welcome parents of the class of 2016. agenda the “sophomore year” sophomore counseling /...
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Welcome Parents of
theClass of
2016
Agenda
The “Sophomore Year”
Sophomore Counseling / Naviance – Personality Assessment
Graduation Requirements
Post High School Educational Options
College Entrance Requirements / Tests
NCAA Eligibility
The “Junior Year”
Sophomore Year
A time to catch your breath
You have an understanding of high school Sophomore level classes will determine how
challenging the student’s coursework will be in his/her junior and senior years.
A time focus academically
10th & 11th grade grades more important Fine tune time management
Sophomore Counseling
Class Presentation Naviance Course Planner and Personality
Assessment
Course planner - 11th and 12th grade Personality Profile - Career analysis - worksheet Transcript review
Group Counseling with Counselors and Guidance Technicians
Case load: Mrs. D. Lageman A-G x 3211 Mr. J. Morris H –O x 3210 Mr. A. Gonzalez P-Z x 3321
NAVIANCE: Your Success System
Santa Ynez Valley Union H.S. Graduation Requirements
English 4 years - 40 credits Math 3 years - 30 credits Science 3 years - 30 credits Social Studies 3 years - 30 credits Foreign Lang. or Art 1 year - 10 credits PE 2 years - 20 credits Electives 90 credits
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Total 250 credits
CAHSEE (California High School Exit Exam) must passTuesday Feb. 4, 2014 – ELA
Wednesday Feb. 5, 2014 - Math
After
Graduation
Post High SchoolEducational Options
Trade/Specialty school
Two-Year College – Community College
Four-Year College or University – University of California - (9 campuses) California State University – (23 campuses) Private Universities (many)
COLLEGE ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS
English 4 years Laboratory Science 2 years req. / 3
rec. History/Social Science 2 years req. Math (Algebra 1, 2, Geom.) 3 years req. / 4
rec. Foreign Language 2 years req. / 3
rec. College Prep Elective 1 year Visual or Performing Art 1 year
Entrance Exams SAT/ACT
* Must earn a “C” or better to satisfy subject requirements
University of California “a-g” subject requirements
To satisfy the “a-g” requirements, the courses must appear on SYHS/UC approved certified a-g course list
Only underlined courses on the a-g list will be assigned extra honors credit (weighted grade) for UC/CSU
All certified courses have a (P) next to the title on transcript and in the registration guide
All weighted courses have a (+ ) next to the (P) on the transcript
NCAA eligibility
16 Core courses 4 years of English 3 years of math (Alg 1, Geom, & Alg 2) 2 years science (at least 1 lab) 1 year additional math or science 2 years social science 4 years additional courses (from above and/or foreign
language SAT/ACT – sliding scale depending on GPA GPA – sliding scale depending on SAT/ACT scores
Check with your counselor each year to make sure that your on taking the right class!
Benefits of earning a 3.0 G.P.A. in 10th – 11th grade
“Good student” car insurance rate
No minimum SAT/ACT score requirement to be CSU eligible (academic g.p.a.)
Please be aware that most CSU are “Impacted”
Cal Grant A eligibility based on 10th-11th unweighted academic g.p.a.
PSAT – Preliminary SAT used as preparation and a predictor for SAT scores, offered once a year in mid-October (October 19, 2013)
Please remember that it is a “JUNIOR LEVEL” test
Pre - Admission Tests
Four-Year College Admission Examstake spring Junior year and/or fall Senior year
SAT Reasoning Max score 2400
Critical reading (200 – 800) Math (200 – 800) Writing (200 – 800) * Most popular on the West
coast
ACT Max score 36 English Math Reading Science Optional Writing Test *
* = Required by UC and some Private/Out-of-state schools
SAT SUBJECT TESTS - II Subject Tests
Max score 800 Different subject
areas Math level 2 only Choose your best
subjects No longer required at
UC, but will look at them
Some majors in Engineering & Math may require or strongly recommend. You need to check.
If the university strongly recommends the SAT Subject tests, we encourage the students to take them. They can take 1, 2 or 3 at one seating (same date).
The Junior Year
All Year
Take Challenging College Prep CoursesCollege Fairs, Visit College, Reps./Colleges
OctPSAT (National Merit Scholarship)
JanPSAT Interpretation NightJunior Parent Meeting
Feb – MarAdmission Test Preparation
Mar- MaySAT/ACT tests
SpringNarrow College SearchCollege Visits (spring break)
April Begin Service Academy & ROTC applications
MayAP Exams
Jun-AugSummer Jobs (Paid and/or unpaid) Internships or Summer enrichment programs
Do you have any questions?
Thanks for attending tonight! :)
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