Yukon-Koyukuk School District
Handbook of Studies
Table of Contents
I. Graduation Requirements, 2016 & Beyond
II. Graduation Requirements, Classes of 2013-2015
III. Core Subject Areas
A. English / Language Arts
B. Mathematics
C. Social Studies
D. Science
IV. Health & Physical Education
V. Career & Technical Education (CTE)
VI. Electives
I. YKSD Graduation Requirements—2016 & Beyond
English / Language Arts-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Credits
Four Credits Required: American Literature, Exploring Literature, Composition, World Literature
Mathematics--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Credits
One Credit Required: Algebra I OR Algebra 1A & Algebra 1B
Science-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3 Credits
One Credit in Each Required: Biology, Earth Science & Physical Science
Science Electives: Chemistry, Physics, Environmental Science, Marine Biology
Social Studies------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4 Credits
½ Credit Required: Alaska Studies
One Credit Required: American/US History
One Credit Required: World Geography
One Credit Required: World History
½ Credit required: American/US Government
Career & Technical Education--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Credit
½ Credit of Career Planning Required
½ Credit of an Approved CTE Course Required (See CTE Handbook)
Health--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Credit
Physical Education------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Credit
Electives------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 Credits
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED--------------------------------------------------------------------------------23 Credits
II. YKSD Graduation Requirements—Class of 2013-15
English / Language Arts-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Credits
American Literature, Exploring Literature, Composition, World Literature
Mathematics--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Credits
One Credit Required: Algebra I OR Algebra 1A & Algebra 1B
Science-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3 Credits
One Credit Required: Biology
Two Credits From the following Courses: Earth Science, Physical Science, Chemistry, Physics. Marine Biology
Social Studies------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3 Credits
½ Credit Required: Alaska Studies
One Credit Required: US History American Government
One Credit Required: World Geography or World History
½ Credit required: Social Studies Elective
Career & Technical Education--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Credit
½ Credit of Career Planning Required
½ Credit of an Approved CTE Course Required (See Approved CTE Handbook)
Health--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Credit
Physical Education------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Credit
Electives------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 Credits
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED--------------------------------------------------------------------------------22 Credits
IIIA. Core Subject Area—English / Language Arts
*Composition:
Description:
Duration: Year-long, 1 Credit
Credit Type: Eng
Prerequisites: None
*World Literature:
Description:
Duration: Year-long, 1 Credit
Credit Type: Eng
Prerequisites: None
*American literature (ALSO VIA AIDE):
Description: American Literature is a comprehensive course that covers Genres and writing styles through writings about: Forging America's Literary Tradition: 1620-1849; The Inspiration of New England: 1837-1860; Local Color in America: 1849-1889; the Harvest of Realism and Naturalism: 1890-1908; American Literature Comes of Age: 1905-1940; moving Into Modern Times: 1940-1970; and Contemporary American Literature: 1971-present.
Duration: Year-long, 1 Credit
Credit Type: Eng
Prerequisites: none
AIDE Course: Utilized For Credit Recovery Purposes. Not to substitute face-to-face instruction when possible.
Exploring Literature (ALSO VIA AIDE):
Description: Exploring Literature is a far-reaching course that covers Genres and writing styles by reading fables, myths, tall tales and legends, short stories, nonfiction, poetry, and drama.
Duration: Year-Long, 1 Credit
Credit Type: Eng
Prerequisites: None
AIDE Course: Utilized For Credit Recovery Purposes. Not to substitute face-to-face instruction when possible.
*British Literature (AIDE ONLY):
Description: British Literature is a wide-ranging course that covers the following: Looking up information; Using Dictionaries; Other Sources of Information; Using the Telephone; Using a Library; Finding Information from Media: Finding Expert Help; Filling out Forms and Shopping by Catalog and Internet.
Duration: Year-long, 1 credit
Credit Type: Eng
Prerequisites: none
AIDE Course: Utilized For Credit Recovery Purposes. Not to substitute face-to-face instruction when possible.
Basic English (AIDE ONLY):
Description: Basic English is a broad course that covers the full range of 16 English topics: sentences; nouns in sentences; pronouns in sentences; adjectives in sentences; action verbs in sentences; using state-of-the-being verbs in sentences; using adverbs in sentences; using prepositional phrases in sentences; using conjunctions and interjections; recognizing sentence patterns; identifying verbals and verb phrases; writing compound and complex sentences; repairing sentence problems; understanding paragraph basics; writing better paragraphs; preparing to write a report.
Duration: Year-long, 1 credit
Credit Type: Eng
Prerequisites: None
AIDE Course: Utilized For Credit Recovery Purposes. Not to substitute face-to-face instruction when possible.
