1. Junior Advisement SHS Counseling Department

2. Junior Advisement Agenda Welcome to Junior Advisement! We have a great deal of information to discuss, including:  Graduation Requirements  GHSGT  GACollege411/PSAT/PLAN  College Planning & SAT/ACT  Helpful Websites

3. Graduation Requirements  All students who entered high school in fall 2008 and after are under the New Graduation Rule.  There is one common set of requirements for all students.  Students are required to earn a minimum of 23 credits/units.

4. Credits/Units Required for Graduation  4 unitsEnglish  4 unitsMath  4 unitsScience  3 units Social Studies (World History, US History, Government/Econ)  1 unitHealth/PE (3 units of JROTC may be used to meet this requirement)  3 units*CTAE and/or Foreign Language and/or Fine Arts  4 unitsAdditional electives  23 unitsTotal *Students planning to attend a four-year college or university should take two units of the same foreign language.

5. Credits/Units  Students are required to earn a minimum number of credits/units for each grade level.  Students must have at least 10 units to be considered a Junior. At the beginning of the 2011-2012 school year, students must have at least 17 units to be considered a Senior.

6. GHSGT  Students take the Georgia High Graduation Test (GHSGT) during their junior year.  There are five sections of the GHSGT: Writing (administered in the fall), English/Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, and Science (administered in the spring).  Students are required to pass all five sections.

7. GHSGT Dates 2010-2011  GHSWT (Writing)  September 29, 2010  September 30, 2010 (make up) (make up)  February 16, 2011  February 17, 2011 (make up)  GHSGT (Subject Areas)  March 21, 2011— English/Lang. Arts  March 22, 2011—Math  March 23, 2011—Science  March 24, 2011—Social Studies  March 25, 2011—make up

8. PSAT/PLAN & GACollege411  The PSAT is the pre-SAT. Juniors are encouraged to take the PSAT to qualify for the National Merit Scholarship. (www.collegeboard.com)  The PLAN is the pre-ACT. It gives information about college readiness and has a career component. (www.actstudent.org)  Students should also register with www.GACollege411.org. This website is maintained by the GA Student Finance Commission and provides information on the college admissions process, financial aid, etc. www.GACollege411.org

9. College Planning & SAT/ACT College bound juniors are encouraged to:  Begin exploring strengths/weaknesses, interests, etc.  Begin researching colleges of interest.  Start learning about financial aid.  Register for and take the SAT and/or ACT in the spring.  Volunteer, work part-time, or attend summer programs during the summer. Visit colleges of interest.

10. College Planning & SAT/ACT  Students can take the SAT and/or ACT. Study materials are available online or in the SHS Counseling Office. Students can register via mail or online.  SAT—Students should register for the SAT Reasoning Test. This test has three sections: Critical Reading, Math, and Writing. (www.collegeboard.com)  ACT—The ACT is a curriculum-based test that contains English, Math, Reading, Science, and an optional Writing section. It also contains a career component. (www.actstudent.org)  Our school code is: 112-830.

11. SAT 2010-2011 Test Dates Regular Deadline Late Deadline  Oct 9 Sep 10 Sep 24  Nov 6 Oct 8 Oct 22  Dec 4 Nov 5 Nov 19  Jan 22 Dec 23 Jan 7  Mar 12 Feb 11 Feb 25  May 7 Apr 8 Apr 22  June 4 May 6 May 20 For more information, visit www.collegeboard.com.

12. ACT 2010-2011 Test DatesRegular DeadlineLate Deadline  Sep 11Aug 6Aug 7-20  Oct 23Sep 17Sep 18-Oct 1  Dec 11Nov 5Nov 6-19  Feb 12Jan 7Jan 8-21  Apr 9Mar 4Mar 5-18  June 11May 6May 7-20 For more information, visit www.actstudent.org.

13. Helpful Websites  www.fastweb.com (financial aid)  www.fafsa.ed.gov (financial aid)  www.google.com (search engine)  www.petersons.com (college info)  www.gacollege411.org (college info)  www.usatestprep.com (test info) *See counselors for username and password.  www.careercruising.com (career info) username: shs password: tigers

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