Transcript Leland High School Class of 2014

Leland High School
Class of 2015
Sophomore Presentation
Ms. Stone, Academic Counselor
Ms. Albers, College and Career Tech
Today’s Agenda
Learn how to read your transcript
 Graduation & University requirements
 How the two requirements overlap
 Create an A-G / Graduation plan
 Learn about some useful college
planning websites
 Learn about resources available
through the College and Career Center
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Transcript
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Permanent record of the classes you’ve
taken and the grades you have earned in
high school
 Follows you to every school you attend in
high school
 When a class is retaken, it is added to your
transcript the year you took it. The original
grade remains. It does not get “replaced”
 Universities see the entire transcript
Transcript Parts
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Classes, grade, credits
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Each passing grade earns you 5 credits
Credit Summary- 4 Columns
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Credits Required- total number of credits you must
complete in 9th - 12th grade
Credits Attempted- classes you took in 9th grade
Credits Earned- classes passed/credits earned in
9th grade
Credits Remaining
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The credits that you still need to complete in 10th, 11th,
and 12th grade
Graduation Requirements
240 credits
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40 English
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30 science
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3 years
20 Foreign Language
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3 years
2 years
20 Visual Performing
Arts
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2 years
20 Physical Education
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4 years
30 Math
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10 World History
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1 semester
5 Economics
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1 year
5 Government
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1 year
10 US History
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2 years
1 semester
50 Electives
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10 semesters
Graduation Requirement Math
You must pass all classes with a grade of D
or better to earn 5 credits toward graduation
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In order to earn 240 credits in four years you
must pass every class, every semester. Why?
 Six classes per semester= 30 credits X
 Two semesters a year= 60 credits X
 Four years of High School=
240 CREDITS!!!
Additional Graduation
Requirements
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Pass both parts of the CAHSEE (March 2013)
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Complete certificates
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English Language Arts
Math
Algebra I (Pass Algebra I)
Health certificate (completed in Biology)
Safety/First Aid (completed in PE)
Drivers Ed (sign up with Ms. Lyte or online)
Complete 40 hours of community service
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Pick up form in the office
Transcript Review
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Classes where you earned a D or an F have
been highlighted
 All F’s must be made up in order to earn
enough credits to graduate on time.
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E2020 online course at Leland
BYU online course $$$
Community College Class (11th & 12th grade)
Summer class another school $$$
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Classes where you earned a D must also be
made up to meet university A-G requirements
 Some exceptions- Validation Rules
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Algebra I, Algebra II
Foreign Language
General University Requirements
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Complete the A-G requirements with a grade
of C or better
 CSU requires a minimum GPA of 2.0
 UC requires a minimum GPA of 3.0
 Take SAT or ACT
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Complete online application
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Generally taken spring of junior year
CSU and UC available online on October 1st
Submit: CSU 10/1 to 11/30 & UC 11/1-11/30)
Private Colleges & Universities require letters
of recommendation from teachers/counselor
and an essay
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Application deadlines vary
What are the A-G requirements?
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A list of classes that are approved by the
University
These classes overlap with your graduation
requirements
All of you are already taking A-G classes
You must earn a grade of C or better for
these classes to count
If you earn a D in an A-G class, it will not
meet the requirement and must be repeated.
Check https://doorways.ucop.edu for list of
A-G classes offered at Leland
How do the requirements overlap?
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A.- Social Science/
History - 2 years
required
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40 English
30 Math
D- Lab Science - 2
years required, 3 years
recommended
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E- Language other than
English- 2 years (of the
same language)
required, 3 years
recommended
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C- Math - 3 years
required, 4 years
recommended
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15 Social Studies
10 US History
B- English - 4 years
required
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F- Visual & Performing
Arts- 1 year required
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20 Foreign Language
20 Visual & Performing
Arts
G- Elective- 1 year
required
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45 Electives
30 Science
A minimum of 11 A-G courses must be completed before 12th grade
A-G / Grad Plan
9th & 10th grade
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Please fill in the 9th grade box with the
classes listed on your transcript from 9th
grade
List year long classes only one time
Please fill in the 10th grade box with the six
classes you are currently taking.
