Preparing Students for Success in High School Freshman Conference Your Journey Continues

CUSD/CEHS Credit Requirements 240 Available credits for students who attend CEHS four years Students must complete 95% of CEHS available credits 230 credits are required for graduation

UC/CSU Eligibile Our goal is for all CEHS to become UC/CSU eligible! –C–C–C–CSU = Fresno State, San Diego State, etc. –U–U–U–UC = UCLA, UC Berkeley, UC Merced, etc Course requirements are called “A-G” requirements. What is a (P) course? (P) designation for a college prep course.

CUSD Graduation Requirements English- 4 Years Math – Math 1 and Math 2 (New CA. Math Content Standards) Social Science – –World Geography/Health –World History –US History –Government/Economics or an AP course in above

CUSD Graduation Requirements (Cont’d) Science – Biology (Life) and Chemistry(Physical) Foreign Language/Visual & Performing Arts – two years in one area, or one each area Physical Education*– 4 years –2 years of P.E. Core (9 th and 10 th ) –2 years elective P.E. (11 th and 12 th) *Jr’s/Sr’s who attend CART waive P.E.

A – G Requirements Courses are in addition or in conjunction with CUSD graduation requirements. A – English – 4 years B – Math – at least 3 years C – Social Science – 2 years D – Laboratory Science – at least 1 Physical and 1 Biological Science E - Foreign Language – at least 2 years F - Visual & Performing Arts – 1 year G -College prep elective – at least 1year

Freshman Conference form At the top: –T–T–T–Today’s Date –S–S–S–Student name –C–C–C–Counselor’s name –C–C–C–Co-Curricular Participation –I–I–I–ID Number –C–C–C–College Interests –S–S–S–Student - Summer School

High School Graduation 4-Year College Admissions Requirements

Courses for the Next 4-Years Freshman Courses Sophomore Courses Junior Courses Senior Courses

Taking the SAT/ACT Take the PSAT in the Fall of Sophomore Year Take the SAT and/or ACT during the spring of your Junior year. With a CSU/UC GPA of 3.0, CSU will take any score on the SAT/ACT. This is based on Admissions Availability

CA High School Exit Exam Required to earn a diploma in the state of California English/Language Arts test – minimum score 350 Math test – covers Algebra 1 and some Geometry, minimum score of 350 First opportunity is during the spring of your Sophomore year

What can I do NOW to be successful in High School? Be at school! Have a plan for graduation! Today is your first step. Get involved! Do something more than just come to school everyday! Be organized! Use a planner, take good Cornell notes and review them every day.

What can I do NOW to be successful in High School? Get to know your teachers BEFORE you have a problem! Meet with them regularly. Homework counts! Ask for help! Even if you don’t know who to ask, start somewhere. Meet with your counselor every year!

Register for Zangle Student/Parent Connect *Parents & Students may obtain password and pin from the CEHS registrar *Go To: *Go To: us/studentconnect/

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Athletes All athletes interested in playing a sport in college (Division 1, Division 2 will need to visit the NCAA website at Register by Spring of Jr. Year All athletes that wish to play a sport in college (NAIA) will need to visit the NAIA website Register by Spring of Jr. Year

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