We strongly recommend students and families work on learning about the courses Central has to offer during the 2023-2024 school year and gather questions to ask their current teachers and counselors. There are new courses being offered!

You can start thinking about the classes you want to take and read course descriptions in the Central Course Guide for 2023-2024. As you start to know more about what courses you want to take, you can use the 12th Grade Course Request Worksheet to make sure you have enough courses, enough credits and alternative courses. 

The Central Senior High School Counseling Department has developed the Scheduling Policy to ensure all students have equal access to Central courses.  This policy ensures counselors and other staff provide students with required and elective courses, along with participating in specialty programs (IB, Career Pathways, PSEO, etc.). The year-long schedule is built around the courses requested last spring by students, therefore it can be difficult to change a student’s schedule once it has been created. 

Our goal is for students and families to be confident with the courses they want to take, so there is a smoother transition in September by being in the classes students are interested in. You can view the entire Central Schedule Change Policy here.

Required Courses

Find all course numbers and descriptions in the Course Guide 2023-2024.

English

Choose One:

• English 12
• AP English Literature & Composition 12
• IB DP English A: Literature 11 HL
• Quest Creative/Expository Writing
• Quest African American Lit
• Quest Asian American Literature
• **Contact your English Teacher if you would like to take the CIS classes**
  • CIS Introduction to Literature, Poetry, Drama, Narriative (Semester 1) AND CIS College Writing & Critical Reading (Semester 2)
    
    

Social Studies

Choose One OPTION:

Option #1 - choose a class from each bullet below:

• Economics OR AP Macroeconomics (Semester)
• US Government OR AP US Government & Politics (Semester)

Option #2 - choose one of the following if you have taken AP US History OR IB History of the Americas in 11th grade:

• IB DP History: Twentieth Century Topics 12 SL/HL (full year)
• IB DP Philosophy (full year)
• IB DP Economics SL (full year)

Science/Mathematics

It is recommended you take 4-full years of science and math if you plan on going to college after high school, but it is not a requirement to graduate from Central. Math and Science options are available in the Course Guide 2023-2024.Talk with your teacher or counselor if you have any questions.

Electives

The remainder of your schedule will be filled with elective classes. Although your options are limited as a 9th grader for electives, as you move through high school, more will be available to you. Elective courses that are available to you include, but not limited to: World Languages, Immersion, Arts, AVID, Career & Technology, Science, Math, Physical Education, Science Electives, Social Studies Electives and English Electives.

Late Start/Early Release

Students interested in Late Start and/or Early Release need to complete a form for consideration. Completed Late Start/Early Release Forms (including parent/guardian signature) need to be returned to the appropriate counselor either on paper or electronically. Counselors will add the appropriate Late Start/Early Release course numbers to Campus from the returned forms. NOTE: Counselors will do their best to add late start or early release into schedules come August, but there is no guarantee.