1. Tonight’s Topics
HB5 Graduation Requirements GPA Course Selection PSAT

2. Requirements and Endorsements
HB5 Graduation
Requirements and Endorsements
Dulles High School

3. Graduation Requirements
Students must complete 26 high school credits and earn an Endorsement.

4. Courses for Graduation
4 Credits in English
4 Credits in Math
4 Credits in Science
4 Credits in Social Studies
2 Credits in World Language
½ Credit of Health
½ Credit of Professional Communications
1 Credit of PE
1 Credit of Fine Art
5 Credits of Electives
26 Total Credits
Wait for the 26 total credits to bounce in.

5. Students Choose an Endorsement
Computer Science
Human Services
Science
Health Science
STEM
Public Services
Math
ROTC
Engineering
Law and Public Safety
Students Choose an Endorsement
Agriculture
Architecture
A/V Tech
Fine Arts
Business
Arts and Humanities
Business and Industry
Social Studies
Marketing
Finance
World Languages
Manufacturing
Multidisciplinary
Hospitality
Info Tech
4 X 4
Transportation
English

6. GPA

7. Grade Point Average (GPA)
is a cumulative average of all semester grades that students earn in high school.

8. GPA—Next year’s 9th, 10th, and 11th graders
Starting with the Class of 2019, FBISD has a weighted 100 point scale for regular courses.
AP courses will be given an additional weight of 10 points.
Pre-AP, Honors and Dual Credit courses will be weighted by 5 points.

9. GPA—next year’s 9th, 10th, and 11th graders
Advanced Placement (AP) Courses
Pre-AP, Honors and Dual Credit Courses
On-Level Courses
Receive 10 Point Weight
Receive 5 Point Weight
No Weighted Points

10. Example Grades Class Level Grade Additional Points Total Physics
On-Level 86
English 3 AP 94 10
104
US History
Dual Credit 84 5 89
Athletics
100
Pre-Cal
Pre-AP 91
Journalism
Choir
Total Points
664
Points divided by 7

11. GPA—next year’s 12th graders Pre-AP/AP/Dual Credit
Regular/Advanced
Pre-AP/AP/Dual Credit
= 5.0
= 6.0
80-89 = 4.0
80-89 = 5.0

12. Course Selection for

13. Counselors are currently meeting with groups of students to choose courses for next year.
Transcripts
Grades
Courses for Next Year
AP Potential
Remediation
Roadmaps for Success

14. Make the most of Your PSAT Scores
College
SAT
PSAT

15. Students took
the PSAT in October. The scores are in and ready for you to use!

16. Current 9th Graders: Took the PSAT 8/9, which is designed specifically for their grade level. Current 10th and 11th Graders: Took the PSAT/NMSQ, which is designed specifically for their grade levels.

17. Here’s what to look for on your report:
Your scores and percentiles
Your answers to the test questions and the correct
answers to ones that you missed
Ways to improve your performance on the SAT
Current Juniors only:
Your selection index, which is used to
determine eligibility for National Merit.

18. Here is a short video on how to link your PSAT scores to Khan Academy, which will give you a personalized study guide to improve your performance on the SAT.
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19. When you practice with Khan Academy, you will be able to take the SAT with confidence.
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