Grades 9-12 Course Catalog - Plano Independent School District

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Advanced Classes Identified for No-Pass, No-Play Exemption Texas Education Agency/University Interscholastic League Academic Requirements (No Pass, No Play) A student who receives, at the end of any six weeks grading period, a grade below 70 in any academic class (other than an identified advanced class) may not participate in extracurricular activities for at least three school weeks. An ineligible student may practice or rehearse, however. The student regains eligibility when the principal and teachers determine that he or she has: (1) earned a passing grade (70 or above) in all academic classes and (2) completed the three school weeks of ineligibility. All students are eligible during a school holiday of a full calendar week or more. When the bell rings to dismiss students for the December holidays, all students are eligible until classes resume in January. The same is true for the summer recess and spring break provided those breaks consist of at least a full calendar week. The 80 th Texas Legislative Session passed SB 1517 in May, 2007 which amends Section 33.081 of the Education Code restricting the courses that are now considered waivable. Senate Bill1517 defines that the exemption only “applies to an advanced placement or international baccalaureate course, or to an honors or dual credit course in the subject areas of English language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, economics, or a language other than English.” Please see the newly defined list of waivable courses below. Middle School Waivable Courses English Language Arts English Language Arts Grade 7 Honors English Language Arts Grade 8 Honors PACE 6, 7, 8 Mathematics Math Grade 6 Honors Math Grade 7 Honors Algebra I Honors Social Studies PACE 6, 7, 8 Science Science Grade 7 Honors Science Grade 8 Honors Languages Other than English Spanish III Honors Spanish IV AP High School/Senior High School Waivable Courses Advanced Placement Courses All English Language Arts English I Honors/PreAP or IH English II Honors/PreAP or IH English III Honors English IV Honors Mathematics Algebra II Honors/PreAP or IH Geometry Honors/PreAP or IH Pre-Calculus Pre-Calculus Honors/PreAP or IH Languages Other Than English Chinese • Chinese II Honors/PreAP • Chinese III Honors/PreAP French • French II Honors/IH/PreAP • French III Honors/IH/PreAP • French V Honors German • German II Honors/PreAP • German III Honors/PreAP Latin • Latin II Honors/PreAP • Latin III Honors/PreAP Spanish • Spanish II Honors/IH/PreAP • Spanish III Honors/IH/PreAP International Baccalaureate Courses All Science Biology Honors/IH/PreAP Chemistry Honors/IH/PreAP Physics Honors I/IH/PreAP Scientific Research and Design Honors Social Studies Sociology Honors World History Honors/IH/PreAP World Geography Honors/IH/PreAP Gifted and Talented Humanities I English I GT Humanities II World History AP GT American Studies The Human Experience Dual Credit Any dual credit course in English, mathematics, science, social studies, economics, or a language other than English. 17
Advanced Placement Program Courses for College Credit What is AP? The advanced placement (AP) Program of the College Board enables students to complete college-level studies at Plano East Senior High, Plano Senior High and Plano West High Schools. A limited number of Advanced Placement courses may be offered on the high school campuses. This “academic bridge” helps smooth the transition from high school to college. The primary goals of the AP Program are to enrich the secondary school experience of students ready to apply themselves to college-level courses and to provide the means by which colleges may grant credit or placement, or both, to students with satisfactory AP test scores. Benefits of AP The benefits of the AP Program extend beyond students receiving college credit, placement, or both for exam performance. AP encourages critical and creative thought and fine-tunes analytical skills. It stretches students’ reasoning ability. AP courses teach them how to manage their time while they learn how to deal with college-level work. The classes emphasize the development of independent study skills. Enrolling in AP Classes Students entering high school need to plan with their counselors to insure that all prerequisite courses are scheduled early enough to allow them to take the AP course(s) of their choice at the senior high level. Most AP courses are one hour in length, the exceptions being AP Studio Art, AP Biology and AP Chemistry which require two-hour blocks of time. All AP courses earn advanced placement grade points. Students pay an AP Examination fee per test in early spring. Highly qualified teachers who have received advanced training through AP workshops, conference and university coursework teach these courses. AP Exams Plano ISD offers the following AP courses: Art History Macroeconomics Art – Two-Dimensional Design Microeconomics Art – Three-Dimensional Design European History Art – Drawing Portfolio Government – Comparative Biology Government and Politics – U.S. Chemistry United State History Physics B World History Physics C Human Geography Environmental Science Psychology Computer Science A Spanish Language Calculus AB French Language Calculus BC German Language Statistics Latin – Vergil English Language and Composition Spanish Literature English Literature and Composition Chinese Language and Culture Music Theory The examinations are structured to measure three areas – depth of knowledge, completeness of thought and synthesis of ideas. Approximately 1,200 institutions award credit based on the student’s AP examination scores. Exams are graded on a five-point scale with credit usually given for scores of 3 or higher. College credit is generally awarded upon a student’s enrollment, although some institutions award sophomore standing only after a student has completed satisfactory work on campus. The score requirement and number of college credit hours or placement credit awarded varies among universities and colleges. AP exams are offered in May. 18
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502331 Latin II - H/PreAP (ONLINE)
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504451 Spanish IV - AP Spanish IV-A
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MATHEMATICS Plano ISD Course No. Su
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155031 Pre-Calculus - H/PreAP This
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952601 Peer Assistance for Students
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Recommended Selections for 9 - 12 S
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204001 Biology (first year) Biology
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208201 Environmental Systems Grade
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