1. Seniors 2015-2016

2. Graduation Requirements Total of 24 Credits English4 credits Social Studies3.5 credits Science2.5 credits Math2 credits P.E.1.5 credits Health.5 credit Electives10 credits

3. Graduation Requirements Students must also take and pass the Computer Applications 1 course (transcripted with CVTC) Or Students must pass a computer literacy exam

4. Night School/Summer School Credit remediation options are available through Night School and Summer School Night School is only offered in the Spring and begins February 18 Social Studies – meets on Wednesdays English – meets on Thursdays Science – Mondays beginning March 23

5. College Entrance Requirements Differ from high school graduation requirements Technical College requirements vary by program Minimum high school coursework for four year colleges include: English4 years Math3 years (Alg., Geom., Alg. II) UMD now requires 4 years Science3 years (Phys Sci, Bio, Chem/Physics) Social Studies3 years Foreign Language?2 years (Madison, EC, MN) ACT/SAT, Class Rank, GPA

6. Types of colleges Trade/Specialty school Technical School Two-year colleges Four-year colleges/universities

7. Career Planning & Testing ACT All juniors will take the ACT in early March. You do NOT have to register for that test date as the school is already registered. If you choose to retake the ACT you would need to register on the ACT website at: www.actstudent.org www.actstudent.org SAT COMPASS ASVAB

8. Advanced Placement Program AP Classes Art History, Studio Art, Biology, Calculus, Chemistry, English Language, English Literature, Environmental Science, Government and Politics, Human Geography, Music Theory, Psychology, Physics, Spanish, US History

9. Course Planning Four year planning worksheet Right side of online course book keep track of progress and completed graduation requirements make sure you have all prerequisite courses needed for future course selections Link to Online Course Book: http://staff.chipfalls.k12.wi.us/highschool/coursebook/ http://staff.chipfalls.k12.wi.us/highschool/coursebook/

10. Schedule Changes Please keep in mind that student course requests help determine which classes will be offered and how many sections of classes will be available. In short, many important decisions are based on the number of course requests. There is no guarantee that a class will be available if you change your mind in August. Are strongly discouraged after classes begin If you need to make a change to your schedule it should be done during registration week in August

11. Withdrawal Procedures 2014-15: No penalty if request is received within 5 school days following the posting of mid-quarter grades (approximately 1 st week of October and 2 nd week of March). 2015-16: No penalty if request is received by the end of the 7 th week of quarters 1 and 3. Students will be placed in a study hall Youth Options, Distance Education, etc. will have different deadlines.

12. Alternates We need you to list alternates!!! If there is a conflict with your course selections we will go by alternates in the order you list them. ____1. _______________________________________ ____2. _______________________________________ ____3. _______________________________________ ____4. _______________________________________

13. Things to consider Credit check sheets - review Post high school plans Pre-requisites Rigor of study Courses that have applications

14. Study Hall 002A 1 st semester study hall 002B 2 nd semester study hall 002don’t care which semester 002A & 002Bif you want a study hall all year

15. Work Release Course #907 Placed in study hall until all the paperwork is completed Requirements for work release include: Minimum GPA of 2.o in previous semester (NOW) Satisfactory attendance and behavior record Must be approved by Mr. Zenner

16. Infinite Campus Username & Password You need to know it!!!! School log-in and password Course Input on your own February 3-February 10 Selection sheets are due Wednesday, February 11 to first hour teachers! Sample input: https://campus.chipfalls.k12.wi.us/campus/chippewa_falls.jsp https://campus.chipfalls.k12.wi.us/campus/chippewa_falls.jsp