Miami Lakes Educational Center - Miami-Dade County Public Schools

REQUIRED CREDITSSee Comprehensive CourseTable on Bright FuturesWebsite to identify coursesthat count toward each awardlevel.Courses must include 15 creditsof college preparatory academiccourses:4 English (3 withsubstantial writing)3 Math (Algebra I andabove)3 Natural Science(2 withsubstantial lab)3 Social Science2 Foreign Language(in the samelanguage)May use up to 3 additionalcredits in the academic areaslisted above and/or fine arts AP,IB, or AICE courses to raise theGPA.Courses must include 15credits of collegepreparatory academiccourses:4 English (3 withsubstantialwriting)3 Math (Algebra Iand above)3 Natural Science(2 withsubstantial lab)3 Social Science2 ForeignLanguage (in thesame language)May use up to 3 additionalcredits in the academicareas listed above and/orfine arts AP, IB, or AICEcourses to raise the GPA.For students whoentered 9th grade in2007-2008 coursesmust include the 16core credits requiredfor high schoolgraduation:4 English4 Math3 Science3 Social Science1 Performing FineArts1 PhysicalEducation(See “Other Ways toQualify” for 3-yeargraduation options.)COMMUNITY SERVICE 75 hours, as approved by M-DCPSNot requiredNot requiredTEST SCORESSections of the SAT,ACT, or CPT fromdifferent test datesmay be used to meetthe test criteria.For spring eligibilityevaluations, test datesthrough the end ofJanuary will beadmissible.For summer eligibilityevaluations, test datesthrough the end ofJ u n e w i l l b eadmissible.Best composite scoreo f 1 2 7 0 S A TReasoning Test or 28ACTNote: The new writingsections for both theSAT and ACT will notbe used in thecomposite.SAT Subject Tests arenot used for BrightFutures eligibility.(ACT scores arerounded up for scoreswith .5 and higher;SAT scores do notrequire rounding.)Best composite scoreo f 9 7 0 S A TReasoning Test or 20ACTNote: The new writingsections for both theSAT and ACT will notbe used in thecomposite.SAT Subject Tests arenot used for BrightFutures eligibility.(ACT scores arerounded up for scoreswith .5 and higher;SAT scores do notrequire rounding.)Students must earnthe minimum score oneach section of theCPT or SAT or ACT.Sections of differenttest types may not becombined.CPT Reading 83Sentence Skills 83Algebra 72SAT Reasoning TestCritical Thinking 440Math 440ACT English 17Reading 18Math 19OTHER WAYS TOQUALIFYInitial eligibility criteriaused in “Other Waysto Qualify” must bemet by high schoolgraduation.National Merit orA c h i e v e m e n tS c h o l a r s a n dFinalists;National HispanicScholars;IB Diploma recipients;National Merit orAchievement Scholarsand Finalists andNational HispanicScholars who havenot completed 75hours of communityservice;The other ways toqualify listed belowmust also include a3.5 unweighted GPAin a minimum of 3career educationcredits in one careereducation programand minimum testscores listed above.- 12 -