Class of 2015 Senior Verification The Last Leg of the Race

Check and Re-check! Number of Credits Required Courses Qualifications for Honors & Seals GHSGT requirements

Number of Credits You must have a minimum of 23 credits to receive a diploma from Douglas County School System.

Required Courses 4 credits of English (including 9 th Lit & Amer Lit) 4 credits of Math 4 credits of Science* 3 credits of Social Studies (4 courses) ½ credit Health and ½ credit Personal Fitness 3 Elective credits from CTAE, Fine Arts or Foreign Language

Science Requirement – 4 units of Science, which must include: 1 unit of Biology 1 unit of Physical Science or Physics 1 unit of Chemistry, Earth Systems or Environmental Science 1 unit of a 4 th science

Math Requirement 4 credits of Math are required for graduation Support, Prep, and Lab classes DO NOT count toward the 4 required credits. Sample Path: Math I, Math II, Math III, Math IV OR Math I, Math II, Math III, Adv. Math Decision Making AP Calculus is also a 4 th math credit if you were on the accelerated math track.

Foreign Language Alert! Foreign Language is not required for graduation. 2 and 4 year colleges still require 2 credits of the same foreign language for admissions.

Honors Honor Grad 3.75 cumulative GPA No F’s Maximum credits (32) 5 academic courses Senior year 2 credits of Foreign Language Board Scholar 3.5 cumulative GPA No F’s Maximum credits (32) 1 extra academic course 2 credits of Foreign Language

Seals Fine Arts –4 credits (Band, Visual Arts, Chorus or Drama) –2 credits must be from same discipline Foreign Language - 4 credits of the same foreign language Academic Seal –3 Advanced Placement (AP) or Dual Enrollment credits –3 Certificate completions from technical school dual enrollment program –Or a combination of the above

GHSGT vs. EOCT You must pass the Writing section of the GHSGT If you have to take a class in credit recovery, you will still have to take the EOCT before you earn credit. EOCT’s count as 20% of your final grade. EOCT’s MAY be replaced with the GA Milestone test this year.

GHSGT Writing Test – September 24 – February 25

Mark Your Calendar! Sept/Oct – PROBE College Fair (details to come) Sept 25 – Senior Parent Night 7:00 Oct 11 – DCHS Oct 23 – ASVAB Oct 25 - ACT Nov 8– CHHS Nov 18 – Apply To College NMHS Dec 13 - ACT

SAT / ACT Info Register for SAT or ACT online SAT: sat.collegeboard.org ACT: actstudent.org See Mrs. Morris in the College & Career Center for waiver and registration assistance (Room D1113)

Scholarship Information Scholarship Resource Network: Good places to start the search: Scholarships.com Collegescholarships.com Atlantascholarships.com Scholarships360.org

More Financial Aid Help college/choosing-schools/consider/cost college/choosing-schools/consider/cost Updated HOPE Information – including courses that count as rigor (you MUST have 2) Rigor Explanation

Courses that count as rigor for HOPE (you MUST have 2) Courses Possessing Academic Rigor

New HOPE Rigor Requirements Rigor Courses: Advanced Math, Advanced Science, Advanced Foreign Language, Advanced Placement (AP) in core subjects, International Baccalaureate (IB) in core subjects, Dual Credit Enrollment courses in core subjects taken at an eligible postsecondary institution.

NMHS Classes that count toward HOPE Rigor English: AP Language, AP Literature Math: Statistics, AP Calculus, Math III, Math IV, Accelerated Math III Science: Human Anatomy, Chemistry, AP Chemistry, Physics, AP Physics, Forensic Science, Social Studies: AP Psychology, AP Government, AP Microeconomics, AP Human Geography, AP World History, AP United States History Foreign Language: French II, French III, Spanish II, Spanish III, Spanish IV, Spanish V

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