12-13 Course Catalog - Oconee County Schools

SUBJECT
Class of 2016 (entered high school in 2012)
English/Language Arts
Ninth Grade Literature/Composition or Honors
Tenth Grade Literature/Composition or Honors
American Literature/Composition or Honors or AP
English Literature/Composition or AP
Mathematics
Coordinate Algebra or Accelerated Coor. Alg./Ana. Geometry A
Analytic Geometry or Accelerated Ana. Geo. B/Adv. Algebra
Advanced Algebra or Accelerated Pre-Calculus
Pre-Calculus or Other
Science
Biology or Honors
Physical Science or Physics Honors
Chemistry/Chem Honors, Earth Systems, Environmental Science,
or AP course
Fourth Science Elective
Social Studies
Government or Honors or AP
World History or Honors or AP
U.S. History or AP
Economics or AP
CTAE and/or Modern Language/Latin and/or Fine Arts * 3
Academic Electives 3
Other Electives 5
Health/Personal Fitness
.5 unit each
UNITS REQUIRED
4
4
4
4
1
TOTAL UNITS 28
English/Language Arts
Four units of credit in English/Language Arts shall be required of all students. A full unit of
credit in American Literature/Composition and a full unit of credit in Ninth Grade Literature and
Composition are required by the state of Georgia. Oconee County also requires that all students
take Tenth Grade Literature and Composition and English Literature and Composition.
Mathematics
Four units of credit in mathematics shall be required of all students. A student’s math track
depends upon the year that he or she entered high school. For students who entered high school
prior to 2012, the on-level track consists of Mathematics I, Mathematics II, Mathematics III, and
Mathematics IV. Students on the accelerated track will take Accelerated Mathematics I,
Accelerated Mathematics II, Accelerated Mathematics III, and either an Advanced Placement
course (Calculus or Statistics) or regular Calculus. Students who struggle in Mathematics may
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