2026 - 2027 Course Selection

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Rising Seniors

Agenda

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• SCOIR
• Graduation Requirements
• Course Selection Process: Review online process
• Honors/AP Courses: Waiver Policy
• Sample Senior Schedule
• Courses that Require an Application
• Mercer County Technical Schools
• Option 2
• Important Dates

SCOIR

• Career and college planning website
• Every student has an account
• Discover different colleges by filtering preferences and accessing other suggested colleges
• Group meetings to discuss post secondary planning at the end of January

Graduation Requirements

• 4 years of English
• 3 years of Science:
• Physics, Chemistry, & Biology
• 3 years of History:
• US History I, US History II, World History
• 2 consecutive years of World Languages
• Chinese, French, Spanish
• 1 year of Health/Physical Education for each year enrolled
• 3 years of Mathematics
• Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry

Graduation Requirements

• Electives
• 1 year or 5 credits in Visual and Performing Arts
• 1 year or 5 credits in 21^st Century Skills (Family Consumer Science, Business, & Technology)
• 1 semester or 2.5 credits Financial Literacy

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• Community service requirement of 30 hours

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• Note: The state of New Jersey requires the NJGPA as a graduation requirement. Exams will be administered to 9, 10, and 11^th grade students in language arts and mathematics.

Course Selection Process

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• Review Program of Studies (online)
• On RHS Counseling Website
• Read elective and course descriptions, including prerequisites and corequisites
• Online Scheduling
• Genesis will open for scheduling on February 5th via the parent portal. Students will have until February 13th to enter their requests for the 2026 -2027 school year. Try your best. What you request is not ‘set in stone’, we can still make changes at our meeting.
• Meet with Counselorary, School Counselors will meet with junior students (in a small group setting) to review post secondary plans. More information will be forthcoming.
• Meeting 1: Starting at the end of Janu
• Meeting 2: We will see every student individually. Scheduling will be done via Calendly. We will see juniors starting on March 16th- March 31st for course selection. Complete the requests to the best of your ability. We will go over all your questions in our meeting.

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Honors/AP Criteria

Grades/Weighted GPA

• Standard A = 4.0
• Honors A = 4.8
• AP A = 5.0

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Note: RHS does not Rank

The GPA is on a 4.0 scale.

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Course Waiver Form

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• Students are permitted a maximum of two waivers per school year. Students may not submit course waivers in the same subject area in consecutive years.

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• Waivers will be completed via a google form. The course waiver form link will be available in the program of studies and on the counseling website.
• The google form waiver needs to be completed and submitted by March 31st.
• If you do not have the grade during the scheduling meeting, you must waive. After March 31st, waivers cannot be removed or modified.

Sample Senior Schedule

• Privileges: Late Arrival/Early Release (100 credits req.)�GPA needed:
• 2.3 waiver form for 1 day
• 2.4 waiver and both days
• 2.5 and above no waiver needed �
• All Seniors must take English and Health/PE
• 4 Academic Units to be competitive for 4-year colleges
• English
• Math
• Science
• Social Studies
• World Language

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New courses/new course titles 2026 -2027

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• Cybersecurity: 21st Century Elective �2.5 Credits

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• Chinese III change to: Chinese III Honors

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• French IV Honors - Removed

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New courses/new course titles 2026 -2027

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• Introduction to Cybersecurity I

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Grade: 9-12 2.5 credits Semester

This course is designed for students who are interested in exploring careers in Cybersecurity. The focus of instruction will include the implementation and monitoring of security on network and computer systems. Students will investigate strategies to identify and protect against security threats such as hackers, eavesdropping and network attacks. The basics of cryptography and logic reasoning will be explored. Hands‐on labs in a cyber range provide practice in the configuration and mitigation of system vulnerabilities. Each unit integrates current events and related cyber ethics and law. *Ethics agreement must be signed by all students and parents during the first 2 weeks of class. .

Updated Prerequisites 2026 -2027 Course Offerings

Math Updates

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Geometry Honors

Prerequisite(s):

8th Grade: Algebra II Minimum Assessment Avg A-

Algebra II Honors: Minimum B-

Algebra II: Minimum A-

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Algebra II

Prerequisite(s): Algebra 1

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Algebra II Honors

Prerequisite(s):

8th Grade: Algebra 1 Minimum Assessment Avg A-

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PreCalculus

Prerequisite(s): Algebra II: Minimum C and Geometry: Minimum C

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Calculus Honors

Prerequisite(s):

PreCalculus: Minimum C+ OR

PreCalculus Honors: Completion

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Advanced Placement A/B Calculus

Prerequisite(s):

PreCalculus Honors: Minimum C+ OR

Calculus Honors: Minimum A-

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Advanced Placement B/C Calculus

Prerequisite(s):

PreCalculus Honors: Minimum A-

AP Calculus A/B: Completion

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Multivariable Calculus

Prerequisite(s):

AP Calculus B/C: Minimum B- and College Board AP Calculus B/C Exam: Minimum Score 4

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Updated Prerequisites 2026 -2027 Course Offerings

Math Updates

PreCalculus Honors

Prerequisite(s):

Algebra II Honors: Minimum B- and Geometry Honors: Minimum B-

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Algebra II & Geometry: Minimum A- (one must be at the honors level)

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*Algebra II & Geometry: Minimum A- with teacher recommendation.

