9th Grade Classroom Guidance Lesson Presented By: North Forsyth High School Counseling Department

Career Cruising Go to website: www.careercruising.com For username, type in: “fc-” 6 digit student ID number For password, type in: your regular password with NO “!” Click on Log In

Career Cruising Click on “Assessments” near the top Click on “Matchmaker and My Skills” Click on “Start Matchmaker” Answer all 39 questions

Career Cruising Once you have completed the assessment, Career Cruising will generate a list of careers/occupations that best match your skills and interests. Take time to explore this list. By simply clicking on a career from your list, you can find: a job description, minimum education requirements, salary, etc. To save a career to your plan, click on the career and then click “Save to My Plan” in the upper right area. YOU MUST SAVE 6 DIFFERENT CAREERS/OCCUPATIONS to your plan today!

Move On When Ready (MOWR~Dual Enrollment) Move On When Ready (MOWR) provides opportunities for Georgia high school students to take courses from a state public or private postsecondary institution while still enrolled as a high school student and receive credit BOTH at the high school and at the postsecondary institution.

Move On When Ready Benefits: It provides high school students the opportunity to “jump start” postsecondary education during the high school years. It makes it easier to “move on” earlier to the next educational level. It gives high school students an educational alternative other than the traditional high school setting or school day structure. It provides students an option to earn postsecondary credit before graduating high school. Students who earn postsecondary credit while in high school, according to recent research, are more likely to graduate from college or university. ACCEL Funded- Tuition is covered and it does NOT count against HOPE hours Students can still participate in high school activities Completes high school graduation requirements

Move On When Ready Provides opportunities to earn credit at BOTH at the high school and at the postsecondary institution Attend class on college campus Shorten the amount of time to earn a degree Paid for by MOWR funds that do not count toward HOPE hours 1 Extra Quality point added to Cumulative GPA, .5 for HOPE Must apply to the college and meet admission requirements

UNG – Cumming MOWR Program High School Required Core GPA of 3.25 480 Critical Reading and 440 Math on the SAT with at least a combined 970, OR 20 English and 18 Mathematics on the ACT with composite score of at least 20 Must be a Junior or a Senior MOWR funds pay for tuition/fees/books You will pay any course-specific fees, such as lab fees. Preferred Deadline May 1st and Final Deadline is July 1st

Lanier Tech – MOWR Program Earn CTAE course credit and Technical Certificate or Associates Degree. Graduate from high school with employable skills and certifications. Students do NOT need the SAT or ACT to apply however, students must take the Compass entrance exam. MOWR funds pay for tuition/fees/books

Lanier Tech – MOWR Program Tentative Course Offerings at the Forsyth Campus Include: Nurse Assisting Criminal Justice Design and Media Production Interior Design Horticulture Child Development Accounting PC and Network Tech Tentative Course Offerings at the Dawson Campus Include: Welding Shampoo Tech (Cosmetology) Residential Wiring Automotive

Move On When Ready What do I need to do to participate in MOWR? You MUST be on-course for graduating from high school (passing all classes and in good standing) in order to be considered. You must be accepted by the college or institution (i.e. you have the SAT/ACT scores, GPA, Compass score, or other admission requirements). Must meet with your counselor before registration for the following school year in order to start the MOWR process.

Move On When Ready For more information, please visit our NFHS Counseling webpage: http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/dualenrollment