Course Planning for Grades 9-11 at Moreau Catholic High School

1. Navigating Moreau
Catholic High School
Course Planning-Grades 9 to 11
January 17, 2019
Ms. Kristin Hannon-
Asst. Principal: Prayer

2. Counseling Department
Assigned by last name:
• Mrs. Stacey Ferreira (A-Bo)
• Mr. Jim Patterson (Pi - Z)
• Mrs. Anto Sweeney (Heu - Ph)
• Mrs. Betty Uribe (Br - Her)
Counseling Secretary:
Ms. Terri Doty 881-4331

3. Graduation Requirements
• English: 4 years
• Mathematics: 4 years
• Theology: 4 years
• Science: 3 years
• Social Studies: 3 years
• World Language: 2 years
• Fine Arts: 1 year
• Physical Education: 1 year
❖Required courses are taken at MCHS

4. 12th grade courses
• English - 1 year
• Theology - 2 semesters
• Math – 1 year (elective)
• Social Studies -
American Government
and Economics
• Electives - 6 semesters
(Consider college
requirements)

5. 11th grade courses
• English – 1 year
• Theology – 2 semesters (Social
Justice)
• US History – 1 year
• Mathematics – 1 year
• Science – 1 year
• Electives – 4 semesters

6. 10th grade courses
• English – 1 year
• Theology – 2 semesters
– Christology and Church History
• Mathematics – 1 year
– Mathematics course options vary
• Science – 1 year
– Biology, Chemistry, etc.
• World History – 1 year
• World Language – 1 year
• Electives – 2 semesters

7. Moreau Catholic High School
COURSE DESCRIPTION GUIDE
MoreauCatholic.org → Academics → Course Description Guide

8. Moreau’s home page...

10. Honors Courses
• Grade Point Averages (GPAs)
• An extra honors point is added to GPAs for
the all honors and A.P. courses to the
Moreau Catholic cumulative GPA.
• Colleges compute their own academic
GPA
• UC and CSU compute the “a – g”
GPA and use only specific MCHS
courses & weight specific honors courses.
• UC courses are listed in the Course
Description Guide

11. Advanced Placement (AP)
• Students may earn college credit
• Course guidelines developed by the
College Board
• 90% of the nation's colleges
grant credit
• Students apply for admission
into individual courses
• Students must take the AP exam in
the spring ($94 fee required)
• WARNING: COURSE WORK LOAD

12. Advanced Placement Courses
•AP Biology
•AP Chemistry
•AP Calculus AB & BC
•AP Statistics
•AP Computer Science – Principles and Comp Sci A
•AP English Literature
•AP French, Spanish, Chinese & Spanish Literature
•AP Studio Art
•AP U.S. Government & Comparative govt.
•AP Macro & Micro-Economics
•AP U.S. History
•AP Environmental Science
•AP Psychology
•AP Physics 1 & C

13. NCAA College athletics

14. Summer Enrichment
Possibilities
•At Moreau (summer
“jump”)
•Community College
•Enrichment programs
•NYLF, etc. programs
(CAUTION)
•ATDP at U.C.

15. Naviance start page

17. What to expect…Freshmen…
✓ January – Course registration
✓ January – Submit course requests
✓ January- Link PSAT to Khan
Academy
✓ Feb-Mar – Meet w/ Counselor
✓ Ongoing - Self-refer as
appropriate
✓ Plan your summer!
✓ October- Take the PSAT

18. What to expect…Sophomores…
✓ January – Course requests
✓ January – Submit course requests
✓ January– PSAT results and link to
Khan Academy
✓ Ongoing - Self-refer as
appropriate
✓ Ongoing – Work with teachers
✓ Plan your summer!
✓ October – Take the PSAT

19. What to expect…Juniors…
✓ January – Course requests
✓ January– Receive PSAT results and
link to Khan Academy
✓ January – Register for both SAT and ACT
✓ January- STUDY for SAT and ACT
Ongoing – Junior college workshops
in March. Application workshop
(summer school).
✓ Junior Parent Night: Feb. 26

20. What to expect…Juniors…
✓ Plan your summer!
✓ September - December– Register for
College Admissions Tests
(SAT, ACT, SAT Subject)
✓ Ongoing – Conduct College Visits
✓ Ongoing – Enroll in Test Prep
as appropriate
✓ Ongoing - Self-refer as
appropriate

21. Course Selection –
Important Dates
• Jan. 10 – Course registration link opens
• Jan. 24 – Deadline to submit requests
• January – March
– Counselors meet with each
student to discuss course
selections and finalize requests
for the 2019 - 2020 academic year

22. Questions . . .