Normal West Sophomores Normal West Counselors Brooke Bollmann

Normal West Sophomores

Normal West Counselors Brooke Bollmann A-C Marty Tarmann D-H Corey Ostling I-Mh Debbie Sondgeroth Mi-Se Carrie Hoffman Sf-Z

Graduation Requirements English Math Science Social Science 4. 0 credits 3. 0 credits 2. 0 credits • Health/PE • Consumer Ed • Electives 3. 5 credits 9. 0 credits • • – US History/Constitution Test/Civics ____ 24 Total Credits

Level Changes May request within first 6 weeks of semester • When moving down a level, must show interventions have been utilized. • Student must fill out form that is provided in counseling office. • Courses with different levels: • English • Biology • Math

Choosing Classes • January 12 th and 13 th: Meet with freshmen from RWS classes • January 17 th and 18 th: Meet with Sophomores from US History Classes • January 19 th and 20 th: Meet with Juniors from English 3 and AP English • If you DON’T have: • RWS US History English 3 AP Language Counselors will be calling you down at alternative times

Course to Career Guide Normal West-School Counselors 2017 -2018 Course Selection Or http: //www. unit 5. org/cms/lib 03/IL 0 1905100/Centricity/Domain/0/20172018%20 Final%20 color%2011 -292016. pdf

How to access Career Cruising and Course Planner Step 1. Go to the Career Cruising website at www. careercruising. com Step 2. Login by entering your Username and Password. USERNAME: PASSWORD : U 5 – Your SIS # (9 numbers) Ex: U 5 -123456789 Birthday using MMDDYYYY Ex: Birthday of September 10, 2001 would be 09102001 CHANGE PASSWORD: You will be prompted to change your password. Please enter your birthdate as shown: (Example: 091001) MMDDYYYY to MMDDYY *changing year ONLY from Ex. 2001 to 01 Example: 091001 Read the terms and conditions and click the box

Choosing courses in Career Cruising Choose My Courses

Choosing Courses in Career Cruising Next year options (Highlighted in Blue) Course Planner Shows: Past classes Current classes Next year options (Highlighted in Blue)

Choosing Courses in Career Cruising You WILL: Work with highlighted year ONLY Select Sem 1 and Sem 2 choices You will select 7 choices for each semester You will NOT: Work with past years Select a Lunch Select a Homeroom

Choosing Courses in Career Cruising When clicking on shaded or white slots your options will appear as shown below

Choosing Courses in Career Cruising Click on an option and it will show: Course Description Prerequisites Future course options Options

Choosing Courses in Career Cruising Choose Option and Add Course If there is a matching Sem 2 course it will automatically add that Course also

Choosing Courses in Career Cruising An Alert will appear if your choice has an issue Hover Alert for information Options: Delete or Change Course o Click on course and info below will appear Talk to Counselor before submitting Alerts

Choosing Courses in Career Cruising Possible Alerts: Hover Alert for information “Other Credit” Courses are ok, this will appear on all students OK - submit See Counselor to fix Submit

Typical Sophomore Schedule • • English II or H. English II US History Math Chemistry or H. Chemistry Physical Education/Drivers Ed Elective Study Hall or another elective

Math Course (currently taking) Grade in that course Course to take next year Pre-Algebra Passing grade Algebra I D Geometry Focused Geometry (possibility) Algebra I C or higher Geometry C or D Elementary Algebra 2 Geometry C or higher Algebra 2 Geometry A in Geometry & A in Algebra I Honors Algebra 2 Honors Geometry C or D Algebra 2 Honors Geometry C or higher Honors Algebra 2 H. Algebra 2 C or D College Algebra H. Algebra 2 C or higher Probability & Stats and Finite Mathematics OR Honors Pre-Calculus

PE • Drivers Ed/Health if you didn’t take it this year • One of the following is required before an elective PE class: – Foundations of Fitness – Dance Fitness – Lifestyle Management • Elective PE Options: – – – – – Foundations of Fitness Sports & Fitness Lifetime Exercise & Fitness Personal Development Dance Fitness Lifestyle Management (year course, taken only once) Water & Land Activities Advanced Aquatics Swim Guard • NO CHANGES AFTER MARCH 20

Course Selection Changes • Change a course choice – form in Counseling; requires Parent’s Signature • March 24, 2017 – Last day to make a change in selection choices (Friday BEFORE Spring Break)

IT’S A GREAT DAY TO BE A WILDCAT!!