The purpose of this video is to help guide you
to make the best decisions regarding your math course selection for next year.
This video will cover the enrollment timeline,
the different pathways and course options
to meet your mathamatics graduation requirements and beyond
and provide information about different options for
AP and Dual Credit math courses.
After this video, you will visit with your teacher
about which course for next year is best
for you and your situation.
If you're a junior, your enrollment will look a little different than everyone else.
Over the next week, you'll talk with your core teachers
about which classes you will take next.
Then you will meet one on one with your counselor to complete your enrollment together.
This is extremely important to ensure you select the correct course
for your senior year and ensure you are ready to graduate.
If you're an 8th grader, freshman or sophomore,
you're watching this video a little later
and you will complete your enrollment process starting February 6th.
In order to make the best decision for math,
we first need you to think about your plans after high school.
If you plan to attend a state or major university, such as MU or KU,
you will need to take 4 years of math in order to meet their requirements.
While University of Central Missouri requires three years of math.
Another regional university in the state, Northwest, requires 4 years.
Regardless of which college or university you will attend
you will be required to take math in college
so it's best to go ahead and take 4 years of math in high school
as taking a year off from math can make college math courses very difficult.
If you plan to attend a community college,
you will need to be prepared to take an Algebra II...
....I'm sorry...to take a College Algebra or higher course once you're there.
To ensure that you're prepared, you will need to complete
at least Algebra II in high school.
If you're taking Algebra II at your junior year,
you will need to take Algebra II B your senior year
to ensure you learn all of the concepts from the full Algebra II course.
These courses will also prepare you for entry into a technical school.
It's also important to know that MCC requires a placement test
for entry into many of their math courses.
You may be considering joining the workforce, attending a technical or trade school
or entering the armed forces immediately after graduation.
Once you've satisfied the 3-year high school requirement for math,
you will want to strongly consider taking an additional math class your senior year
as the concept of these courses builds your ability to problem solve,
think critically and collaborate with others
which are skills important in every position in every field.
This flow chart shows the general options you have for pathways in mathematics.
Please understand that you're free to move between pathways
as your academic progress and future career plans change.
I will take some time now to talk about options within each pathway
of each stage of your high school career.
I'm actually going to start by describing Pathway 2
as it tends to be the most common pathway students follow during their high school career.
Then I'll talk about how Pathways 1 and 3 compare and contrast.
Within Pathway 2, you will take Algebra I your freshman year,
Geometry your sophomore year,
and then Algebra II your junior year.
As a senior, you would take College Algebra which has dual credit available
allowing you to earn college credit for a course that is commonly
required at colleges and universities for majors in non-math/science fields.
Pathway 1 looks very similar to Pathway 2,
however, this pathway also offers Essential Math 1, 2, 3 and 4
which focuses on visual models and problem solving
in order to help you better understand math including what you're learning in Algebra I.
In this pathway, you will also take Geometry your sophomore year.
And then in your junior year, you will take Algebra II A
which is the first semester of Algebra II spread over the entire year.
Your senior year, you would then take Algebra II B
which is the second semester of Algebra II spread over the entire year.
It's extremely important to take this senior year level course
if you're planning to enter a community college.
As you will need to learn all of those concepts from Algebra II
in order to be successful in your college level math course.
For those of you who are taking or have taken Algebra I in 8th grade,
Pathway 3 shows that you would take Honors Geometry your freshman year,
and Honors Algebra II your sophomore year.
At that point, you have a few different options
as your consider what to do for your junior and senior year.
If you're interested in challenging yourself in math
or intend to pursue a career in math and science,
you'll want to take Trig/PreCalc your junior year
so that you're prepared to take Calculus your senior year.
Another option would be to take College Algebra your junior year
and AP Statistics your senior year
which would give your the opportunity to fullfill some
college level math requirements for those majors outside math and science.
You may have noticed that Probability and Statistics is listed for all students.
