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Link to the complete Signature Booklet

• Signature Program Certificate
• Signature Program Advanced Scholar Certificate
• Signature Program Certificate in Advanced Arts
• Art Visual Art, Music, or Theatre
• Signature Program Certificate in Career Technologies
• Computer Science (Programming or CISCO)
• Media and Communications (Gaming or Video Production)
• Signature Program Certificate in Education
• Signature Program Certificate in Engineering (PLTW)
• Signature Program Certificate in Social Studies
• Signature Program Certificate in Justice, Law, and Society

Signature Program Certificate in Advanced Academics

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In recognition of program completion, this certificate will be awarded to any student who has completed one college level course with a B or higher grade for each semester and maintained an overall GPA of C or better.

Signature Program Distinguished Scholar Certificate

In recognition of outstanding scholarship and achievement in college-level courses, this certificate will be awarded to any student who has:

• Completed a total of five (5) AP level courses.
• Students must complete both the A and B semesters of each AP level course.
• The exception is AP Microeconomics and AP Macroeconomics, each are only one (1) semester courses.
• Double-period courses count as only one (1) course.
• Students must earn a semester grade of B or higher for each semester of the AP course.
• Students are highly encouraged to take AP exams and to research colleges and universities that will accept credit for their AP exam scores.

Note: The B semester grade is a change starting for AP classes taken in the 2023-2024 school year and after. The previous requirement for courses was a C semester grade.

Signature Program Certificate in Advanced Arts�Visual Art

Requirements for Program Completion:

1. Three (3) Art Courses, semester grade B or higher including at least 1 upper-level course.
2. AP Art History, , semester grade B or higher, students are highly encouraged to take the AP exam.
3. AP Studio Art, semester grade B or higher, AP Portfolio Submission to College Board highly encouraged, AP Portfolio Submission to Teacher REQUIRED.

Any students who have strong Art and Photography skills may submit a portfolio of work to move into advanced classes in 9th grade, details on FACTS website - https://tinyurl.com/QO-FACTS

Signature Program Certificate in Advanced Arts

Music

Requirements for Program Completion:

1. Four (4) Performance Courses, semester grade B or higher. OR�Four (4) General Music Courses, semester grade B or higher. OR�Four (4) Performance/General Music Courses Combined, semester grade B or higher.
2. AP Music Theory, semester grade B or higher, students are highly encouraged to take the AP exam.

�** Note that Music Technology does not

count towards the four (4) courses.

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Any students who have strong Music skills in any of these areas may contact a Music teacher to audition for an advanced class in 9th grade, details on FACTS website - https://tinyurl.com/QO-FACTS

Signature Program Certificate in Advanced Arts�Theatre

Requirements for Program Completion:

1. Completion of four (4) courses within ONE pathway structure, semester grade B or higher.
2. Completion of one (1) AP Course from the chosen pathway structure, semester grade B or higher, students are highly encouraged to take the AP exam.

Additional details on FACTS website - �https://tinyurl.com/QO-FACTS

Requirements for �Program Completion:

1. Completion of five (5) courses, in the strand at Quince Orchard HS, semester grade B or higher.

�**If FOCS is completed at the middle school, it is recommended that students take Digital Art or Music Technology to earn their Art Credit, these also count as a “5th” course in Computer Science for these students. Students may also substitute Introduction to Engineering Design, any CISCO or any Gaming class to replace taking FOCS at QO.

• Students are highly encouraged to take the AP exam.

*Earn three college credits at Montgomery College through the MCPS articulation agreement by earning a B or higher in the articulated courses and completing the entire high school plan.

Signature Program Certificate in Career Technologies

Computer Science

Signature Program Certificate in Career Technologies

Media & Communications

Requirements for Program Completion:�

1. Completion of all five (5) courses, in the strand, semester grade B or higher.
2. Students are highly encouraged to take the AP exam.

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Additional details on FACTS website - https://tinyurl.com/QO-FACTS

Signature Program Certificate

Education

Requirements for Program Completion:

1. Three (3) Child and Adolescent Development courses, semester grade B or higher.
2. Either a Child Development Internship or a Dual Enrollment Course at Montgomery College, semester grade B or higher.
3. AP Psychology, semester grade B or higher, students are highly encouraged to take the AP exam.

*Certification available through completion of recognized coursework and requirements by the Childcare industry in the State of Maryland

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Additional details on FACTS website - https://tinyurl.com/QO-FACTS

Signature Program Certificate

Engineering (PLTW)

Requirements for Program Completion:

1. Completion of five (5) courses, in the strand at a high school, semester grade B or higher.

**If IED is completed at the middle school, students will complete both Aerospace Engineering and Environmental Sustainability.

• Take the end of the year PLTW exam for each course or complete the end of course project.

* Earn three college credits from RIT (Rochester Institute of Technology) for each of IED / POE / DE by maintaining an 85% average all four quarters and scoring in the determined levels on the End of Course Assessment.

Additional details on FACTS website - https://tinyurl.com/QO-FACTS

Signature Program Certificate in Social Studies

Requirements for Program Completion:

1. AP NSL and AP World History, semester grade B or higher, students are highly encouraged to take the AP exam.
2. Any two (2) additional AP Social Studies courses, semester grade B or higher, students are highly encouraged to take the AP exam.
3. Quest, semester grade B or higher.

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Signature Program Certificate in Justice, Law & Society

Requirements for Program Completion:�

1. Completion of all three (3) law classes, semester grade B or higher.
2. Completion of an Internship in Law, a Dual Enrollment Law course (see approved list), or a MCPS Summer Paralegal Program.
3. Completion of one (1) Social Studies AP class from the list, semester grade B or higher.
4. Students are highly encouraged to take the AP exam for all AP classes.

Thinking about Multiple Programs?�Long Term Planning is Key!

Start with the Four Year Plan and be prepared to double-up in one of your pathways during your Junior year and in the other pathway your Senior year, waiting until Senior year often ends in conflicts due to scheduling and students are unable to complete their pathways.

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Questions or need help with long term planning?�

Contact:

Colleen Adams

QOHS AP Signature Coordinator

colleen_m_adams@mcpsmd.org

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Questions about AP classes contact:

Chris Campbell

QOHS AP Coordinator, christopher_g_campbell@mcpsmd.org

10th - English 10 AP Seminar

11th or 12th - AP Research

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11th - AP Seminar

12th - AP Research

AP Seminar & AP Research are social studies electives.

10th - Seminario de Inglés 10 AP

11th or 12th - Investigación AP

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11th - Seminario AP

12th - Investigación AP

El Seminario AP y la Investigación AP son optativas de estudios sociales.

AP Capstone Pathway

Camino

culminante AP

Students can start taking AP Seminar 10 and AP Seminar for 11th grade students now.

We are still working on outlining how this program will work at QOHS.