IIIB. Core Subject Area—Mathematics
Consumer Math:
Description:
Duration: Year-long, 1 credit
Credit Type: Math
Prerequisites: None
Construction Math:
Description:
Duration:
Credit Type: Math or CTE
Prerequisites: None
Pre-Algebra (ALSO VIA AIDE):
Description: Pre-Algebra is an all-inclusive course that covers 12 topics of algebra: Algebra and Whole Numbers; Using Decimals; Number Theory; Rational Numbers; Basic Operations; Ratios, Proportions, and Percents; Integers; Exponents, Square Roots, and the Pythagorean Theorem; Equations from Geometry; Graphing; Geometry; Data, Statistics, and Probability.
Duration: Year-long, 1 credit
Credit Type: Math
Prerequisites: None
AIDE Course: Utilized For Credit Recovery Purposes. Not to substitute face-to-face instruction when possible.
*Algebra 1A:
Description: Algebra 1A and Algebra 1B utilize the same course description of “Algebra I” with the only difference being these two courses spread out the content from Algebra I over the duration of 2 years for students. Both Algebra 1A & 1B must be taken in sequence.
Duration: Year-Long, 1 credit
Credit Type: Math
Prerequisites: None
*APS Special Note: APS will only accept 1 credit in either Algebra IA or Algebra IB to satisfy the Regular Algebra I Required Course.
*Algebra 1B:
Description: Algebra 1A and Algebra 1B utilize the same course description of “Algebra I” with the only difference being these two courses spread out the content from Algebra I over the duration of 2 years for students. Both Algebra 1A & 1B must be taken in sequence.
Duration: Year-Long, 1 credit
Credit Type: Math
Prerequisites: Algebra 1A
*APS Special Note: APS will only accept 1 credit in either Algebra IA or Algebra IB to satisfy the Regular Algebra I Required Course.
*Algebra I (ALSO VIA AIDE):
Description: Rules of Arithmetic; Linear Equations with One Variable; Applications of Algebra; Exponents and Polynomials; Factoring; Data, Statistics, and Probability; Fractions and Algebra; Linear Equations and Inequalities in the coordinate plane; Systems of Linear Equations; Irrational Numbers and Radical Expressions; Geometry Introduction; and Quadratic Equations.
Duration: Year-long, 1 credit
Credit Type: Math
Prerequisites: None
AIDE Course: Utilized For Credit Recovery Purposes. Not to substitute face-to-face instruction when possible.
*Geometry (ALSO VIA AIDE):
Description: Geometry is a comprehensive course that covers 12 topics of Geometry: Ecploring Geometry: Points, Lines, and Angles in the Plane; Thinking Geometrically: Using Proofs; Parallel Lines and Transversals; Using Algebra: Lines in the Coordinate Plane; Triangles and Quadrilaterals; Congruent Triangles and Transformations; Proportion and Similarity; The Pythagorean Theorem; Perimeter and Area; Circles and Spheres; Solid Geometric Figures and Their Measures; Geometry and Imagination.
Duration: Year-long, 1 credit
Credit Type: Math
Prerequisites: None
AIDE Course: Utilized For Credit Recovery Purposes. Not to substitute face-to-face instruction when possible.
*Algebra II:
Description:
Duration: Year-long, 1 credit
Credit Type: Math
Prerequisites: Algebra I OR Algebra IA & IB
Special Note: Students who take Algebra II due to advanced achievement will satisfy the Algebra I graduation requirement.
*Odysseyware Trigonometry:
Description:
Duration: Year-long, 1 credit
Credit Type: Math
Prerequisites: Algebra II & Teacher’s Permission
*Odysseyware Pre-Calculus:
Description:
Duration: Year-long, 1 credit
Credit Type: Math
Prerequisites: Algebra II & Teacher’s Permission
*Odysseyware Calculus:
Description:
Duration: Year-long, 1 credit
Credit Type: Math
Prerequisites: OW Pre-Calculus & Teacher’s Permission
IIIC. Core Subject Area—Social Studies
*American/US Government (Also Via AIDE):
Description:
Duration: Semester-Long, ½ credit
Credit Type: SS
Prerequisites: None
AIDE Course: Utilized For Credit Recovery Purposes. Not to substitute face-to-face instruction when possible.
*American/US History (Also Via AIDE):
Description:
Duration: Year-Long, 1 credit
Credit Type: SS
Prerequisites: None
AIDE Course: Utilized For Credit Recovery Purposes. Not to substitute face-to-face instruction when possible.
*World History (Also Via AIDE):
Description:
Duration: Year-Long, 1 credit
Credit Type: SS
Prerequisites: None
AIDE Course: Utilized For Credit Recovery Purposes. Not to substitute face-to-face instruction when possible.
*World Geography (Also VIA Aide):
Description:
Duration: Year-Long, 1 credit
Credit Type: SS
Prerequisites: None
AIDE Course: Utilized For Credit Recovery Purposes. Not to substitute face-to-face instruction when possible.
