On the Road to High School and Beyond!

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On the Road to High School and Beyond!

• Presented by Carrie Haskin
• PowerPoint created by Leanne Mondt
• Student Achievement Counselor

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Your Six Year Plan

• CST Information
• Know your G.P.A.
• High School Academic Planning
• CAHSEE Facts
• College Information
• Trade and Technical Schools

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What are CST scores, and what do they mean to me?

• CST California Standardized Test
• CST scores are results of the standardized
  testing you do in the Spring.
• There are two areas
• English Language Arts
• Math

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What are CST scores, and what do they mean to me?
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• There are five levels
• Advanced Proficient (401 500)
• Proficient (351 400)
• Basic (301 350)
• Below Basic (251 300)
• Far Below Basic ( below 250)

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What the heck is a G.P.A.?

• GPA Grade Point Average
• How to calculate your GPA
• A 4, B3, C2, D1, F0
• Add them up and divide
• by the number of classes.

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Calculating your GPA an Example

• Language Arts A (4 points)
• Reading A (4 points)
  
• Social Studies A (4points)
• Science A (4 points)
• Algebra A (4 points)
• Survey A (4 points)
• PE A (4 points)
• __________________________
• Language Arts B (3 points)
• Reading B (3 points)
• Social Studies B (3 points)
• Science C (2 points)
• Algebra B (3 points)
• Survey A (4 points)
• PE A (4 points)

4 4 4 4 4 4 4 20 (grade
points) 28 7 4.00 (GPA)
3 3 3 2 3 4 4 21 (grade
points) 22 7 3.14 (GPA)
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Calculating your GPA an Example

• Language Arts B (3 points)
• Reading C (2 points)
• Social Studies B (3points)
• Science C (2 points)
• Algebra B (3 points)
• Survey B (3 points)
• PE A (4 points)
  __________________________
• Language Arts C (2 points)
• Reading D (1 point)
• Social Studies D (1point)
• Science F (0 points)
• Algebra F (0 points)
• Survey C (2 points)
• PE A (4 points)

• 3 2 3 2 3 3 420
• 20 7 2.85

3 2 3 2 3 34 20 (grade points) 20 7
2.85 (GPA)
2 1 1 0 0 2 4 10 (grade points) 10
7 1.42 (GPA)
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GPA facts you should know.

• Cumulative GPA is based on all semesters starting
  with 7th grade.
• Academic GPA may not include PE grade.
• Be GLAD it counts in Middle School!
• You need a 2.0 GPA to
• graduate from Middle School
• and High School

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High School Academic Requirements
Course Years Required
History/Social Science (US History, US Government, Civics, world History Cultures, and Geography) 2
English 4
Mathematics (Algebra, Geometry, Intermediate Algebra, or Higher Level Mathematics) 3
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High School Academic Requirements
Course Years Required
Laboratory Science 2
Foreign Language (Language other than English) 2
Visual Performing Arts (Dance, Drama/Theatre, Music, and Visual Art) 1
College Preparatory Electives 1
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What is the CAHSEE?

• The CAHSEE
• the California High School Exit Exam.
• Why? To make sure that students who graduate
  from high school are competent in reading,
  writing, and math.
• There are two parts
• English Language Arts
• Mathematics

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More about the CAHSEE?

• Everyone must take the CAHSEE.
• You take the CAHSEE for the first time in your
  Sophomore (10th grade) year, in the Spring.
• If you do not pass, you get 2 more opportunities
  to pass during your Junior (11th) and Senior
  (12th) year.

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Regional Occupational Program (ROP)

• Available to high school students 16 years and
  older.
• Provides practical, hands-on career preparation,
  career guidance, and job placement assistance.
• Examples of classes
• Floral Design,
• Fire Technology,
• Culinary Arts,

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Colleges and Universities

• Degrees offered
• 1. Associated Arts Degree
• General Education classes
• Takes approximately 2 years
• 2. Bachelors Degree
• General and upper division
• Takes approximately 4 years

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Colleges and Universities

• 3. Masters Degree
• Requires specific areas of study, usually 2
  3
• years.
• Requires either comprehensive examinations
  
• or a thesis (self-selected areas of
  research) for
• completion
• 4. Doctoral Degree
• Requires specific areas of study and
  research.
• Dissertation required (a self-selected
  intensive
• research study.)
• Takes approximately 2 9 years

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Colleges and Universities

• 5. Professional Degrees
• (Nursing, Physical Therapy, etc.)
• Some programs also include a degree in addition
  to your certificate
• Require exit exams for certification

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Colleges and Universities

• California Community Colleges
• (Goldenwest, Cypress, Orange Coast)
• Number of campuses 110
• College Entrance Test Placement only
• Degrees Offered Associate degrees and vocational
  certificates
• Cost around 20 per unit

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Colleges and Universities

• California State University
• (CSU Long Beach, CSU Fullerton)
• Number of campuses23
• College Entrance Test ACT or SAT required for
  students with GPA under 3.0
• Degrees Offered Bachelors and Masters
• Cost Approximately 4,000 per year

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Colleges and Universities

• University of California
• (UC Irvine, UCLA, UC San Diego)
• Number of campuses 10
• College Entrance Test ACT or SAT and two SAT II
  Exams
• Degrees Offered Bachelors, Masters Doctoral
  and professional degrees
• Cost Approximately 20,000 per year and up

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Colleges and Universities

• Independent Colleges and Universities
• (USC, Loyola Marymount, Chapman)
• Number of campuses 10
• College Entrance Test ACT or SAT
• Degrees Offered Associates, Bachelors,
  Masters, Doctoral and professional degrees
• Cost Average of 30,000 per year and up

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Trade and Technical Schools

• There are approximately 100 careers you can learn
  in two years or less at local vocational schools
  and community colleges.
• Examples
• Medical/Dental Assistant
• Court Reporter
• Electronics

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There are many options to help you pay for
college! Remember, its an investment in your
future!

• Scholarships
• Grants
• Student Loans
• Start Saving now!

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Questions? Concerns?
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Remember the road you choose to take, is up to
you, and it starts today!