Transcript How do I tell what counts for honors?

GETTING READY FOR HIGH
SCHOOL
DIPLOMAS
Honors Diploma – best prepares you for
college
Advance Diploma – gives you the minimum
requirements for most four year colleges
Standard Diploma – prepares you for
community college or vocational school
with the least amount of challenge
What are the Gateway
Graduation requirements?
English
Mathematics
Science
World Hist./World Geography
US History
Amer. Gov’t.
Arts/Hum./Occ.
PE/ROTC
Health
Computer Lit.
Electives
Total
4 credits
4 credits
3 credits
1 credit
1 credit
1 credit
1 credit
2 credits
½ credit
½ credit
4 ½ credits
22.5 credits
What do I need for an
Honors Diploma?
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24 credits
3.4 Weighted GPA
4 years math (Alg. 3-4)
3 years science
2 from Bio/Chem/Physics
2 years foreign language
8 Honors Credits
No failures during last 2 yrs
Pass all portions of Proficiency
How do I tell what honors
credits I have? ?
What is an Advanced Diploma?
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24 credits
Need 4 years of math
Need 3 years of science
No World Lang.
3.25 GPA weighted or unweighted
How do I know what credits I
need to graduate?
Grad Status Report
What counts for
Humanities Credit?
• All Art/Music/Drama (College Prep-must be full
year of same discipline in correct order)
• All Industrial Arts courses, Foods
• Foreign Lang. (5-6 and above)
• AP Human Geography
• World History/World Geog.
– (if both are taken)
HSROTC
Meets PE & Health requirement with
completion of 5 semesters
PE Waiver
• Need two credits of PE/HSROTC or
approved equivalency for graduation
• PE Options & Supervised Curriculum PE
(SCPE) through Supplemental Credit
• Students engaging in school sports may
waive 1 PE credit
• Waivers DO NOT give credit (just allow
you to take something other than PE
World Languages
2-4 years of same language required for
some colleges. We offer:
• French
• Spanish
WOLF Online:
• German
Hasta Luego!
What do I do if I need extra
credit?
• Summer school
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Starts the Monday after school ends
Cost $100.00 for 1/2 credit
Online registration
Listen for announcement bulletin
Work experience (Jr/Sr)
Internship (Jr/Sr)
Correspondence (BYU), OnLine (WOLF)
Must be WCSD approved
GT Externship/Community Service/Travel Study
What is “Alternative Means” of
Earning Credit?
Only 4 “alternative means”
credits can be applied
towards graduation.
Such credit includes CBE,
correspondence/on line (not
WOLF), Work Experience,
Community Service, Travel
Study.
What is Work Experience?
•Can earn ½ credit/sem.
•Cost $75.00 per ½ credit
•Must be 16 years or older
•Must work total 216/sem
•Averages out to 15+ hrs/wk
•Lose Job/Lose credit
•Sign up when school starts
Misc. Classes
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Office/Library/Career Assistant
Department Assistant
Teachers Aide (.25)
Peer/ESL Tutor
AVID Scholar
Internship
Student Leadership
Yearbook
Proficiency Exams
• All students must pass all four sections of the
Nevada High School Proficiency Exam.
• Math, Reading,Writing and Science.
• You will begin taking the exams as a
as a Sophomore.
How do I prepare for College?
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Earn an Honors or Advanced Diploma
Becomes part of the IB program
Maintain the highest GPA you can
Strive for a 3.25+
Take lots of math & science
Take the PSAT as Junior (National
Merit Scholars Program)
• Take the ACT/SAT (spring /Jr year)
• Earn community service hours
• Begin looking at individual college
requirements
What can I do to maintain my
GPA?
•Show up
•Do the work
•Check Edline
•Seek help from your
teacher after school
•Smarthinking Tutoring
•SNC Free Tutoring
How do I know what my GPA
is?
• If you have earned credit, you can find both your
unweighted and weighted cumulative GPA on your
transcript.
• Based on a 4.0 scale
• A= 4, B= 3, C= 2, D = 1 (minuses do not count)
• No credit is awarded for F grades; S or U grades do not
effect your GPA.
What is a “weighted” GPA?
• .025 is added to your “unweighted” GPA
for every honors class you pass and .050 is
added for every AP or IB course passed.
• Your cumulative weighted GPA is what
most colleges are interested in.
Why should I take the PSAT?
•Gives you good practice for taking the real SAT when
you are a Junior.
•WCSD will give you the exam FREE as a
sophomore.
•Lets you know what kind of reading, math and
writing skills you will need to be successful
in college.
•No matter how many times you take the PSAT
be sure to take the exam as a JUNIOR!
Can I earn college credit while
still in high school?
• Dual Credit
• Classes taken at TMCC, UNR or SNC
• AP Classes
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English 5-6,7-8
Calculus
Advanced Biology
Advanced Chemistry
Advanced Physics
Advanced Portfolio Art
U.S. History
American Government
French 7-8, 9-10
Spanish 7-8, 9-10
Human Geography
How do I get the Millennium
Scholarship?
•3.25 Cumulative
GPA
•Grad. From NV
High school
•Pass the
Proficiency
•NV. Resident for
2 years
Habit For Service
• Not needed for graduation ,but….
• Important during scholarship consideration
• Looks good on college and scholarship
applications.
• Turn in Volunteer Verification Sheet to Mrs.
McLochlin/Career
Center.
What about Scholarships?
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• Millennium Scholarship
• I.H.S. Scholarship Program
• School and Parent Bulletins
• Scholarship Websites
What if I want to participate in
athletics in College?
•File Forms with
NCAA Clearinghouse
•Make sure you have
13 core curriculum
classes
•Contact your coach or
Mr. Schreiber
ASSIGNMENT!!
Decide which Diploma you want to earn.
Create a 4 year high school plan.
Discuss plan with your parents.
Be prepared to meet with your counselor
to review and finalize your plan.