Fellows Students
Students from anywhere in the district can come to CGHS as a SOTA Fellows student. SOTA Fellows students take between 3-5 fine arts courses of their choosing each year depending on their scheduling needs. Most of the courses are courses that can be taken in all high schools in GCPS. However, Fellows students are able to focus more heavily in these areas and get more comprehensive and well-rounded education and training.
The courses in these areas are not a prescribed course of study as you will find in the Conservatory, but instead are courses that are suggested to students to pursue in order to develop their own transcripts of training in their area of interest. The depth and breadth of study is completely up to the discretion and scheduling opportunities of the student.
Fellows Areas of Study:
- Dance
- Music (Band, Chorus, Guitar, Music Technology, Piano, Orchestra)
- Theatre Studies (Acting, Technical Theatre)
- Visual Arts (2D, 3D, Fashion Design, Sequential Design, Photography, Drawing & Painting, AP)
Core Academic Experience
| 9th Grade | 10th Grade | 11th Grade | 12th Grade | |
| MATH 4 credits required (8th Grd "Enhanced Alg" could count as 1 credit, if Carnegie Unit is accepted) |
Algebra or Geometry or Accelerated Geometry |
Geometry or Adv Algebra or Accelerated Precalculus |
Adv Algebra or Precalculus or Calculus OR AP Calculus BC |
A 4th Year Math Option |
| SCIENCE 4 credits required (8th Grade Physical Science counts as 4th Year Sci credit, if Carnegie Unit is accepted) |
Biology | Chemistry or AP Chem (pre-req: Accl Geom) |
Physics or AP Physics I |
A 4th Year Science Option |
| LANGUAGE ARTS 4 credits required |
Lit I | Lit II or AP Seminar |
World Lit or |
Dramatic Writing or Multicultural Lit or AP Lit, or AP Lang, or AP Seminar (if not taken in 10th) |
| SOCIAL STUDIES 3 credits required |
N/A | World History or AP World History |
US History or AP US History |
Econ & Am Gov or AP Macro & AP Gov |
Fellow Academic Experience
Art & Design | Band Dance | Music Technology | Orchestra | Theatre | Voice
SOTA Fellows students may take between 3-5 fine arts courses of their choosing each year depending on their scheduling needs. Most of the courses are courses that can be taken in all high schools in GCPS. However, Fellows students are able to focus more heavily in these areas and get more comprehensive and well-rounded education and training.
Other Required Elective Experience
World Language | Health/PE | CTE
Four elective credits are required for graduation to include one credit in Health/PE.
At least two credits of the same World Language are recommended for students wanting to attend a 4-year college or University.