High School System

Al Mawakeb School

2019-2020

School Graduation Requirements - Overall

Credits

Years AMS

English 4 Years 4

Arabic 4 Years 4

Sciences - General Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics 4 Years 4

Math - Algebra, Geometry, Pre-Calculus, Calculus or Trigonometry 4 Years 4

Social Studies & Moral Education 4 Years 2

Islamic Education (Required for Muslims) 4 Years 2

French 4 Years 2

Physical Education 4 Years 2

Visual / Performing Arts 1 Year 0.5

Electives 4 Years 3.5

TOTAL 28

School Graduation Requirements – Grade 9

Graduation Requirements

SubjectGrade 9

Credit Periods

Islamic Education (Required for Muslims) 0.5 2

Arabic 1 4

English 1 6

Math (Algebra, Geometry) 1 6

Science 1 6

French 0.5 2

Social Studies & Moral Education 0.5 3

Physical Education 0.5 2

Electives and Visual / Performing Arts 1 4

Total 7 35

School Graduation Requirements – Grade 10

Graduation Requirements

Subject Grade 10Credit Periods

Islamic Education (Required for Muslims) 0.5 2

Arabic 1 4

English 1 6

Math – (Algebra, Geometry / Trigonometry) 1 6

Biology 1 6

French 0.5 2

Social Studies & Moral Education 0.5 3

Physical Education 0.5 2

Electives and Visual / Performing Arts 1 4

Total 7 35

School Graduation Requirements – Grade 11

Graduation Requirements

SubjectGrade 11

Credit Periods

Islamic Education (Required for Muslims) 0.5 2

Arabic 1 4

English / AP English 1 6

Math – (Pre-Calculus, Trigonometry) 1 6

Chemistry 1 6

French 0.5 2

Social Studies & Moral Education 0.5 3

Physical Education 0.5 2

Electives and Visual / Performing Arts 1 4

Total 7 35

School Graduation Requirements – Grade 12

Graduation Requirements

SubjectGrade 12

Credit Periods

Islamic Education (Required for Muslims) 0.5 2

Arabic 1 4

English / AP English 1 6

Math – (Calculus / AP Calculus , Trigonometry/Statistics/Probability) 1 6

Physics / AP Physics 1 6

French 0.5 2

Social Studies & Moral Education 0.5 3

Physical Education 0.5 2

Electives and Visual / Performing Arts 1 4

Total 7 35

List of Standardized Tests Associated with US Curriculum Expectation

UAE Equivalency

Any student seeking UAE equivalency status for his/her high school Diploma must sit for:

-SAT 1 Math component (minimum score of 440)

-TOEFL (minimum score of 173 computer based; minimum score of 61 internet based) OR - IELTSminimum score of 5.5.

New Letter Grading System / GPA

Letter Numeric GPA points AP GPA points

A+ 97-100 4 4.25A 93-96 4 4.25A- 90-92 3.7 3.95B+ 87-89 3.3 3.55B 83-86 3 3.25B- 80-82 2.7 2.95C+ 77-79 2.3 2.55C 73-76 2 2.25C- 70-72 1.7 1.95D+ 67-69 1.3 1.55D 63-66 1 1.25D- 60-62 0.7 0.95F 0-59 0 0

How to calculate your GPA?

(Your GPA in Subject 1 x Credit Number) + (Your GPA in Subject 2 x Credit Number) + etc….

Total number of creditsExample:

GPA = (3.7 X 1) + (2.7 X 1) + (3.3 X 0.5) + (2 X 0.5)

3

Your GPA is 3.0

Subject Number of Credits

Numeric GPA

Math 1 91 3.7

English 1 80 2.7

Mechanics 0.5 87 3.3

SS 0.5 75 2

Electives at AMS 2019-2020 (Grades 9 & 10)Grades 9 & 10 (Semester 1)Electives (1/2 Credit - 4 periods)

C++ Programming Language(Gr.9 Only/S1 Only)

JAVA (Gr.10 Only/S1 Only)

Sustainability and Our Environment (S1 Only)

World History (S1 Only)

Health Fitness (S1 Only)

Forensic Science

Intro to Arts

Probability & Stat.