*Alaska Studies (Also VIA AIDE):
Description:
Duration: Semester-Long, ½ credit
Credit Type: SS Elective
Prerequisites: None
AIDE Course: Utilized For Credit Recovery Purposes. Not to substitute face-to-face instruction when possible.
IIID. Core Subject Area—Science
*Earth Science (ALSO VIA AIDE):
Description:
Duration: Year-Long, 1 credit
Credit Type: Sci
Prerequisites: None
AIDE Course: Utilized For Credit Recovery Purposes. Not to substitute face-to-face instruction when possible.
*Physical Science (ALSO VIA AIDE):
Description:
Duration: Year-Long, 1 credit
Credit Type: Sci
Prerequisites: None
AIDE Course: Utilized For Credit Recovery Purposes. Not to substitute face-to-face instruction when possible.
*Physics:
Description:
Duration: Year-Long, 1 credit
Credit Type: Sci Elective
Prerequisites: None
*Biology (Also VIA AIDE) :
Description:
Duration: Year-Long, 1 credit
Credit Type: Sci
Prerequisites: None
AIDE Course: Utilized For Credit Recovery Purposes. Not to substitute face-to-face instruction when possible.
*Chemistry:
Description:
Duration: Year-Long, 1 credit
Credit Type: Sci Elective
Prerequisites: None
Environmental Science (Also VIA AIDE):
Description:
Duration: Year-Long, 1 credit
Credit Type: Sci Elective
Prerequisites: None
AIDE Course: Utilized For Credit Recovery Purposes. Not to substitute face-to-face instruction when possible.
*Marine Biology
Description: This course examines some of the greatest ocean explorers, the physical and chemical properties of sea water, the ecological interactions and principles that are vital to understanding the ocean food web, evolution of marine life, and all major marine phyla. The course increases awareness of the ocean as an extremely significant natural resource.
Duration: Year-Long, 1 credit
Credit Type: Sci Elective
Prerequisites: None
IV. Health & Physical Education
Health (Also VIA AIDE):
Description:
Duration: Year-Long, 1 credit
Credit Type: HEA
Prerequisites: None
AIDE Course: Utilized For Credit Recovery Purposes. Not to substitute face-to-face instruction when possible.
Physical Education:
Description:
Duration: Year-Long, 1 credit
Credit Type: PE
Prerequisites: None
**Special Note: Students are not permitted to receive credit for more than 1 credit of Physical Education towards graduation requirements.
V. Career & Technical Education (CTE)
Career Planning (ALSO VIA AIDE):
Description:
Duration: Semester-Long, ½ credit
Credit Type: Careers
Prerequisites: None
AIDE Course: Utilized For Credit Recovery Purposes. Not to substitute face-to-face instruction when possible.
CTE Courses:
Duration & Credit: Varies by Course
Credit Type: CTE
NO CTE’s are available Via AIDE or Odysseyware
Please refer to YKSD’s most recent CTE Handbook for the most up-to-date approved CTE courses.
VI. Electives
Life Skills English (AIDE ONLY):
Description: information; using dictionaries; other sources of information; using the telephone; using a library; finding information from media; finding expert help; filling out forms and shopping by catalog and Internet.
Duration: Semester-long, ½ credit
Credit Type: Elective
Prerequisites: None
AIDE Course: Utilized For Credit Recovery Purposes. Not to substitute face-to-face instruction when possible.
Math for HSGQE (AIDE ONLY):
Description: HSGQE Prep is a course that is designed to help students meet the standards that are tested on the Alaska HSGQE. The text uses a variety of modalities to promote concept mastery including a step-by-step approach to teach basic mathematic concepts. This course is designed to meet the Yukon-Koyukuk School District Curriculum, State of Alaska Performance Standards.
Duration: Year-long, 1 credit
Credit Type: Elective
Prerequisites: Having Not Passed Math Portion of HSGQE
AIDE Course: Utilized For Credit Recovery Purposes. Not to substitute face-to-face instruction when possible.
*Economics (ALSO VIA AIDE & O-Ware):
Description:
Duration: Semester-Long, ½ credit
Credit Type: SS Elective
Prerequisites: None
AIDE Course: Utilized For Credit Recovery Purposes. Not to substitute face-to-face instruction when possible.
*Native Athabascan language I:
Description:
Duration: year-Long, 1 credit
Credit Type: Elective
Prerequisites: None
*Spanish I (Also VIA AIDE):
Description: Introductory Spanish is available to students who wish to pursue a foreign language. This course is available utilizing Rosetta Stone software and may require a fair amount of independent study.
Duration: Year-Long, 1 credit
Credit Type: Elective
Prerequisites: None
Music
Description:
Duration: Semester OR Year-Long, .5-1 credit
Credit Type: Elective
Prerequisites: None
Art
Description:
Duration: Semester OR Year-Long, .5-1 credit
Credit Type: Elective
Prerequisites: None