Hosted by Cambridge Counseling Department and CHS CTAE

* 9 th Grade Meetings with Students March 16th – March 18th * 10 th Grade Meetings with Students March 23rd- March 26th * 3 rd Annual College Fair Monday March 23 rd 6:00 pm- 8:00 pm

* Course Catalog available * Course Verification Form lists teacher recommendations * County Placement Guidelines * Waiver Available if student does not meet county guidelines * Focus on achieving the balance- not overloading

* Wednesday, March 11: 1 st course verification form distributed to students * March 31 st Verification Form Due back to school Students and parents fill out verification form #1 by selecting elective courses and confirming teacher-recommended courses (or completing waiver to request non-recommended courses). Parents/students make changes to core and elective courses on verification forms #2 and #3 distributed to students-April and May * Monday, June 26: Final Course Change Deadline (no schedule changes after this date)

English: 4 Credits Mathematics: 4 Credits Science: 4 Credits Social Studies: 3 Credits World Language/Fine Arts/Career Tech: 3 credits Electives: 4 Credits Health 0.5 credit Personal Fitness 0.5 credit **Or Personal Fitness Waiver effective *23 credits are required to graduate

Who is eligible for the waiver? Beginning with the school year, all current Cambridge students who successfully complete one season of marching band, one season of a varsity GHSA-sanctioned sport, or two seasons of a GHSA-sanctioned “sub varsity” sport offered at CHS are eligible to utilize the waiver. This requirement must be met by the end of the first semester of the student’s senior year. Which sports are GHSA-sanctioned? Baseball Lacrosse Softball Soccer Basketball Swimming Tennis Cheerleading Cross Country Track & Field Volleyball Football Golf Gymnastics Wrestling Where do students get a waiver form? Once a student has met the Personal Fitness waiver criteria, s/he should pick up a waiver form from the Counseling Office. What is the process for obtaining the Personal Fitness waiver? After successful completion of one season of marching band, one season of a varsity GHSA-sanctioned sport offered at CHS, or two years of a “sub varsity” GHSA-sanctioned sport offered at CHS, the student will obtain a Waiver Form from the Counseling Department. The student should complete the form, have his/her successful participation verified by the Band Director or the Head Coach of the team, and return it to the Counseling Department. The completed, signed form must be turned in by the last day of the school year during which the eligibility requirement was met. Does the student receive actual credit or a grade when using the Personal Fitness waiver? No. Students who waive Personal Fitness will have a Personal Fitness Exemption Code added to their transcripts designating the waiver. No grade or credit will be assigned.

* Graduation Status Report

* Students can take classes online through Fulton Virtual and Georgia Virtual * They can be taken as part of the 6 classes * Paid for by the county if part of the 6 classes * Students can come in late to school or leave early to work on classes at home * Need to state on Course Verification Form that the class is to be online * Parents and student need to register for the course directly through the online program

Students graduating from high school on or after May 1, 2016, must earn at least three credits in courses from the approved course list. Students graduating from high school on or after May 1, 2017, must earn at least four credits in courses from the approved course list. Includes specific on level courses, AP and college level (dual enrollment) courses. Check HOPE GPA and Eligibility by logging into Full list of HOPE rigor courses: Available at

English AP Language/Composition AP Literature/Composition College English Mathematics GPS Advanced Algebra GPS Pre-Calculus Accelerated GPS Pre-Calculus H Accelerated CCGPS Pre-Calculus H CCGPS Advanced Algebra Advanced Mathematical Decision Making CCGPS Pre-Calculus AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC AP Statistics Ga Tech Calculus

Science Human Anatomy/Physiology Chemistry I Physics I AP Computer Science AP Biology AP Environmental Science AP Chemistry AP Physics B AP Physics 1 AP Physics 2 AP Physics C: Mechanics AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism Social Studies AP Psychology AP Government/Politics: United States AP Government/Politics: Comparative AP Macroeconomics AP Microeconomics AP Human Geography AP World History AP United States History AP European History List of Courses Possessing Academic Rigor to Meet the HOPE Rigor Requirement (January 2015)

World Languages- 2 nd year and higher

Starting in all students in Grade 9 need to select a Pathway. In addition to Career Technology Pathways, the GA Department of Education offers Academic Pathways in Advanced Academics, Fine Arts, and World Language.

* Advanced Academic Pathway: Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, English (ELA) A student has completed an Advanced Academic Pathway when the criteria described below has been met: * Student graduated, thereby completing graduation requirements in subject area, AND * Student’s course history in subject area includes at least one AP or one post-secondary course that fulfills a core graduation requirement in subject area, AND * Student earned credits in two sequential courses in one world language.

* World Language Pathway: Spanish, French, Latin A student has completed a World Language Pathway when the criteria described below has been met: * Students need to earn three units of credit in one world language

* Fine Arts Pathway: Visual Arts, Theatre, Dance, Music, Journalism A student has completed a Fine Arts Pathway when the criteria described below has been met: * Students need to complete three courses from Visual Arts, Theatre, Dance, Music, or Journalism * All three courses should be taken within one of the five Fine Arts Pathways

* Newest Pathway at Cambridge * Program starting in August 2015 * 2 possible Pathways lead from Veterinary Sciences * 3 rd year possibility of Equine Science course offered * Building to be ready in December 2015 Veterinary Science Basic Agricultural Science Animal Science and Biotechnology Veterinary Science ​ Equine Science Basic Agricultural Science Animal Science and Biotechnology Equine Science

* Thank you for your attendance. Cambridge Counseling Department Cambridge CTAE Chair, Mr. Aaron Archambeau