STANDARD DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS

EARN 24 CREDITS

ENGLISH – 4 CREDITS

MATHEMATICS – 4 CREDITS (ALGEBRA EOC 30%, GEOMETRY EOC 30%)

SCIENCE – 3 CREDITS (BIOLOGY EOC 30%)

SOCIAL STUDIES – 3 CREDITS (WORLD HISTORY, US HISTORY EOC 30%, US GOVERNMENT &

ECONOMICS) (ECONOMICS AND WORLD HISTORY NOT REQUIRED FOR IB)

FINE ARTS & PERFORMING ARTS OR PRACTICAL ARTS – 1 CREDIT (NOT REQUIRED FOR IB)

PHYSICAL EDUCATION – 1 CREDIT (HOPE) (NOT REQUIRED FOR IB)

ELECTIVES – 8 CREDITS

VIRTUAL COURSE (HOPE & DIT AT NEASE MEET THIS REQUIREMENT) (NOT REQUIRED FOR IB)

CUMULATIVE GPA OF 2.0 ON A 4.0 SCALE

STATE ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS

◦ MUST PASS REQUIRED 10TH GRADE FSA ELA

◦ MUST PASS ALGEBRA 1 EOC

◦ MUST TAKE THE EOC FOR BIOLOGY, GEOMETRY & US HISTORY (UNLESS TAKING AP OR DE)

IF A STUDENT EXITS THE IB PROGRAM, THESE COURSES WILL BE REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION.

DIPLOMA DESIGNATIONS SCHOLAR (PLAN ON ATTENDING

4YR COLLEGE)

• ALL REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD

DIPLOMA PLUS

• MATH: EARN ONE CREDIT IN ALGEBRA 2 AND

ONE CREDIT IN STATISTICS OR EQUALLY

RIGOROUS COURSE

• SCIENCE: MUST PASS BIOLOGY EOC; EARN ONE

CREDIT IN CHEMISTRY OR PHYSICS; AND EARN

ONE CREDIT IN EQUALLY RIGOROUS SCIENCE

COURSE.

• SOCIAL STUDIES: MUST PASS US HISTORY EOC

• 2 CREDITS IN THE SAME FOREIGN LANGUAGE

• MUST EARN ONE CREDIT IN AP, IB, AICE, OR

DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSE.

MERIT• ALL REQUIREMENTS OF

THE STANDARD DIPLOMA

PLUS

• STUDENT EARNS ONE OR

MORE INDUSTRY

CERTIFICATIONS

SCHEDULING OPTIONS• 9TH GRADE – 2 OPTIONS

• 7 CLASSES AT NEASE IN TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM OR VIRTUAL LAB

• BLEND OF 7 CLASSES AT NEASE & VIRTUAL COURSES AT HOME

• 10TH GRADE – 3 OPTIONS (SAME AS 9TH PLUS)

• COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL THROUGH ST JOHNS RIVER

• 11TH GRADE – 4 OPTIONS (SAME AS 9TH PLUS)

• 5 OR 6 CLASSES AT NEASE WITH 1 OR 2 PERIODS OF CO-OP (WORK PROGRAM)

• BLEND OF CLASSES AT NEASE AND DUAL ENROLLMENT AT ST JOHNS RIVER

• 12TH GRADE – 6 OPTIONS (SAME AS 9TH PLUS)

• 4 TO 6 CLASSES AT NEASE WITH 1 TO 3 PERIODS OF CO-OP (WORK PROGRAM)

• BLEND OF CLASSES AT NEASE AND DUAL ENROLLMENT AT ST JOHNS RIVER

• MODIFIED SCHEDULE – ONLY 4, 5 OR 6 COURSES AT NEASE

• FULL-TIME DUAL ENROLLMENT STUDENT AT ST JOHNS RIVER

• OR A BLEND OF ALL THE OPTIONS LISTED

COURSE SELECTION

• TEACHERS RECOMMEND ACADEMIC COURSES FOR HIGH

SCHOOL USING DISTRICT GUIDELINES THAT INCLUDE:

STUDENT GRADES, FSA SCORES AND EOC SCORES.

• PARENTS/GUARDIANS WILL BE ABLE TO REVIEW THE

ACADEMIC COURSE RECOMMENDATIONS AND ALSO HELP

THEIR CHILD CHOOSE THEIR ELECTIVE COURSES.

