Knapp Early College Course Catalog revisions

Knapp Early College students, twenty-eight 28 credits high school and/or college are required for graduation... According to the North Carolina State Board of Education policy for end-of

COURSE CATALOG 2012-2013

TABLE OF CONTENTS

J.P Knapp Honor Code

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Graduation Requirements

3

Promotion Policies

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Future Ready Core Graduation Requirements .

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College/University Prep Graduation Requirements .

5 Drop/Add Policy

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Enrollment in a Community College

6

Grade Point Average Calculation

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Grade Point Average Table 7

Weighted Grade Policy

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Valedictorian

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Salutatorian

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Honor Graduate

9

Marshals

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Presidential Award for Educational Excellence

9

North Carolina Academic Scholars Program 10

Driving Eligibility

11

Early Graduation

11

College Preparation

11

Core 44 College Transfer Credits 12

North Carolina Course of Study Description

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New High School Exit Standards

12 Graduation

School? 23-24

J P Knapp Early College Honor Code

Any student who knowingly engages in or

attempts to engage in plagiarism or falsification shall be subject to disciplinary action The

following actions specifically are prohibited:

1.cheating, including the giving or receiving of any unauthorized assistance or unfair

advantage on any form of academic work;

2.plagiarism, including the copying of the

language, structure, ideas and/or thought of another and representing it as one's own

original work; and

3 falsification, including a verbal or written

statement that is knowingly untrue but is

represented as the truth.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

It is important that parents and students choose the proper courses at the time of

registration It is each student’s responsibility to meet the graduation requirements Students should be aware of prerequisites and special provisions for certain courses and besure they are eligible for each course for which they register

A student has the potential to earn a minimum of eight (8) credits each year For most J P Knapp Early College students, twenty-eight (28) credits (high school and/or college) are required for graduation

PROMOTION POLICIES

Promotion to Year 2 Promotion to Year 3 Promotion to Year 4

A student must earn at

least six (6) high school

credits including:

ENGLISH I

A student must earn a cumulative total of at least thirteen (13) high school credits including:

ENGLISH I & IIOne MathOne Science One Social Studies

A student must earn a cumulative total of at least twenty (20) high school/college credits including:

ENGLISH I, II, III Two MathsTwo SciencesTwo Social StudiesAchievement of minimum Level III score on the NorthCarolina Writing

Assessment or have demonstrated proficiency

on local assessments

FUTURE READY CORE GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

(For Freshman Entering ’09-’10 & Beyond)

Content

Honors English IIHonors English III or AP English Language and Comp.Honors English IV or AP English Literature & Comp or

ENG 241 & 242

Alg IIHonors Algebra II/Advanced Functions & Modeling

Honors BiologyHonors Chemistry

Honors Civics & EconomicsHonors US History

Foreign Language 2 2 Consecutive Credits in the same foreign language

Spanish, French, German, Latin

(ie Humanities/Fine Arts or Social Sciences)

Local 1 Academic Seminar

COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY PREP REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION

(For ’08-’09 Freshman)

Content

Honors English IIHonors English III or AP English Language and Comp.Honors English IV or AP English Literature & Comp or

ENG 241 & 242

Alg IIHonors Algebra II/Advanced Functions & Modeling

Honors BiologyHonors Chemistry

Honors Civics & EconomicsHonors US History

Foreign Language 2 2 Consecutive Credits in the same foreign language

Spanish, French, German, Latin

Local 1 Academic Seminar

DROP/ADD POLICY

Students should consider course selections very carefully Select alternate courses for electives since schedule conflicts or class overloads may prohibit admission into a course Per school policy, students who withdraw from a course after the drop/add period within a semester will receive a “WF” (Withdrawal Failing) grade, which will be calculated into theirGPA as an “F” grade

According to the North Carolina State Board of Education policy for end-of-course tests, effective with the 1999-2000 school year, students may not drop a course with an end-of-course test after 10 days in a semester-long course, or 20 days in a year-long course.

