CHoosing your high school courses
Your guide to choosing the right courses and difficulty level as a rising freshman!
Important Dates
>
by: Ahana Roy and Nidhi Medicherla
Units
>
Unit 1: The course guide
>
Unit 2:course difficulty
>
Unit 3:maintaining balance
THe course guide
THE COURSE GUIDE
Coppell ISD Graduation requirements
The CHS9 Course Guide can be found on the official website for the campus. It is highly recommended to look at to view different course options before choosing courses.
In order to graduate, you must take the following throughout your high school years:
- Two foreign language courses
- One fine arts course
- One CTE course
- One PE course
The course guide is divided into nine sections. English, math, science, social studies, foreign language, physical education/athletics, Career and Technical Education, fine arts and additional electives. It is mandatory to take a math, English, biology and social studies course in freshman year. For the four remaining courses, it is up to the student. Keep the graduation requirements for Coppell ISD in mind when selecting.
Your freshman year is when you can start fulfilling these graduation requirements. While you are not required to take any of these your first year, it is recommended to get as many as you can done earlier on so you have space for specialized courses and release periods in your later years of high school.
Electives
The Core Classes
+ info
the course guide
Electives
CTE and Fine arts
LANGUAGES AND Physical education
CHS9 offers CTE and fine arts courses for students to take as electives. There are introductory medicine, engineering, computer science, robotics, business, finance, theatre, art, education, band, graphic design and dance courses.There are a plethora of CTE and fine arts courses which will allow you to explore different career paths and find one that resonates with you. You are required to take at least one CTE course and at least one fine arts course throughout high school.
CHS9 offers Spanish, French, Chinese, and American Sign Language courses. Students are encouraged to take language courses in high school as picking up another language may be convenient in daily lives and future careers. There are also various PE courses including off-campus PE and double blocked athletics courses. You are required to take at least two foreign language courses and one PE course throughout high school.
The course guide
The Core Classes
2.
1.
Science Students are mandated to take biology as their science course. You may choose between Basic Biology, Functional Biology, Biology and Biology Honors. Taking a biology course is a graduation requirement.
EnglishStudents are required to take English I. There are four options including Basic English I, Functional English I, English I and Honors English I.
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Social Studies Taking a social studies course is required. You may choose between Basic World Geography, Functional World Geography, World Geography and AP Human Geography.
3.
Math Students must take one math course. Math courses from FunctionalAlgebra I up to AP Precalculus are offered. Your math course will depend on prerequisites and difficulty level.
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Course difficulty
Course Difficulty
Pros & cons of harder classes
When you enter high school, you begin to hear about on level, honors, and AP classes. It is important to consider outside time commitments, and the course load you can best handle.
PROS: CONS: In the end, it is up for you to decide which courses are better to take on level as compared to Honors and AP. If you choose an AP class but want to level down, you can level down within the first week of school.
- Challenging yourself
- Higher weighted GPA
- Colleges consider rigor of course load
- Harder courses encourage you work diligently
- Time consuming
- Difficult to balance if you take too many
- Poor performance may impact your unweighted GPA negatively
- Takes more effort
AP and Honors Courses
Course difficulty
AP and Honors Courses
Honors classes
AP Classes
AP classes are college-level courses which are offered for high school students. At CHS9, there are four AP classes which students can take: AP Computer Science, Principles and AP Human Geography, Ap Pre-Calculus, and AP Spanish IV language & culture. These courses have rigorous college-level coursework and you may earn college credit for the AP course if you pass the AP exam at the end of the school year.
Honors classes are intended to be more rigorous. Honors classes are weighted on a 5.0 scale and they are still high school level courses. Honors level courses are available for various subjects.
MAintaining balance
Maintaining Balance
hone your time management skills
When you take harder courses, it is important to balance academics, extracurriculars and mental health.
- Do your work as soon as it is assigned
- Use your class time wisely
- Try to get your homework done in school when you have free time
- Start studying for tests early;do not wait until the last minute to start studying
- Set reminders for yourself if you forget things easily
- Do not overwork yourself and take breaks as needed
- Learn from your mistakes and do not get demotivated
- Use a planner or calendar app to stay organized
Time management is an essential skill to have; not just in high school, but in the future. High school is a vast jump from middle school, so be prepared to sacrifice a portion of your free time for your school work.
Important Dates
Keep these days in mind for course selection!
