Ninth Grade Overview and Outline
In ninth grade your child will take 7 courses. They will include:
Language Arts-9 (Required)
Honors Language Arts-9 (Need 8th Gr. ELA teacher approval)
Algebra 1 (Required) OR
Honors Algebra 1 (Need 8th Gr. Math teacher approval) OR
Integrated Math 1 (Need 8th grade teacher recommendation)
American History (Required)
Survey of Science (Required)
Computer Basics (Technology Elective for 9th Graders-REQUIRED)
*****Students in 9th grade will also need to take:
- (1) Physical Education Course (0.5 credit)
- (1) Technology Elective (0.5 credit)
- (1) Free Elective (0.5 to 1.0 credit)
Total Credits at the Completion of 9th Grade: 5.5 - 6.5 credits *REQUIRED
**A Total of 24.0 Credits are needed to graduate!!!!
Free Electives:
- Basic Web Design (0.5 Credit)
- Intro. to java Programming (0.5 Credit)
- Python Multiplayer Adventure (0.5 Credit)
- Computer Basics (0.5 Credit)
- Business Law (0.5 Credit)
- Digital Media (0.5 Credit)
- Digital Photography (0.5 Credit)
- Graphic Design (0.5 Credit)
- Intro. to Business (0.5 Credit)
- Media & Communications (0.5 Credit)
- Career Planning (0.5 Credit)
- Character Education (0.5 Credit)
- Child Development (0.5 Credit)
- Film & Television (0.5 Credit)
- Health Careers (0.5 Credit)
- Intro. to Nursing (0.5 Credit)
- Study Skills & Strategies (0.5 Credit)
- Theatre Studies (0.5 Credit)
- Art Careers (0.5 Credit)
- Medicine (0.5 Credit)
- Music Appreciation (0.5 Credit)
- Art Appreciation (0.5 Credit)
- Drawing (0.5 Credit)
- Beginning Painting (0.5 Credit)
- Photojournalism (0.5 Credit)
Core Electives:
- Marine Science (0.5 Credit)
- Paleontology (0.5 Credit)
- Renewable Energy (0.5 Credit)
- Space Exploration (0.5 Credit)
- Earth Science (1.0 Credit)
- Physics (1.0 Credit)
- Anatomy & Physiology (1.0 Credit)
- Psychology (1.0 Credit)
- Sociology (0.5 Credit)
- American Government (0.5 Credit)
- Journalism (0.5 Credit)
- Economics (0.5 Credit)
- Art History (0.5 Credit)
- Contemporary Novels (0.5 Credit)
- Creative Writing (1.0 Credit)
- Financial Literacy (0.5 Credit)
- Accounting (0.5 Credit)
- Pre-Calculus (1.0 Credit)
- Algebra 2 (1.0 Credit)
- Honors Algebra 2 (1.0 Credit)
- Integrated Math 1 (1.0 Credit)
- Integrated Math 2 (1.0 Credit)
- Integrated Math 3 (1.0 Credit)
- Consumer Math (1.0 Credit)
Physical Education Electives:
- Physical Education (1.0 Credit)
- Individual & Team Sports (0.5 Credit)
- First Aid (0.5 Credit)
- Nutrition (0.5 Credit)
Foreign Language Options:
**This is optional for 9-12th graders who have an overall average of 80% or above in their English Language Arts Courses.
- Spanish 1 **Must have at or above an 80% in 8th Grade ELA
- Spanish 2 **Must have at or above an 80% in Spanish 1
- Spanish 3 **Must have at or above an 80% in Spanish 2
- German 1 **Must have at or above an 80% in 8th Grade ELA
- German 2 **Must have at or above an 80% in German 1
- French 1 **Must have at or above an 80% in 8th Grade ELA
- French 2 **Must have at or above an 80% in French 1
- French 3 **Must have at or above an 80% in French 2