1. GCCA Rising 11th grade 4 year plan 2016-17

2. TCC Associate of Arts All Associate of Arts with several endorsement options. These options provide much more flexibility for course selection while still allowing students to pursue the career endorsement plans of their choice, obtain the necessary courses for college admittance and complete their associate’s degree.

3. STEM Endorsement options Math PAP Algebra I PAP Algebra II PAP Geometry TCC MATH 1314 College Algebra TCC Precalculus and/or TCC Calculus or Statistics

4. Stem endorsement options Science PAP Biology PAP Chemistry PAP Physics AP Biology Choose one of the following combinations of TCC science courses: TCC BIOL 1406/1407 or BIOL 1408/1409 or CHEM 1411/1412, or PHYS 1403/1404 or PHYS 2425/2426

5. STEM Endorsement Options Computer Science 8 th grade-Principles of Technology and Touch Data Systems TCC COSC 1301-Introduction to Computers TCC COSC 1436-Ptrogramming Fundamentals I TCC COSC 1437- Ptrogramming Fundamentals II.

6. Multidisciplinary Endorsement Multidisciplinary 4x4-Four credits in each of the following foundation areas to include English IV and Chemistry and Physics Advanced Placement/Dual Pathway- At least 4 AP or Dual(TCC) Courses to include one credit in each of the foundation areas.

7. TSI Students must be TSI ready in order to continue taking TCC courses their 11 th grade year. The following scores are needed: Reading-351 Writing-5 on the essay or a 4 on the essay a 363 on the multiple choice. Math-350

8. 11 th grade TCC courses Students will take the following courses if they are TSI ready. These meet the GCISD graduation requirements and required courses for their TCC Associate of Arts degree. TCC ENGL 1301 and ENGL 1302-This also satisfies the 11 th grade English requirement-Students must be TSI ready in writing and receive teacher recommendation. TCC US HIST 1301 and US HIST 1302-TSI ready in reading and teacher recommendation. TCC GOVT 2305- United States Government-TSI ready in reading.

9. 11 th grade Multidisciplinary Courses Multidisciplinary students will also take the following courses: TCC PSYC 2301-Psychology-TSI R and/or TCC SOCI 1301-TSI-R TCC MATH 1332-Contemporary Math or TCC MATH 1314-College Algebra-TSI M and teacher recommendation required.

10. 11 th grade TCC-STEM courses STEM students will take a combination of the following depending on courses needed: TCC MATH 1314-College Algebra-TSI M and teacher recommendation TCC MATH 2412-Precalculus-80 or higher in College Algebra and teacher recommendation. TCC MATH 2413-Calculus-80 or higher in Precalculus and teacher recommendation. TCC COSC 1437-successful completion of COSC 1436 and teacher recommendation.

11. 11 th grade GCISD high school courses PAP Geometry(if not taken in 10 th grade) PAP Physics(requirement) MAPS-College Readiness Course Students who are not TSI ready will be placed in the following high school courses: AP English III PAP World History Other courses as needed for high school graduation.

12. GCISD High school credits needed GCISD requires 26 credits for graduation. Students will need the following credits to receive their high school diploma. Most of their college courses are dual credit which means they are receiving high school credit and college credit at the same time. 4 Credits of English 4 Credits of Math 4 Credits of Science 4 Credits of History 2 Credits of foreign language 1 technology credit 1 PE credit 1 Fine Art Credit ½ Health credit ½ speech credit Four elective courses that meet the requirements for the endorsement you have chosen. Students at Collegiate Academy have the opportunity to receive 29.5 or more credits by the time they graduate.

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14. GPA AND CREDITS GRADES BELOW 70 RECEIVE 0 POINTS IN YOUR GPA. IT IS LIKE TAKING A 0 IN YOUR AVERAGE FOR A CLASS- THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE IS THAT THIS 0 IS PERMANENT! IF YOU FAIL A CLASS THEN YOU WILL MAKE UP THE CLASS BUT THE 0 STAYS IN YOUR AVERAGE. IT TAKES HIGH GRADES TO MAKE UP THOSE ZEROS. GPA IS CALCULATED AT THE END OF EACH SEMESTER. YOUR COLLEGE CLASSES ARE CALLED DUAL CREDIT AND COUNT TOWARD YOUR COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL GPA AND CREDIT FOR GRADUATION

15. GCISD Weighted Grading Scale * NOTE-DUAL COLLEGE CLASSES RECEIVE PAP WEIGHT. This weighted grading scale will be used starting in the 2014-2015 school year.

16. Cumulative GPA All high school courses taken in grades 9-12 will be calculated in the cumulative GPA with the exception of: Summer school courses taken between the 8th and 9th grade year Summer school courses taken for credit recovery Credit by examination, with or without prior instruction Traditional correspondence courses, with the exception of courses taken through TXVSN

17. Ranking GPA To determine the top 10%, including valedictorian and salutatorian, only grades earned in English, Math, Social Studies, Science, Languages Other Than English (LOTE), and AP courses not associated with these subjects will be included in calculating the Ranking GPA.

