Planning for Grade 11 th12 th and Beyond
Planning for Grade 11 th/12 th and Beyond
Graduation Requirements CONTENT AREA CREDITS English 4 Credits I, III, IV Mathematics 4 Credits Common Core Math I, III (and one course before Common Core Math I OR one higher than Common Core Math III) Science 3 Credits Environmental Science, Biology, Physical Science Humanities 4 Credits World History, Civics and Economics, American History I and II World Languages Not required Health and Physical Education 1 Credit Health/Physical Education Electives 10 Credits 2 elective credits of any combination from either: Career and Technical Education, Arts Education, Foreign Languages Total Credits 26 **plus 100 hours of community service
Community Service • You must complete 25 hours each year you are at Broughton to graduate. • Make sure to complete your community service hours this year, and turn them in to Ms. Mosely, room 1406 or the front office. • You must be current on community service to get an off-campus lunch pass and parking pass.
th 11 Promotion to Grade Requirements • • • Must earn a minimum of 12 units of credit Must pass English I & II Must pass at least one Math, Science and Humanities
Promotion to 12 th Grade Requirements • English III and enrollment in a program which, if successfully accomplished, will result in the completion of graduation requirements. • Have completed 18 Credits • To graduate one needs a minimum of 26 credits
English – 4 credits required • • 9 th – academic or honors 10 th – academic or honors 11 th – academic, honors, AP, or IB 12 th - academic, honors, AP, or IB
Math- 4 credits required 9 th Grade 10 th Grade Foundations of Math I/ Foundations Math Common Core Math I II/Common Core Math II 11 th Grade 12 th Grade Common Core Math III Essentials of College Math Common Core Math III Essential of College Math / CC Math III Essentials of College Math AFM A student’s grade in Common Core Math III may determine next course If C-D then Essentials then AFM If strong A-B then AFM then either Pre-Cal/AP Stat/Essentials CC Math II (Honors) CC Math III (Honors) Pre-Calc (Honors) AP Calc Or IB Math IB: CC Math III(Honors) Pre-Calc (Honors) IB Math/AP Calc/IB Math
Science – 3 credits required 9 th Grade 10 th Grade 11 th Grade 12 th Grade Earth Science Biology Physical Science *Science elective Recommended Biology Chemistry APES *Science elective Recommended Biology Earth Science Chemistry *Science elective Recommended Biology (Honors) Chemistry (Honors) APES *Science elective Recommended IB: Biology (Honors) Chemistry (Honors) APES IB Biology or IB Physics
Humanities – 4 units required 9 th Grade 10 th Grade Civics (academic or honors) World History (academic or honors) Civics (Honors) World History (Honors or AP) IB: Civics Honors AP World History 11 th Grade 12 th Grade American History I American History (academic or II honors) (academic or honors) AP US History elective IB History of Americas IB 20 th Century Topics
US History/American History I & II • Students can take AP US History or IB History of the Americas in place of American History I & II. • However, they must then take one additional Humanities elective.
Second Languages • Not required for High School graduation • MINIMUM requirement for colleges or universities is 2 credits of the SAME language • “Highly Selective” Colleges and Universities (Davidson, Duke, UNC, WFU) expect 4 credits of the same language • If you earned a credit for a second language in Middle School the credit counts, although the grade is not computed in your GPA. If you retake the same class in Grade 9, you will not receive another credit but the grade will compute in your GPA.
