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Course Selection for Sophomore Year

November 17, 2015. Course Selection for Sophomore Year. College Information Software. Naviance Set up your account with your personal activation code College Info/Match/Search College Application Management Career Inventories Resume Builder Scholarship Search. Naviance Account Codes.

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Course Selection for Sophomore Year

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  1. November 17, 2015 Course Selectionfor Sophomore Year

  2. College Information Software Naviance Set up your account with your personal activation code College Info/Match/Search College Application Management Career Inventories Resume Builder Scholarship Search

  3. Naviance Account Codes • Log into Family Connection: www.connection.naviance.com/hisd-lamar • Username: HISD student ID • Password: 8 digit date of birth in MMDDYYYY format with no slashes or dashes

  4. Graduation Requirements • 4 credits in English, math, science and social studies • 2 credits of a Language • 1 credit PE • .5 credit in Health • 1 credit Fine Art • 5.5 credits in Electives TOTAL: 26 credits

  5. Health • Ninth graders currently taking Biology will get concurrent credit for Health. This will appear as a Period 9 class on the spring schedule and will appear on the transcript at the end of the semester • If your student took Biology in the 8th grade for high school credit, health will have to be taken as a separate course. Summer school is the best option for this.

  6. Graduation Requirements Passing STAAR exams in English 1 & 2, Biology, Algebra 1, and US History All Lamar students are scheduled into the Distinguished Level of Achievement Program • More competitive for college admission • Can be admitted to public 4 year colleges in Texas under the top 10% law

  7. Graduation Requirements Students move into the next course in sequence and if needed, deficiencies are made up online at home, in summer school or in Grad Lab when available College recruited athletes should make up NCAA core courses by correspondence with the University of Texas

  8. Graduation Requirements The Distinguished Level of Achievement Program requires 26 credits and includes an endorsement An endorsement is a related series of courses grouped by an interest or skill which provide in-depth knowledge of a subject area It is a pathway with a sequence of courses selected in 9th grade

  9. Endorsements All students completing the Distinguished Achievement Program automatically complete the Multidisciplinary Endorsement because of additional math, science and elective credits

  10. Endorsements Magnet Transfers: Business And Industry CATE Transfers: S.T.E.M. Agriculture, Horticulture, (Science, Technology, Engineering, Manufacturing, Hospitality, and Mathematics) and Engineering Transfers

  11. Scheduling Timetable November 13-22 Students meet with advisor to select requests Information goes home to you with your student Before December 4th: ASAPReturn form signed to Advisor’s Office State law requires parent & student sign Return signed with or without changes

  12. Scheduling Timetable April – May 3 opportunities to review and make changes as needed June-July Schedule made based on requests and teacher availability End July Schedule mailed home August Limited changes made before school opens

  13. Four Year Planning Begin with the End in Mind

  14. Where do you want to be? • Better writer? • Consider Journalism, PDP English 2 • More science? • Strong science students can double up • Consider Computer Science PDP • End with Calculus ? • PDP Geometry and Precalculus available in summer school

  15. Top 10% Rule Students who graduate in the top 10% of their class are guaranteed admission into any state supported college in Texas except… UT Austin historically takes top 7 – 8% Bonus grade points for Advanced Academics help get students there

  16. Course Sequence

  17. Course Sequence

  18. Four Year Planning

  19. Four Year Planning – Math Options

  20. Science 4th science: Anatomy & Physiology Aquatic Science IB Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or Environmental

  21. The rest…

  22. What to take?? Engineering? Manufacturing? Culinary Arts? Horticulture? Animal Science? These Career and Technology programs are taken for 2 – 4 years

  23. What to take ?? Journalism? Debate? Computer Science ? Athletics? Another language?

  24. Fine Art Electives • Music History and Literature • Piano 1 and 2 Experience? - Contact Ms. Kling • Dance Tryouts in spring for specialty classes • Theatre 1 Experience? - Contact Mr. Scott

  25. Fine Art Electives • Choir - Intro men or women 2 advanced levels; Contact Mr. Craven • Orchestra – must be able to play 3 levels - Contact Ms. Houston • Band – must be able to play Jazz Band - Contact Mr. Chitmon • Art 1 PDP Art 2/SL&HL Art – Contact Ms. McIntyre

  26. CTE transfer=IB Career Program GRADE 10: CTE transfer class 2 2 PDP classes GRADE 11: CTE transfer class 3 Spring ATL class – IBCC requirement 2 PDP or IB classes GRADE 12:CTE transfer class 4 Fall ATL class 2 IB testing classes

  27. IB Diploma Program • Junior and senior year program • Liberal Arts degree for high school • Lamar’s most rigorous academic program • Best college prep available • 24 college credit hours minimum for Texas public colleges with score of 4 of 7 to earn the IB diploma (over $20,000 in savings)

  28. IB Diploma Program Be prepared for diploma classes junior year in: English Math Science Social Studies Language Acquisition Fine Art; Second science, social studies, or language Add more PDP classes in grade 10 to prepare

  29. Adding PDP Classes for Grade 10 Already successful in any PDP class? Your choice to add other PDP class(es) Write in change on “HISD High School Plan” Form Not in any PDP and want to be? Write in change on “HISD High School Plan” Form

  30. Science for IBDP 1. Biology 2. Chemistry 3. Physics 4. Another year of Biology, Chemistry or Physics or Environmental Science

  31. Math for IB Diploma 1. Algebra 1 2. Algebra 2 3. Geometry (take in summer if not completed this year) 4. Precalculus (take in summer if needed) 5. Math SL (Calculus 1) or Math Studies (Statistics & Calculus) 6. Math HL (Calculus 2)

  32. Math for the IB Diploma

  33. Get More Math

  34. Science for IB Diploma

  35. Get More Science

  36. What colleges want…. A NACAC survey of members (64% private, 36% public) said these were very important factors influencing admission decisions: • 84% Grades in College Prep classes • 54% Admission test scores (SAT, ACT, etc.) • 42% Grades in other subjects • 42% Other criteria specific to each institution • 32% Class rank • 18% Essay/writing sample

  37. What colleges want… • Above all, they look for a strong record in difficult classes • An improving transcript is better than one in decline • Take more math, science & language classes • Improve communication skills • Get involved in outside activities

  38. What colleges want….. Texas A & M admission • Through Precalculus Engineering • As much Physics as possible UT Austin “Points Plus” • Bonus points for having courses over the minimum in 2 of 3 subject areas (math, science, language)

  39. What colleges want… How do you spend your time? • A job is a viable & important life experience • Do community service before senior year • Show leadership in activities when possible • Cultivate an interest

  40. What colleges want…. Selective colleges will ask… • What will they add to our school community? • What will they contribute to campus life? • Will they academically stimulate our students & professors? • Are they passionate about something? • Are they involved in community service?

  41. What colleges want… By seeing 4 years of course selections, admissions counselors can measure your passion for learning… When possible, take math, language and science every year…and more if you can.

  42. Coming UP BY December 4 Return Course requests SIGNED BY PARENT Thanks for coming

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