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“The Nuts and Bolts of Graduation and College Requirements ”

“The Nuts and Bolts of Graduation and College Requirements ”. Presenters : Karen Sackett , MSW & Sherymaria Bacon, MS. At the completion of this workshop, families and students will have a clearer understanding of:

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“The Nuts and Bolts of Graduation and College Requirements ”

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  1. “The Nuts and Bolts of Graduation and College Requirements” Presenters: Karen Sackett, MSW & SherymariaBacon, MS

  2. At the completion of this workshop, families and students will have a clearer understanding of: • LAUSD graduation & state university admissions “A-G” requirements- how they compare to one another and are now more aligned (2013-2015; 2016; 2017 and beyond) • the differences between meeting minimum college admissions and being a competitive college applicant • an overview of the Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs)

  3. Definitions • LAUSD graduation requirements: • classes of 2013-2015 have a different set vs 2016 and beyond • CA state university admissions “A-G” requirements: • 15 courses students need to complete to meet minimum admissions requirements for public state universities CSUs(e.g. CSUN) & Ucs (e.g. UCLA, UC Irvine)

  4. LAUSD graduation & state university admissions “A-G” requirements- how they compare to one another and are now more aligned (2013-2015) • The classes of 2014-2015 • 2014-2015: • 230 credits • Areas that are different for 2016 & 2017 changed in future as related to state university admissions “A-G” requirements • Math • World Languages • Credit total

  5. LAUSD graduation & state university admissions “A-G” requirements- how they compare to one another and are now more aligned (2016) • The alignment of LAUSD grad reqs w/state university admissions “A-G” reqs w/the started w/ class of 2016 • * All college prep courses must be passed w/a “D” or higher • Areas of change/focus: • 210 credits • * 3 years of math through Algebra 2 • * 2 years of world languages • * 1 year college prep electives

  6. LAUSD graduation & state university admissions “A-G” requirements- how they compare to one another and are now more aligned (2017) • The class of 2017 (current 9th graders) • Alignment of LAUSD grad reqs w/state university admissions “A-G” reqs • * All college prep courses must be passed w/a “C” or higher • Areas of change/focus: • 210 credits • * 3 years of math through Algebra 2 • * 2 years of world languages • * 1 year college prep electives

  7. The differences between meeting minimum college admissions and being a competitive college applicant • Academics are still weighed heavily by most admissions offices • More is better if your student can handle it! • Meeting minimum college admissions reqs does not set your student apart from the rising competition for limited college seats (even at state universities) • Are they skilled & interested in particular subjects? If so… • They should take additional years during high school of those subjects

  8. The differences between meeting minimum college admissions and being a competitive college applicant • What about outside of the classroom? • Quality not quantity • Commitment over time to a few extracurricular activities (e.g. sports, faith based orgs, clubs, community service etc.) vs random activities • Start early in high school career, if not earlier • Growth over time (e.g. club member  V.P. or publicist) • Initiative (e.g. start a club, address a need in community or school) • What they do at home and/or in community counts! • = all of above  networking future references

  9. An Overview of the HBCUs • Definition & Purpose: institutions of higher education in the United States that were established before 1964 with the intention of serving the black community.

  10. An Overview of the HBCUs • There is not a common set of admissions requirements • You & your student must do your research • E.g. sign up @ your high school’s college office to meet w/college reps, school websites, campus tours, attend annual Black College Expo in Feb. etc.

  11. An Overview of the HBCUs: there is not one set of common admission reqs Howard University Bethune-Cookman U 4 years of English 3 years math 3 years lab sci 3 years social sci Academic elect 73% admit rate 2.25 min GPA • 4 years English • 3 years mathematics • 2 years social science • 2 years science (w/ lab) • 2 years foreign language • 54% admit rate • 3.2 average GPA

  12. Black College Expo • For more info: • http://www.thecollegeexpo.org/index.php/buy-tickets/product/35-losangeles-black-college-expo-feb-22-2014 • February 22, 2014 at the Los Angeles Convention Center

  13. Follow up websites • http://www.eduinconline.com/ • EDU, Inc. offers a Common Black College Application to 36 participating schools • http://hamiltonhs-lausd-ca.schoolloop.com/ • Will post this powerpoint • General grad & college admissions chart info • http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/ • Nat’l Institute of Educ. Stats- data base to help you search for and get very comprehensive data on schools (e.g. diversity, sports, safety, net cost;); you can save searches to excel file • https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/ • College Planning & research; allows you to plug in your student’s data & see how they compare to current students @ a college

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