HUNTSVILLE CITY SCHOOLS HIGH SCHOOL COURSE CATALOG 2020 - 2021 SD-P2-R1 HCS High School Course Description Guide Date of Revision: February 1, 2020 This document is uncontrolled when printed. Board Members Elisa Ferrell, President – District 3 Walker McGinnis, Vice President - District 4 Michelle Watkins, Third Presiding Officer – District 1 Beth Wilder – District 2 Carlos Mathews – District 5 Discrimination based on sex, race, age, religious belief, disability, national origin, or ethnic group shall be prohibited in all educational programs and activities of the Huntsville City Schools. Huntsville City Schools Compliance Officer/Policy Administrator is Ms. Shirley Wellington. Her office is located on the first floor of the Annie C. Merts Administration Building at 200 White Street, Huntsville, Alabama 35801. Telephone number: 256-428-6837 Table of Contents Alabama High School Graduation Requirements ............................................................................................................... 7 Course Requirements ......................................................................................................................................................... 7 Course Offerings ................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Academic Offerings ........................................................................................................................................................ 8 Elective Offerings ......................................................................................................................................................... 10 Career and Technical Education Offerings ...................................................................... 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Magnet Offerings ......................................................................................................................................................... 20 Huntsville City Schools College and Career Readiness Pathways ..................................................................................... 30 Academic Course Descriptions ......................................................................................................................................... 31 English / Language Arts ................................................................................................................................................ 31 Mathematics ................................................................................................................................................................ 33 Science .......................................................................................................................................................................... 37 Social Studies ................................................................................................................................................................ 41 Elective Course Descriptions ............................................................................................................................................ 44 AP Capstone ................................................................................................................................................................. 45 Arts – Visual and Performing ........................................................................................................................................ 46 Drivers Education ......................................................................................................................................................... 51 English Electives ........................................................................................................................................................... 52 Entertainment Technology Academy ........................................................................................................................... 55 Foreign Languages ........................................................................................................................................................ 57 Health and Physical Education ..................................................................................................................................... 58 Mathematics Electives ................................................................................................................................................. 62 Music Electives ............................................................................................................................................................. 64 Peer Helper ................................................................................................................................................................... 67 Science Electives ........................................................................................................................................................... 68 Social Studies Electives ................................................................................................................................................. 69 Additional Electives ...................................................................................................................................................... 71 Career and Technical Education Course Descriptions ...................................................................................................... 73 Career and Technical Education Application Process for Travel Programs ...................................................................... 74 Safety Instruction for Career/Technical Education .......................................................................................................... 75 Barbering Pathway ....................................................................................................................................................... 76 Building Sciences Pathway ........................................................................................................................................... 78 Business Management and Administration Pathway .................................................................................................. 81 Cooperative Education ................................................................................................................................................. 83 Cyber Security Pathway ................................................................................................................................................ 85 Culinary Arts Pathway .................................................................................................................................................. 87 Engineering Pathway .................................................................................................................................................... 89 Engineering Design and Advanced Manufacturing Pathway ....................................................................................... 90 Esthetics and Spa Management Pathway .................................................................................................................... 93 Fashion Pathway .......................................................................................................................................................... 95 Finance Pathway .......................................................................................................................................................... 98 Food, Wellness, and Dietetics Pathway ..................................................................................................................... 100 Green Power Innovations in Science and Technology Pathway ................................................................................ 102 Health Science: Medical Professions Clinical Pathway .............................................................................................. 105 Heavy Equipment Operation Pathway ....................................................................................................................... 107 Industrial Robotics Pathway ....................................................................................................................................... 109 Interior Design and Real Estate Pathway ................................................................................................................... 111 JROTC – Air Force (AFJROTC) Pathway ....................................................................................................................... 114 JROTC – Army Pathway .............................................................................................................................................. 119 Precision Machining Pathway .................................................................................................................................... 123 Sports and Entertainment Marketing Pathway.......................................................................................................... 126 Teaching and Training Pathway ................................................................................................................................. 128 Welding Pathway ......................................................................................................................................................