1. Duncan Polytechnical High School
Class of 2017
Junior Presentation

2. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
A total of 230 units of credit must be earned in specific subject areas for high school graduation, as established by the California Board of Education. The table below illustrates the minimum graduation requirements of the Fresno Unified School District.  Five (5) units are granted for successfully completing each semester of each course in which the student receives a "D" grade or better.
​Subject Area
​Units Required
​English Language Arts
​40
​Modern World History 10
​U.S. History
​10
​American Government 5
​Economics ​5
​Physical Science
​Biological Science
10​
​​Physical/Biological Science
​Algebra I
​Geometry
​Mathematics (3rd year)
​Physical Education
​20
​Fine Arts or Foreign Language
​Electives
​70
​Total
​230

3. Planning in your Junior Year
Start with you!
List things you want to study. Talk to friends, family, teachers, and recent grads of your school about your interests.
Learn about careers and colleges. Visit your college and career center.
Be involved! Try something new; arts, athletics, activities,
clubs.
Ask students:
Who would like to attend college? Allow students to answer and ask where they would like to attend.
Ask students to share career choice.
Use this as a chance to build rapport and know more about the class and your students.
A NEW YEAR
A NEW YOU!

4. Planning: Mark your calendar!
Visit the counseling office and meet with your counselor. Who is your counselor?
Find out about college and career nights.
Find out when college representatives are visiting your school.
Explore CTE and ROP classes for Senior Year
Hand out your high school site counseling brochure
Hand out the Career Night Flyer, and list of CTE /ROP classes
Share with students how to find out when colleges are visiting your campus, and how to meet representatives.
Handout the CTE and ROP class information.
VISIT YOUR COUNSELOR AND CAREER CENTER

5. Opportunities to be Involved!
Arts
Athletics
Activities
Clubs
Volunteer
Summer Internships
Review the opportunities at your school site. Offer a handout with your school sports programs and contact information for coaches. Offer a handout that lists clubs and contact information.
Talk to students about other opportunities on your campus.
Be INVOLVED!
JOIN TODAY!

6. What NEXT? Focus on Junior Year!
MAKE A PLAN
PREPARE YOURSELF TO HAVE THE GREATEST NUMBER OF OPTIONS IN YOUR FUTURE!
This slide transitions to a “checklist” of college and career readiness topics for Junior year.
Once you have thought about what you would like to study, you need to prepare and plan. What you do to prepare in you Junior year is very important. Most college applications are due Nov. 30th of you Senior year.
MAKE a PLAN
PREPARE

7. Junior Planning: Checklist
How many credits do I have? To be on- track as a Junior, you should have completed at least
Have a student IAP and Transcript for each student to monitor their status.
ON-TRACK JUNIOR
120 CREDITS; 7 a-g COURSES

8. Junior Planning: Checklist
By the end of your Junior year you should complete at least
Have students compare there a-g and credit status to the benchmarks listed above.
END OF JUNIOR YEAR
180 CREDITS, 11 a-g courses

9. JUNIOR PLANNING: Checklist
Sign up for the PSAT given October 14, 2015.
The PSAT will help to prepare you for the SAT .
The PSAT measures:
Critical Reading
Mathematic
Writing Skills
PREPARE FOR THE TEST
BIG FUTURE WILL HELP YOU PREPARE FOR THE PSAT AND SAT
Share with students how to sign up for the PSAT and the cost. Have your school flyers for the PSAT available as a handout. The flyer is available at
Students can find study materials and practice
Summary of the benefits for the PSAT:
Each year, more than 3.5 million high school juniors, sophomores, and younger students take the PSAT/NMSQT to:
Prepare for the SAT
Enter competitions for scholarships (for more information, go to Scholarship and Recognition Programs)
Receive information from colleges: (for more information, go to Student Search Service®)
Begin college and career planning
Help assess academic skills necessary for college-level work
The PSAT/NMSQT is the qualifying test for National Merit Scholarship Corporation’s scholarship and recognition programs. Test-takers also receive My College QuickStart™, a free personalized college planning tool that includes access to MyRoad™, the College Board's online majors, college, and career exploration program.
SIGN UP FOR THE PSAT
board.org/

