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YOUR HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM

The purpose of this booklet is to provide a complete description of the program of studies offered by
the Black Horse Pike Regional School District. The Program of Studies booklet focuses on your
entire four years of high school.
The list of subject offerings in the Black Horse Pike Regional School District is designed to give you
an opportunity to design an individual program which takes into consideration your specific interests,
abilities, needs and future goals.
As you progress through high school, you will have the responsibility of building your pattern of
studies around a core of required subjects. To help you make your choice effectively, the Director of
School Counseling and your guidance counselor, as well as your teachers, are willing to assist you in
making these decisions. When you have familiarized yourself with the information contained in the
following pages, discuss with your parents and obtain their approval of those subjects that you would
like to include in your schedule for next year.

College Planning Pattern
This program is planned for those students who have the ability and the desire to obtain
educational training beyond high school: four-year college, junior college, or nursing school.
Seventeen Carnegie Units in subjects acceptable to the post high school training institution form
the pattern of this course.

Preparing to meet requirements for college should be a long-term project that begins with your
first year of high school. The usual minimum of high school units required for college is:
English 4
World Languages 2
Mathematics (Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II) 3 (or 4)
Science (Laboratory) 3
Social Studies 3
Electives from traditional academic subjects 2
17 (could be 18)

This is a basic minimum. However, individual colleges may differ. Two years of the same world
language usually must be completed before the college will grant any credit toward entrance and
some colleges, including all New Jersey State Colleges, require three years of college prep
mathematics and two years of lab science.

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