Georgetown High School Guidance and Counseling Pre-Registration Classroom Presentation

Georgetown Guidance Counselors for CounselorAssignmentPhone (512) Tom Peters Lead Counselor and Testing Coordinator ext 7548 Steven Schoelman A-E ext 7198 Karen French F-L ext 7111 Calvin Phillips M-R ext 7198 Laura Ottun S-Z ext 7508

Registration Materials Registration Packet Registration Packet Transcript Transcript

Your transcript is the official record of the course credits and grades you earned in high school.

Reading Transcript Check accuracy of personal information Check accuracy of personal information Check accuracy of courses, grades and credits earned Check accuracy of courses, grades and credits earned Something wrong? See Registrar in Guidance Office Something wrong? See Registrar in Guidance Office

Reading Credits Language Arts Year Taken CourseS1S2AvCr 11/12 Eng /13 Eng 2 60A80A

Credit Totals Year Earned Grade Earned LocalStateTotal 10/ / / Total

Boring Definitions Rank – Class standing based on core classes (Weighted) Rank – Class standing based on core classes (Weighted) GPA – Grade Point Average on 4.0 or 100 point scale GPA – Grade Point Average on 4.0 or 100 point scale (Not Weighted) Quartile- Quarter of class you are in Quartile- Quarter of class you are in

Texas Grant Eligibility Recommended or Distinguished Program Recommended or Distinguished Program

So…how are you progressing towards graduation? Review your transcript to be sure you have credit for the courses you have taken and passed Review your transcript to be sure you have credit for the courses you have taken and passed List the courses you need to take next year on the 4 Year Planning and Registration form List the courses you need to take next year on the 4 Year Planning and Registration form

High school is more than just meeting the requirements for graduation. It is also about setting yourself up for more successful future.

Let’s Define Post-Secondary Education Certificate/License programs Certificate/License programs Apprenticeship/ OJT Apprenticeship/ OJT Military Military Technical/Trade Schools Technical/Trade Schools 2 year college 2 year college 4 year college or University 4 year college or University

Pair Share If college is defined as any post secondary educational endeavor, are you planning on attending college? If college is defined as any post secondary educational endeavor, are you planning on attending college? Remember: You don’t want to live with your parents forever and they don’t want to feed you forever!

How is a student supposed to know what a college requires to gain entrance? Glad you asked! Access schools profiles in careercruising.com Access schools profiles in careercruising.com Access the official website of the school(s) you are considering Access the official website of the school(s) you are considering Speak with admissions representatives at a college fair Speak with admissions representatives at a college fair

You can get a head start on your post-secondary education by earning vocational certifications and/or earning college credit while you are still in high school

Certifications/Licenses GHS offers CATE Program Certification/License Automotive Tire Repairer Aviation FAA Ground School and possibly Pilot’s License Business Adobe Certified Expert Business MOS Word, Excel, Power Point, Access ConstructionNCCER Culinary Arts ServSafe Health Science Certified Nursing Assistant Health Science Certified Pharmacy Technician Health Science Emergency Medical Technician

Avenues for earning College Credit while in High School ACC Early College Start ACC Early College Start Advanced Placement Advanced Placement Articulated/Tech Prep Courses See course catalog Articulated/Tech Prep Courses See course catalog

Before you take college classes, you will need to take one of the following tests or meet an exemption requirement. Compass Compass Asset Asset THEA THEA

College Testing Requirements Criteria for exempting College Readiness Exams (Asset, Compass, THEA) Criteria for exempting College Readiness Exams (Asset, Compass, THEA) ACT ACT Composite score of 23 with at least a 19 on English and Math Composite score of 23 with at least a 19 on English and Math SAT SAT Critical Reading and Math Combined score of 1070 with a 500 on each section. Critical Reading and Math Combined score of 1070 with a 500 on each section. TAKS (Current 11 th Graders) TAKS (Current 11 th Graders) ELA – 2200 and a 3 on the writing sample ELA – 2200 and a 3 on the writing sample Math – 2200 Math – 2200

Proving you are college ready! Meet exemption requirements through, PSAT, ACT, SAT or TAKS Meet exemption requirements through, PSAT, ACT, SAT or TAKS THEA THEA ASSET ASSET COMPASS COMPASS

Why choose Rigor? The academic intensity of a student’s high school curriculum still counts more than anything else in pre-collegiate history in providing momentum toward completing a bachelor’s degree.

95% of HS Graduates with the following courses earned bachelor’s degrees Math beyond Algebra II Math beyond Algebra II More than 2.0 credits of Foreign Language More than 2.0 credits of Foreign Language 1.0 or more credits of Computer Science 1.0 or more credits of Computer Science More than one Advanced Placement course More than one Advanced Placement course No remedial English or Math No remedial English or Math Source: ox.pdf

HS Graduation Requirements (Recommended Plan) Each box – 1 credit 9 th 10 th 11 th 12 th 1.English IEnglish IIEnglish IIIEnglish IV 2.Alg. Or GeomMath 3.BiologyChemistryPhysicsScience 4.W. GeographyW. HistoryUS HistoryGovt/ Econ 5.Language ILanguage II 6.Band IHealth/ Speech 7.PE 8.

You will be selecting your high school courses using Course Planner in CareerCruising.com

College Entrance Exam Web sites ACT – ACT – SAT – SAT – THEA – THEA –

ACC College Classes available at GHS Semester Web site Link Summer s=ViewSched_location&term=211U000&locationid=GTC&yr=2011 &ct=CChttp://www6.austincc.edu/schedule/index.php?op=browse&opclas s=ViewSched_location&term=211U000&locationid=GTC&yr=2011 &ct=CC'> s=ViewSched_location&term=211U000&locationid=GTC&yr=2011 &ct=CC Fall s=ViewSched_location&term=211F000&locationid=GTC&yr=2012 &ct=CChttp://www6.austincc.edu/schedule/index.php?op=browse&opclas s=ViewSched_location&term=211F000&locationid=GTC&yr=2012 &ct=CC'> s=ViewSched_location&term=211F000&locationid=GTC&yr=2012 &ct=CC Spring s=ViewSched_location&term=212S000&locationid=GTC&yr=2012 &ct=CChttp://www6.austincc.edu/schedule/index.php?op=browse&opclas s=ViewSched_location&term=212S000&locationid=GTC&yr=2012 &ct=CC'> s=ViewSched_location&term=212S000&locationid=GTC&yr=2012 &ct=CC

Wrapping it up! Course choices need to be ready by: Course choices need to be ready by: 11 th by February 4 th 11 th by February 4 th 10 th by February 13 th 10 th by February 13 th 9 th by March 21 st 9 th by March 21 st Your counselor will meet with you individually Your counselor will meet with you individually