• CHANGES CAN BE MADE TO COURSE RECOMMENDATIONS

THROUGH A STUDENT PETITION PROCESS.

DISTRICT HONORS CRITERIA

• GRADES ‐ A GRADE OF “C” OR BETTER IN THE PREVIOUS

HONORS COURSE. STUDENTS EARNING A GRADE OF “A” IN

THE PREVIOUS STANDARD COURSE MAY BE

RECOMMENDED FOR HONORS COURSE PLACEMENT.

• FSA ‐ LEVEL 4 OR 5 IN APPROPRIATE AREA AND NOT LESS

THAN A LEVEL 3 IN ANY AREA

DROPPING AN AP OR HONORS COURSE

• COURSES CAN ONLY BE DROPPED AT THE SEMESTER IF…

• STUDENT HAS A “D” OR AN “F”

• STUDENT HAS CONSISTENTLY ATTENDED HELP SESSIONS

• PARENT AND STUDENT HAVE HAD A CONFERENCE EACH

QUARTER WITH THE TEACHER

• THERE MUST BE A SEAT AVAILABLE IN THE DESIRED

COURSE.

GRADE FORGIVENESS• IF HS COURSE IS TAKEN IN MIDDLE SCHOOL – A GRADE OF

“C” OR BELOW CAN BE REPLACED.

• IN HIGH SCHOOL ONLY A GRADE OF “D” OR “F” CAN BE

REPLACED. STUDENT MUST EARN A “C” OR HIGHER WHEN

REPEATING TO REPLACE THE “D” OR “F.” IF ANOTHER “D”

OR “F” IS EARNED THE 2ND TIME, BOTH GRADES WILL

COUNT IN GPA CALCULATION.

• IF THERE IS A COURSE THAT NEEDS TO BE REPEATED,

PLEASE ADD TO THE STUDENT VERIFICATION REQUEST.

DUAL ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN FALL 2020

• BE CLASSIFIED AS A SECONDARY STUDENT

• 3.0 UNWEIGHTED GRADE POINT AVERAGE

• PROVIDE ACCEPTABLE SAT, ACT, OR PERT SCORES BY APRIL

1ST – NO EXCEPTIONS!! (STUDENTS CAN MAKE AN

APPOINTMENT TO TAKE PERT AT SJR)

• BE APPROVED BY NEASE HS GUIDANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

• DUAL ENROLLMENT POWERPOINT MUST BE WATCHED

• APPLICATION SUBMITTED TO MRS. GIBBS BY 1PM ON

WEDNESDAY, MAY 27TH – NO EXCEPTIONS!!

IB DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS

• THE CANDIDATE HAS TAKEN AN EXAM IN EACH IB GROUP

AREA. (6 EXAMS TOTAL OVER JUNIOR AND SENIOR YEAR)

• THE CANDIDATE MAY CHOOSE EXAMS TAKEN IN JUNIOR

YEAR TO COUNT TOWARDS THE IB DIPLOMA.

• AS A JUNIOR, THE CANDIDATE CAN ONLY REGISTER FOR

NO MORE THAN 2 SL EXAMS.

• THE CANDIDATE MUST REGISTER FOR 3 HL EXAMS IN THE

SENIOR YEAR. CANDIDATES MAY TAKE UP TO 4 HL EXAMS.

Group 1- Language & Literature Group 4- Sciences

Group 2- Language Acquisition Group 5-Mathematics

Group 3- Individuals & Society Group 6- Arts

TO EARN THE IB DIPLOMA:• THE CANDIDATE MUST EARN AT LEAST 24 POINTS OR MORE.

• THERE IS NO GRADE 1 AWARDED IN A SUBJECT/LEVEL.

• THERE ARE NO MORE THAN TWO GRADE 2S AWARDED (HL OR SL).

• THERE ARE NO MORE THAN THREE GRADE 3S OR BELOW AWARDED

(HL OR SL).

• THE CANDIDATE HAS GAINED 12 POINTS OR MORE ON HL SUBJECTS

(IF YOU TAKE FOR 4 HL SUBJECTS, THE THREE HIGHEST GRADES

COUNT).

• THE CANDIDATE HAS GAINED 9 POINTS OR MORE ON SL SUBJECTS

(CANDIDATES WHO REGISTER FOR TWO SL SUBJECTS MUST GAIN AT

LEAST 5 POINTS AT SL).

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

• CAS REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET.

• THERE IS NO “N” AWARDED FOR THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE, THE

EXTENDED ESSAY OR FOR A CONTRIBUTING SUBJECT.

