Course Selection

This page includes information for course selection for the 2024-2025 school year.

It is expected that all freshmen and sophomores be enrolled in six (6) classes each semester.

Junior and senior students are required to take a minimum of five (5) classes each semester.

Students must have a minimum of five classes in order to participate in Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) sanctioned activities (high school sports).

Course Selection Resources

Instructions for course selection

BVSD Students Currently in Grade 8

Welcome Letter

Carta de BienvenidA

Step 1

Please attend our Transition night, Thursday, February 1st at 6:30 PM

Please watch the video "Getting Ready for High School" which includes information about:

Course Selection for Ninth Grade
High School Basics - course credit, transcripts, graduation requirements
Being Successful in High School

You can also review the same information as a slide presentation.

Video: Getting Ready for High School

Slides: Getting Ready for High School

Step 2

BVSD students currently in Grade 8 will receive instructions about how to enter course selections and about what they should know about high school, credits, and graduation requirements. Students should consult their 8th grade teachers about course placement advice for next year. Use the Course Worksheet to plan your courses.

Course list & worksheet for Grade 9

Students New to BVSD Currently in Grade 8

Welcome Letter

Carta de Bienvenidos

Step 1

Please watch the video "Getting Ready for High School" which includes information about:

Course Selection for Ninth Grade
High School Basics - course credit, transcripts, graduation requirements
Being Successful in High School

You can also review the same information as a slide presentation.

Video: Getting Ready for High School

Slides: Getting Ready for High School

Step 2

Students should consult their 8th grade teachers about course placement advice for next year. Use the Course Worksheet to plan your courses.

Course list & worksheet for Grade 9

Step 3

Students must send their course requests to the Centaurus counseling office by March 1. Please email all completed course request forms to Marla Joy Leonard at marlajoy.pacella-leo@bvsd.org.

Centaurus Students Currently in Grades 9 - 11

MYAP screencast

What fills that Graduation requirement?

Course List for Grades 10-12

Course Recommendations and Override

The current classroom teacher is the best person to advise students on the proper course level for the following year. A course advising day is built into the Centaurus schedule, and students will receive placement recommendations from core academic teachers.
If a student disagrees with a level placement recommendation, they may override the teacher’s recommendation by using the Recommendation Override Form. Be advised that there may not be room in the original class, should they override and then find that they are in fact not prepared for the class.

Core academic subjects and course sequences

Click through this section to view presentations from Centaurus' core academic subject departments!

Language Arts

Math

Science

Social Studies

World Languages

Electives and programs at Centaurus High School

Explore this section to learn more about the many program offerings, electives courses, and activities available here at Centaurus!

Advanced Placement Courses

Art

Athletics & Activities

AVID

Band

Choir

Community Adventure Program

Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education

Engineering

Family & Consumer Sciences

International Baccalaureate

Please visit our IB page for more details!

Centaurus IB Program Webpage

Complete this survey to express your interest in earning the IB diploma at Centaurus during your junior and senior years of high school.

Complete the IB Interest Survey

Course Selection and four year planning

Please view the video on the left for more information regarding our course selection process and four year planning. Counselor Dave Platt explains how these work for our new to Centaurus students.

For more information, visit our Course Selection page.