La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CXV-2323

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section CXV-2323 - TOPS Honors Course Standards

A. TOPS honors courses meeting the standards listed in this Section shall qualify for the TOPS five-point GPA calculation beginning with students graduating in 2017-2018.

1. English

a. English III. Students shall complete an additional unit of instruction beyond the regular course. The unit of instruction shall include additional grade-level, complex texts and related writing and research tasks.

b. English IV. Students shall complete an additional unit of instruction beyond the regular course. The unit of instruction shall include additional grade-level, complex texts and related writing and research tasks.

2. Mathematics

a. Probability and Statistics. Students shall complete an additional unit of instruction beyond the regular course.

i. The unit of instruction shall exemplify the following shifts identified in the math standards:

(a). focus;

(b). coherence;

(c). rigorconceptual understanding, procedural skill and fluency, and application.

ii. All standards marked with a "+" from the statistics and probability domain of the high school standards must be included in the course.

iii. Students must design and implement a research project requiring mathematical modeling.

b. Pre-Calculus. Students shall complete an additional unit of instruction beyond the regular course.

i. The unit of instruction shall exemplify the following shifts identified in the math standards:

(a). focus;

(b). coherence;

(c). rigor-conceptual understanding, procedural skill and fluency, and application.

ii. All standards marked with a "+" from the number and quantity, algebra, functions, and geometry domains of the high school standards must be included in the course.

iii. Students must design and implement a research project requiring mathematical modeling.

c. Calculus. Students shall complete an additional unit of instruction beyond the regular course. The unit of instruction shall reflect the shifts identified in the math standards.

i. The unit of instruction shall exemplify the following shifts identified in the math standards:

(a). focus;

(b). coherence;

(c). rigorconceptual understanding, procedural skill and fluency, and application.

3. Science

a. Biology II. Students shall complete two additional labs beyond the regular course.

b. Chemistry I. Students shall complete two additional labs beyond the regular course.

c. Chemistry II. Students shall complete two additional labs beyond the regular course.

d. Physics. Students shall complete two additional labs beyond the regular course.

e. Environmental science students shall complete two additional labs beyond the regular course.

4. Social Studies

a. U.S. History. Students shall complete two additional research projects beyond the regular course resulting in a written or performance-based product (e.g. formal debate, delivery of a speech, etc.).

b. Government. Students shall complete two additional research projects beyond the regular course resulting in a written or performance-based product (e.g. formal debate, delivery of a speech, etc.).

c. World History. Students shall complete two additional research projects beyond the regular course resulting in a written or performance-based product (e.g. formal debate, delivery of a speech, etc.).

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CXV-2323

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 41643 (4/1/2015).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:7.