Academic & College Support Courses

INDEPENDENT STUDY SKILLS (692401)

Length: Semester Available for: 9-12 grades      

This course is for students working on a topic of interest for the student that is not part of the curriculum catalog for Granite District. The course uses the College, Career and Life Readiness standards of communication, work ethic & resilience, responsibility, respect and dependability. 

AP STUDY SKILLS (691120)

Length: Year Available for: 9-12 grades

Prerequisite: be taking an AP class

This course will  provide each student with skills and strategies designed to facilitate academic success for the AP exam. and to strengthen individual weaknesses. The course uses the College, Career and Life Readiness standards of communication, work ethic & resilience, responsibility, respect and dependability. 

AP CALCULUS INDEPENDENT STUDY (579440)

Length: Year Available for: 10-12 grades      

Prerequisite: be taking an AP Math

This course will  provide each student with skills and strategies designed to facilitate academic success for the AP exam. and to strengthen individual weaknesses. The course uses the College, Career and Life Readiness standards of communication, work ethic & resilience, responsibility, respect and dependability. 

ACT PREP (691451) 

Length: Semester Available for: 10-12 grades      

The purpose of ACT Prep is to increase student awareness of the importance and significance of preparation for improving their ACT college entrance exam score. Students will become more confident of their ability with various concepts and relationships of the four areas tested by the ACT (Mathematics; Science; English; and Reading). Students will learn how to think systematically and use the precise logic required for solving typical problems found on the ACT exam. Active involvement in and successful completion of the course should lead the student to greater confidence and higher scores on the ACT exam.

CREDIT RECOVERY (4+ PACKETS) (691101)

Length: Semester Available for: 11-12 grade S

Requirement: Counselor/Admin approval

This course will  provide each student with skills and strategies designed to facilitate academic success and to strengthen individual weaknesses. The course uses the College, Career and Life Readiness standards of communication, work ethic & resilience, responsibility, respect and dependability. 

COURSES REQUIRING TEACHER INITIALS

• TRANSITION SPED (666600)

• DIRECTED STUDIES SPED (666260)

This course is designed for students who have been identified as needing additional support to be successful in their regular education classes. Emphasis will be placed on social skills, organizational skills, test taking strategies, effective note taking, vocabulary development, self-advocacy, time management etc.  The review of essential concepts and skills from general education classes will also be emphasized.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT 1 (572050) 

Length: Year Available for: 9-12 grades

English Language Development Level 1 is an intensive course of communicative and academic English instruction. This course develops oral, reading and writing communication skills for students at beginner English levels. This class focuses on English social and instructional language in academic settings, developing foundational literacy and conventions skills, interpreting and expressing information, ideas, and concepts necessary for academic success. Students may have varying levels of academic proficiency in their primary languages.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT 2 (572100) 

Length: Year Available for: 9-12 grades

English Language Development Level 2 is an intensive course of communicative and academic English instruction. This course develops oral, reading and writing communication skills for students at emerging English levels. This class focuses on English social and instructional language in academic settings, developing foundational literacy and conventions skills, interpreting and expressing information, ideas, and concepts necessary for academic success. Students may have varying levels of academic proficiency in their primary languages.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT 3 (572200) 

Length: Year Available for: 9-12 grades

English Language Development Level 3 is an intensive course of communicative and academic English instruction. This course develops oral, reading and writing communication skills for students at intermediate English levels. This class focuses on English social and instructional language in academic settings, developing foundational literacy and conventions skills, interpreting and expressing information, ideas, and concepts necessary for academic success. Students may have varying levels of academic proficiency in their primary languages.