Academic Advisement/Subject Selection Assembly Juniors – Class of 2014

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS GRADUATING CLASS OF 2014 JUNIORS COURSECREDITS English4 Math4 Science3 Social Studies3 Fine Arts1 Personal Fitness.5 Physical Education.5 Electives8 Total credits: 24 Additional Requirements Passing Score on 10 th grade FCAT Reading hours of Community Service Minimum of 2.0 unweighted GPA

SATREAD:430MATH:340ACTREAD:19MATH:15

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 NIGHT SCHOOL  August – December  January – April  May- August  2 course limit per year  Core courses only  FLORIDA VIRTUAL SCHOOL  – 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 2 ND 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.

SAT com ACT March, May, June April, June Selected Dates Critical Reading, Math, Writing English, Math, Reading, Science, Writing Reading, Sentence Structure, Math

 Register and take the April 13, 2013 ACT Receive FEE waiver if you qualify Receive 5 hours of community service  Deadline to register – March 8, 2013  High School Code:  Southwest is a testing site

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 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 3.5 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 Art  1 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 school75 hours, as approved by the school30 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 440  ACT: English 17- Reading 18- Math 19  PERT: Reading 104- Writing 99 Math 113

 SAT/ACT – spring Junior year  Fee waivers – Ms. Cuevas  Check Bright Futures GPA on Connect Edu  Strong grades junior year/Check student portal  Begin college search  Pick a challenging schedule for senior year

SUBJECT SELECTION DAY: February 7, 2013 Periods 1-6 DON’T MISS IT!!

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