2.  English- 4 sequential courses  Social Studies- 4 full year courses  Science- 4 sequential courses  Math- 4 sequential courses + Stats I/II  Arts & Humanities- 3 full year courses  Phys Ed- 4 courses plus swimming  Health- 1 course  Family & Consumer Science- 1 course  Completion of Graduation/Career Project Foreign Language is NOT a graduation requirement – however, 2 years of the same foreign language is recommended for college admission

3.  Everything should be scanned into your Digital Graduation Portfolio to present at the Senior Interview  _________ 2 Job Shadowing Experience  _________ Juniors - 10 hours of Community Service  _________ Resume  _________ Letter of Recommendation  _________ Senior English Paper  _________ History Project From each Grade Level.  _________ Math Work Sample  _________ Science Work Sample  _________ Elective Work Sample  _________ Senior Interview

4.  All courses and Final Grades  Weighted Class Rank  Unweighted and Weighted GPA on 100 point scale  Unweighted and Weighted QPA on 4.0 scale  Tardies/absences  Keystone test scores

5. PSAT- Wednesday October 14 th Sign-up by October 7 th in C106 Cost is $15 Keystone Testing Algebra I –January 6 th & 7 th Biology- January 11 th & 12 th Literature- January 14 th & 15 th

6. Achievement Test  > English, Mathematics, Reading, and Science  Cost $56.50 with writing  $ 39.50 no writing (fee waiver)  Score Range 1-36  Register at www.actstudent.org www.actstudent.org > SAT ACT

7. Old Version  10 sections 3 Critical Reading, 3 Writing, 3 Math and an experimental section New Version  Reading, Writing & Language Arts, Math and the optional SAT Essay  Fewer Sections  Math Sections with and without a calculator  4 answer choices

8. Enrichment or “In lieu of”  Penn State DuBois – 2.8 GPA  Clarion- Saturdays/Online – 3.0 GPA  IUP- Punxsy/Online – 3.0 GPA  Lock Haven- Clearfield – 2.8 GPA  Triangle Tech – 2.0 GPA  DuBois Business College – 2.75 GPA

9.  National Honor Society  Student Council  Clubs/Activities  Sports  Part-time jobs  Volunteering  Leadership Conferences

10.  Start researching colleges that interest you online  Visit prospective schools  Job Shadow  Take advantage of summer programs  Career Room A238  Career Counselor – Joe Shields Post- secondary planning

11.  Register for eligibility -$ 75.00 www.ncaaclearinghouse.net  Send SAT scores from collegeboard.org directly to NCAA Clearinghouse Code 9999  Notify your counselor to send transcript

12. NEED YOUR COUNSELOR? A to G Mrs. Pennington – C102 rpennington@dasd.k12.pa.us H to O Mrs. Drahushak –A317 ldrahushak@dasd.k12.pa.us P to Z Mrs. Chelgren -C 203 nchelgren@dasd.k12.pa.us rpennington@dasd.k12.pa.us ldrahushak@dasd.k12.pa.usnchelgren@dasd.k12.pa.us rpennington@dasd.k12.pa.us ldrahushak@dasd.k12.pa.usnchelgren@dasd.k12.pa.us