Transcript Planning for Grade 10 and Beyond

Planning for Grade
11th/12th and Beyond
Graduation Requirements
CONTENT AREA
CREDITS
English
4 Credits
I, II, III, IV
Mathematics
4 Credits
Common Core Math I, II, 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.
Promotion to 11th 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 12th 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
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9th – academic or honors
10th – academic or honors
11th – academic, honors, AP, or IB
12th - academic, honors, AP, or IB
Math- 4 credits required
9th Grade
10th Grade
Foundations of Math I/
Foundations Math
Common Core Math I II/Common Core Math
II
11th Grade
12th Grade
Common Core Math III
Essentials of College
Math
Common Core Math I
Common Core Math II
Common Core Math III
Essential of College
Math /
CC Math II
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 Cal
AP Calc/IB Math
Science – 3 credits required
9th Grade
10th Grade
11th Grade
12th 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
IB Biology or
IB Physics
Humanities – 4 units required
9th Grade
10th Grade
Civics
(academic or
honors)
World History
(academic or
honors)
Civics (Honors)
World History
(Honors or AP)
IB: Civics Honors
AP World History
11th Grade
12th Grade
American History I American History
(academic or
II
honors)
(academic or
honors)
AP US History
History elective
IB History of
Americas
IB 20th 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
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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
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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
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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
resources at www.planstudent.org
PSAT -----PLAN
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PSAT
Range 20-80
• Natl Average 50
• Fall 2015 new/revised
PSAT
• NEW SAT MARCH
2016
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PLAN
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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 5th
• 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://web1.ncaa.org/ECWR2/NCAA_EMS/NC
AA.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 recommendationtalk 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
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AP English 11(Language)
AP English 12 (Literature)
AP World History
AP US History
AP US Government &
Politics
IB /AP Psychology
IB/AP Human Geography
AP European History
AP Economics - Macro
AP Environmental Science
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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
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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!
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Counselors will meet with all 10th graders in large groups on
February 2nd and 3rd. Counselors met with each one
individually to go over courses last week.
Counselors will meet with all 11th graders in large groups on
Feb 9th an10th. 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
6th. 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 much every
day. We are here to help!