**A course waiver form and teacher recommendation is required if one grade is below an A-.

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Advanced Placement Statistics

Prerequisite:

Geometry Honors OR PreCalculus Honors: Completion OR PreCalculus: Minimum B-

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Calculus Honors

Prerequisite(s):

PreCalculus: Minimum C+ OR

PreCalculus Honors: Completion

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Updated Prerequisites 2026 -2027 Course Offerings

Math Updates

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Advanced Placement A/B Calculus

Prerequisite(s):

PreCalculus Honors: Minimum C+ OR

Calculus Honors: Minimum A-

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Advanced Placement B/C Calculus

Prerequisite(s):

PreCalculus Honors: Minimum A-

AP Calculus A/B: Completion

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Multivariable Calculus

Prerequisite(s):

AP Calculus B/C: Minimum B- and College Board AP Calculus B/C Exam: Minimum Score 4

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Updated Prerequisites 2026 -2027 Course Offerings

Science Updates

Chemistry Honors

Prerequisite(s):

Honors Physics: Minimum B- OR

Physics: Minimum A- and

Algebra I: Minimum A -

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Advanced Placement Physics 1

Prerequisite(s):

8^th Graders: Algebra II Completion

9^th Graders: Algebra II and Physics Honors: Minimum A-

10^th – 11^th Graders: Above criteria OR

Physics: Minimum A- and

Algebra II & Geometry: Minimum B- and

At least one Honors Science Course: Minimum B-

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Advanced Placement Chemistry

Prerequisite(s):

Algebra II: Completion and

Chemistry Honors: Minimum A-

Program of Studies

Courses that Require Applications

The following courses will require an application. Applications are due by February 20, 2026. Links to applications can be accessed in the Program of Studies on the RHS website.

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• Research Methodology Techniques
• Unified electives (PE, Art , Tech and Music)
• Independent Study
• Dual Enrollment

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�����Mercer County Technical School

• Students that are interested in the Mercer County Technical Schools can visit mcts.edu for a full list of Career Prep Programs. �
• Career Prep Programs consist of 4 set courses taken at Mercer County Community College�
• This takes the place of 3rd and 4th block in your RHS schedule.�
• Info session 1/27: 6-7pm

���Dual Enrollment at Mercer County

• Information Zoom Webinar January 28th!
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The College of New Jersey

Dual Enrollment

Students enrolled in an Advanced Placement (any grade level) course will have the option to participate in dual enrollment at TCNJ.

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• Cost is $550.00 per course
• Student will earn 4 college credits along with their high school credit
• Students must earn a C or better for the year to receive college credit
• Students will receive a TCNJ transcript
• Taking the AP exam is not required for the TCNJ dual enrollment credit

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Option 2

Google Form Due June 2nd

• Lab Assistant/Teacher Assistant
• Independent Study-application based*
• Jump Start at Mercer Cty College (provide own transportation)
• Princeton University HS Program (provide own transportation) application based*
• Educere Online Course (personal finance, other elective courses)
• Structured Learning Experience

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Option 2 for Summer Course Advancement

Google Form Due June 2nd

• Students looking to be approved to take a course over the summer will need to complete the Option 2 for Summer Course Advancement google form by June 2, 2026.

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• The option 2 google form will be available to students starting on February 5, 2026 - June 2, 2026. The option 2 for summer course advancement google form link will be available in the RHS Program of Studies and on the RHS Counseling website.

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Important Dates

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• End of January: Meetings for the Class of 2027 for post secondary planning will begin with counselors
• January 27: Career Prep Information Session
• January 28: MCCC Dual Enrollment Information Session via Zoom
• February 5 - February 13: Online course scheduling opens via genesis parent portal.
• February 21: Applications due for Unified, Research Methodology, Dual Enrollment, etc
• March 16th-31: Class of 2027 individual course selection meetings
• March 31: Waiver Forms Due
• March 31: Last day to make scheduling changes
• June 2: Option 2 Forms, Independent Study applications due

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Reminders

• Scheduling will be done online via the genesis parent portal.
• You will not be able to select courses that are application/audition based. Once lists are finalized, counselors will update your course requests.
• You will not be able to select courses that you are waiving, we will add manually
• Health will be added manually for all students

JOB FAIR

When: Wednesday Jan 28, lunches

Where: M105 (across from Robotics)

Why: To connect students with part time and summer employment opportunities.

Employers in attendance: Robbinsville Recreation, Fernbrook Farm, Hamilton YMCA, Great Adventure, more!

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Questions?

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