College and Employment Preparation

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College and Employment Preparation
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Student Portfolios

• Contents
• Educational History
• Career Planner
• Goals after high school
• Work experience
• Extracurricular Activities, Clubs, etc.

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Student Portfolios

• Educational Planner
• Career Pathway
• Courses taken and credits earned
• Attendance Record
• Accumulative GPA

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Student Portfolios

• Additional Contents
• Four Year Plan
• Career Interest Inventories / Career Materials
• Standardized Test Scores
• Transcript of Grades
• Letters of Recommendation
• Academic Career related Classroom Work
• Special Honors and / or Awards

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College Prep Certificate Eligibility

• 4 units of English
• One of which may be speech or debate
• Two of which must emphasize composition or
  writing
• Drama and Theatre courses do not count toward an
  English unit for college prep certificate

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3 units of Social Studies

• Must include American History and at least one
  semester of Government
• May also include World History, Economics,
  Psychology, and Geography

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3 units of Mathematics

• Must include high school level Algebra and
  beyond, including Algebra II
• Acceptable courses include Algebra I, Geometry,
  Trigonometry, Calculus, and Math Analysis
• Applied Algebra I, II, and III may apply if
  student also takes Algebra II.
• Algebra I taken in the 7th or 8th grade may be
  counted toward meeting the requirement.

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2 units of Science

• One unit must be a lab course
• General Science does not count toward eligibility
  requirements
• Acceptable courses include Biology, Chemistry I,
  II, III, Physics I, II, Zoology, Advanced
  Biology, ABC I, II, and Principles of Technology
  I, II

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1 unit of Fine Art

• Visual Arts, Instrumental Vocal Music, and
  Theatre Arts

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1 unit of Practical Art

• Business, FACS, Industrial Arts, Office
  Assistants, Publications

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1 unit of Physical Education
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3 units of Specified Core Electives

• At least 3 units must be selected from Foreign
  Language and/or combinations from two or more of
  the following course areas English, Math, Social
  Studies, Science, and Fine Arts.

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6 units of General Electives

• At least 6 units of general electives which are
  sufficient to meet state and local graduation
  requirements.
• Advanced vocational-technical courses and Dual
  Credit courses taken in high school for both high
  school and college credit may be counted as well

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Additional Requirements for College Prep
Certificate Eligibility

• Students must maintain a B average in core
  classes
• Students must score at or above the national
  average on the ACT test.
• Currently the national average is 21.

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Weighted Courses at NCHS

• English IIA Public Speaking
• English III Introduction to Statistics
• Masterpieces History of Art III
• English Composition I Algebra II
• Introduction to Literature College Algebra
• American History I CP Geometry
• American History II CP Trigonometry
• Western Civilization I Math Analysis
• Western Civilization II Calculus I, II
• Economics Advanced Biology
• Spanish III, IV Chemistry I, II, III
• French III, IV Physics I, II
• College Elementary Spanish

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• ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR MISSOURI COLLEGES AND
  UNIVERSITIES

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Additional Admission Criteria for Colleges and
Universities

• Grade Point Average (GPA)
• ACT / SAT Scores
• Class Rank
• Courses Taken
• Extracurricular Activities / Awards / Honors
• Recommendations
• Personal Essays
• Interviews

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Guidance Newsletter

• Published every month
• Lists Important Dates, Scholarship Information,
  Financial Aid Workshops, College Fairs,
  College/University/Military Visits to NC, Test
  Dates, etc.
• Available in each classroom, in hard copy form,
  and internet form
• -http//www.ncsd.k12.mo.us/nchs/default.html
• Click on Schools, High School, Guidance,
  Newsletter

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Parent Handbook

• North County
• High School
• Parent Handbook