18. Edgenuity Credit Recovrery If students did not pass TCC Spanish 1412-Spanish(2) and/or TCC speech, they have been enrolled in credit recovery online. They need to complete each course in 8 weeks. If they failed both courses this is three courses total because Spanish 2 is two semesters. THIS IS HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT ONLY! These are required GCISD high school graduation credits. If students wish to retake TCC SPAN 1412 or TCC Speech they will need to discuss this with Mrs. Walden during the one-on-one 4 year planning meeting.

19. 12 th grade TCC Courses ALL students will take the following courses to meet the requirements for GCISD graduation and the TCC Associate of Arts degree if they are TSI ready. TCC ENGL 2322 and TCC ENGL 2323- This satisfies the 12 th grade English requirement.-TSI R + W and teacher recommendation. TCC GOVT 2306-TSI R and teacher recommendation. TCC Econ 2301-TSI R and teacher recommendation.

20. 12 th grade Multidisciplinary TCC COURSES Multidisciplinary students will choose one of the following if they are TSI ready: TCC MATH 1314-College Algebra OR MATH 1332- Contemporary Math if not taken in previous years and TCC BIOL 1408/1409 or TCC PHYS 1403/1404-Astronomy or TCC GEOL 1403/1404-Geology

21. 12 th grade TCC Stem Courses STEM students will choose from the following: TCC Science Courses Choose one of the following set of science courses for a total of 8 credit hours. TCC PHYS 1401/1402-Astronomy TCC PHYS 2425/2426- University Physics TCC BIOL 1406/1407-Biology for Science majors TCC CHEM 1411/1412-Chemistry TCC Math Course(s) TCC MATH 2412-Precalculus TCC MATH 2413Calculus TCC MATH 2414-Calculus 2.

22. TCC Associate of Arts To receive the TCC Associate of Arts the students must complete 62 hours of college credit. Multidisciplinary STEM

23. Course Selection Students will select courses in MAPS during the month of April.

24. TCC Grades Please do a weekly check with your students to help them monitor their TCC grades. You cannot see TCC grades in Skyward until the end of the semester. Your student will login into my.tccd.edu and use their personal login. If they need technical help they will call 817-515-8324 for help logging in. They will need their TCC ID.

25. TCC Probation Students who drop below a 2.0 are placed on academic probation.

26. A student who fails to maintain a GPA of 2.0 or higher while on probation will be placed on Academic Suspension. 2 appointments with a TCC counselor to discuss grades and class attendance each semester until the student is back in good standing. The student must a grade of “C” or better in all classes. The student must attend the “Get Back on Track and Finish the Race.” workshop on the date determined by TCC. Maybe required to attend summer school in order to raise their GPA. TCC Academic Suspension

27. If a student should fails to receive a 2.0 grade point average on the course they are allowed to take while on academic probation they will not be allowed to take courses during the following semester.

28. University Timeline 1. Start a college file 2. Research Colleges Bigfuture.collegeboard.org 3. Explore financial aid-join websites, like: FASTWEB, CAPPEX, etc. Collegefish.org-for all TCC students The Grapevine-Colleyville Scholarship page-one stop shop! See financial aid link on Mrs. Walden’s website. 4. Meet with Mrs. Walden for course selection and college planning. Sign up tonight! 5. Volunteer and develop your own volunteer opportunities. Make copies of everything and turn in your forms to the grey box in the office.

29. University Timeline 5. Review PSAT Scores and link to KHAN Academy to prepare for PSAT and SAT. Prepare for NMSQT for the 11 th grade year. 6. Prepare for college admissions tests -ACT/SAT Most students take these in the spring of their junior year. We recommend taking both! KHAN Academy(free), Princeton Review and Kaplan provide great test prep. 7. SAT Subject tests-shows skill in a certain academic area. Some colleges require these.

30. University Timeline 8. Encourage your child to take AP exams. Pay tonight for the AP Human Geography test! 9. Attend GCISD College Night in the fall. 10. Make summer plans-internships and summer camps in an area of career interest are a great way to enhance their college application and gain skills. See Mrs. Walden’s website for information about great summer programs in Texas! 11. VISIT Colleges!

31. Important Dates March 9 th -College visit at Collegiate Academy with Alabama, Oklahoma State University, Mississippi State and Oklahoma City University. STAAR English 1-March 29, 2016 STAAR English 2-March 31, 2016 STAAR Algebra 1-May 3 rd, 2016 STAAR Biology-May 4 th, 2016 STAAR US history retakes-May 5 th, 2016 AP Human Geography test-May 13, 2016-Pay tonight or at lunch until March 11 th. The cost is $92- Please email Mrs. Walden if you need financial assistance.