AEGIS English (NHS & NN)

Aegis English is a two-year course in which students hone both their argumentative and creative writing skills, building towards college-level responses to a diverse array of contemporary and classic literature. Students engage in bibliographic and other literary research projects, personal essays, and creative writing in the genres of drama, poetry, and short fiction. Many students excel on both the AP Language and Composition and AP LIterature and Composition tests at the end of the two years.

AEGIS Math (NHS only)

AEGIS Math is a two-year course in which students learn advanced mathematics including but not limited to AP Calculus BC topics. The course covers these calculus topics at a deeper level which includes more application, deriving of formulas and formal proofs than the AP course. We also cover other math topics like proofs, matrices, combinatorics, set theory and logic, as well as calculus beyond the AP exam. Most students take the AP Calculus BC exam after their second year.

It is always important when deciding if this is the best option for your student to think about:

• What will be missed if the course is skipped?
• What are the student's future goals and how will testing help with reaching those goals?

Having this option is wonderful as it opens doors for students to accelerate learning. It is important to weigh the outcomes when deciding to proficiency test for credit. If you need assistance in making these decisions, each curriculum coordinator is happy to discuss the pros and cons of proficiency testing in their subject area.

When will the dates for this year be posted?

• Proficiency Testing dates will be posted the first week of May.

• For most of the tests, there are not study guides. However, on the proficiency testing web page at the bottom, there are links to the OSDE Curriculum Standards. If your student needs to review the information, they can go to the link provided and search for the subject matter standards.
• For the Fine Arts Test, there is a link on the proficiency testing web page that is called Fine Arts Test Preparations. This is linked to the study guides used by the district at all grade levels. The 8th grade Music and the 8th grade Visual Arts guides are the perfect study materials for this test.

Can my student take the test more than once?

• Yes, they can take the test on either or both of the dates posted for that school year. Usually the tests are right after school is out in May or early June and right before school starts in August. (Dates will be posted on proficiency testing web page at the beginning of May) Sign up will also be located on this site.
• These dates are not flexible due to staffing to provide testing.
• However, if a student is new to Norman, or is a graduating senior, special accommodations can be made for off-date testing.

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Oklahoma High School Graduation requirements

Others are posted at the beginning of the student's Freshman year of high school.