Accelerated Courses: Course Descriptions

MAT645: Accelerated Math 6
1.0 Credit

Students taking this course have successfully completed 5^th grade Math (Math Expressions) and want to accelerate their learning.  Students will have the opportunity to be placed in Seventh Grade Challenge Math in the fall.  Students will be completing Math 6.  When students have successfully completed Math 6 during the summer, they will be enrolled in Seventh Grade Challenge Math.

MAT745: Accelerated Challenge Math 7 - SOLD OUT
1.0 credit

Students taking this course have successfully completed 6^th grade Math and want to accelerate their learning.  Students will have the opportunity to be placed in Algebra 1 as a 7^th grader in the fall.  Students will be completing Challenge Math 7.  When students have successfully completed Challenge Math 7 during the summer, they will be enrolled in Algebra 1.

MAT845:Accelerated 8th Grade Math
NO Credit

Prerequisite: Must have completed 7th grade math to enroll in this class 
Equipment: A scientific calculator is required. The Texas Instrument TI-83 or TI-84 family of graphing calculators is strongly recommended.

Accelerated 8th Grade Math is appropriate for those students who have successfully completed Math 7 and would like to accelerate their progress through the Northshore School District math program. This course would prepare the student to take Algebra in the fall.

MAL165: Accelerated Algebra 1
1.0 Credit 
Equipment: A scientific calculator is required. The Texas Instrument TI-83 or TI-84 family of graphing calculators is strongly recommended. 

Accelerated Algebra 1 is appropriate for those students who have successfully completed Math 8 and would like to accelerate their progress through the Northshore School District math program. This course would prepare the student to take Geometry in the fall.

MGE165: Accelerated Geometry
1.0 Credit 
Equipment: A scientific calculator is required. The Texas Instrument TI-83 or TI-84 family of graphing calculators is strongly recommended. 

Accelerated Geometry is appropriate for those students who have successfully completed Algebra 1 and would like to accelerate their progress through the Northshore School District math program. This course would prepare the student to take Algebra 2 Trigonometry in the fall.

SCC170: Accelerated Chemistry,
Grades 9-12
1.0 Credit

This course is a rigorous, hands-on, college prep lab class intended for students who anticipate a possible career in science, technology, or health care. Students choosing this class should be expert in algebra and skilled in scientific thinking and methods. The content of the course will center on the nature of matter and the changes it undergoes at the atomic level. Basic principles will be developed in the laboratory and extended through class discussions, lectures, and readings. Students choosing this class should plan to spend considerable time at home completing course requirements.

ADD105 Accelerated Drawing/Design, Grades 9-12
1.0 Credit

No experience necessary. This basic course teaches students drawing skills and introduces them to the basic elements and principles of design while using a variety of media including watercolor, pen and ink, charcoal, color pencil and oil pastel. This class will teach students to draw in a step-by-step process. Students will learn how to use perspective, pattern, texture, and color to create projects that are fun while improving knowledge of design ~ these skills are necessary to excel in all other art classes. This is a highly successful program that brings amazing results. Drawing skills are not required, even students with substantial art experience enjoy and benefit from this class.