1. Personal Education Requirements
Objective 2.01

2. The workplace of today must be dedicated to excellence in skills and personal qualities
There are many different pathways that you can take in your life after high school.
To prepare for a career, it is important to research how much Education and training is needed.
This section discusses the personal education requirements necessary for transition from secondary to post-secondary education or employment.

3. High School Graduation Requirements
4 year plans (these change almost each year!) Check out what is required of you to graduate.
Graduation Requirements
Course of Study –a pathway which a student selects in high school
Career Pathways – a sequence of CTE courses for your career interest, also know as Career Clusters
The sequence of courses a student chooses in high school is important because prerequisites are necessary
When you finish high school you will receive a transcript which is an official document showing your educational work
Prerequisite: a class/course that is required prior to taking another class/course

4. Formal (Learning) Assessments
EOC’s – End-of-course assessments
CTE – Career and Technical Education is competency based to track achievement in relation to a set of core competencies
ASVAB – Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery: developed & maintained by the US Department of Defense
ASSET – Advising, Placement, & Retention System: an assessment advising program designed to identify basic skill levels of those attending 2 year colleges

5. Formal (Learning) Assessments (cont.)
PSAT – a practice test to measure the same skills as the SAT
SAT – Scholastic Aptitude Test: a test that measures the critical thinking, math, reasoning, writing, skills needed to do complete college level work
Industry credential exams
Competency tests
AP exams/Placement tests

6. Informal Learning
Organized learning outside of the formal education system
Tend to be short-term, voluntary, and have few if any prerequisites.
Examples:
your mother teaching you to cook your favorite dish
learning to replace your I-Phone screen from You-Tube
Learning to play basketball when you were six by being on a little league team.

7. Opportunities for high school attainment of College Credit
Dual enrollment courses – College credit while taking courses in High school through the community college; you are required to pay for the course
Work-bases Learning - combines classroom instruction with practical work experience that is directly related to a program of study
Huskin’s courses – College courses taken during the school day
Articulation Agreement – High scores in some classes allows students to get college credit
AP/IB courses – Allows you to place out of some college classes

8. What to Do After High School
Community College
Technical College
College/University
Military
Employment

9. Post Secondary Education
College/University - Four-year colleges and universities usually accept transfer credits from Community and technical colleges. Can earn a Bachelor or Masters Degree
Community College - In order to be accepted in North Carolina, you must take a placement test. You can earn an Associates Degree
Technical College - You can earn an Associates Degree
Military - may earn a degree while on active duty and they will pay for you to go to College

10. Entrance Requirements
When considering a student for admission, most colleges look at grades (and overall GPA) that the student earned, but they also look at your class rank, classes taken (college prep vs. honors vs. AP), test scores (ACT, SAT)
Some colleges even look at your social media accounts: what you say, what you post, who you follow
After you decide to pursue postsecondary education, you must submit an official application
Every postsecondary educational institution requires an application for admission