....................................................................................................................................... 42 VISUAL ARTS .................................................................................................................................................. 47 PHYSICAL EDUCATION ................................................................................................................................ 50 WORLD LANGUAGES .................................................................................................................................... 52 ACCOUNTING ................................................................................................................................................. 60 AFJROTC ........................................................................................................................................................... 60 AGRICULTURE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT - AGRISCIENCE ................................................................ 62 AUTO TECHNOLOGY..................................................................................................................................... 64 BUILDING TRADES ........................................................................................................................................ 64 BUSINESS MANAGEMENT & ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES ................................................................ 65 COMPUTER MAINTENANCE ........................................................................................................................ 66 CULINARY ARTS ............................................................................................................................................ 67 DESIGN & MERCHANDISING ....................................................................................................................... 68 EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION .............................................................................................................. 68 ENGINEERING ................................................................................................................................................. 69 FINANCIAL SERVICES................................................................................................................................... 70 FIRE SCIENCE .................................................................................................................................................. 71 FUTURE TEACHERS’ ACADEMY ................................................................................................................ 72 LAW ENFORCEMENT .................................................................................................................................... 72 MARKETING .................................................................................................................................................... 73 MEDIA ............................................................................................................................................................... 77 MEDICAL ASSISTING .................................................................................................................................... 78 NURSING SERVICES ...................................................................................................................................... 79 SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................................................................ 80 SPORTS MEDICINE & REHABILITATION SERVICES .............................................................................. 82 WELDING TECHNOLOGIES .......................................................................................................................... 83 3 MET MEDICAL STRAND ............................................................................................................................... 85 MET FOUNDATIONS OF MEDICINE............................................................................................................ 85 MET TECHNOLOGY STRAND ...................................................................................................................... 86 MET TECHNOLOGY ....................................................................................................................................... 86 MET ENGINEERING STRAND ...................................................................................................................... 87 MET ENGINEERING ....................................................................................................................................... 87 WestMEC.................................................................................................................................................................