Planning your Schedule:
The basic rule of thumb you’ll need to realize is that a one-semester
college course can usually be counted as equivalent to two semesters of
public high school.
So, how can you figure out what courses your son or daughter should
take to meet the Core 40 requirements? Well, after studying the diploma
requirements, the place to start is with the “Course and Program
Descriptions For Indiana Schools Part I." The easiest way to get this
publication is on the Internet at the following address: www.doe.state.in.
us/publications/courses.html. This huge document (around 150 pages)
provides detailed descriptions of the high school courses, which meet the
various diploma requirements.
Now, are your problems all solved? No! This thick document will require
careful reading and a big bottle of an anti-migraine medication!
The other document you will also need is the IUPUI Campus Bulletin,
available electronically at http://bulletin.iupui.edu/. This nearly 600 page
book gives descriptions of all the courses offered at IUPUI, as well as
graduation requirements for the many degrees available.
So how do you use these two books to plan your student’s courses? Maybe
we can give you an example of how to meet the state requirements.
Let’s look at the social studies requirements to get a Core 40. This diploma
requires US History. From the “Course and Program Descriptions For
Indiana Schools Part I," we read, in part “United States History
emphasizes national development in the late nineteenth and the
twentieth centuries and builds upon concepts developed in previous
studies of American history. …Students will be able to sequence historical
events, examine cause and effect, identify different perspectives, and
relate historical situations to current issues.” Now, from this passage we
know this course concentrates on material after the Civil War.
Next, if one looks at the IUPUI Campus Bulletin, in the School of Liberal
Arts, under History on page 293, one finds: H106 American History II (3
cr.) “II. 1865 to present. Political history forms framework, with economic,
social, cultural, and intellectual history interwoven. Introduction to
historical literature, source material, and criticism.” Viola", we seem to
have the comparable course, but we’re not quite done.
The question is do we count it as a one or two credit course? You see,
under US History it says that two semesters are required to graduate. But
if we thumb through the “Course and Program Descriptions For Indiana
Schools Part I," to U.S. History we find, “US History, Advanced Placement
or College Credit, is a title covering any of these courses: (1) a course
which follows College Board Entrance Examination guidelines for
advanced placement United States History, (2) any United States History
course offered for credit by an accredited postsecondary institution
through an adjunct agreement with a secondary school, or (3) any other
postsecondary United States History course offered for dual credit under
the provisions of 511 IAC 22-10.1-22.2-1-2.6. A Core 40 and AHD course.
A one or two credit course.”
Please notice that this is the advanced placement or college credit course
description. Okay, “postsecondary” means college, and option three refers
to our dual enrolled students. And the statement that it may count as a
one or two credit high school course indicates we may use our discretion to
decide how many high school credits it is worth. After experiencing the
H106 course at IUPUI, we easily chose to value it at two credits. So H106,
a one-semester course at IUPUI satisfies one year of high school US
History.
Below are other equivalences we have found:
High School IUPUI
ENGLISH:
Literature English Lit L105, L115,
Folklore M117, F101
Classical Myth C205
Writing English W130, W131, W132, W231
Speech Communication R110
LABORATORY SCIENCE:
Earth and Space Science Astronomy A100, A105
Biology I Biology N100, K101, K103
Chemistry I Chemistry C100, C101, C102, C105, C106
Physics I Physics 100, 152
SOCIAL SCIENCE:
US History (post Civil War) History H106
Other US History H105
American Government Political Science Y103 or Y101??
Economics Economics E101
World History History H113, H114, or H108
World Geography Geography G107
MATHEMATICS:
Intro. To Pre-Algebra Math M001
Pre-Algebra Math 001
Algebra I Math 110
Algebra II Math 111
Calculus Math M119
Finite Mathematics Math M118
ART Herron H100, H101, H102
MUSIC M174
THEATER COMMUNICATIONS T130, Eng Film C190
Physical Education School of Health, Phys Ed and Recreation
Health HPER H163
Now, we’ve found the English requirements to be a little less
straightforward. The high school requirements refer to each year
including the study of literature, composition, and oral presentations.
Consequently, we believe that six high school credits would be met by
taking an IUPUI literature class, an IUPUI writing class, and an IUPUI
speech class.
All of the high school Core 40 requirements can be completed with courses
at IUPUI. But if your student has a particular weak spot (i.e. Math),
there are easier courses of which you may want to take advantage. For
example, the math department offers Math M001 – Introductory Pre-
Algebra and Math 001 – Intro to Algebra. BUT, please notice that these
college remedial or “Special Developmental Courses” do not count toward
any college degree programs. Alternatively, you may want to investigate
a home schooling program to complete the Core 40 requirement at a more
leisurely pace. The Abeka Home Schooling program has a very fine
mathematics program and can be located at www.abeka.com.
IUPUI Schedule of Classes and Academic Information is a pamphlet
detailing courses offered, class times, instructors, and locations. After the
first semester, it will be mailed to your student. According to Dr. Russell, it
is virtually out of date as soon as it is mailed, so he recommends going
online to the OneStart website to verify course offerings and availability.
Remember; classes are not just down the hall, they may be across campus!
Even with 15 minutes between classes, be aware of distances to be
traveled if you choose back-to-back classes.
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