Mount Vernon City School District 2016-2017 High School Course Catalog
TABLE OF CONTENTS Mount Vernon City School District High Schools……………………………………………………………………………… 1 Graduation Requirements………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5 Grade Level Classification………………………………………………………………………………………………………... 7 Grade Point Average and Rank…………………………………………………………………………………………………... 7 Course Grade Weighting………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 7 Honor Roll Criteria………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7 NCAA: National Collegiate Athletic Association Eligibility Guidelines………………………………………………………..8 Student Scheduling………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9 Sample Student Schedules……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10 Student Four-Year Planning Table……………………………………………………………………………………………... 12 Student 9-12 Academic Coursework/Regents Worksheet…………………………………………………………………… 13 2016-2017 Course Offerings…………………………………………………………………………………………………… 14 Course Descriptions by Department English………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 17 English as a New Language ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 20 Social Studies ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 21 Humanities Electives ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 24 Science ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 26 Math ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 30 Spanish …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3 4 Performing and Visual Arts ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 36 Career and Technical Education …………………………………………………………………………………………. 39 Physical Education and Health …………………………………………………………………………………………… 46 Support Programs English as a New Language ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4 8 Special Education Programs ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 49 Glossary………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 50 Appendix………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 57
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