Sophomore Presentation Part I
Sophomore Presentation Part I
Sophomore Presentation Part I
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Leland High School<br />
Class of 2014<br />
<strong>Sophomore</strong> <strong>Presentation</strong><br />
Ms. Stone, Academic Counselor<br />
Ms. Albers, College and Career Tech
Today’s Agenda<br />
Learn how to read your transcript<br />
Graduation & University requirements<br />
How the two requirements overlap<br />
Create an A-G / Graduation plan<br />
Learn about some useful college<br />
planning websites<br />
Learn about resources available<br />
through the College and Career Center
Transcript<br />
Permanent record of the classes you’ve taken<br />
and the grades you have earned in high<br />
school<br />
Follows you to every school you attend in<br />
high school<br />
When a class is retaken, it is added to your<br />
transcript the year you took it. The original<br />
grade remains. It does not get “replaced”<br />
Universities see the entire transcript
Transcript <strong>Part</strong>s<br />
Classes, grade, credits<br />
Each passing grade earns you 5 credits<br />
Credit Summary- 4 Columns<br />
Credits Required- total number of credits you must<br />
complete in 9 th - 12 th grade<br />
Credits Attempted- classes you took in 9 th grade<br />
Credits Earned- classes passed/credits earned in<br />
9 th grade<br />
Credits Remaining<br />
The credits that you still need to complete in 10 th , 11 th ,<br />
and 12 th grade
Graduation Requirements<br />
240 credits<br />
40 English<br />
4 years<br />
30 Math<br />
3 years<br />
30 science<br />
3 years<br />
20 Foreign Language<br />
2 years<br />
20 Visual Performing<br />
Arts<br />
2 years<br />
20 Physical Education<br />
2 years<br />
15 Social Studies<br />
1.5 years<br />
10 US History<br />
1 year<br />
5 Government<br />
1 semester<br />
5 Economics<br />
1 semester<br />
45 Electives<br />
9 semesters
Graduation Requirement Math<br />
You must pass all classes with a grade of D<br />
or better to earn 5 credits toward graduation<br />
In order to earn 240 credits in four years you<br />
must pass every class, every semester. Why?<br />
Six classes per semester= 30 credits X<br />
Two semesters a year= 60 credits X<br />
Four years of High School=<br />
240 CREDITS!!!
Additional Graduation<br />
Requirements<br />
Pass both parts of the CAHSEE (March 2012)<br />
English Language Arts<br />
Math<br />
Complete certificates<br />
Algebra I (Pass Algebra I)<br />
Health certificate (completed in Biology)<br />
Safety/First Aid (completed in PE)<br />
Drivers Ed (sign up with Ms. Lyte or online)<br />
Complete 40 hours of community service<br />
Pick up form in the office
Transcript Review<br />
Classes where you earned a D or an F have<br />
been highlighted<br />
All F’s must be made up in order to earn<br />
enough credits to graduate on time.<br />
E2020 online course at Leland<br />
BYU online course $$$<br />
Community College Class (11 th & 12 th grade)<br />
Summer class another school $$$<br />
Classes where you earned a D must also be<br />
made up to meet university A-G requirements<br />
Some exceptions- Validation Rules<br />
Algebra I, Algebra II<br />
Foreign Language
General University Requirements<br />
Complete the A-G requirements with a grade<br />
of C or better<br />
CSU requires a minimum GPA of 2.0<br />
UC requires a minimum GPA of 3.0<br />
Take SAT or ACT<br />
Generally taken spring of junior year<br />
Complete online application<br />
CSU and UC available online on October 1st<br />
Submit: CSU 10/1 to 11/30 & UC 11/1-11/30)<br />
Private Colleges & Universities require letters<br />
of recommendation from teachers/counselor,<br />
extracurricular activities info and an essay<br />
Application deadlines vary
What are the A-G requirements?<br />
A list of classes that are approved by the<br />
University<br />
These classes overlap with your graduation<br />
requirements<br />
All of you are already taking A-G classes<br />
You must earn a grade of C or better for<br />
these classes to count<br />
If you earn a D in an A-G class, it will not<br />
meet the requirement and must be repeated.<br />
Check https://doorways.ucop.edu for list of<br />
A-G classes offered at Leland
How do the requirements overlap?<br />
(Red=University Requirements)<br />
A.- Social Science/<br />
History - 2 years<br />
required<br />
15 Social Studies<br />
10 US History<br />
B- English - 4 years<br />
required<br />
40 English<br />
C- Math - 3 years<br />
required, 4 years<br />
recommended<br />
30 Math<br />
D- Lab Science - 2 years<br />
required, 3 years recommended<br />
(1 yr Physical and 1 yr Life)<br />
30 Science<br />
E- Language other than<br />
English- 2 years (of the<br />
same language)<br />
required, 3 years<br />
recommended<br />
20 Foreign Language<br />
F- Visual & Performing<br />
Arts- 1 year required<br />
20 Visual & Performing<br />
Arts<br />
G- Elective- 1 year<br />
required<br />
45 Electives<br />
A minimum of 11 A-G courses must be completed before 12th grade
A-G / Grad Plan<br />
9 th & 10 th grade<br />
Please fill in the 9th grade box with the<br />
classes listed on your transcript from 9th<br />
grade<br />
List year long classes only one time<br />
Please fill in the 10th grade box with the six<br />
classes you are currently taking.<br />
You should only have 6-7 classes each year.<br />
Middle school Math and Foreign Language<br />
credits listed on your H.S. transcript will count<br />
as credits for graduation and as another year<br />
of the subject for university requirements.