ENROLLMENT IN A COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Under dual enrollment, a student may receive college level credit from College of the Albemarle (COA) under the following guidelines:

1 The student must be attending high school on at least a half-time basis, must be in good academic standing with at least a 2.0 G.P.A The student must meet all

existing COA admissions criteria and all prerequisites for courses

2 The student needs to complete a COA Application for Admission, the Dual

Enrollment Approval Form, and a COA Registration Form The Dual Enrollment Approval Form is signed by the student, the high school guidance counselor or principal, and the parent/guardian

3 Every student who takes an internet course or a course which utilizes the internet

as part of the curriculum, will be expected to have an e-mail account, daily access

to a computer, and demonstrate skills in uploading and downloading files,

appending attachments to e-mail and conducting on-line research

4 Upon completion of the course it is the student’s responsibility to submit the gradewhen applying to any other college or university The grade becomes part of the student’s permanent high school and college transcript

GRADE POINT AVERAGE CALCULATION

Grade Point Average (GPA) is the primary means of ranking and honoring students at JP Knapp Early College High School GPA is determined by converting the traditional 100 point scale (85, 91, 78, etc.) into a “4.0 Scale” (shown in the chart below)

GRADE POINT AVERAGE TABLE

A cumulative GPA includes all semester grades a student earns beginning with semester

one of grade nine and continuing through high school

Weighted courses change the above equation With the weighted course system, a student can have a GPA of greater than 4.0 on the 4.0 scale With a weighted course, the

conversion is made to the 4.0 scale first Then, 1 ADDITIONAL POINT IS ADDED TO THE CONVERTED GRADE (A 4.0 becomes a 5.0; a 2.56 becomes a 3.56, etc.) Example:

Student A took only "weighted" courses and made straight 100's while Student B took only

"standard courses," but also made straight 100's Student A would have a GPA of 5.0 and Student B would have a GPA of 4.0

WEIGHTED GRADE POLICY

College level courses are considered more difficult and therefore have 2 points added to the converted 4.0 scale Example: 96 converts to a 4 plus 2 = 6 and a grade of 89 converts

to 3.13 plus 2 = 5.13 All students will have their grade point average computed using the same weighted credit criteria The following courses will receive weighted grades when calculating grade point averages:

Honors English I 1 Honors NCVPS Courses 1

Honors Earth Science 1 Honors Biology 1

Honors World History 1 Honors Chemistry 1

Honors Geometry 1 Honors English II 1

Honors Algebra II 1 COA/UNCG College Courses

1 Must have the second highest weighted cumulative average through the third week grading period of the senior year

nine-2 All other requirements are the same as for valedictorian

3 A student who has been home-schooled or is a transfer student, must have attended CCHS for the final 3 semesters

HONOR GRADUATE Requirements:

1 Beginning with the Year One class of 2008-2009, honor graduates must have a weightedGPA of 3.5

2 Must pass each of the following courses: Honors English, Algebra I, Honors Geometry and Honors Algebra II

MARSHALS

Graduation Marshals are defined as follows:

1 The top two (2) students in years 1, 2, and 3 with the highest weighted GPA through thethird nine weeks grading period

2 The Year Three student with the highest weighted GPA through the third nine weeks grading period will be designated Chief Marshal

3 Only those students who agree to participate in Senior Recognition and CommencementExercises will be recognized as marshals

PRESIDENTIAL AWARD FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE Requirements:

1 Must successfully complete twelve (12) core (Honors) courses

2 Achieve an overall average weighted GPA of 3.5 or above (through the third nine-week grading period of Year Four)

3 Receive a score at or above the 85th percentile on any nationally recognized

standardized achievement test or college admissions examination such as the SAT If levels are or were offered in any of the courses required in this program, the students must have taken academic level or above

NORTH CAROLINA ACADEMIC SCHOLARS PROGRAM

In March, 1983, the State Board of Education approved the North Carolina Scholars

Program to begin with the 1983-1984 school year In March 1990, the State Board of Education revised the program and re-designated it the North Carolina Academic Scholars Program Again, the State Board of Education revised program requirements in August

2002 to make it more consistent with graduation requirements and to promote rigorous academic study The revised plan is effective for students who enter the ninth grade for thefirst time in or after 2003-2004 Students who complete the requirements for an

academically challenging high school program will be named North Carolina Academic Scholars and receive special recognition The students who qualify for this special

recognition:

-Will be designated by the State Board of Education as North Carolina Academic

Scholars

-Will receive a seal of recognition attached to their diplomas

-May receive special recognition at graduation exercises and other community events

Please refer to the chart listed below for the specific requirements for the North Carolina Academic Scholars Program

The following revised plan is effective for students who enter Year One in or after 2003-2004.

