This registration guide is designed to help you select your courses . The guide explains which courses you need for graduation and when you need to take them . It will also help you choose courses to meet your goals after high school , whether you want to get a particular kind of job , go to college , or enlist in military service .

Here are the parts to this registration guide :

• This introduction will define important terms and answer frequently asked questions

• The planning guide for graduation gives information about district graduation requirements

• You will also find a graduation requirements checklist to track your progress toward graduation

• Assistance for students

• Program options

• Earn college credit in high school

• Activities eligibility

• Post-Secondary planning

• Course descriptions give detailed information about each course offered by the Anoka-Hennepin School District

For more information about these topics , or any other questions you may have , please contact your counselor . See the last page of this registration guide for school telephone numbers .

This guide is also available at : ahschools . us / documentcenter [ click on the folder entitled “ Registration Guides ”].

Course Title [ Title of the course ]*

Prerequisite / Selection Process : [ Courses needed before taking this course ]

Intended Audience : [ Grade level when most students take the course ]

Credit : [ Credits earned toward graduation when you pass the course ]

Major Outcomes : [ Topics covered in the course ]

Projects , Activities , etc .: [ Significant learning experiences connected to this course ]

Instructional focus : [ Describes structures used by teachers of the course ]

Co-curricular Connection : [ School activities that are connected to this course and students may enjoy ]

* Codes :

AC – Articulated credit ; See “ Earn College Credit ” section later in this guide

AP – Advanced Placement ; See “ Earn College Credit ” section later in this guide

Coll – Concurrent enrollment ; See “ Earn College Credit ” section later in this guide

Honors – Courses with more rigorous expectations ; See “ Honors Courses ” later in this guide

IB – International Baccalaureate ; See “ Earn College Credit ” section later in this guide

NOCTI – National Occupational Competency Testing Institute

PLTW – Project Lead the Way ; course uses science , technology , engineering , and math concepts

AndHS – Andover High School AHS – Anoka High School BHS – Blaine High School CPHS – Champlin Park High School CRHS – Coon Rapids High School STEP – Secondary Technical Education Program

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