Six academic courses and one study hall, six (6) subjects and will remain in school for the full day. Students may take: OR Five academic courses, one activity course, and one study hall, Seven academic courses. OR LOSS OF CREDIT DUE TO EXCESSIVE ABSENCES Students with ten (10) unexcused absences in a course in a semester shall not receive credit for that course. If a student has 10 unexcused absences during a semester (in any class), the following procedures will be followed: The student must stay in the class and do the assigned work for the remainder of the semester. If the student has a failing grade in the course at the end of the semester, he will receive a grade of “F.” The student must repeat the class in order to gain credit. Neither credit recovery (Plato) nor summer school will be an option. If the student has a passing grade in the course at the end of the term, he will receive a grade of “No Credit.” The student must repeat the course or make up the credit in summer school. There will be no opportunity for credit recovery (Plato). SMART CORE AND CORE CURRICULUM CHOICES SMART CORE CURRICULUM (22 UNITS) Social Studies - 3 units (years) Civics ½ unit – English - 4 (years) Economics ½ unit – English 9th History 1 unit – English 10th grade American History 1 unit – English 11th grade English 12th Physical Education ½ unit (1 semester) – Oral Communications ½ unit (1 semester) Health and Safety ½ unit (1 semester) – – Fine Arts ½ unit (1 semester) – Mathematics - 4 units (years) Career Focus Six (6) units – *One unit must be taken in the 11th or 12 grade CORE CURRICULUM (22 Algebra I 1 unit – Geometry 1 unit – English - 4 units (years) Algebra II 1 unit – English 9th grade Beyond Algebra II 1 unit – English 10th English 11th grade English 12th grade Natural Science - 3 units (years) Biology 1 unit – Two units from the following three (3) Oral Communications ½ unit (1 semester) – options: Physical Science Mathematics - 4 units (years) Chemistry Algebra or its equivalent* 1 unit Physics or Physics in Context Geometry or its equivalent.* 1 unit
six (6) subjects and will remain in school for the full day. Students may take: Five academic courses, one activity course, and one study hall, OR Six academic courses and one study hall, OR Seven academic courses. LOSS OF CREDIT DUE TO EXCESSIVE ABSENCES Students with ten (10) unexcused absences in a course in a semester shall not receive credit for that course. If a student has 10 unexcused absences during a semester (in any class), the following procedures will be followed: The student must stay in the class and do the assigned work for the remainder of the semester. If the student has a failing grade in the course at the end of the semester, he will receive a grade of “F.” The student must repeat the class in order to gain credit. Neither credit recovery (Plato) nor summer school will be an option. If the student has a passing grade in the course at the end of the term, he will receive a grade of “No Credit.” The student must repeat the course or make up the credit in summer school. There will be no opportunity for credit recovery (Plato). SMART CORE AND CORE CURRICULUM CHOICES SMART CORE CURRICULUM (22 UNITS) English - 4 (years) English 9th English 10th grade English 11th grade English 12th Oral Communications – ½ unit (1 semester) Mathematics - 4 units (years) *One unit must be taken in the 11th or 12 grade Algebra I – 1 unit Geometry – 1 unit Algebra II – 1 unit Beyond Algebra II – 1 unit Natural Science - 3 units (years) Biology – 1 unit Two units from the following three (3) options: Physical Science Chemistry Physics or Physics in Context Social Studies - 3 units (years) Civics – ½ unit Economics – ½ unit History – 1 unit American History – 1 unit Physical Education – ½ unit (1 semester) Health and Safety – ½ unit (1 semester) Fine Arts – ½ unit (1 semester) Career Focus – Six (6) units CORE CURRICULUM (22 English - 4 units (years) English 9th grade English 10th English 11th grade English 12th grade Oral Communications – ½ unit (1 semester) Mathematics - 4 units (years) Algebra or its equivalent* 1 unit Geometry or its equivalent.* 1 unit
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