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All students must take 8 credits each year
All students must take 8 credits each year
Students will select 6 - 8 classes each semester (4 credits per semester) to meet the 8-credit minimum.
Please review the course sheets below to see course options
Glen Burnie High 2024-2025 Course Selection Sheet_Rising 9th.ENGLISH.pdfGlen Burnie High 2024-2025 Course Selection Sheet_Rising 9th.SPANISH.pdfNOTE: Global Citizenship🎓 is a REQUIRED ELECTIVE for ALL AACPS 9th Grade Students.
NOTE: Global Citizenship🎓 is a REQUIRED ELECTIVE for ALL AACPS 9th Grade Students.
Students are placed in this course by their counselors, and takes the place of one (1) SEMESTER elective opportunity in their 9th grade year (.5 credit).
Special Programs
Special Programs
Family & Consumer Science
Family & Consumer Science
Child Development
Child Development
Child Growth & Dev. 1
Child Growth & Dev. 1
📄 (FY) This course focuses on the learning and development of children from birth through adolescence. Topics include theories of development, the role of caregivers, family, health, safety, and contemporary issues. Students will explore special challenges to growth and development and will have opportunities for guided observation of children in a variety of settings.
This course prepares students to continue in either the Early Childhood - Child Development Associate CTE completer (Pre-Kindergarten) or the Teacher Academy of Maryland CTE completer (K-12). Both programs prepare students for entry into a career as an educator.
Food & Beverage
Food & Beverage
H. Nutrition A
H. Nutrition A
📄 (sem) Students will study the science of nutrition as it relates to individual food choices that maximize healthy behaviors, and public health. Topics include the six major nutrient components of food along with wellness, obesity, eating disorders, sports nutrition, and prevention of chronic diseases. Issues facing society will include food safety, technology, use of supplements and botanicals. Practical lessons will involve lab work.
Students who successfully complete Honors Nutrition A & B and pass the final exam with at least a C may earn articulated credit in the Dietetics Program while enrolled at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore
CAT-N
CAT-N
Explorer 1
Explorer 1
📄 (sem) Career Explorations provides students with an opportunity to experience four different career programs during one semester. Although this course in not required for acceptance into a Level One Magnet program, it allows students to explore possible areas of career interest before applying to a Level One program. This course is open to students in grades 9 and 10.
AVID
AVID
(Advancement Via Individual Determination)
AVID 9
AVID 9
📄 (FY) To get more information about application to the AVID program, please visit the AVID page.
public service Signature Program
public service Signature Program
Global Community Citizenship
Global Community Citizenship
🎓 (sem) Global Community Citizenship is an introductory signature course designed to explore the values and diversity of our local, national, and global communities. Students will consider the cultural and technological influences that have shaped our modern society and consider how these impact the students’ social options in the future. Strategies integral to this course include the ability to discuss and debate mature topics and themes respectfully, a level of comfort with a variety of non-print mediums, working collaboratively in groups and participating in multi-disciplinary project-based learning. This course meets the graduation requirement for Global Community Citizenship. Additionally, it satisfies one semester of the Signature Explorations 1 requirement for pathway students.
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