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Objectives:
Students will acquire the
knowledge and skills to select
appropriate 9th grade courses.
Discuss requirements for
graduation and introduce
official high school
transcript
Review course offerings and
descriptions
Explain course selection
process
Counseling Services
Mrs.
Vocabulary for
Credit
Today
QPA/GPA
Transcript
Required courses
Elective course
Prerequisite
Welcome to High
School
Every course you pass counts toward
graduation.
At NH every grade you earn will be
used to calculate your QPA.
The more difficult the course the
higher the QUALITY POINTS.
Your QPA is an important piece of
information colleges use to make their
selection.
Grading Scale
DESCRIPTOR
LETTER GRADES
Advanced Work A
100 - 93
Advanced Work A92 - 90
Proficient Work B+
89 - 87
Proficient Work B
86 - 83
Proficient Work B82 - 80
Proficient Work C+
79 - 77
Basic Work
C
76 - 73
Basic Work
C72 - 70
Basic Work D
69 - 65
Below Basic Work E
64 - 0
%RANGE
Quality Points
Percentage
Grade
AP QP
CHS QP
Honors/Pre AP
QP
Standard QP
100 93
4.60
4.40
4.20
4.00
92 90
A-
4.50
4.25
4.00
3.75
89 87
B+
4.00
3.75
3.50
3.25
86 83
3.75
3.50
3.25
3.00
82 80
B-
3.50
3.25
3.00
2.75
79 77
C+
3.00
2.75
2.50
2.25
76 73
2.75
2.50
2.25
2.00
72 70
C-
2.50
2.25
2.00
1.75
69 65
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
64 0
Pop Quiz:
How many credits are
needed to graduate from
North Hills Senior High?
24
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
4
1 credit of English 9
1 credit of English 10
1 credit AP English Literature- or 2 of the following semester courses: Adventure & Quest, Apocalyptic Literature, Female Perspectives,
Questioning the Self, Classic to Modern Literature or Social Class Warfare- or English Lab 12
4credits
1 credit of American Government -or AP US History, AP European History, AP Government and Politics
1 credit from the following courses AP US History, AP European History, AP Government, Social Studies 12, Other SS electives.
1 credit of Algebra 1
1 credit of Geometry
1 credit of Algebra 2
1 credit of Biology
1 credit of Chemistry
0.5
2
credit of Health
credits of Arts/Humanities
5.5
credits of electives
Pass
WHAT DO I HAVE TO
TAKE IN 9TH GRADE?
Required
Math
1 credit
English
1 credit
Science
1 credit
Social Studies 1 credit
PE
credit
TOTAL
4.5 credits
Plan ahead!
Count
credits not
classes
Do not worry about
how they fit together
Talk to your teachers
about which classes
are a good fit.
Think ahead to 10th
grade and beyond.
You must have 7
credits, you may have
up to 8 credits.
Course Request
Procedures
This year parents and students will have the opportunity to complete the course request
process via the internet and the District ProgressBook system from any computer with
internet access.
Step 1: Complete the Student Course Selection and Individual Academic Plan Worksheet to
assist you in scheduling and future course planning process.
Step 2: Open the internet and log into your personal ProgressBook account. You may
access the Course Request site by using either the parent or student log-in and
password. If you do not have a current username and password, please contact
by Mr. Don Clark by e-mail at clarkd@nhsd.net
Once you have logged into the system, your home page screen will display the Course
Requests tab on the left hand side. Click on this tab.
This will take you to the Course Catalog - Add Courses Menu
Final steps
SAME
Different
You
Homeroom
will be
during your first
period class
All academics will be
in the Senior High.
World Language,
World Foods, Health,
and Teen Transitions
will be in the World
Affairs Wing of the
Middle School.