WELCOME TO THE 6 YEAR PLAN PRESENTATION

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WELCOME TO THE 6 YEAR PLAN PRESENTATION

• MARCH 3,2008
• BY MRS. ROTHBACH
• Meg Moore

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PLANNING FOR YOUR FUTURE
CAREER OPTIONS

UNIVERSITY
SPECIALTY TRAINING
THE WORLD OF WORK
WHICH IS BEST FOR YOU?
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• Make sure you
• Choose the broadest path possible
• DONT limit your options
• take the correct courses to enable
• you to attend a university.
• Begin looking at career options

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HOPKINS CAREER DAYa time to explore options

• Have your student
• Choose speakers in their interest areas
• avoid jobs that he/she already knows about
• Use career day to learn about new, unfamiliar
  careers
• Ask speakers about their education backgrounds.

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To receive a high School diploma in California,
all students must

• Pass the High School Exit Exam
• Complete Algebra 1
• Complete 40 hours of
• Community Service

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How can you tell if your student is on track to
meet these requirements?

• Check his/her STAR scores.
• Grades in all classes especially English and
  Math.
• Check his/her score on the Writing Assessment
  Test.

Where can you find scores? Which grades count?
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The Bank of High School Credits

• In order to graduate, students must earn 230
  credits total in their 4 years of high school.
• Each course taken and passed is worth 5 credits.
  Students take 6 classes per semester, and each
  school year has 2 semesters. This equals 60
  credits per year.
• In 4 years of high school, there are 240 credits
  possible.

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Ds and Fs in High School

• Fs earn no credit. The course would need to be
  re-taken in order to graduate, usually in summer
  school.
• Ds will be awarded 5 credits, BUT in math, a
  student cannot move to the next level with a
  grade less than a C.

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High School Graduation Requirements

• 4 years of English 40
  cred
• 3 years of math including Algebra 30 cred
• Physical and life science 20
  cred
• W. Hist,US Hist,Govt/Econ 30 cred
• Fine Art OR For. Lang 10 cred
• PE
  20 cred
• Health/computer skills 10
  cred
• Electives
  70 cred

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Regional Occupation Program

• High School students can begin to take ROP
  courses to
• Explore careers
• Develop skills
• Acquire certification
• Gain experience
• Stand out in university applications

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ROP PROGRAMS75 courses in 13 different fields

• Veterinary Assistant Video Production
• Computer Animation Game Design
• Web Design Computerized Acct
• Construction Alt. Fuels/Energy
• Dev. Psychology Interior Design
• Fashion Merch. Medical Assisting
• Personal Fitness Tr Pharmacy Clerk

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California Master Plan for Higher Education

• Was established to formalize the structure,
  define the function and differentiate the
  admission pools for institutions of higher
  education in California.

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Preparing for University Courses need for UC or
CSU
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The Structure of Higher Education in California
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Non-Academic Considerations

• In acceptance considerations, non-academic
  activities are accounted for. Schools like to
  see a well rounded student. Below are some
  activities they look for.
• Essay - U.C.s and Private schools take into
  account the background of the student, including
  any hardships the student or family has
  encountered. The essay is a perfect place to
  document these.
• Community Service/Volunteer Work
• Clubs
• Sports
• Student Government
• Employment
• Community Activities
• Church
• Dance
• Drama

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The University of California
Berkeley Davis Irvine Los Angeles Merced Riverside
San Diego San Francisco - graduate level
only Santa Barbara Santa Cruz
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University of California Course Requirements
A. English- 4 years required B. Mathematics-
3years required, 4 recommended- (Algebra I,
Geometry and Algebra II or equivalent) C.
Laboratory- Science- 2 years required, 3
recommended D. History- 2 years (US History,
World History) E. Language Other than English- 2
years required, 3 recommended F. Visual and
Performing Arts- 1 year G. College Prep
Electives- 1 year
PLEASE NOTE THE FUSD COLLEGE PREP PROGRAM DOES
MEET AND CAN EXCEED THESE REQUIREMENTS. A STUDENT
DOES NOT NEED TO BE IN THE HONORS PROGRAM TO BE
UC ELIGIBLE.
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University of California Admission Requirements
Eligibility 1. ELC- eligibility in local context
must be in the top 4 of their graduating class,
based on grades from the a-g requirements. 2.
Standard Admission a. A-G requirements b. SAT
I c. SAT II -math, writing, and either foreign
language, science, English
literature or social science 3. An
essay is required in the application process.
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California State University

