Course Planning
Program of Studies for Grades 6-12
The Program of Studies is the course catalog for our division, including classes offered at Charlottesville Middle School, Charlottesville High School, and Lugo-McGinness Academy each academic year. We offer a wide range of courses that culminate with more than 30 college-level classes on the AP or dual-enrollment level.
Program of Studies Online Guide
26-27 Program of Studies (Google Doc)
Course Selection Process
The course selection process takes place in January and February each year, with events such as a high school curriculum fair and meetings with counselors. Check your school website and ParentSquare for detailed information.
Student schedules are finalized and can be accessed in PowerSchool before school starts each August.
College & Career Readiness Platform: SchooLinks
Charlottesville City Schools is proud to launch SchooLinks – a comprehensive college and career readiness platform designed to support students and families on the path to post-secondary success. SchooLinks helps students discover their interests and strengths, explore colleges and careers, and create an individualized career and academic plan that best reflects their post-secondary goals. SchooLinks is accessible in 6th-12th grades by students and their parents.
What is SchoolLinks?
SchooLinks is a modern, college and career readiness platform to help students discover their interests and strengths and prepare them for what comes after graduation.
Using SchooLinks, students and families can:
- Access career interest, strength and mindset surveys
- Explore 2-year and 4-year colleges
- Create course plans based on career pathways
- Take virtual reality college campus tours
- Search for scholarships
- Learn about financial aid
- Find internship and volunteer opportunities
- Explore traditional, emerging and military career fields
- Create digital portfolios / resumes
- Communicate with counselors
- Build their Personalized Career and Academic Plan (PCAP)
Using SchooLinks, teachers, counselors and staff can:
- Centralize all student info in one place (course plans, resumes, transcripts, etc)
- Track students’ college applications
- Post internships, scholarships and career fairs
- Send electronic transcripts and supporting documents
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Dear Parents/Guardians,
We are very excited to introduce our college and career readiness platform, SchooLinks! All of the SchooLinks features are designed with students in mind to help them become career, college, and life-ready. As a guardian, you will have the opportunity to join your student in their career and college exploration process and have conversations with them about their future. You will have access to SchooLinks through your own account.
SchooLinks allows you to:
- View the results of your student’s career interest, strength, and mindset assessments to learn more about their interests and what careers might be right for them
- See what colleges and careers your student has favorited and set as goals
- Check your personalized dashboard for upcoming events as well as important reminders and to-dos for your student
- Complete your own research on colleges, careers, and more to help you have informed conversations with your student
- Compare college costs and explore expected financial aid, scholarships, and out-of-pocket expenses
- Review your student’s course plans later in the semester
SchooLinks is a tool that gives you access to the bigger picture of your students’ future. It also allows you to connect with their school counselor by allowing you to message them directly through the platform.
Watch this video and view this document to learn more about your SchooLinks account.
Your first “to-do” will be to complete the FERPA authorization. You will get an email about this from SchooLinks. SchooLinks has a FERPA Authorization workflow that collects digital consent from guardians or students before any student data is shared externally. Data could be shared externally through the college application and work-based learning processes. This process is to keep student information safe.
Guardians of students under 18 will complete a digital authorization one time inside SchooLinks before any student data is shared. Students who are 18 or older will self attest to consent within the platform.
We look forward to getting started and helping you help your student!
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SchooLinks has a FERPA Authorization workflow that collects digital consent from guardians or students before any student data is shared externally. Data could be shared externally through the college application and work-based learning processes. This process is to keep student information safe.
Guardians of students under 18 will complete a digital authorization one time inside SchooLinks before any student data is shared. Students who are 18 or older will self attest to consent within the platform.
Graduation Requirements
Virginia High School Graduation Requirements
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CONTENT AREA |
STANDARD DIPLOMA |
ADVANCED DIPLOMA |
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Total Credits1 |
Verified Credits2 |
Total Credits1 |
Verified Credits2 |
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English |
4 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
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Math |
3 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
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Laboratory Science |
3 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
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History & Social Science |
3 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
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Health & Physical Education |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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Fine Arts or Career & Technical Education |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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World Languages |
3 |
0 |
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Economics & Personal Finance |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Electives |
4 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
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TOTAL |
22 |
5 |
26 |
5 |
1For details about additional requirements such as work-based learning experiences or credentials, and to learn which course selections meet these credits, contact your counselor or visit the VDOE’s Graduation page.
2A verified credit is earned by passing a course and its related end-of-course assessment
