This is where it all begins…..

 9 th grade group meeting about your four year plan, transcripts, graduation paths and what you need to graduate.  What I can do for you?

 10 th - 12 th grade individual conferences  10 th and 11 th grade college/career planning  12 th grade –I will be your best friend (if you are smart )  Evening events

 Personal/Social Counseling……  Relationship, family, life, drama  Career Counseling……..  College, work, life after high school (it does exist)  Academic Counseling…….  Grades, study skills, test taking, classes

 Senior 1:  English 4  Amer Gov/Econ  Span 4  Culinary Principals  Pre Calc  Free Period  Senior 2:  English 4  English 3/English 2  Econ/Gov  PE/US History  Art/Geo  World Hist/ PE  AHC – Art 101

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 Straight to a 4 year college  2 year to a four year  2 year degree  Career Tech Programs  Work  Military  Professional Athlete

9 th Grade Plan Out 4 Year Class Schedule Explore Extracurricular Involvement 10 th Grade Grades Matter! Continue Involvement Prepare for ACT and/or SAT Explore Campuses 11 th Grade Take on Academic Challenges Pursue Leadership Opportunities Take Exams Tour Campuses 12 th Grade Continue to Succeed Apply to UC Apply for Scholarships University of California

10 Plan Out 4 Year Class Schedule Explore Extracurricular Involvement Refer to your high school’s UC-approved “a-g” course list on the Doorways site: doorways.ucop.edu/list/ doorways.ucop.edu/list/ Options for Satisfying A-G Chart Online Classes Community College Classes

11 UC “a-g” GPA calculation: Approved “a-g” courses completed in grades 10 and 11 (including summers) Additional grade points awarded for grades of C or better in approved honors, AP, designated IB courses and transferable college courses Points for UC-certified honors courses capped at 4 yearlong courses (8 semesters). No more than two yearlong courses (4 semesters) of honors credit may be applied to courses completed in 10th grade. 10 th Grade Grades Matter! Continue Involvement Prepare for ACT and/or SAT Explore Campuses

12 Tools to Explore Campuses: UC Campus websites Zinch: College Board’s College Search: collegesearch.collegeboard.com/searc h/index.jsp collegesearch.collegeboard.com/searc h/index.jsp Cappex: The Princeton Review’s School Search: ch.aspx ch.aspx CollegeWeekLive: th Grade Grades Matter! Continue Involvement Prepare for ACT and/or SAT Explore Campuses

13 11 th Grade Take on Academic Challenges Pursue Leadership Opportunities Take Exams Tour Campuses Test taking tips: Read! Take practice tests early to know where you may need help Consider your other time commitments when signing-up for tests Re-take tests if necessary UC accepts both ACT with Writing and the SAT Reasoning Test and will take your highest test score from a single test date

14 UC Application Fall filing period: November 1–30 apply Admissions notifications (posted online): March 1-30 Students must opt-in to waitlists Submit Statement of Intent to Register (SIR): by May 1 Official high school and college records due: by July th Grade Continue to Succeed Apply to UC Apply for Scholarships

 CAPSTONE A  MINIMUM HIGH SCHOOL  GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS  (Prepares student for Community College or Career Tech Schools)  English 4 years  Math 3 years  Algebra 1, Geometry +  History 3 years  Science Life and Physical 3 years  Drivers Ed/Health  Physical Education 2 years  Foreign Language or Visual/Performing Art 1 year  Career Tech Course  Earn 240 credits  CAHSEE  CAPSTONE B  4-YEAR “A-G” College Prep  ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS  (Prepares student to be eligible for  University Admissions)  English 4 years  Math 3 years  Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2  History 3 years  Science Life and Physical 3 years  Drivers Ed/Health  Physical Education 2 years  Visual//Performing Art 1 year  Foreign Language Same Language 2 years  College Prep Elective  Career Teach Course  Earn 240 Credits CAHSEE

9  FRESHMAN 63  TRANSCRIPT *Cal Req Health *Cal Req Careers *English 1 or Hon *Math Alg 1 *Science Earth Sci Elective Spartan *PE Credits 31.5 Completed 63

Social Science (4 sem/20 credits):    American Government/Economics - (2 sem/10 credits)    English (8 semesters/40 credits):       Math (incl Alg 1)(6 semesters/30 credits):     Science (6 sem/30 credits):     Visual Perf. Arts OR LOTE:    California Requirements - (2 semesters/10 credits) Health/Drivers Education:    Physical Education (4 sem/20 credits):    Career Technical Edu Course: Course – In Progress Course – Planned

 4-Yr College Student Goal: 9  Community College  Career Tech  Military  Other  