You should only have 6-7 classes each year.
Middle school Math and Foreign Language
credits listed on your H.S. transcript will count
as credits for graduation and as another year
of the subject for university requirements.
A-G / Grad Plan - 11th grade
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English- 4 years required (Pick one)
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US History- 1 year required (Pick one)
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English 5/6
English 5/6 Honors
AP English
US History 1/2
US History Accelerated
AP US History
Math- 3 years required, 4 recommended (Pick one)
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Geometry  Algebra II or Algebra II w/Trig
Algebra II  Pre Calculus, AP Statistics
Algebra II w/ Trig  Pre Calculus, Pre Calculus Honors,
AP Statistics
Pre Calculus  AP Statistics, AP Calculus AB
Pre Calculus Honors  AP Statistics, AP Calculus BC
A-G/Grad Plan - 11th Grade
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Science- 3 years required, 4 years recommended
If you have not taken Biology choose:
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If you have only taken Biology and no other science
course, you may choose:
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Chemistry or Chemistry Honors
Conceptual Physics
If you’ve taken Bio and Chem you may choose:
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Biology
Biology Honors (requires completion of Chemistry and concurrent
enrollment in Algebra II or higher)
Honors Biology
• AP Biology
Physiology
• AP Chemistry
Physics or Physics Honors (if concurrently enrolled in Pre Calculus
or higher)
• AP Environmental Science
AP Physics- you must complete Physics &
Pre Calculus by the end of this year
A-G / Grad Plan - 11th grade
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Foreign Language- 2 years required, 3 years
recommended
 If you have not taken any Foreign Language yet
choose:
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Fill in a 12th grade box with next level of same
language
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Spanish 1-2
• French 1-2
SJCC College Classes: Japanese 1-2
American Sign Language 1-2
Spanish 3-4
•French 3-4
SJCC College Classes: Japanese 3-4
If you are already in a Foreign Language and wish
to continue, fill in the next level of same language.
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Spanish 1/2, Spanish 3/4, Spanish 5/6, Spanish 7/8
AP Spanish Language- prerequisite is Spanish 5/6
A-G / Grad Plan - 11th grade
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Visual Performing Arts- 2 years required
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If you have already done 2 years, do not choose
any more VPA classes
Otherwise choose one of these examples:
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Drawing- (Adv. Drawing if doing 2nd year)
Animation
Photo- (Adv. Photo if doing 2nd year)
Multimedia- (Adv. Multimedia if doing 2nd year)
Sculpture
Choir
Orchestra
Drama
• Dramatic Int. (Speech and Debate)
If you’ve not taken any VPA classes yet
choose one for 12th grade as well
A-G/Grad Plan - 12th grade
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English- 4 years required (Pick one)
 English
7/8
 AP English Literature
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5 Government & 5 Economics required
 Government
/ Economic
 Honors Government / AP Macroeconomics
A-G/Grad Plan - 12th grade
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Count how many credits you have across the
years in each category starting from
Freshman year. You should have at least:
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40 English
30 Math
30 Science
20 Foreign Language
20 Visual Performing Arts
20 PE
10 US History
15 Social Studies (World Cultures / World History)
5 Government
5 Economics
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A-G Grad Plan - 12th grade
Electives
You should have only six boxes per year filled
out
 Boxes that remain empty can be filled in with
Electives- do not exceed 6 boxes ( 6 periods)
 Electives can be any class that you haven’t
taken yet. Recommended courses are:
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4th year of Math
4th year of Science
3rd or 4th year of Foreign Language
Any extra courses taken above and beyond
the requirements will count toward your
electives.
 You should have 45 electives