Health and PE • Must take Healthful Living I • If you are in ROTC, you must pass ROTC I and II to fulfill Healthful Living graduation requirement
Transcript Review • • • What is a transcript? Who looks at it? What is on it? 1. Demographic information 2. Courses taken with final grades 3. Immunizations Extracurricular is NOT on it – you need to start building your resume on www. cfnc. org Grading Scale
How to Compute GPA (Grade Point Average) • • • Use the scale to assign quality points to each grade. Add up all of the quality points to get the total. Divide total quality points by the total number of attempted credits. • Compare this number to corresponding letter grade. • Highest Unweighted GPA is 4. 0 – – – Academic A = 4 B = 3 C = 2 D = 1 F = 0 Honors A = 5 B = 4 C = 3 D = 2 F = 0 AP/IB A = 6 B = 5 C = 4 D = 3 F = 0
Post-Secondary Options • • Work Military Trade School (truck driving, cosmetology) Community College for 6 month, 12 month, or 2 -year degree • Community College Transfer Program • Four-Year College
College Admissions • Course selection – take the most challenging courses you can take and earn A’s and B’s • GPA/Class Rank • SAT/ACT Scores • Essays • Extracurricular Activities • Recommendations (some schools) – Teacher and counselor
CFNC • • One stop Plan, Apply and Pay for College Explore and Plan for Careers Send your transcripts for free to all NC college/universities https: //www. cfnc. org/index. jsp • Keep track of your login and password
The College Search • www. cfnc. org – One stop shopping for NC! Seniors send transcripts to all NC colleges through CFNC – make certain student has account and knows login and password • www. collegeboard. com – Search all states. Enter GPA, SAT/ACT and potential majors to create a reasonable list of potential college/universities
PSAT/SAT & PLAN/ACT • All sophomores took the PSAT and PLAN • Both provide practice and helpful feedback • PSAT is National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test for juniors only • Juniors take ACT for free at school in March • PSAT results include a free SAT study plan through My College Quickstart – unique code is on PSAT report • www. collegeboard. org/quickstart • PLAN results include a free study plan and
PSAT -----PLAN • • PSAT Range 20 -80 Natl Average 50 Fall 2015 new/revised PSAT NEW SAT MARCH 2016 • PLAN • Range 1 -35 • Natl Average 17
ACT vs SAT • Not penalized for incorrect answers (to your benefit to guess) • 5 sections • 215 questions • Knowledge based • Bubble everything! • Every Junior takes the ACT March 5 th • Penalized for incorrect answers • 10 shorter sections • 140 questions • Aptitude/reasoning based • Leaving blank is no penalty
Minimum Admission Requirements (MAR) for the UNC System MINIMUM ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS (for HS GPA and SAT Scores) All applicants for first-time admission as freshmen must meet minimum course requirements as well as the following: The minimum SAT score of 800 (CR and M) or ACT composite of 17 for students entering in Fall 2013 and beyond. The minimum high school GPA for first-time freshmen of 2. 5 for students entering in Fall 2013 and beyond. The maximum number of chancellor’s exceptions is limited to one percent (1%) of the total number of applicants accepted as new freshmen each year. A chancellor’s exception may be applied to the SAT minimum requirement and/or the GPA minimum requirement. For more details: http: //www. northcarolina. edu/aa/admissions/requirements. htm
MAR for Out of State Universities & Colleges • States differ in Minimum Admission Requirements • Check other states you are considering to make sure you are taking courses required to meet minimum admission requirements • Arts electives, lab sciences, etc…
Athletes/NCAA Regulations http: //web 1. ncaa. org/ECWR 2/NCAA_EMS/N CAA. jsp • Register • Send transcript at end of junior year • Send SAT/ACT scores • Take approved core courses • Questions? See Mr. Newton
Course Selections • • • Broughton Website http: //broughton. wcpss. net Under student tab Course Selections for 2015 -2016 Course Application
How to chose classes • Teachers will talk to you about their recommendations for next year • If you disagree with a teacher recommendation- talk with them about why they made • You and your parents have the right to override a teacher recommendation (must be in writing or email) • Rigorous, balanced schedule
AP Courses • AP English 11(Language) • AP English 12 (Literature) • • AP World History AP US Government & Politics IB /AP Psychology IB/AP Human Geography AP European History AP Economics - Macro AP Environmental Science • • • AP Chemistry AP Biology AP Physics AP Statistics AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC AP French Language AP Spanish Language AP German Language AP Music Theory
IB vs. AP • Both are college level classes – don’t take unless you are confident you can make As and Bs in the courses! • IB is holistic vs. AP is choosing for strengths • IB is more writing vs. AP multiple-choice • IB: Formative assessments in classroom • IB: Whole program approach with interdisciplinary lessons • IB: International focus
Courses Requiring Applications • • • Early Childhood I or II (E. Jones) Yearbook (Koppen) Newspaper (Winzeler) Career Internship (E. Jones) Adventure Education (Harvey) Honors Physiology and Fitness (Harvey) Have applications in before deadlines!
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Donde vamos de aqui ? Counselors will meet with all 10 graders in large th groups on February 2 nd and 3 rd. Counselors met with each one individually to go over courses last week. Counselors will meet with all 11 th graders in large groups on Feb 9 th an 10 th. Counselors will see each junior and give them their transcripts and answer any questions (Feb. 16 -20). Students and parents should plan which courses to talk - talk to your teachers about level recommendations. Students enter courses in student Powerschools beginning February 23, 2014. Instructions for registering will be posted on the BHS website. All courses should be entered into Powerschools by March 6 th. If you do not enter your own courses, we may enter them for you If students need help, they can come see counselors before school, during lunch, and after school…pretty
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