Foothill Technology High School BioScience Academy

REQUIREMENTS OF ACADEMY STUDENTS

This program is a privilege for all students who participate. It is unique, it is rigorous and the expectations of those who participate are very high. The following expectations must be met by students in the Academy:

1. Maintain grades of C or higher in every course that meets the a-g requirements. The goal of the Academy is that every student who completes it also is eligible for admittance into a four year university.

The a-g courses are those high school courses which must be completed with a C or higher for every semester in order to apply directly to the University of California system - therefore it is used as a guideline for every college admittance (there will be variance among individual schools, however). 

University of California a-g requirements for College Entrance
A	2 years required	Social Science: World & US History
B	4 years	English
C	3 years	Mathematics - up to Algebra II required as a minimum
D	2 years required; 3-4 recommended	Lab Science: Biology& Chemistry(H) or  Physics(H, AP) are required. The other lab courses will count both as lab sciences and meet the G requirement: Physiology (H), Biology AP, Biotech lab, Medical Tech
E	2 years required; 3-4  recommended	Foreign Language
F	1 year	Fine Arts - art, drama, speech
G	2 years	Advanced Elective - any advanced course that goes beyond the minimum requirement for any of these categories.

2. Maintain excellent behavior both in class and around campus. Academy students must be mature enough to be sent to hospitals and labs for Shadowing and Internships. If they cannot behave well on campus, how can they be trusted when among adults they do not know? Misbehavior will be dealt with on an individual basis and can be a basis for removal from the Academy.

3. Participation, Effort, Attitude - it is expected that Academy students are in this program because they desire to learn and to achieve their goals. All students are expected to be an active participant in this program.

4. If a student receives a D or F in an a-g course, they may remain in the Academy only if they can retake that course and receive a C or higher - and still complete their graduation, a-g and BioScience coursework. The course can be retaken during the academic year, at the College if possible, or during summer school/independent study if possible.

Please note that the number of courses available for summer school are severely limited due to budget restraints!!

See the Academic Policy for greater detail.

SAMPLE FOUR YEAR ACADEMIC PLAN:

Grade	Course	Requirements Met
9th	Algebra 1 or Geometry	A-G, HS Graduation
9th	English 9	A-G, HS Graduation
9th	Biology	A-G, HS Graduation
9th	Spanish 1	A-G, HS Graduation
9th	Health/World Geography	HS Graduation
9th	Physical Education	HS Graduation
9th	Technology Literacy 1	HS Graduation
9th	Student Directed Learning	HS Graduation
10th	Geometry or Algebra 2	A-G, HS Graduation
10th	English 10	A-G, HS Graduation
10th	Chemistry Honors or CP	A-G, HS Graduation
10th	Spanish 2	A-G, HS Graduation
10th	World History	A-G, HS Graduation
10th	Physical Education	HS Graduation
10th	Bioscience Survey**	Academy Coursework
11th	Algebra 2 or Trigonometry	A-G, HS Graduation
11th	English 11 (AP)	A-G, HS Graduation
11th	Honors Physiology	A-G, HS Graduation
11th	Spanish 3	A-G, HS Graduation
11th	US History (AP)	A-G, HS Graduation
11th	Medical Technology**	Academy
12th	Trigonometry or AP Calculus	A-G, HS Graduation
12th	English 12 (AP)	A-G, HS Graduation
12th	AP Science or Fine Art	A-G, HS Graduation
12th	Government/Economics (AP)	HS Graduation
12th	Biotechnology Lab**	Academy
12th	Bioethics**	Academy