GCCA Rising 10th grade 4 year plan

TCC Associate of Arts All Associate of Arts with several endorsement options. These options provide much more flexibility for course selection while still allowing students to pursue the career endorsement plans of their choice, obtain the necessary courses for college admittance and complete their associate’s degree.

STEM Endorsement options Math PAP Algebra I PAP Algebra II PAP Geometry TCC MATH 1314 College Algebra TCC Precalculus and/or TCC Calculus or Statistics

Stem endorsement options Science PAP Biology PAP Chemistry PAP Physics Choose one of the following combinations from below and Choose one of the following combinations of TCC science courses: TCC BIOL 1406/1407 or BIOL 1408/1409 or CHEM 1411/1412, or PHYS 1403/1404 or PHYS 2425/2426

STEM Endorsement Options Computer Science 8 th grade-Principles of Technology and Touch Data Systems TCC COSC 1301-Introduction to Computers TCC COSC 1436-Programming Fundamentals I TCC COSC Ptrogramming Fundamentals II.

Multidisciplinary Endorsement Multidisciplinary 4x4-Four credits in each of the following foundation areas to include English IV and Chemistry and Physics Advanced Placement/Dual Pathway- At least 4 AP or Dual(TCC) Courses to include one credit in each of the foundation areas.

10 th grade high school courses 10 th grade students will take the following high school courses: PAP English 2 PAP Algebra 2 or PAP Geometry AP World History PAP Chemistry or PAP Physics MAPS2 Reading and other high school electives as needed

10 th grade TCC Courses All students will take these courses: TCC COSC 1301 TCC Intro to Speech 1311 TCC DRAM 1310

TCC STEM Courses Students on the STEM track will take the following courses: COSC 1436 College Algebra if students successfully completed Algebra 2, are TSI ready in math-score of 350 and are recommended by their teacher. TCC MATH 2412-Precaluc Possible other STEM electives

TCC Multidisciplinary Courses TCC DRAM 1351-Acting 1 TCC SPAN 2311 TCC Intro to Sociology TSI-R. TCC DANC-2303 Dance Appreciation

TSI As 10 th (for some electives and Math) and 11 th graders students must be TSI ready in order to continue taking TCC courses. The following scores are needed: Reading-351 Writing-5 on the essay or a 4 on the essay a 363 on the multiple choice. Math-350

11 th grade TCC courses Students will take the following courses if they are TSI ready. These meet the GCISD graduation requirements and required courses for their TCC Associate of Arts degree. TCC ENGL 1301 and ENGL 1302-This also satisfies the 11 th grade English requirement-Students must be TSI ready in writing and receive teacher recommendation. TCC US HIST 1301 and US HIST 1302-TSI ready in reading and teacher recommendation. TCC GOVT United States Government-TSI ready in reading.

11 th grade Multidisciplinary Courses Multidisciplinary students will also take the following courses: TCC PSYC 2301-Psychology-TSI R and/or TCC SOCI 1301-TSI-R TCC MATH 1332-Contemporary Math or TCC MATH 1314-College Algebra-TSI M and teacher recommendation required.

11 th grade TCC-STEM courses STEM students will take a combination of the following depending on courses needed: TCC MATH 1314-College Algebra-TSI M and teacher recommendation TCC MATH 2412-Precalculus-80 or higher in College Algebra and teacher recommendation. TCC MATH 2413-Calculus-80 or higher in Precalculus and teacher recommendation. TCC COSC 1437-successful completion of COSC 1436 and teacher recommendation.

11 th grade GCISD high school courses PAP Geometry(if not taken in 10 th grade) PAP Physics(requirement) MAPS-College Readiness Course Students who are not TSI ready will be placed in the following high school courses: AP English III PAP World History Other courses as needed for high school graduation.