HAC opens for course selection on January 7thHAC closes for course selection on February 24th Verification e-mail will go out on February 28th The last day to make any last minute changes is on March 4th
Remember...
- Take courses that set you up for success
- Know the difference between on level, honors and AP.
- Ask your counselors questions
- Know that you can level up or down on the first week
Graduation requirements
You can find Coppell ISD's graduation requirements on the CHS Course Guide. The page with the requirements has been linked here.
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CHoosing your high school courses
Your guide to choosing the right courses and difficulty level as a rising freshman!
Important Dates
>
by: Ahana Roy and Nidhi Medicherla
Units
>
Unit 1: The course guide
>
Unit 2:course difficulty
>
Unit 3:maintaining balance
THe course guide
THE COURSE GUIDE
Coppell ISD Graduation requirements
The CHS9 Course Guide can be found on the official website for the campus. It is highly recommended to look at to view different course options before choosing courses.
In order to graduate, you must take the following throughout your high school years:
The course guide is divided into nine sections. English, math, science, social studies, foreign language, physical education/athletics, Career and Technical Education, fine arts and additional electives. It is mandatory to take a math, English, biology and social studies course in freshman year. For the four remaining courses, it is up to the student. Keep the graduation requirements for Coppell ISD in mind when selecting.
Your freshman year is when you can start fulfilling these graduation requirements. While you are not required to take any of these your first year, it is recommended to get as many as you can done earlier on so you have space for specialized courses and release periods in your later years of high school.
Electives
The Core Classes
+ info
the course guide
Electives
CTE and Fine arts
LANGUAGES AND Physical education
CHS9 offers CTE and fine arts courses for students to take as electives. There are introductory medicine, engineering, computer science, robotics, business, finance, theatre, art, education, band, graphic design and dance courses.There are a plethora of CTE and fine arts courses which will allow you to explore different career paths and find one that resonates with you. You are required to take at least one CTE course and at least one fine arts course throughout high school.
CHS9 offers Spanish, French, Chinese, and American Sign Language courses. Students are encouraged to take language courses in high school as picking up another language may be convenient in daily lives and future careers. There are also various PE courses including off-campus PE and double blocked athletics courses. You are required to take at least two foreign language courses and one PE course throughout high school.
The course guide
The Core Classes
2.
1.
Science Students are mandated to take biology as their science course. You may choose between Basic Biology, Functional Biology, Biology and Biology Honors. Taking a biology course is a graduation requirement.
EnglishStudents are required to take English I. There are four options including Basic English I, Functional English I, English I and Honors English I.
Click to view
Click to view
4.
Social Studies Taking a social studies course is required. You may choose between Basic World Geography, Functional World Geography, World Geography and AP Human Geography.
3.
Math Students must take one math course. Math courses from FunctionalAlgebra I up to AP Precalculus are offered. Your math course will depend on prerequisites and difficulty level.
Click to view
Click to view
Course difficulty
Course Difficulty
Pros & cons of harder classes
When you enter high school, you begin to hear about on level, honors, and AP classes. It is important to consider outside time commitments, and the course load you can best handle.
PROS: CONS: In the end, it is up for you to decide which courses are better to take on level as compared to Honors and AP. If you choose an AP class but want to level down, you can level down within the first week of school.
AP and Honors Courses
Course difficulty
AP and Honors Courses
Honors classes
AP Classes
AP classes are college-level courses which are offered for high school students. At CHS9, there are four AP classes which students can take: AP Computer Science, Principles and AP Human Geography, Ap Pre-Calculus, and AP Spanish IV language & culture. These courses have rigorous college-level coursework and you may earn college credit for the AP course if you pass the AP exam at the end of the school year.
Honors classes are intended to be more rigorous. Honors classes are weighted on a 5.0 scale and they are still high school level courses. Honors level courses are available for various subjects.
MAintaining balance
Maintaining Balance
hone your time management skills
When you take harder courses, it is important to balance academics, extracurriculars and mental health.
Time management is an essential skill to have; not just in high school, but in the future. High school is a vast jump from middle school, so be prepared to sacrifice a portion of your free time for your school work.
Important Dates
Keep these days in mind for course selection!
HAC opens for course selection on January 7thHAC closes for course selection on February 24th Verification e-mail will go out on February 28th The last day to make any last minute changes is on March 4th
Remember...
Graduation requirements
You can find Coppell ISD's graduation requirements on the CHS Course Guide. The page with the requirements has been linked here.