Students must:

 Begin planning for the program before entering Year One to ensure they obtain the most flexibility in their courses

 Complete all the requirements of this North Carolina Academic Scholars Program

 Have an overall four-year unweighted GPA of 3.5

 Complete all requirements for a North Carolina high school diploma

Credits The following designated number of credits per subject area listed below must be taken in Years

One-Four:

4 Honors English I, II, III & IV

4 Mathematics(Honors Algebra I, Honors Algebra II, Honors Geometry, and a higher level math

course with Algebra II as a prerequisite)

3 Science (an Honors Physics or Honors Chemistry, Honors Biology, and Honors

Earth/Environmental Science)

3 Social Studies (Honors World History, Honors Civics & Economics, and Honors US History)

2 Languages Other Than English ( 2 credits of the same language)

1 Healthful Living

1 Career & Technical Education

1 Arts Education (Dance, Music, Theatre Arts, or Visual Arts)

5 Elective Credits to include at least two second level or advance courses (Examples of electives

include: Spanish III, IV)

24 Note: Adopted by the State Board of Education in August 2002, the above is a single plan

applicable to students who enter Year One for the first time in or after 2003-2004.

DRIVING ELIGILBILITY

State law requires the revocation of a student’s driving permit or license if a student is unable to maintain adequate academic progress or drops out of school This law applies to all North Carolina students under the age of 18 who receive a driving permit or license after 12/1/1997

Students who drop out of school lose their driving eligibility immediately Adequate

academic progress will be evaluated at the end of each semester for enrolled students Students must pass seventy five (75) percent of courses attempted (ex 3 full credit

courses out of 4 credit courses) each semester in order to keep their driving permit or license or to receive a driving eligibility certificate Students who do not meet these

requirements will be reported to the Department of Motor Vehicles and will have their permit or license revoked

COLLEGE PREPARATION

Individual constituent institutions of the UNC System listed below may require other courses in addition to the minimum requirements; therefore, prospective students should refer to the catalogs and contact the admissions offices of any institutions to which they plan to apply In determining the admissibility of each applicant,

institutions also consider factors other than courses completed, such as high school grades, rank in class, scores on college entrance examinations, and recommendations

The University of North Carolina system is composed of the following constituent institutions:

1 Appalachian State University

2 East Carolina University

3 Elizabeth City State University

4 Fayetteville State University

5 NC Agricultural & Technical State

University

6 NC School of the Arts

7 North Carolina Central University

8 North Carolina State University

15 Western Carolina University

16 Winston Salem State University

Some students may decide, for many different reasons, to follow a College Transfer Program, completing their first two years in a community college transfer curriculum and transferring to complete their last two years at a public or private four-year institution.

GENERAL EDUCATION CORE 44 COLLEGE TRANSFER CREDITS

Through a partnership with College of the Albemarle and UNCG, the J P Knapp Early College High School will provide opportunities for students to complete the general

education Core 44 These courses provide college credits that fulfill the general education requirements for the UNC system

General Education Core (44 hrs)

English Composition (6 hours) Ex ENG

Humanities/Fine Arts (12 hours) Ex ART, DRA, HUM

Social/Behavioral Sciences (12 hours) Ex PSY, SOC, ECO

Natural Sciences (8 hours) Ex PHY, CHM, BIO

Mathematics (6 hours) Ex MAT

HIGH SCHOOL EXIT STANDARDS

Students entering Year One for the first time in 2006-07 and beyond will be required to meet new exit standards These students will be required to pass five end-of-course (EOC) assessments and a graduation project The five required EOC assessments are Algebra I, Biology, English I, Civics & Economics, and U.S History The graduation project is a

performance-based component that can include service-based learning or work-based learning experiences The graduation project will be developed, monitored, and scored locally using state adopted rubrics

GRADUATION PROJECT

Students must complete a Graduation Project as a requirement for graduation Students must score Level III proficiency on each of the components of the Graduation Project The Graduation Project consists of four components:

 An 8-10 page research paper on a topic agreed upon by the student and teacher For a Service Learning Graduation Project, this assignment may be modified to include the action plan, evaluation, and

reflection.

 A product that is the tangible evidence of a minimum of 15 hours spent under the supervision of a mentor which must relate to the paper, but need not be the exact same topic For a Service Learning Graduation Project, the hours required will be 40 or more.

 An 8-12 minute oral presentation of the contents of the research paper and the product

 A portfolio of key documentation of the Graduation Project process and a self-reflection

The product and oral presentation will be scored by a panel of judges from the schools and community using the state’s rubric Teachers will score the research paper and the

portfolio using the state’s rubric Teachers will be responsible for notifying the parent of