9th GRADE PLANNING
Registration for Freshman Year
In the 9th grade, students should take 6 Credits worth of classes. In planning for registration, there are 4 required credit areas for freshman, leaving them with 2 elective areas to choose from. Please see below for 9th Grade course offerings in each area.
4 Required Credit Areas:
Students must select 1 credit in each of the following areas for their 9th Grade year.
Health & Fitness
Every 9th grade student must take:
And they must choose one of the following:
Mathematics
Based on Your 8th Grade Math Class:
Select 2 Credits from the following areas:
Students must select 2 credits from the options listed below as their first and second choice electives. They can be from any of the categories listed here. Students must also select 4 alternate courses, these would be used if the student is not able to get into their first or second choice.
Career & Technical Education Credit
1 Credit Required for Graduation:
Career Exploration/ Worksite Learning
Career Choices (0.5 Credits)
American Sign Language
Business & Marketing
Computer Programming/ Game Design
Computer Applications (0.5 Credits)
Business Management* (0.5 Credits)
Entrepreneurship* (0.5 Credits)
Intro to Business (0.5 Credits)
Intro to Marketing (0.5 Credits)
Marketing Applications* (0.5 Credits)
Sports & Entertainment Marketing* (0.5 Credits)
Engineering Design
Health Sciences
Introduction to Health Science
Photography/ Yearbook
Woodworking & Construction
*If taking Business Management or Entrepreneurship, you must also take Intro to Business. If taking Marketing Applications or Sports & Entertainment Marketing , you must also take Intro to Marketing.
^This is a 2 hour block with Geometry. Must have passed Algebra 1 first.