1. Sophomore Seminar
“There is no elevator to success. You have to take the stairs.”
-Unknown

2. Agenda Review high school graduation requirements
Look at College Admissions Standards
Career Exploration on Naviance: Career Interest Profiler

3. Graduation Requirements
MCAS
ELA - MINIMUM 220 (240 NO REMEDIATION)
MATH - MINIMUM 220 (240 NO FURTHER R.)
SCIENCE - MIN. 220 (BIO. ,CHEM. OR PHYS.)
Community Service:
a total of 40 Hours in 4 years

4. Graduation Requirements: 115 Credits
4 years of English (20 credits)
3 years of Math (15 credits)
3 years of History (15 credits)
2 years of Science (10 credits)
3 Wellness (7.5 credits)
Electives (47.5 credits)

5. Minimum State College Admissions Standards
Academic Course Requirement
4 English
4 Mathematics (Algebra 1 & 2 and Geometry or Trigonometry, or comparable coursework)
3 Lab Sciences
3 Social Sciences (including 1 course in U.S History)
2 Foreign Language
2 Electives (including 1 course in U.S History)
Minimum Required Grade Point Average (GPA)
A minimum grade point average in college preparatory course work at the end of the seventh semester is required for Freshman Applicants. The UMass schools require a weighted 3.0 GPA for admission. For students whose GPA falls below the minimum, the provisional sliding scale below will apply.

6. NEW Sliding Scale for Freshman Applicants to UMass and State Colleges
PSATS - February
NEW Sliding Scale for Freshman Applicants to UMass and State Colleges
ACT score must be for
Applicant GPA
State Colleges
UMASS
990
1030 19 20
1070 21
1110 22
1140 23
1180 24
1220 25

7. Career Interest Profiler
1. On the top of the page, click the Careers tab
2. Under What are my Interests? Click on Career Interest Profiler
3. Read the introduction and click Start Profiler
4. For each activity listed click Like, Unsure or Dislike and at the bottom of each page click Save and Continue
5. When you finish and reach a page that says Congratulations, click on view results
Logging into Naviance
1.Go to the PVMHS homepage, click the Guidance Tab
2.Click Naviance/Common Application Students
3. Click Naviance Family Student Link, log in
4. If you forgot you password, click the Forgot Password? Link