• THERE IS NO GRADE E AWARDED FOR THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE

AND/OR THE EXTENDED ESSAY.

• THE CANDIDATE HAS NOT RECEIVED A PENALTY FOR ACADEMIC

MISCONDUCT FROM THE FINAL AWARD COMMITTEE.

REGISTRATION RESOURCES ON NEASE WEBSITE

• COURSE PROGRESSIONS (FLOW CHARTS)

• COURSE CATALOG WITH COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

• SCHEDULING GUIDELINES FOR EACH GRADE LEVEL

• CO-OP FORM

• LINK TO FLORIDA’S BRIGHT FUTURES INFORMATION

• REGISTRATION SCHEDULE FOR EACH GRADE LEVEL

COURSE REGISTRATION• MRS. KENNEDY WILL VISIT ENGLISH/TOK CLASSES TO HELP

ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND REVIEW THE

ACADEMIC/ELECTIVE/ACADEMY COURSE SELECTIONS.

• STUDENTS WILL GET TO SELECT THEIR ELECTIVES. THEY

WILL CHOOSE BETWEEN 4 AND 6 ELECTIVES AND RANK THEIR

PREFERENCE.

• CHOOSE ACADEMICS AND ELECTIVES CAREFULLY -THESE

COURSE CHOICES ARE USED TO BUILD THE HIGH SCHOOL

STUDENT AND TEACHER SCHEDULES–WITH STATE

MANDATED CLASS SIZE RESTRICTIONS YOU ARE MAKING A

YEAR-LONG COMMITMENT TO THESE COURSES.

LAST DAY TO CHANGE ELECTIVES – MARCH 13TH

LAST DAY TO CHANGE A CORE COURSE – JULY 12TH

REGISTRATION SCHEDULE

COMPLETED COURSE REGISTRATION FORMS ARE DUE AT TIME OF

MEETING WITH COUNSELOR. PARENT SIGNATURE IS REQUIRED.

• 9TH GRADE: RECEIVE COURSE SHEETS THURSDAY, JANUARY 9TH.

COUNSELORS WILL MEET WITH THEM JAN 13TH THROUGH 24TH

THROUGH ENGLISH CLASS.

• 10TH GRADE: RECEIVE COURSE SHEETS THURSDAY, JANUARY 23RD.

COUNSELORS WILL MEET WITH THEM JAN 27TH THROUGH FEB 7TH

THROUGH ENGLISH CLASS.

• 11TH GRADE: RECEIVE COURSE SHEETS THURSDAY, FEB 6TH.

COUNSELORS WILL MEET WITH THEM FEB 10TH THROUGH THE 21ST

THROUGH ENGLISH CLASS.

STUDENT VERIFICATION SHEET

FRONT PAGE OF THE STUDENTVERIFICATION SHEET

• RECOMMENDED COURSES ARE LISTED.

• WANT TO CHANGE A RECOMMENDED

COURSE?

• IF MOVING DOWN A LEVEL, JUST DRAW A LINE

THROUGH RECOMMENDED COURSE AND WRITE

NEW COURSE.

• IF MOVING UP A LEVEL, CRITERIA MUST BE MET.

IF CRITERIA IS NOT CURRENTLY MET, COURSE

PETITION NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED.

• DESIGNATE SCHEDULE OPTION

REMEMBER TO SELECT ALL OF YOUR

COURSES CAREFULLY.

LAST DAY TO CHANGE ELECTIVE – MARCH 13TH

LAST DAY TO CHANGE A CORE COURSE – JULY 12TH

BACK PAGE OF THE STUDENT VERIFICATION SHEET

THIS IS WHERE STUDENTS

WILL RANK THEIR

ELECTIVE CHOICES.

STUDENTS SHOULD

SELECT AT LEAST 4

ELECTIVE CHOICES.

IB PLANNING WORKSHEET

12TH GRADE

11TH GRADE

IB PLANNING WORKSHEET10TH GRADE

QUESTIONS?IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE

TO CONTACT US.

NEASE HIGH SCHOOL WEBSITE: WWW.NEASEHS.COM

MRS. MISSY KENNEDY

IB COORDINATOR

MISSY.KENNEDY@STJOHNS.K12.FL.US

MRS. DARYL CULLIPHER

ASST. PRINCIPAL

DARYL.CULLIPHER@STJOHNS.K12.FL.US