COURSE CATALOGUE

RONCALLI CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL

OMAHA, NEBRASKA

 

The entire staff of Roncalli Catholic High School presents this booklet as a source of information regarding the courses of study and the school enrollment procedure for students, parents, and counselors to assist them in establishing a meaningful course of study for each student.

 

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ACCREDITATION OF RONCALLI CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL  **  (Back to Top)

 

Roncalli Catholic High School, established in 1974, is fully accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.  Roncalli Catholic High School is also accredited by the State of Nebraska Department of Education and is on the list of Class A accredited schools as established by the members of the State Accreditation Committee.  In addition, Roncalli Catholic High School is a member in good standing of the Secondary School Department of the National Catholic Education Association.

 

GENERAL INFORMATION  **  (Back to Top)

 

The courses listed in this booklet are TENTATIVE offerings for the school year.  These courses are offered ONLY if enough students enroll to merit scheduling the class.

 

Students and parents are to read carefully the course descriptions and graduation requirements, note for which grade level each course is offered, and then complete the preliminary course request form.

 

The teachers, counselors, and administrators of Roncalli Catholic High School are ready to assist all students in selecting a schedule.  If there are questions, please begin with the teachers or counselor.  Students are advised to use the recommendations and experience of the school staff when selecting classes.  School administrators are responsible for final course registration.

 

Each one-semester course receives two academic credits applied toward the total graduation requirement of ninety-six credits.  Credits are the value placed on courses.  Students must register for classes required at their specific grade level plus additional electives to carry a minimum of seven courses per semester. An eighth scheduled class is encouraged, however students are allowed a study hall.

 

Withdrawing From Courses: In order to provide sufficient supplies and to determine teacher assignments, the school must know each student's selections for the next year.  Because changing courses in the fall is very inefficient, careful consideration of the selection of subjects should be given by both parents and students at this time.  Course changes initiated by students or parents after spring course registration must follow procedures established by administration.

 

WEIGHTED COURSES POLICY  **  (Back to Top)

 

Honors and Advanced Placement (AP) courses are weighted using the following system: All honors course grades add an index of .2 quality points and all AP course grades add an index of .5 quality points in calculating students' grade point averages in figuring class rank.  All grades, regardless of the number of courses taken, are included in the average.  Full application of the index to a student’s GPA is determined by student achievement in the course.

 

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA SYSTEM ADMISSION STANDARDS  **  (Back to Top)

 

The following are admission standards for University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO), University of Nebraska Lincoln (UNL), and University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK).  Students must meet “Requirement A” and one of the requirements listed in “B”.  One unit represents one year of study.

 

Requirement A - The applicant is a graduate of an accredited high school and has completed the following core course requirements:

 

English -                       Four units of intensive reading and writing experience.

 

Mathematics -              Three units including Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry.

 

Social Studies -            Three units that include one unit of American or World History and one additional unit of History, American Government or Geography.

 

Natural Sciences -        Three units with at least two units selected from biology, chemistry, physics, and earth science.  One of the above must include laboratory instruction.

 

Foreign Language -       Two units with both units in the same language.

 

Additional Academic

       Requirements -      One unit.  At UNO and UNK this unit may be chosen from any academic discipline.  At UNL this unit must be one additional mathematics unit that builds on knowledge of algebra.

 

Requirement B - Students must meet one of the following:

 

1.         Top half of their graduating class OR

2.         Have received an ACT score of 20 (enhanced) or better

3.         Have received an SAT score of 850 or better.

 

PRE-REGISTRATION  **  (Back to Top)

 

During the second semester, information concerning career decisions, scheduling and post secondary education is distributed in order to pre-register for classes for the next school year.  This pre-registration process allows students to select the courses they plan to take and also enables the school to begin planning a schedule and to determine staff needs for the coming year.  It is important that students only schedule courses they plan to take for the next year.