• Offers 23 campuses state wide serving 405,000
  students
• Offers more than 1,800 Bachelors and Masters
  programs in 240 subject area
• Began in 1857 as a Weekly Normal School
  established by the San Francisco Board of
  Education to train elementary school teachers

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California State University

• 1862 became the California State Normal School
• 1871 moved to San Jose and eventually became San
  Jose State University
• 1887 Chico State
• 1897 San Diego State
• 1901 California Polytechnic School

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California State University
Los Angeles Monterey Bay Northridge Sacramento Sa
n Bernardino San Diego San Francisco San Jose San
Marcos Sonoma Stanislaus

• Bakersfield
• California Maritime Academy
• Cal Poly - Pomona
• Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo
• Channel Island
• Chico
• Dominguez Hills
• Fresno
• Fullerton
• East Bay - formerly Hayward
• Humboldt
• Long Beach

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California State University Course Requirements
A. English- 4 years required B. Mathematics-
3years required, 4 recommended- (Algebra I,
Geometry and Algebra II or equivalent) C.
Laboratory- Science- 2 years required, 3
recommended D. History- 2 years (US History,
World History) E. Language Other than English- 2
years required, 3 recommended F. Visual and
Performing Arts- 1 year G. College Prep
Electives- 1 year
PLEASE NOTE THE FUSD COLLEGE PREP PROGRAM DOES
MEET AND CAN EXCEED THESE REQUIREMENTS. A STUDENT
DOES NOT NEED TO BE IN THE HONORS PROGRAM TO BE
CSU ELIGIBLE.
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California State University Admission Requirements
Standard Admission a. A-G requirements b.
Must meet eligibility index which factors in SAT
I or ACT scores and GPA c. Note students do not
have to take the SAT II

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What classes at Hopkins meet the A-G
requirements?

• Honors Algebra
• Algebra 1
• Algebra 8
• Spanish I
• Spanish II
• French I
• French II
• All of these classes will remain on your students
  High School Transcripts with the grade received,
  but that grade will not be counted in the high
  school GPA.

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California Community College

• Important Note
• Any course work done at the community college
  must be reported to any college you are planning
  to attend. Therefore, if a student takes courses
  at a community college those transcripts must be
  submitted with the college application. If this
  is not done the application is considered
  incomplete and could result in the student not
  being admitted.

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Selecting elective classes for 8th grade

• Fine Arts Classes
• music
• art
• drama
• foreign language
• shop
• Personal Growth Classes
• leadership
• yearbook
• quest
• Foreign Language classes

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• Be sure to
• Discuss (not dictate) elective choices with your
  student.
• Rank six electives.
• Students need to get teacher signatures as
  required.
• Complete TA, leadership, or yearbook applications
  as needed
• Make sure you student turns in the completed
  registration form and ONE piece of proof of
  residency to his/her math teacher no later than
  Friday, March 7th .

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On-Line Resources

• www.mentor.edu for information about the CSU
  system.
• www.ccco.edu for information about the
  California Community Colleges.
• www.californiacolleges.edu
• www.universityofcalifornia.edu for information
  about the University of California system
• www.hbcu-central.com for information about the
  Historical Black Colleges
• www.aiccu.edi for information about Private/
  Independent Colleges in California.
• www.(nameofschool).edu for most universities.
  
• www.college board.edu
• www.collegeview.com.collegesearch/
• www.gocollege.com

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