Sound educational planning for each student is central to the counseling program. Through the Freshmen Advisory Program, ninth graders work with their counselors to develop a 4-year educational plan. This plan will serve as a blueprint for meeting high school graduation requirements, college admission course recommendations, and individual student interests. Students will want to think about special interests, talents, and potential career choices as they choose courses. It is important to consider the workload involved and not take too many or too few courses. The plan is a fluid document that changes as the student progresses through high school.
A
full service college-planning program is available to all of our students. This
program begins with solid, thoughtful course selection. Many students and
parents seek guidelines for appropriate course selections for the four years
of high school. It is difficult to generalize about entrance requirements
for all
colleges and universities because each has its own requirements, which can
change from year to year. We suggest that students take four years of English,
at least three years of Math, three years of lab Science and three years of
Social Studies, as well as at least two years of the same World Language to be
prepared for most institutions of higher education. Students who want to
consider highly selective schools should take the strongest academic program
possible. Current information on individual institutions is available in the
College and Career Resource Center.
Click here to download the four year planning form.
| DHS
graduation requirements (41 credits) |
General
college admission requirements ** |
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3 years
of English |
4
years of English |
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1 year
of Social Studies and 1 year of U.S. History |
2
years of Social Studies and 1 year of U. S. History (pass the constitution
test) |
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3 years
of Math |
3
years or more of Math preferably 4 years |
|
1 year of Science |
3
years of science with 2 out of 3 from biology, chemistry or physics |
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At
least 2 years of the same foreign language |
|
1 semester
of Fine Arts |
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|
1 semester
of Applied Arts |
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7 semesters
of PE and 1 semester of health |
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Proof of
Traffic Safety |
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Demonstrate
proficiency in consumer education |
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| Take the Prairie State Exam (Junior year) | |
| Completion of Constitution Examination |
** Highly selective schools expect students to take the most challenging curriculum which includes Honors and AP courses.
Please refer to the DHS Program of Studies for course sequences. Click here to get a set of links to individual departments for information and course descriptions. Each department has a chart of recommended sequences as well as course descriptions that will help you understand your possible choices.
Please consider courses that we call 2Fers. These courses meet a dual purpose.
|
Intro to Business Consumer Economics Online Consumer Economics Contemporary
Living |
These courses meet the graduation requirement for
applied arts and consumer education. |
AP Economics-this year long social
studies course also meets the consumer education requirement.
Economics
- This is a one semester social studies course that also fulfills the
consumer education requirement.
Graphic Design – The course fulfills the applied art and the fine art credit
requirements if taken for the whole year.
Click here to download the registration planning worksheet.