GCISD High school credits needed GCISD requires 26 credits for graduation. Students will need the following credits to receive their high school diploma. Most of their college courses are dual credit which means they are receiving high school credit and college credit at the same time. 4 Credits of English 4 Credits of Math 4 Credits of Science 4 Credits of History 2 Credits of foreign language 1 technology credit 1 PE credit 1 Fine Art Credit ½ Health credit ½ speech credit Four elective courses that meet the requirements for the endorsement you have chosen. Students at Collegiate Academy have the opportunity to receive 29.5 or more credits by the time they graduate.

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GPA AND CREDITS GRADES BELOW 70 RECEIVE 0 POINTS IN YOUR GPA. IT IS LIKE TAKING A 0 IN YOUR AVERAGE FOR A CLASS- THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE IS THAT THIS 0 IS PERMANENT! IF YOU FAIL A CLASS THEN YOU WILL MAKE UP THE CLASS BUT THE 0 STAYS IN YOUR AVERAGE. IT TAKES HIGH GRADES TO MAKE UP THOSE ZEROS. GPA IS CALCULATED AT THE END OF EACH SEMESTER. YOUR COLLEGE CLASSES ARE CALLED DUAL CREDIT AND COUNT TOWARD YOUR COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL GPA AND CREDIT FOR GRADUATION

GCISD Weighted Grading Scale * NOTE-DUAL COLLEGE CLASSES RECEIVE PAP WEIGHT. This weighted grading scale will be used starting in the school year.

Cumulative GPA All high school courses taken in grades 9-12 will be calculated in the cumulative GPA with the exception of: Summer school courses taken between the 8th and 9th grade year Summer school courses taken for credit recovery Credit by examination, with or without prior instruction Traditional correspondence courses, with the exception of courses taken through TXVSN

Ranking GPA To determine the top 10%, including valedictorian and salutatorian, only grades earned in English, Math, Social Studies, Science, Languages Other Than English (LOTE), and AP courses not associated with these subjects will be included in calculating the Ranking GPA.

TCC Associate of Arts To receive the TCC Associate of Arts the students must complete 62 hours of college credit. Multidisciplinary STEM

Course Selection Students will select courses in MAPS during the month of April.

TCC Grades Please do a weekly check with your students to help them monitor their TCC grades. You cannot see TCC grades in Skyward until the end of the semester. Your student will login into my.tccd.edu and use their personal login. If they need technical help they will call for help logging in. They will need their TCC ID.

TCC Probation Students who drop below a 2.0 are placed on academic probation.

A student who fails to maintain a GPA of 2.0 or higher while on probation will be placed on Academic Suspension. 2 appointments with a TCC counselor to discuss grades and class attendance each semester until the student is back in good standing. The student must a grade of “C” or better in all classes. The student must attend the “Get Back on Track and Finish the Race.” workshop on the date determined by TCC. Maybe required to attend summer school in order to raise their GPA. TCC Academic Suspension

If a student should fails to receive a 2.0 grade point average on the course they are allowed to take while on academic probation they will not be allowed to take courses during the following semester.

College planning Start thinking about life after high school. Identify your interests Talk to professionals and family members about careers. Findyourcalling.com, Career Cruising Research colleges and their requirements-Bigfuture.collegeboard.org. Internships are great ways to get career experience! Work to maintain good relationships with teachers, administration, etc. Volunteer-100 hours needed for Community Scholar Ambassador. 9 th grade parent volunteer needed! READ as much as you can!

College planning Work hard to keep grades up and keep challenging yourself. Be a leader in your clubs and activities!-Create your own community service volunteer opportunities. Attend summer camps to learn about careers of interest. Start a file of accomplishments, volunteer hours, etc. Take the PSAT as a tenth grader and link to KHAN Academy.

Important Dates March 9 th -College visit at Collegiate Academy with Alabama, Oklahoma State University, Mississippi State and Oklahoma City University. STAAR English 1-March 29, 2016 STAAR English 2-March 31, 2016 STAAR Algebra 1-May 3 rd, 2016 STAAR Biology-May 4 th, 2016 STAAR US history retakes-May 5 th, 2016 AP Human Geography test-May 13, 2016-Pay tonight or at lunch with Mrs. Santiago until March 11 th. The cost is $92- Please Mrs. Walden if you need financial assistance.