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Rising Freshmen
Core course are to be taken in order.
Since some students have already taken English 1 Honors and English 2 Honors and/or Algebra 1 Honors and Geometry Honors in middle school, they will now take either English 3 CP or English 3 Honors and/or Algebra 2 CP or Algebra 2 Honors.
Honors classes will be more challenging.
Anyone up to the challenge may take honors classes.
Elective classes must be taken in order. Even if you took an advanced class in middle school, you must start at level 1 in high school.
All classes open to Freshmen are listed on the ILHS Course Selections- Rising Freshmen sheet.
To be clear, freshmen need a total of 8 classes (4 each semester). Please have your 8 classes ready to give your counselor during the IGP meeting. You then need an additional 6 alternate electives to provide to your counselor. Use the worksheet to choose your classes and have them ready to share with your counselor during your IGP meeting.
Attention Athletes: All students NEED a minimum of 2 full credits per semester in senior year (and 4 full credits per semester every other year),
so if you fail or drop any class that would put you under those 2 full credits,
you will become ineligible to play your sport. Eligibility is determined based on the previous semester to when you start the sport.
We encourage you to take at least 3 credits to give yourself a buffer.
Do not forget to pay attention to NCAA requirements as well.
Also keep in mind that colleges like to see that all students have a full schedule senior year.
All Rising Freshmen need 8 classes total and 6 alternate electives. What classifies as an elective?
All ILHS CTE courses on the front can be used an electives or alternate electives, they just have to be taken in order
The LCCC CTE courses on the top back can be electives, but not alternate electives- pay attention to grade level- some have entrance exams- they need to be taken in order (2024 entrance exams = Cosmetology, EMS, Welding, Culinary Arts)
Under the ILHS Core Classes and Non-CTE Electives on the back, the following courses can be used as electives or alternate electives
any class in the General Electives box
in the History box- AP Euro, AP World, AP Psych, psychology, sociology, or law education
any class in the Band, Performing Arts, Art, PE, or JROTC boxes
Spanish ILHS 23-24 Course Selection Card Rising Freshmen-official .pdfP20631_ILHS 23-24 Course Selection Card Rising Freshmen-official_Ukr_Final (1).docxP20631_ILHS 23-24 Course Selection Card Rising Freshmen-official_Rus_Final.docx