Planning for Grade 11th/12th and Beyond

1. Planning for Grade11th/12th and Beyond

2. Graduation Requirements

3. 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.

4. 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

5. Promotion to 12th GradeRequirements 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

6. English – 4 credits required • 9th – academic or honors • 10th – academic or honors • 11th – academic, honors, AP, or IB • 12th - academic, honors, AP, or IB

7. Math- 4 credits required

8. Science – 3 credits required

9. Humanities – 4 units required

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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 • AcademicHonorsAP/IB • A = 4 A = 5 A = 6 • B = 3 B = 4 B = 5 • C = 2 C = 3 C = 4 • D = 1 D = 2 D = 3 • F = 0 F = 0 F = 0

15. Post-Secondary Options • 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

16. 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

17. CFNC 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. PSAT -----PLAN • PSAT Range 20-80 • Natl Average 50 • Fall 2015 new/revised PSAT • NEW SAT MARCH 2016 • PLAN • Range 1-35 • Natl Average 17

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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…

24. Athletes/NCAA Regulations http://web1.ncaa.org/ECWR2/NCAA_EMS/NCAA.jsp Register Send transcript at end of junior year Send SAT/ACT scores Take approved core courses Questions? See Mr. Newton

25. Course Selections • Broughton Website • http://broughton.wcpss.net • Under student tab Course Selections for 2015-2016 Course Application

26. How to chose classes Teachers will talk to you about their recommendations for next year If you disagree with a teacher recommendation- talk 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

27. AP Courses • 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 • 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

28. 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

29. Courses Requiring Applications • 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!

30. Donde vamos de aqui? • 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!