This course is optional, but we highly encourage all students
to take this course at some point after Algebra I
as it's a fun and interesting class full of labs and experiments
in real world application of probability and statistics concepts.
Again, I want to reiterate that you are free to move between pathways
as your academic progress and future career plans change.
So again, if you're currently in 8th grade, you are either going to take
Algebra I or Honors Geometry next year.
You may also be taking Essential Math along with Algebra I.
If you're currently a freshman, you're most likely
currently enrolled in either Algebra I or Honors Geometry.
If you're currently in Algebra I, you will either take
Geometry or Honors Geometry next year.
In Honors Geometry, you will explore concepts more deeply.
And this class is a great fit for you if you exhibit strong mathmatatic skills
and enjoy challenging yourself in math
or are interested in pursuing a math or science related career.
For those of you currently in either Geometry or Honors Geometry,
you have a few options for next year.
Algebra II A, Algebra II or Honors Algebra II.
Algebra II is a great option for those of you who are pursuing college after high school
with Honors Algebra II being appropriate especially
if you will be pursuing a career in math or science.
Or enjoy challenging yourself in math.
For those of you who may struggle a bit in math,
Algebra II A may be the best option
as you will have more time to explore the concept
since the first half of Algebra II spread over an entire year.
For those of you currently in an Algebra II level course,
you also have several options for a math course next year.
If you're a junior in Algebra II A,
Algebra II B is the next best step for you.
Completing Algebra II B is absolutely critical for those of you planning to
attend a community college as you will need to understand
all concepts from Algebra II in order to avoid being placed
in a lower level math course for which you pay, but do not receive credit.
If you're a sophomore in Honors Algebra II,
a great next step for you is to take Pre-Calc
which would prepare you to take Calculus your senior year
which is an excellent option for those of you interested in STEM careers.
You also have the options of College Algebra or AP Statistics.
Those of you who are juniors in Algebra II,
you have several options for next year as well.
Trig/Pre-Calc or the Pre-Calculus track at MPI would be great options
for those of you interested in careers in math and science.
College Algebra, which has dual credit available,
is an option for those of you who plan to attend a community college
or a 4-year university, but plan on a career
that's not in the math or science fields.
In AP Statistics, students will use technology and investigation,
problem solving and as they build a conceptial understanding of
data, sampling and experimentation anticipating patterns and statistical enthrones.
For those of you who are currently in Trig/PreCalc,
AP Dual Credit Calculus is a great option for you your senior year.
This course can be taken as a single course or as part of the
Math Physics Institute.
The Math Physics Institute is a flagship program housed at Van Horn High School
that will allow you to take Calculus or Precalculus and Physics for dual credit
and is a great opportunity for those students entering STEM fields.
Along the way, I've mentioned several options for earning college math credit while in high school.
Not only does this save you money over taking these courses at the actual institution,
you will also ensure that you are prepared academically for the rigors of college course work.
And get a head start on your post secondary degree.
Math options for dual credit or AP include:
College Algebra, Precalculus, Calculus 1, Calculus 2 and AP Statistics.
Please keep in mind the differences in AP and Dual Credit.
For AP Credit, there are no enrollment requirements,
but you should still be very prepared for college level coursework.
You will also take a test upon completion of the course.
And various institutions have different requirements for qualifying scores
to get credit based on the results of your test.
The cost is around $92 for AP tests which you can often get financial aid.
If you're taking a course for Dual Credit,
you'll need to meet specific criteria to enroll with Blue River MCC.
You'll need an 18 on the ACT or an appropriate Accuplacer socre
and a 2.5 cumulative GPA.
Dual credit costs about $275, but that's much less expensive
than if you chose to take that course at the actual university.
Please keep in mind that if you're interested in dual credit
you do need to have that ACT score
and there are two remaining ACT dates before next school year.
So please pay attention to those dates
and get registered to take the ACT.
Thank you for listening.
In the next couple of days you will have the opportunity
to have an individual conversation with your math teacher about your
specific questions to determine which math course or courses are best for you.
Thank you.
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