1 / 11

High School Guidance Counselor Workshop February 14, 2007

High School Guidance Counselor Workshop February 14, 2007. Accel Program PURPOSE. To provide GA High School students with the opportunity to earn college degree-level credit hours as they simultaneously meet their high school graduation requirements.

elina
Download Presentation

High School Guidance Counselor Workshop February 14, 2007

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. High School Guidance Counselor WorkshopFebruary 14, 2007

  2. Accel ProgramPURPOSE • To provide GA High School students with the opportunity to earn college degree-level credit hours as they simultaneously meet their high school graduation requirements. • To assist students who have already successfully completed most of the academically meaningful coursework available at their high school.

  3. Accel ProgramELIGIBILITY • Public high school students were eligible starting Fall 2004. • Private high school students were eligible starting Winter/Spring 2005. • Since Winter/Spring 2005, courses must be in one of the five CPC areas (English, Mathematics, Science, Social Science, Foreign Language). • Accel not available during Summer terms. • Accel hours will be included in the 127 semester/190 quarter Combined-Paid-Hours limit for HOPE.

  4. Accel ProgramAWARD AMOUNTS • Students attending public institutions receive tuition, HOPE-approved mandatory fees, and a book allowance up $100 per quarter or $150 per semester. • Students attending private institutions receive up to $3,000 per academic year for full-time enrollment (or a pro-rated amount for less than full-time attendance).

  5. What is Financial Aid? • Financial aid is money from other sources to help pay educational costs • Sources such as: • Federal Government • State Government • Colleges and Universities • Community Groups (Religious Organizations, Civic Organizations, Corporations,Professional Organizations, etc.)

  6. Types of Financial Aid • Merit Based Scholarship • Need Based Grant • Student or Parent Loans • Service Cancelable Loans for Critical Field Service • Employment Opportunities, Work Study • Military Aid and Grants • Savings Plans

  7. What is Georgia’s HOPE Scholarship? • Largest Non-Need Based Program in Nation Students must : • Meet Academic Requirement of 3.0 GPA in core classes for College Prep or 3.2 GPA for Technical Career Prep • Citizenship • Residency • Enroll in a HOPE eligible School in Georgia

  8. HOPE Scholarship Award Amounts • At a Georgia public college, university or technical college: • Award will cover tuition, HOPE-approved mandatory fees, and a book allowance • At a Georgia private college: • Award will be $3,000 per academic year for full-time study

  9. HOPE Eligibility – Previous Years and 2007

  10. HOPE Eligibility – 2007 and Beyond • A complete transcript submitted to GSFC • HOPE eligibility calculated by GSFC • Calculated based on a 4.0 grading scale • Counts all grades in all core classes • Local weights removed by GSFC • Advanced Placement/International Baccalaureate weighted • Weighting done by GSFC

  11. Questions??? • HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!!! • Thomas Meunier • thomasm@gsfc.org • 770-537-6866

More Related