We strongly recommend students and families work on learning about the courses Central has to offer during the 2022-2023 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 11th 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 11
• AP English Language & Composition 11
• IB DP English A: Literature 11 HL
• Quest Creative/Expository Writing
• Quest African American Lit
• Quest Asian American Literature

Social Studies

Choose One:

• US History Survey
• AP United States History
• IB DP History: History of the Americas 11 HL
  
  

Science

Choose One:

• Chemistry OR Chemistry Accelerated OR AP/IB Chemistry
• Physics OR Physics, Accelerated (Year 1)
• IB DP Biology SL

Mathematics

Choose One:

• Geometry OR Geometry, Accelerated
• Algebra 2 OR Algebra 2, Accelerated
• Precalculus OR AP Precalculus
• AP Calculus AB
• AP Statistics
• IB DP Math AI Year 2 SL
• IB DP Math AA Year 2 SL
• IB DP Math AA Year HL

Check with your math teacher if you have any questions about the appropriate math course for you to choose. You can see the Mathematics Course Sequence in the Course Guide 2023-2024.

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.