Course Selection/Registration

2015-16

In a few short months you will be joining the Coyote Family!

Take advantage of everything that you have available to you in junior high school, as it will help to prepare you for high school.

Welcome to Campo Verde!

The course selection timeline Graduation requirements University entrance requirements Typical core subject pathways What to consider when selecting your

classes How to enter your selections on Infinite

Campus CVHS activities/clubs

This presentation will explain…

8th Grade Freshmen (Class 2019) ◦ February 11- Freshmen Preview Night◦ Presentations Feb 18 @ SVJH◦ Forms due February 24 to SVJH

Teachers/Counselor◦ Counselor visits Feb 20 & 23◦ IC Portal closes Feb 24

CVHS Registration Timeline

Each semester class earns a student a half credit (.5 credit) as long as the student passes the class.

1 Semester = .5 credit. 1 Year = 1 credit. Failing a class earns 0 credits.

How a High School Credit is Earned

School begins at 7:30 a.m. There are 7 periods in the day with one of

them being lunch (4th or 5th hour). That means that students take 6 classes.

School gets out at 2:30 p.m., except for early release Wednesdays (1:30 p.m. release time).

A hour classes are offered, however we do not recommend this for freshmen. Marching band is the only 8th hour class offered at this time.

A Typical High School Day!

Graduation Requirements

English 4 Phys. Ed. 1

Math 4 Electives 4.5

Science 3 CTE/FA 2

Social St. 3 Computers .5

TOTAL - 22

One must be Lab Bio

World Studies, Am. History, Govt (.5), Econ (.5)

Can be any combination

Graduation vs. University Entrance English 4 Math 4 Science 3 Social Studies 3 CTE/Fine Arts 2 Computers .5 PE 1 Electives 4.5 Modern Language is

not required for graduation!

English 4 Math 4

(through Pre-calc) Science 3 Social Studies 2 Fine Arts 1 Modern Language 2 *2 years of the same

language

ASU

U of ANAU

English 4 credits

English 8 English I

Hnrs English 8 Hnrs Eng I

Math 4 credits

Math 8 Algebra I

Honors Math 8

(Algebra I)

Honors Geometry

Science 3 credits

Science 8 Lab Biology

Honors Science 8 Honors Lab

Biology

Social Studies 3 credits

Students may start taking this in

9th or 10th grade

World Studies or

AP World History

AP vs. Regular World History AP is a college level course in high school.

AP uses a college-level textbook and requires advanced reading and writing skills.

AP World History is a 50% writing course.

AP allows opportunity to take exam for college credit.

Students should talk with 8th grade social studies teacher to see if this is a good fit for them.

Can have 2 credits from CTE, 2 credits from Fine Arts Or any combination of the two areas

CTE (Career Technical Education)/

Fine Art 2 credits

Agriculture, Biomed,Business,EVIT,Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) Industrial Education, JROTC, Sports Medicine, 4th year of Modern Language, Academic

Decathlon, Student Council, Sports Training

CTE (Career Technical Education)

Performing ArtsBandChoirOrchestraTheatre

Visual ArtsArt & Design Clay Photography

Dance (if not used for PE credit)*Universities require 1 credit of a true Fine Art

NOT a CTE

Fine Art

21st Century Technology 21st Century Applications Completing entire year of:

Marketing EducationB.Y.O.B. (Build Your Own Business)Game Design IIDigital Photography IAg Business and ManagementTake Two: Applications of Digital Media

Computers .5 credit

Boys/Girls PE Intro or Advanced Sports Training Dance Weight Training Adaptive PE Unified PE Completing 4 semesters of Varsity Marching

Band Completing 2nd year of JROTC*Sports Med and Athletic credit do not count for PE

PE 1 credit

Electives are any class you take that is not counting as a graduation requirement for another subject.

If you plan on going straight to a university

after high school, you should take two years of the same Modern Language. This, however, is not a graduation requirement.

Electives 4.5 credits

Course Description Catalog

June 1-25th

$160/semester Will be at Gilbert High School Transportation will not be provided Registration will begin after Spring Break,

and will be online at www.Gilbertschools.net

Summer School

Safest bet is to take through Gilbert Global Academy

On average, classes start every other week Classes are 9 weeks long Online Summer School

◦ Registration during the month of May◦ Cost is $160/semester◦ June 1-July 30th

More info at http://www.gilbertschools.net/Page/2210

Online Classes

Why is this process so important?

The course selections you make now will help drive the master schedule. What does this mean? We hire our teachers based on the requests you make. Once we build the master schedule, we can’t make many changes. That is why we won’t make many schedule changes over the summer and as school starts.

Choose wisely!

Community Values Honor Scholarship

Course Selections and Requesting Courses via Infinite

Campus Student Portal

Please review ALL directions before completing your registration sheet and prior to entering data

in the Infinite Campus system – Thank You!

Step 1: Select Courses

To access the Course Description Catalog:

go to www.gilbertschools.netclick on “For Parents”

click on “Course Description Books – Secondary”

In addition to the on-line Course Description Books, students also have a Course Listing Form to use as a quick reference.