A-G / Grad Plan - 11 th grade<br />
English- 4 years required (Pick one)<br />
English 5/6<br />
English 5/6 Honors<br />
AP English<br />
US History- 1 year required (Pick one)<br />
US History 1/2<br />
US History Accelerated<br />
AP US History<br />
Math- 3 years required, 4 recommended (Pick one)<br />
Geometry Algebra II or Algebra II w/Trig<br />
Algebra II Pre Calculus, AP Statistics<br />
Algebra II w/ Trig Pre Calculus, Pre Calculus Honors,<br />
AP Statistics<br />
Pre Calculus AP Statistics, AP Calculus AB<br />
Pre Calculus Honors AP Statistics, AP Calculus BC
A-G/Grad Plan - 11 th Grade<br />
Science- 3 years required, 4 years recommended<br />
If you have not taken Biology choose:<br />
Biology<br />
Biology Honors (requires completion of Chemistry and concurrent<br />
enrollment in Algebra II or higher)<br />
If you have only taken Biology and no other science course,<br />
you may choose:<br />
Chemistry or Chemistry Honors<br />
Conceptual Physics<br />
If you’ve taken Bio and Chemistry you may choose:<br />
Honors Biology<br />
AP Biology<br />
Physiology<br />
Zoology<br />
AP Chemistry<br />
Physics or Physics Honors (if concurrently enrolled in Pre Calculus or higher)<br />
AP Environmental Science<br />
AP Physics- you must complete Physics & Pre Calculus by the end of this year
A-G / Grad Plan - 11 th grade<br />
Foreign Language- 2 years required, 3 years<br />
recommended<br />
If you have not taken any Foreign Language yet<br />
choose:<br />
Spanish 1-2<br />
French 1-2<br />
SJCC Courses: Japanese 1-2 American Sign Language 1-2<br />
Fill in a 12th grade box with next level of same<br />
language<br />
Spanish 3-4<br />
French 3-4<br />
SJCC Courses: Japanese 3-4 American Sign Language 3/4<br />
If you are already in a Foreign Language and wish to<br />
continue, fill in the next level of same language.<br />
Spanish 1/2, Spanish 3/4, Spanish 5/6, Spanish 7/8<br />
AP Spanish Language- prerequisite is Spanish 5/6
A-G / Grad Plan - 11 th grade<br />
Visual Performing Arts- 2 years required<br />
If you have already done 2 years, do not choose<br />
any more VPA classes<br />
Otherwise choose one<br />
Drawing- (Adv. Drawing if doing 2 nd year)<br />
Animation<br />
Photo- (Adv. Photo if doing 2 nd year)<br />
Multimedia- (Adv. Multimedia if doing 2 nd year)<br />
Sculpture<br />
Speech and Debate<br />
Choir<br />
Orchestra<br />
Drama<br />
If you’ve not taken any VPA classes yet<br />
choose one for 12 th grade as well
A-G/Grad Plan - 12 th grade<br />
English- 4 years required (Pick one)<br />
English 7/8<br />
AP English Literature<br />
5 Government & 5 Economics required<br />
Government / Economic<br />
Honors Government / AP Macroeconomics
A-G/Grad Plan - 12 th grade<br />
Count how many credits you have across the<br />
years in each category starting from<br />
Freshman year. You should have at least:<br />
40 English<br />
30 Math<br />
30 Science<br />
20 Foreign Language<br />
20 Visual Performing Arts<br />
20 PE<br />
10 US History<br />
15 Social Studies (World Cultures / World History)<br />
5 Government<br />
5 Economics
A-G Grad Plan - 12 th grade<br />
Electives<br />
You should have only six boxes per year filled<br />
out<br />
Boxes that remain empty can be filled in with<br />
Electives- do not exceed 6 boxes ( 6 periods)<br />
Electives can be any class that you haven’t<br />
taken yet. Recommended courses are:<br />
4 th year of Math<br />
4 th year of Science<br />
3 rd or 4 th year of Foreign Language<br />
Any extra courses taken above and beyond<br />
the requirements will count toward your<br />
electives.<br />
You should have 45 electives
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