1. Welcome Class of 2009

2. NEWBURY PARK H.S. SOPHOMORE CONFERENCES Mr. Intlekofer: A-D Mr. Severns: E-KO Ms. Lopez: KR-PH and 504 plans Ms. Villavicencio: PI-TA and ELD Mrs. Swavely: TE-Z and Special Education

3. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS Credits (230) Courses CAHSEE

4. SUBJECT AND CREDIT REQUIREMENTS English (40 Credits) Mathematics (30 Credits) Health (5 Credits) Physical Education (20 Credits) Physical Science (10 Credits)

5. SUBJECT AND CREDIT REQUIREMENTS cont. Biology (10 Credits) World History (10 Credits) U.S. Government and Politics/ Economics (10 Credits) Visual/Performing Arts (10 Credits) OR Foreign Language

6. ACADEMIC TRANSCRIPT Cumulative GPA (grade point average earned for all high school courses-including Math 1H and foreign language in the 8 th grade) Scholastic GPA (grade point average for all high school courses –including Math IH and foreign language in the 8 th grade- except Physical Education) State GPA (Most commonly used grade point average for colleges- includes all high school courses after the 9 th grade year) used to determine eligibility for CAL Grant Indexed GPA (Additional points added to the Scholastic GPA for all Honors, AP and IB classes) used only to determine valedictorian

7. RANK IN CLASS Rank in Class- Numerical position from the top of the class based on the Scholastic GPA Indexed Rank- Numerical position from the top of class based on indexed GPA, used mainly to designate Valedictorian(s) and Salutatorian(s)

8. COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES UC’s, CSU’s, and most other universities –“A-G” includes College Prep and higher level courses –4 Yrs. Of English –3 Yrs. Of Math (through Algebra 2) –1 Yr. Of US History –1 Yr. Of World History

9. COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES cont. 2 Yrs. Of Laboratory Science 2 Yrs. Of Foreign Language 1 Yr. Of Visual/ Performing Arts 1 Yr. Of Approved Electives

10. COMMUNITY COLLEGES 109 Campuses Transfer Program to UC’s/ CSU’s/ Independent Colleges

11. COLLEGE WEBSITES www.collegeview.com www.californiacolleges.edu www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions www.csumentor.eduwww.csumentor www.assist.org www.cavhs.org

12. COLLEGE TESTING PSAT (Oct. 2007) SAT Reasoning Test SAT Subject Tests ACT www.collegeboard.com www.act.org

13. SPECIAL INTEREST AREAS Co-Curricular Participation (2.0 grade point average required) Regional Occupational Program Work Experience Adult Education Summer School Off-Campus Lunch Policy

14. Majors Program Art, Media and Communication Business Engineering and Environment Health Science Industrial Technology Public Human Services

15. ACADEMIC PETITIONS HONORS ADVANCED PLACEMENT INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE

16. COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTER College Speakers Financial Aid Catalogs Career Development Speakers Employment Opportunities PSAT, SAT Information

17. THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING THIS AFTERNOON NPHS COUNSELING STAFF