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Contact
SDS
If you would like a personal
tour of our facilities, just contact us and let us know so we can schedule
a time. Students can enroll at any time--our unique individualized curriculum
means no student misses out on valuable course content. Contact us using
any of the options below:
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Phone:
(480)
396-5463 |
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| Ground
Mail:
Sonoran
Desert School
4448 East Main Street #7
Mesa, AZ 85205 |
Enrollment Information
Any student from the age of
14 to 21 is eligible to enroll at SDS. Because SDS is a public school,
there is no cost for tuition. Come in any time to meet teachers and tour
the school.
Students can enroll in SDS
at any time. Because of our unique individualized classes, no enrolling
student will ever miss any course content or be behind in classes.
Bringing in any of the following
required materials will save time during the registration process:
- A photocopy of complete
Student Immunization Records.
- A photocopy of the student's
Social Security card or Birth Certificate.
- Academic Transcripts
from all high schools previously attended. Sonoran Desert School will
provide each student with a transcript request form or will request
transcripts if supplied with a signed form.
- A Withdrawal Form from
the student's last high school (if student attended within the last
6 months).
- A refundable $50.00
textbook damage deposit
In addition, enrolling students
need to complete the following:
- A Student Information Form
- Acceptable Computer Use
Policy Form (parent or guardian signature required)
- Field Trip Consent Form
(parent or guardian signature required)
Once enrolled, students will
attend a short orientation, complete diagnostic tests in reading and math,
then start their classes with one-on-one help from their teachers--all
in the same day!
Graduation Requirements
The following table summarizes
graduation credit requirements as set forth by the Arizona State Board
of Education along with credit requirements for university-bound students.
Each course offered at SDS equals ½ credit.
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Courses
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Current
Requirements
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Class
of 2012
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Class
0f 2013
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English
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4
credits
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4
credits
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4
credits
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Mathematics
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2
credits
- Pre-Algebra(1
credit)
- Algebra
1 (1 credit)
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3
credits
- Pre-Algebra
(1/2 credit)
- Algebra
1 (1 credit)
- Geometry
(1 credit)
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4
credits
- Pre-Algebra
(1/2 credit)
- Algebra
1 (1 credit)
- Geometry
(1 credit)
- Algebra
2 (1 ½ credit)
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Science
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2
credits
- Intro
to Science (1 credit)
- Biology
(1 credit)
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2
credits
- Intro
to Science (1 credit)
- Biology
(1 credit)
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3
credits
- Intro
to Science (1 credit)
- Biology
(1 credit)
- Earth
Science (1 credit)
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Social
Studies
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3
credits
- American
History (1 credit)
- World
History/Geo (1 credit)
- Government
(1/2 credit)
- Economics
(1/2 credit)
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3
credits
- American
History (1 credit)
- World
History/Geog. (1 credit)
- Government
(1/2 credit)
- Economics
(1/2 credit)
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3
credits
- American
History (1 credit)
- World
History/Geog. (1 credit)
- Government
(1/2 credit)
- Economics
(1/2 credit)
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Fine
Arts/Voc.
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1
credit
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1
credit
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1
credit
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Electives
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8
credits
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7
credits
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7
credits
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Total
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20
credits
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20
credits
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22
credits
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