4700 Lone Tree Way
Deer Valley High School
Antioch, California
Course Planning Guide
We're dedicated to providing our students with the experience and knowledge necessary to make science useful in their lives and to enable our students to improve the lives of others by learning how to discover new things.
Web Pages Related to Course Registration on this Site
Career Pathways- This page gives you guidance on what careers in science require backgrounds in the courses we offer.
Course Catalog - Lists the officially approved description of every class and what prerequisites are required, as well as requirements fufilled.
UC - Describes what science courses the University of California requires for admission.
Sometimes science classes are needed for majors or interests you might not expect. For example: Are you interested in a career in the medical field (for example surgical medical technician, nurse or physician)? Do you want to write software and or the latest games for computers? Do you want to work in law enforcement as a crime scene investigator, detective or a forensic lab technician? Do you love cars and all things mechanical and you are thinking about a career in engineering? How about working on future missions to Mars? All of these careers need a strong background in Physics. Many of them require college level Physics classes to get a degree or certification. High School Physics is an excellent place to be introduced to many of the problem solving skills needed in these professions. Every science class has multiple applications like this. Talk to your science teacher about what classes you should take based on your interests.
How to use this guide to decide what science courses to take
When planning your science courses for high school, you should use this site to determine what courses are most appropriate for meeting your objectives. We think most people’s objectives fall into categories we have described as Career Paths.
For example, if you know you want to be a doctor, you should take courses we have categorized as Professional career path courses. If you want to be a bus mechanic, you might select a Technical career path. These suggestions are only intended as guidance to help students who are uncertain about whether or not to take science, or what science to take. Some courses are only available at certain grades, and others require prerequisites that are described in the course catalog. You may wish to take an AP science course in high school merely to remove the requirement for the course from your first year at college, even though you do not plan to major in science.You should also make sure your course plan meets the UC requirements for admission, which we have provided on a separate page. If you do not plan to go to UC, then you should at least note what courses are required for graduation.
The course catalog will tell you what requirements and prerequisites apply to each course, and provides a description of each course as approved by the Antioch Unified School District.
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Our Mission:
We're dedicated to providing our students with the experience and knowledge necessary to make science useful in their lives and to enable our students to improve the lives of others by learning how to discover new things.
Department Goals:
1. Increase science enrollment in elective classes.
2. Prepare students to make career choices in science.
3. Get students excited about science by having them participate in relevant, realistic, hands-on science activities.
4. Improve scores on state-mandated standardized assessments.
5. Support each other in our efforts to become better professional science educators.
6. Connect all major activities and course descriptions to the California Science Standards, and analyze course descriptions and test results for standards we may not be meeting.