Some courses require an Application, Audition, or Teacher Approval for final enrollment. Any time you see an “A” listed, your enrollment request will be contingent

upon final approval from the instructor.

Dance, Student Council, Advanced Theatre, Biomed and GC 105 are some examples of these types of classes.

If you are an athlete and would like to request a sports training class, please select the course

number that matches your primary sport.

If your specific sport is not listed, please request the PE230A/B Sports Training—Any Sport Not

Listed Below

Graduation requirements / required courses Prerequisites, applications or auditions

necessary for courses Required Fees Career Pathways Semester vs. Year-Long Alternate choices

When Selecting Courses, Don’t Forget To Consider….

Students were given a copy of this form during their registration presentation on

campus.

Use this form as a worksheet while searching the course catalog and

selecting courses.

It will be important to record Course Numbers and Names for BOTH semesters. This will be critical for the

online registration portion of the process!

Students will be required to turn in this form with their online course print out --

so hang on to this form!!

Step 2: Complete Course Selection

Form

When entering course request for a year long course, you will need to enter the course number followed by an “A” for semester one and the course number followed by a “B” for semester two. See highlighted examples above. Only year-long course will have an “A” and a “B” This will be important information to have recorded accurately when you begin requesting your course through the online student portal!

To request an A-Hour, rather than requesting a specific class, students will need to select an additional course and place that course request in slot #8 as shown below (green highlight)When entering courses in the Infinite Campus Portal, students will enter the course number(s) listed in slot #8 AND will also enter the course code AHOUR (this process will be outlined in more detail in the Student Portal section)

Remember to select and record at least 4 alternate courses.You enter these courses the same way you entered your selections

on the top of the form. Please select courses that you have an interest in and are willing to take. Not all course requests can be honored and we often have to schedule students into their alternate courses, so choose carefully.

Keep in mind, if you don’t choose alternates, we choose them for you.

Have you selected enough courses?

If you have a semester long course, have you selected another semester long course for the other half of the year?

Have you entered course numbers for each of your courses each semester?

Have you included the “A” and “B” on the course numbers of your year long courses?

Have you selected alternate courses?

Have you recorded the course numbers, including “A” and “B” on your alternates?

Have you selected an additional course (slot #8) if you are requesting an A-Hour?

Ready to Enter Your Requests Online?

If you answered “Yes” to all of the above, you are ready for the next step!

Step 3: Log on to the Infinite Campus Student Portal

When the registration portal is open, students and parents will see a link to Course Registration: 15-16 Campo Verde High School.

Click on this link to begin

the course request process

Step 4: Access the Course Selection Screens

Search for courses using the course number only (do not enter any information in the course name box!)

Refer to the Course Selection Form that you completed prior to logging into the Student Portal. Find the course number for the first class you would like to request.

Enter that course number in the space provided. Don’t forget to include the A or B for each semester of a year long course.

Click “Go” after you enter your course request.

Step 5: Enter Courses

After clicking “go,” the course you have requested will appear to the right under the heading Select a course to view

The screen below will appear. To finalize your course request, simply click the Request this Course button.

Click on the course number under Select a course to view …

15-16Course Registration: 15-16 Campo Verde High School

Once you finalize a course request, it will appear on the Requested Courses list.

Repeat the process for each course:1. Click Course Search2. Enter Course Number (include A or B for year-long courses)

3. Click “Go”4. Click the Course Number under Select a course to view5. Click Request this course6. Make sure course appears on Requested Courses list

As you enter courses, you will see the number of units increase. A typical schedule for 1st-7th hour will have 14/18 units (7 courses 1st semester and 7 course 2nd semester)

NOTES: •Lunch has already been entered for grades 9-11. •Requests for release time must be entered using the same process as all other courses.

A-Hour

Select your alternate courses using the same process as before, only this time click on the Request an Alternate button

Step 6: Enter Alternate Course Choices

Alternate course requests will appear under the Alternate Courses section.

Please make sure you select a total of 8 units for alternates (4 semester one and 4 semester two courses)

Important Reminders:• Students were given a Course Listing Form that includes all courses offered at CVHS. This form also

includes the course numbers for release time, release time for OCI and lunch. Enter those options just as you would any other year-long course (lunch has been pre-entered for grades 9-11).

• Carefully check your request for A-hour. Make sure you have included an additional course (units need to indicate 16/18 course requests) AND you have also entered the AHOUR code as a course request. You must enter BOTH course codes or your request will not be submitted.

• If you select a class that you really did not want to request, simply click on the course name as it appears on the Requested Courses list. A pop-up option to drop the class will appear. Click “Drop This Request” and the course will be removed.

Step 7: Print Requests

Click on Print Request Summary to print a copy of your course requests and alternates.

Print two copies – one for your records and one to turn in to your

science teacher.

Your printout will look something like this. Have your parent/guardian sign and date the form.

Make sure that the courses on your IC printout MATCH the courses written on your Course Selection Form

Turn in BOTH the signed copy of this printout AND the completed Course Selection Form to your science teacher on the due date!

Final Step:

We have a ton: http://www.gilbertschools.net/domain/181

Get involved!!

CVHS Clubs and Activities