Intro to Business

Principles of Photography

Grades 9 & 10 (Semester 2)Electives (1/2 Credit - 4 periods)

HTML5(Gr.9 Only/S2 Only)

PHP (Gr.10 Only/S2 Only)

Nutrition (S2 Only)

Health Sciences (S2 Only)

Creative Writing (S2 Only)

Forensic Science

Intro to Arts

Probability & Stat.

Intro to Business

Principles of Photography

Electives at AMS 2019-2020 (Grades 11 & 12)Grades 11 & 12 (Semester 1)

Electives (1/2 Credit - 4 periods)

Computer Information System(Gr.11 Only/S1 Only)

CISCO (Gr.12 Only/Year-long) (1 Credit)

Mechanics (S1 Only)

Genetics and Biotechnology (S1 Only)

Organic Chemistry (S1 Only)

The Art of Public Speaking (S1 Only)

Business, Management and Administration

Grades 11 & 12 (Semester 2)

Electives (1/2 Credit - 4 periods)

Software Engineering(Gr.11 Only/S2 Only)

CISCO (Gr.12 Only/Year-long) (1 Credit)

Thermodynamics and Modern Physics (S2 Only)

Human Anatomy (S2 Only)

Psychology (S2 Only)

1001 Inventions (S2 Only)

Business, Management and Administration

AP CoursesPRE-REQUISITE COURSES

(1 Credit - Yearlong)

AP Bio 11,12

AP Computer 11,12

AP Chemistry 12

AP French 11,12

AP Calculus Replacing Cal (Gr. 12)

AP Phys (Gr. 12)Eng (Gr. 11, 12)(Not counted in

electives)

AP Physics

AP English

What is an AP Course?

Advanced Placement (AP) is a program run by College Board (the makers of the SAT) that allows you to take courses in your high school that can earn you college credit and/or qualify you for more advanced classes when you begin college.

What is an AP Course?

- The official AP exams take place during the month of May of every year and the official scores are released in July.- The AP scoring scheme is out of 5, with 1 as the least grade and 5 as the highest grade.- Usually a grade of 3 and above is considered to be good in any AP examination.

What is an AP Course?

-If a student attains high scores in the APcourse, some universities exempt him/herfrom taking that respective course in his/herfirst year of undergraduate education.

-'High scores' depend on the universities’requirements, but in general, a grade of 4 or5 is considered a high score.

What is an AP Course?

- In other cases, some topuniversities ask students to take APsas an admission requirement toapply and get accepted into aspecific program.

How to Register for your course?

Very Important Notes

Registration for courses willbe open from Tuesday, April30 at 5:00 pm till Sunday,May 5 at 5:00 pm.

Very Important Notes

Each course in every semester hasthe capacity of only 30 students,so we recommend students finishthe registration process as fast asthey can to avoid disappointment.

Very Important Notes

If the course the student wishes toregister in is full, he/she has tochoose another course and keepchecking during the remainingperiod of registration, for somestudents might change their courses.

Very Important Notes

If the registration period is over andthe student still wishes to change,he/she has to refer to his/her HoSto put his/her name on the waitinglist and help him/her wheneverpossible.

Very Important Notes

To be eligible to register foran AP course, the studentshould have a currentaverage of 90 & above inthe same subject.

Very Important Notes

Even if the student iseligible to an AP course,the final enrollment mustbe approved by his/herHoS/Principal.

Very Important Notes

If the student chooses to register for an APcourse although he/she does not meet theprerequisite requirement, the HoS/Principalwill study his/her case and will have theright to cancel his/her registration whichwill jeopardize his/her choice of coursesbased on availability.

Very Important Notes

If the student chooses a French,Biology, Computer or Chemistry APcourse, he/she cannot chooseanother course because it is a 1credit course (Yearlong).

Very Important Notes

AP English, AP Physics & AP Calculus areparallel courses to the core subjects,and they are not counted in theelectives, so if the student chooses anyof them, he/she can still choose electivecourses (1 AP course or 2 courses fromthe sets of electives).

Very Important Notes

If the student fails to registerwithin the allocated period oftime, the HoS will assign his/hercourses for him/her based onavailability.