1. Welcome Aztecs!!

2. Academic Studies/Career Planning - 4 Year Plan Introduction Post – Secondary Options College and University Options Graduation Requirements Four-Year Educational Plan

3. EHS Counselors Mrs. Kettering: A-G Mrs. Selof: H-O Mrs. Gullotti: P-Z Our role as your counselors: Academic Counseling Personal/Social Counseling Career Counseling

4. Post-Secondary Options Skilled/Technical Pathway (1 to 2 year course of study) Military Regional Occupation Program (ROP) Trade/Technical School Community College * Certificate * Associate of Arts Degree (AA)

5. Post Secondary Options Professional Pathway Community college (60 units or 2 years) then transfer to a four-year university to complete last two years Four-year colleges and universities Military Academies: –Military Academy - West Point, NY –Naval Academy – Annapolis, MD –Air Force Academy – Colorado Springs, CO –Coast Guard – New London, CT –Merchant Marines – Kings Port, NY

6. College and University Options Most Competitive: Stanford, Harvard, Yale, UCLA, USC, Berkeley, UPenn, Johns Hopkins, Duke, Northwestern, MIT, Cal Tech, Claremont Colleges, Military Academies, etc. Top 10% of class Weighted GPA of 4.0 or higher Enrolled in 4 to 5 honors/AP courses per year starting as a sophomore SAT’s of 2000 and above Less than 20% of total applicants admitted

7. College and University Options Highly Competitive: all other UC’s, Cal Poly SLO, SDSU, CSULB, Pepperdine, BYU, Chapman, University of Arizona, etc. Top 10 – 20% of your class Weighted GPA of 3.8 or higher Enrolled in 3 to 5 honors/AP courses per year starting as a sophomore SAT scores of 1800 and above Less than 40% of total applicants admitted

8. College and University Options Competitive: all other Cal State schools including: Cal State Fullerton, Cal Poly Pomona, Loyola Marymount, University of Redlands, etc. Top 50% of class GPA of 3.4 or higher SAT scores of 1500 and above

9. College and University Options Less Competitive: ASU, Azusa Pacific, Biola, Concordia, Point Loma, University of La Verne, out-of- state public universities, etc. Open to most students who meet minimum college entrance requirements

10. www.esperanzahs.com For detailed information on the EHS college acceptance rates visit our website. From the Home page: 1) go to the Counseling tab, then 2) College Entrance Scattergrams where annual data is available.

11. College and University Options Non-Competitive: Community colleges and most Trade/Tech schools. Open to all high school graduates or 18 year-old students

12. Esperanza Graduation Requirements 4 years Language Arts 2 years Math including Alg. 1A AND 1B OR Alg. 1 3 years Social Science 2 year Science (1 year physical, 1 year life) 1 year of EITHER Fine Art, Foreign Lang, or CTE 1 year Health/Careers 2 years Physical Education 80 elective credits 40 hours Community Service California High School Exit Exam

13. Minimum Cal State & UC Requirements 4 years Language Arts 3 years Math (Algebra, Geometry, Algebra 2) 2 years Social Science 2 years Laboratory Science (1 life, 1 physical) 2 years same Foreign Language 1 year Fine Art 1 year College Prep elective College Entrance Tests (SAT or ACT) No D’s accepted

14. Summer School  Summer school is for remediation only  For students who earn a D or F in a core class  See your counselor for a registration form in April  Options: college prep OR non-college prep

15. Math – College Prep Track Algebra 1A and 1B OR Algebra 1 Geometry Algebra 2 Trigonometry or Statistical Reasoning AP Calculus AB

16. Math – Honors/AP Track Geometry Honors Algebra 2/Trigonometry Honors Trigonometry/Math Analysis Honors AP Calculus AB or BC AP Statistics

17. Science Options Graduation4 Year CollegeHonors * Life Science (L)* Biology (L)* Biology-H (L) * Earth Science (P)* Chem/Earth (P)* Chem-H (P) * Physics (optional) (P)* Physics (optional) (P) or * AP Science (optional) L = Meets Life Science requirement P = Meets Physical Science requirement

18. Go AZTECS!! THE END