Riverton High School
Course Descriptions

Welcome

Welcome to the 2008-2009 Course Description Website. Below is a list of credits that are required to complete (from grade 9-12) and graduate from Riverton High School. Students must complete the requirements and have a total of 27 credits to graduate on the A-B Block, quarterly schedule.

For a listing of courses that qualify for each credit, course descriptions, and course fees, click on each credit type below, or on the navigation bar above.

All course information is subject to change. All fees are subject to change. If you have any more questions about the courses please see your counseler.

Credit Type # Required  
Language Arts (LA) 4.0 credits  
Social Studies (SS) 3.5 credits

Grade 9: Geography for Life
Grade 10: World Civ
Grade 11: U.S. History
Grade 12: U.S. Governmt/Citizenship
Mathematics (M) 2.0 credits
3.0 credits-class of 2011 		Minimum 1.0 Elem Algebra/Applied 1 and
1.0 Geometry/Applied Math 2
Science (BS, ES, PS, CS) 2.0 credits
3.0 credits-class of 2011 		from 2 of the 4 core science areas: earth, biological, chemistry, physics
Health (HL) 0.5 credit  
P.E. (HL) 1.5 credits

Grade 9: PST
Grade 10: Lifetime Fitness
0.5 other p.e.
Fine Arts (A) 1.5 credits  
Career & Technical Educ (CTE) 1.0 credit  
Computer Technology (CT) 0.5 credit  
Financial Literacy (F) 0.5 credit To be taken during 11th or 12th grade
Electives 10 credits
8 credits-class of 2011 		Once each the above credits are fulfilled, all other courses will count toward elective credit
Total 27.0 credits  

 

9th grade - 6.0 credits, 10th grade - 7.0 credits, 11th grade - 7.0 credits, 12th grade - 7 credits = 27 Total Credits
*If a full-time student enrolls in seminary each of the 4 years in high school, the student must pass and complete each quarter of credit to be on-line to graduate.

Concurrent Enrollment: Click here for a listing of all Concurrent Enrollment courses offered at Riverton High.
Jordan Applied Technical Center: Click here for information about Tech Center.

Legend
Example: English 10 4601 (LA) 10 1.0

English 10 =

Course Name
4601 = Course Number
(LA) = Type of Credit. Course credit is approved by each school. Credit may differ based on endorsement
   

A
CT
CTE
E
F
HL
LA
M
BS
CS
ES
PS
SS

= Art Credit
= Computer Technology Credit
= Career & Technology Education Credit
= Elective Credit
= Financial Literacy
= Healthy Lifestyles
= Language Arts Credit
= Mathematics Credit
= Biological ScienceCredit
= Chemistry Science Credit
= Earth Science Credit
= Physical Science Credit
= Social Studies Credit
10 = Course offered to tenth graders
1.0 = How much credit is received for completed course

jeri.gamble@jordan.k12.ut.us
Last modified on March 11, 2008