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Advanced
Classes
Advanced
classes, with a standard of entrance higher than in other
high schools, will be scheduled at Lubbock High School.
LEAP
Advanced Placement/International Baccalaureate Courses:
Refer
to the course offerings booklet for a more detailed explanation of
the Advanced Placement courses. Each of these courses receives
one extra grade point per semester course. The following
Advanced Placement and IB courses are offered at Lubbock
High School:
- Advanced
French/IB (HL), Calculus AB/BC/IB Mathematics, (HL) Government
- Advanced
German, Chemistry/IB (SL) Math Studies/IB(SL)w/precalculus
- Advanced
Latin/IB (HL) Computer Science II/IB (SL) Math IB (SL) w/pre-calculus
- Advanced
Spanish/IB (HL) Economics *Physics
- Art
III Appreciation/History *English III *Physics B/IB (HL)
- Art
IV Advanced Studies *English IV/IB (HL) Psychology
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Visual Art IB (HL), Statistics
*Biology
*Biology IB (HL) *European History/IB(HL) see below (IB
Europ.Hist. and *World Topics Theater Arts IB (SL)
U. S. History
*History of the Americas and World Topics IB (HL)
*To receive IB higher level (HL) credit, courses must be
taken in sequence over a two-year period.
LEAP
Pre-AP/Pre-IB Courses:
The
courses listed below are preparatory for Advanced Placement/International
Baccalaureate, but no AP examinations are taken at the end
of the courses. All Pre-AP/IB courses in grades 9-12 receive
one extra grade point per semester.
- Algebra
II
- Computer
Science I
- Pre-calculus
- Biology
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English I
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English II
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Human Geography
- Chemistry
- Geometry
- World
History
Requirements
for All Advanced Classes:
Entrance
requirements for LEAP
a.
Pass all portions of TAKS.
b.
An overall grade point average (GPA.) of 3.5 and the recommendation
of present principal and/or former principal.
c.
After meeting the overall entrance requirements ("a"
and "b") for LEAP, a student must meet the following
criteria for entrance into a LEAP course.
1.
English - No grade below a B in English the year prior
to entry into the program
2. Math - No grade below a B in math the year prior to
entry into the program
3. Science - No grade below a B in science the year prior
to entry into the program
4. Social Studies - No grade below a B in social studies
the year prior to entry into the program
LEAP
Academic Classes
The
classes below are offered only at Lubbock High. They are
advanced classes but do not follow the entire Pre-AP or
Advanced Placement curricula. These classes receive one-half
extra grade point per semester course. Although these courses
are open to any student who meets the eligibility requirements,
students may not transfer to Lubbock High School for a LEAP
Academic course.
- Algebra
II
- Economics
- English
IV
Biology
- English
II
- Government
- Chemistry
- English
III
- U.S.
History
Requirements
for LEAP Academic Classes:
a.
An overall grade point average (GPA) of 3.2
b.
No grade below a B (80) in the subject requested in the
year prior.
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