JAMAICA HIGH SCHOOL COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

Enric Kendall - Assistant Principal

Students who intend to qualify for the Computer Science Institute at Jamaica High School must score an average of 80% in Junior High School. Applicants must also gain at least a Level III score in Mathematics and English on the CAT examination. A limited number of computer courses are available to students who are not in the Computer Science Institute. These courses are: Keyboarding, Microsoft Applications (Office 97), HTML, and Desktop Publishing. Labs are also available for internet research by subject class. Courses under review for possible addition to the program are Visual Basic and Java.

CODE	DESCRIPTION	GRADE-LEVEL	AVAILABILITY	SEMESTER
BCK1	BEGINNERS TYPING	FRESHMAN	COMPUTER TRACK	FALL
BNC4	WORD PROCESSING MICROSOFT OFFICE 97	FRESHMAN	COMPUTER TRACK	SPRING
MC3	BEGINNERS TYPING	FRESHMAN	NON-COMPUTER TRACK	FALL
MC4	WORD PROCESSING MICROSOFT OFFICE 97	FRESHMAN	NON-COMPUTER TRACK	SPRING
MCB1	PROGRAMMING(QBASIC) 1	JUNIOR	COMPUTER TRACK	FALL
MCB2	PROGRAMMING(QBASIC) 2	JUNIOR	COMPUTER TRACK	SPRING
MCDA	DATABASE MICROSOFT ACCESS	SOPHOMORE	COMPUTER TRACK	SPRING
MCME	DATABASE MICROSOFT EXCEL	SOPHOMORE	COMPUTER TRACK	FALL
MCML	WEB PAGE DESIGN (HTML)	SOPHOMORE & UP	BOTH OPTIONS	FALL & SPRING
TCSA	DESKTOP PUBLISHING	SOPHOMORE & UP	BOTH OPTIONS	FALL & SPRING

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COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

Enric Kendall - Assistant Principal

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