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Academic Advisement/Subject Selection Assembly Juniors – Class of 2014. Southwest Miami High School Student Services Department. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS GRADUATING CLASS OF 2014 JUNIORS. Additional Requirements. FCAT CONCORDANT SCORES ACT/SAT. MISSING CREDITS? WE HAVE THE ANSWER. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Academic Advisement/Subject Selection Assembly
Juniors – Class of 2014
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTSGRADUATING CLASS OF 2014
JUNIORS
COURSE CREDITS
English 4
Math 4
Science 3
Social Studies
3
Fine Arts 1
Personal Fitness
.5
Physical Education
.5
Electives 8
Total credits: 24
Additional Requirements
Passing Score on 10th gradeFCAT Reading 2.0
20 hours of Community Service
Minimum of 2.0 unweighted GPA
SATSAT READ:READ:
430430
MATH:MATH:
340340
ACTACT READ:READ:
1919
MATH:MATH:
1515
MISSING CREDITS?WE HAVE THE
ANSWER
NIGHT SCHOOL August – December January – April May- August
2 course limit per yearCore courses only
FLORIDA VIRTUAL SCHOOLwww.flvs.net – counselor approval required
Dual Enrollment Miami Dade College (mdc.edu) FIU (fiu.edu)
Florida Virtual School Counselor approval required
•NO SCHEDULE CHANGES AFTER APRIL 29, 2013•MAKE GOOD CHOICES FOR YOURSELF
•TEACHER SIGNATURES ARE REQUIRED FOR HONORS/AP COURSES AND 2ND YEAR ELECTIVES
•DO NOT MAKE APPOINTMENTS/YOUR COUNSELOR WILL CALL YOU TO REVIEW YOUR SUBJECT SELECTION FORM
•KEEP SUBJECT SELECTION SHEET NEAT AND CLEAN
The average GPA to be admitted to FIU in the Fall is 3.4 – 4.0.
The average SAT score for state universities is above 1100 – not including the Writing portion.
The tuition for the University of Miami is approximately $35,000/year.
Any Florida public university costs approximately $4,000/year.
SATSAT
www.collegeboard.www.collegeboard.comcom
ACTACT
www.actstudent.org
PERTPERT
www.mdc.eduwww.mdc.edu
March, May, JuneMarch, May, June April, JuneApril, June Selected DatesSelected Dates
Critical Reading, Math, Critical Reading, Math, WritingWriting
English, Math, English, Math, Reading, Science, Reading, Science, WritingWriting
Reading, Reading, Sentence Sentence Structure, MathStructure, Math
Register and take the April 13, 2013 ACT
Receive FEE waiver if you qualifyReceive 5 hours of community
service Deadline to register – March 8, 2013 High School Code: 101-102 Southwest is a testing site - 232270
440440 440440
1818 1919
104104 113113
SAT
ACT
PERT
Florida Academic Scholars Award (FAS) 100%
Florida Medallion Scholars Award(FMS) 75%
Florida Gold Seal Vocational(GSV)
Award Amount Award amounts for the 2013-14 academic year will be available on the Bright Futures website in summer 2013, after the legislative session. In order to be eligible for an award students must have a completed FAFSA on file.
Award amounts for the 2013-14 academic year will be available on the Bright Futures website in summer 2013, after the legislative session. In order to be eligible for an award students must have a completed FAFSA on file.
Award amounts for the 2013-14 academic year will be available on the Bright Futures website in summer 2013, after the legislative session. In order to be eligible for an award students must have a completed FAFSA on file.
Grade Point Average (GPA)
3.5 weighted GPA using only credits listed below
3.0 weighted GPA using only credits listed below
3.0 weighted GPA using only credits listed below3.5 in courses in Career/Tech Program
Required Credits
16 Credits of college preparatory academic courses: 4 English 4 Mathematics (Algebra I and above) 3 Science 3 Social Science 2 Foreign Language (same language) May use up to 2 additional credits from courses in the academic areas listed above and/or fine arts AP, IB, or AICE courses to raise the GPA.
16 credits of college preparatory academic courses: 4 English 4 Mathematics (Algebra I and above) 3 Science 3 Social Science 2 Foreign Language (same language) May use up to 2 additional credits from courses in the academic areas listed above and/or fine arts AP, IB, or AICE courses to raise the GPA.
16 credits of college preparatory academic courses: 4 English 4 Mathematics (Algebra I and above) 3 Science 3 Social Science 1 Fine Art or Practical Art1 Physical Education A minimum if 3 Career and Technical Education credits in one vocational program taken over at least 2 academic years
Community Service
100 hours, as approved by the school 75 hours, as approved by the school 30 hours, as approved by the school
Test Scores Best composite score of 1290 SAT Reasoning Test (based on combined Critical Reading and Math sections only) or 29 ACT (excluding the writing section). NOTE: The writing sections for both the SAT and ACT will not be used in the composite.
Best composite score of 1170 SAT Reasoning Test (based on combined Critical Reading and Math sections only) or 26 ACT (excluding the writing section). NOTE: The writing sections for both the SAT and ACT will not be used in the composite.
Minimum scores for individual parts required. Test types cannot be combined.SAT: Reading 440- Math 440ACT: English 17- Reading 18- Math 19PERT: Reading 104- Writing 99 Math 113
SAT/ACT – spring Junior yearFee waivers – Ms. CuevasCheck Bright Futures GPA on Connect
EduStrong grades junior year/Check
student portalBegin college searchPick a challenging schedule for senior
year
SUBJECT SELECTION DAY:
February 7, 2013
Periods 1-6DON’T MISS IT!!
SOUTHWEST AN “A” SCHOOL