SHS GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS: 40 UNITS ENGLISH 30 UNITS MATH (10 ALGEBRA I) 20 UNITS SCIENCE (10 LIFE / 10 PHYSICAL) 30 UNITS SOCIAL SCIENCE (WORLD HISTORY, U.S. HISTORY, GOVERNMENT/ECONOMICS) 20 UNITS PHYSICAL EDUCATION 10 UNITS FINE ART (ART, MUSIC, DRAMA, OR WORLD LANGUAGES) TOTAL OF 230 UNITS(150 REQUIRED SUBJECTS / 80 UNITS ELECTIVES) ALL STUDENTS MUST PASS THE CAHSEE
ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR: California State University system (CSU) and University of California (UC) system
ENGLISH - 4 YEARS
MATH - 3 YEARS (ALGEBRA I, GEOMETRY, ALGEBRA II)
HISTORY - 2 YEARS (WORLD HISTORY AND U.S. HISTORY)
SCIENCE - 2 YEARS (1 YEAR BIOLOGY AND 1 YEAR CHEMISTRY OR PHYSICS)
WORLD LANGUAGES - 2 YEARS (SAME LANGUAGE BOTH YEARS)
VISUAL/PERFORMING ARTS - 1 YEAR (ART, DRAMA, OR MUSIC)
ELECTIVES - 1 YEAR (CHOSEN FROM SELECTED AREAS)
ALL REQUIRED CLASSES MUST BE COMPLETED WITH GRADES OF "C" OR BETTER. ALL CLASSES MUST BE COLLEGE PREP OR HIGHER
FOR UC SYSTEM: Must complete 7 of 15 entrance requirements in last two years of high school. See approved college elective courses on high school list (Career Center)
FOUR (4) YEAR HIGH SCHOOL PLAN:
9th Grade: English 1, Math, Beg PE, Elective (Science, World Language, Fine Art, etc.), Elective, Elective
10th Grade: English II, Math, World History, Elective (Science, World Language, Fine Art, etc.), Elective, Elective
11th Grade: English III, Math, U.S. History, Elective (Science, World Language, Fine Art, etc.), Elective, Elective
12th Grade: English IV, American Government/Economics, Elective (required courses still needed for graduation), Elective, Elective, Elective
TESTING:
PSAT: Sign up with ASB Bookkeeper. Pick up the student bulletin when you sign up and use it to study for the test. Fee waivers are available based on financial need.
SAT AND ACT TESTS:
Plan to take SAT and/or ACT in the Spring. If you are planning to attend a UC school, you must also take SAT II.
FEE WAIFERS:
If you cannot afford the test fees, check out the fee waiver. You must bring a copy of your parent's 2006 Income Tax Return.
ASVAB (FREE):
Sign up in the Career Center .
CREDIT DEFICIENT:
BE SURE YOU PLAN IN ORDER TO GRADUATE! Make every effort this year to catch up by taking some or all of the following:
ROP CLASSES AFTER SCHOOL WORK EXPERIENCE OR EXPLORATORY WORK EXPERIENCE (VOLUNTEERING) VVC CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT SUMMER SCHOOL
PROGRESS REPORTS:
Begin on Friday, August 31, 2007 (My grades are current every Monday). You may pick up a progress report in my room. Use only on Fridays or Mondays.
TUTORIAL SERVICES:
After school tutorial and computer lab sessions are available. To ensure maximum quality time with a tutor, an appointment is required. There are tutorial materials for SAT and subject tutoring available.
SECOND SEMESTER CLASS CHANGES:
You must see your counselor by the end of the second week in January.
BE ON TASK FOR GRADUATION IN JUNE, 2009 AND JUNE, 2010!!