 

ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSE REGISTRATION  **  (Back to Top)

 

For 2005-2006 school year, students who register for Advanced Placement Courses will be required to take the Advanced Placement Exam in the Spring of the school year as distributed by the College Board organization (Science department is exempt).  Test fees will be applied to tuition or through a payment schedule established with parents.  Reduced fees for the Advanced Placement test are also available through application to the College Board organization.  These tests fee apply to the following Roncalli Catholic courses:  AP Calculus, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics, AP World Literature & AP Government.

 

RONCALLI CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL

MINIMUM GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

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            Subject Area                                          Credits                                               

            Religion                                                     16                                                   

            English                                                      16                                                   

            Social Studies                                           12                                                   

            Mathematics                                             12                                                   

            Science                                                     12                                                   

            A or B*                                                    8

            Health                                                       2                                                    

            Physical Education                                    2                                                    

            Speech                                                     2                                                    

            Fine Arts                                                   2                                                    

            Keyboarding                                             2                                                    

            Electives                                                   10

 

 

Total credits required for graduation                      96

 

 

Twenty hours of Christian Service Education per year (Minimum Total = 80) are required in addition to the above.

 

*A -     Choose 8 credits from one World Languages, or

  B -     Choose 8 credits from the following: Art / Music / Drama / Information Science and Technology / Business / Family and Consumer Science / Industrial Arts.

 

 

COURSES OFFERED TO

RONCALLI CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

BY DEPARTMENT

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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

011 Faith Foundations

012 Prayers and Sacraments of the Church

021 Old Testament

022 New Testament

031 Morality

033 Church History

041 Christian Lifestyles

042 Christian Experience

035 Introduction to Philosophy (E)

044 World Religions (E)

 

LANGUAGE ARTS

113 English  9

151 English  9: Honors

123 English 10

153 English 10: Honors

133 English 11

157 English 11: Honors

143 English 12

159 AP Eng. 12 - World Lit. (*Test fee applies)

167 Newspaper Production (E)

169 Yearbook Production (E)

125 Speech I

127 Debate I (E)

 

WORLD LANGUAGE

713 French    I (E)

723 French   II (E)

733 French  III (E)

711 Spanish   I (E)

721 Spanish  II (E)

731 Spanish III (E)

741 Spanish  IV (E) (*Test fee may apply)

751 Spanish V (E) (*Test fee may apply)

 

HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION

401 Physical Education I – Team Sports

431 Health

425 Phys. Ed. II (E)–Lifetime /Leisure Sports

491 Lifestyle Fitness I (E)

492 Lifestyle Fitness II (E)

 

MATHEMATICS

213 Pre-Algebra (E)

215 Algebra  I

251 Algebra  I: Honors

223 Basic Geometry (E)

225 Geometry (E)

253 Geometry: Honors (E)

233 Consumer Math (E)

231 Algebra II (E)

255 Algebra II/Trig: Honors

243 Trig and Math Topics (E)

259 AP Calculus (E) (*Test fee applies)

 

SCIENCE

323 Physical Science

313 Biology

317 Earth Science (E)

333 Chemistry (E)

341 Physics (E)

367 AP Physics (E) (*Test fee applies)

363 AP Biology (E) (*Test fee applies)

361 AP Chemistry (E) (*Test fee applies)

 

SOCIAL SCIENCE

511 World Geography

523 U.S. History

553 U.S. History: Honors

533 U.S. Government

563 AP Am. Gov. & Politics (*test fee applies)

546 African-American History (E)

536 Economics (E)

537 Psychology (E)

547 World History I (Pre-History 1300) (E)

548 World History II (E) (1300-Present)

525 Modern U.S. History (WW II-Present)  (E)

 

VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS

 

Art

  615 Art Appreciation (E)

  625 Drawing (E)

  627 Advanced Drawing (E)

  635 Painting (E)

  637 Advanced Painting (E)

  617 Pottery (E)

  619 Advance Pottery (E)

  640 Graphic Design (E)

  644 3-D Design (E)

  646 Portfolio Enhancement (E)

 

Drama

  115 Drama I (E)

 

Music

  616 Music Appreciation (E)

  621 Concert Choir (E)

  623 Guitar (E)

  633 Instrumental Music (E)