Planning for 10th Grade and Beyond

Graduation Requirements CONTENT AREA CREDITS English 4 Credits I, II, III, IV Mathematics Common Core Math I, II, III (and one course before Common Core Math I OR one higher than Common Core Math III) Science 3 Credits Environmental Science, Biology, Physical Science Humanities World History, Civics and Economics, American History I and II World Languages Not required Health and Physical Education 1 Credit Health/Physical Education Electives 10 Credits 2 elective credits of any combination from either: Career and Technical Education, Arts Education, Foreign Languages Total Credits 26 **plus 100 hours of community service

Community Service You must complete 25 hours each year you are at Broughton to graduate. Make sure to complete your community service hours this year, and turn them in to the front office. You must be current on community service to get an off- campus lunch pass and parking pass (11th and 12th).

Promotion to 10th Grade Requirements Must earn a minimum of 6 units of credit Must pass English I Must pass 2 out of 3 cores (Math, Science and Humanities)

English – 4 credits required 9th – academic or honors 10th – academic or honors 11th – academic, honors, AP, or IB 12th - academic, honors, AP, or IB

Math- 4 credits required 9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade Introductory Math Math 1 Math II Math III Math I Essential of College Math /AFM AFM Discrete Math A student’s grade in Math III may determine next course If C-D then Essentials then AFM If strong A-B then AFM then either Pre-Cal/AP Stat/Essentials Math II (Honors) Math III (Honors) Pre-Calc (Honors) AP Calc Or IB Math IB: Math III(Honors) IB Math/AP Cal AP Calc/IB Math

Science – 3 credits required 9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade Earth Science Biology Physical Science *Science elective Recommended Chemistry APES Biology (Honors) Chemistry (Honors) IB: Biology (Honors) IB Biology or IB Physics

Humanities – 4 units required 9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade World History (academic or honors) Civics American History I American History II Civics (Honors) World History (Honors or AP) AP US History History elective IB: Civics Honors AP World History IB History of Americas IB 20th Century Topics

American History I & II Students can take AP US History or IB History of the Americas in place of American History I & II. However, they must then take one additional Humanities elective.

World Languages Not required for High School graduation MINIMUM requirement for colleges or universities is 2 credits of the SAME language “Highly Selective” Colleges and Universities expect 4 credits of the same language If you earned a credit for a world language in Middle School the credit counts, although the grade is not computed in your GPA. If you retake the same class in Grade 9, you will not receive another credit but the grade will compute in your GPA.

Health and PE Must take Health and PE If you are in ROTC program, you must pass ROTC I and ROTC II to fulfill the Health and PE graduation requirement

Transcript Review What is a transcript? Who looks at it? What is on it? 1. Demographic information 2. Courses taken with final grades 3. GPA 4. Class rank 5. Grading scale 6. State testing *Extracurricular activities are NOT on your transcript – you need to start building your resume on www.cfnc.org

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How to Compute GPA (Grade Point Average) Use the scale to assign quality points to each grade. Add up all of the quality points to get the total. Divide total quality points by the total number of attempted credits. Compare this number to corresponding letter grade. Highest Unweighted GPA is 4.0 Academic Honors AP/IB A = 4 A = 4.5 A = 5 B = 3 B = 3.5 B = 4 C = 2 C = 2.5 C = 3 D = 1 D = 1.5 D = 2 F = 0 F = 0 F = 0

College Admissions Course selection – take the most challenging courses you can take and earn A’s and B’s GPA/Class Rank SAT/ACT Scores Essays Extracurricular Activities Recommendations (some schools) Teacher and counselor

Minimum Admission Requirements for the UNC System All applicants for first-time admission as freshmen must meet minimum course requirements as well as the following: A minimum SAT score of 800 (combined Reading/Writing and Math) or ACT composite score of 17. Must have at least 1 writing score (either from SAT or ACT) A minimum high school GPA of 2.5 (weighted) For more details: http://www.northcarolina.edu/aa/admissions/requirements.htm

How to choose classes Teachers will input recommendations for courses into power school Teachers will also discuss recommendations with each student If you disagree with a teacher recommendation, talk with them. When picking courses, remember to choose a rigorous, balanced schedule that fits you

AP Courses AP English 11(Language) AP Chemistry AP English 12 (Literature) AP World History AP US History AP US Government & Politics AP Psychology AP Human Geography AP European History AP Economics - Macro AP Environmental Science AP Chemistry AP Biology AP Physics AP Statistics AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC AP French Language AP Spanish Language AP German Language AP Music Theory

IB vs. AP Both are college level classes – don’t take unless you are confident you can make As and Bs in the courses! IB is holistic vs. AP is choosing for strengths IB is more writing vs. AP multiple-choice IB: Formative assessments in classroom IB: Whole program approach with interdisciplinary lessons IB: International focus

Courses Requiring Applications Early Childhood I (Erica Jones) Yearbook (Castillo) Newspaper (Winzeler) Career Internship (Rebecca Davis) Sports Medicine (Brad Farrell) Check with each teacher to find out the deadline Have applications in before deadlines!

Remember… To register for courses, you must be able to login to powerschool (student portal only). If you cannot log in, see any teacher. Registration Homepage: http://broughtonstudentservices.weebly.com/course- registration-information-2017-2018.html

What’s Next? Counselors will be going to the 9th grade English classes February 8-9 9th graders will go to the lab to register in their English class on March 1- 2 Students and parents should look over teacher recommendation sheet to select courses. Counselors will be in the lab March 16-17 to help students finalize courses All courses should be entered into PowerScheduler by March 17th. If you do not enter your own courses, we will enter them for you ☹ If students need help, they can come see counselors before school, during lunch, and after school…pretty much every day. We are here to help!