Choosing Course for the 2023-2024 School Year

Your Guidance Counselors are excited to help you with selecting courses for the 2023-2024 school year. We have created grade specific, Course Selection PowerPoints to assist you with picking classes for next year. Please view the appropriate PowerPoint for your grade level:

NOTE: IF THE POWERPOINT DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY OPEN PLEASE CHECK YOUR DOWNLOAD FOLDER

Freshman PowerPoint (8th going to 9th -MYP included)

Sophomore PowerPoint (9th going to 10th)

Sophomore MYP PowerPoint (MYP 9th going to 10th)

Junior Power Point (10th going to 11th)

Junior IB PowerPoint (IB 11th going to 12th)

Senior Power Point (11th going to 12th)

Senior IB Power Point ( IB 11th going to 12th)

Parents- We encourage you to view the PowerPoints presentations with your child and discuss course choices. Please allow your student to ask questions and advocate for themselves before reaching out to your Guidance Counselor. Our course selection process is very similar to the course selection process in many Colleges and Universities. We are preparing your student to be independent thinkers.

STEPS FOR COURSE SELECTION:

1. View Power Point

2. Use handouts given to you in English classes to assist with initial course selection. (Copies of course lists and course selection sheet available below)

3. Enter your course selections into Synergy (see PowerPoint below to assist you)

4. Meet with your guidance counselor to finalize selection process. (End of Jan thru beginning of Feb- timeline provided below)

No course changes will be made after March 31, 2023

If you are unsure which classes you have already taken print an unofficial copy of your transcript using these steps:

Log into Student Vue/Parent Vue
Go to Course History
Look for the blue box that says unofficial transcript with printer icon

Printable List of Courses offered:

Freshmen Course List

MYP Freshman Course List

Sophomore Course List

MYP Sophomore Course List

Junior Course List (IB included)

Senior Course List (IB included)

High School Planning Guide Link: High School Planning Guide / High School Planning Guides (susd.org) PLEASE NOTE: The high school planning guide lists all classes offered in SUSD. NOT all of these courses are offered at Desert Mountain. The course lists linked above are the classes offered at DM. Please do not enter classes in synergy that you do not see on the grade level forms linked above. Also note that the district planning guide for 2023-2024 at this time.

PRINTABLE COURSE SELECTION FORMS BY GRADE LEVEL:

9th Course Selection Form

9th MYP Course Selection Form

10th Course Selection Form

10th MYP Course Selection Form

11th Course Selection Form

11th IB Course Selection Form

12th Course Selection Form

12th IB Course Selection Form

**Please use the colored forms distributed in English classes. These forms are provided as a reference. Additional colored forms are available in the Guidance Office and can be picked up before school, at lunch and after school.

SYNERGY UPLOAD DIRECTIONS:

Synergy Upload PowerPoint Step by Step Guide

Synergy Upload Direction Sheet

OTHER PRINTABLE FORMS:

Honors Agreement