10. JUNIOR PLANNING: COLLEGE ADMISSIONS TESTS
Plan to take the SAT ,SAT II and/or ACT in SPRING.
Fee Waivers are available to eligible students.
Colleges use a combination of test scores and grade point averages required to meet minimum eligibility requirements.
Prepare and study prior to the tests.
ACT cost is $36.50, with writing $52.50
SAT $54.50 SAT II subject tests are each.
SPRING SAT $54.50
SAT II $26.00 each
SPRING ACT $ $52.50

11. JUNIOR PLANNING: COLLEGE ADMISSIONS TESTS
Test Date
Registration Deadline
September 12, 20 15
August 7, 2015
October 24, 2015
September 18, 2015
December 12, 20 15
November 6, 2015
April 9, 2016
March 4, 2016
June 11, 2016
May 6, 2016
Review Dates of the spring tests.
Dates are available on-line.
Encourage students to access the websites and discuss the availability of study materials on the website.
/register

12. Other Junior Year Assessments ASVAB
The ASVAB is offered to high school students as part of the ASVAB Career Exploration Program.
The program provides tools to help students learn more about career exploration and planning, in both the civilian and military worlds of work.
The ASVAB Career Exploration Program is free of charge to participating schools.
Information about specific careers in the military is available at:
and
or at the Service-specific websites:
Share the data of the ASVAB on your campus.
Preparing For The ASVAB:
The ASVAB Testing Program does not endorse any particular method of test preparation beyond recommending that examinees take a solid core of courses in mathematics, English, and science in high school and/or college. Such academic preparation will help with performance on the Arithmetic Reasoning, Mathematics Knowledge, Paragraph Comprehension, Word Knowledge, and General Science subtests. Taking technical courses will also help with performance on the Auto Information, Shop Information, Electronics Information, and Mechanical Comprehension subtests.
ASVAB

13. Early Assessment Program
The Early Assessment Program (EAP) measures your English and math skills at the end of the junior year to let you know in advance if you are ready for college level work. You will receive an EAP status at the beginning of your senior year informing you whether or not you are ready to enroll in for-credit math and English courses. If you are not ready, you can take advantage of your senior year to prepare for college.
Students who take the EAP may be able to:
Skip the otherwise required college English and/or mathematics placement tests.
Identify the need for additional preparation in English and math and adjust senior-year coursework to prepare for college while still enrolled in high school.
Save time and money by avoiding college remediation courses that do not count toward a degree.
Information about the EAP:
Early Assessment Program (EAP)
The Early Assessment Program (EAP) measures your English reading comprehension and writing skills towards the end of the 11th grade to let you know in advance if you are ready for college English. This assessment portion of the EAP is officially called the Early Assessment of Readiness for College English, but it is also commonly referred to as the EAP English Test. If you elect to take the EAP English Test you will receive a letter at the beginning of your senior year informing you whether or not you can enroll in for-credit freshman English classes when you attend the CSU.
About the EAP English Test
It's easy to participate in the EAP. Just be sure to do the following: Take the required 11th grade standardized English test, also known as the English-Language Arts Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) test.
This test will be given to you toward the end of your junior year.
Look for the 15 additional multiple choice questions from the CSU.
This section of the test is optional but you need to answer the questions to participate in the EAP.
This section is marked by the CSU logo.
Be sure to "bubble in" the section that indicates that you want your EAP results released to the CSU.
Complete the additional CSU essay.
The essay is often scheduled at a later date by your school.
The essay is based on a short non-fiction passage (under 100 words).
Notification of EAP English Test Results
You can find your EAP Test Results Online beginning in August of your senior year.
Additionally, your high school will send you a letter with a STAR Student Report that details your EAP status.
Your status informs you whether you have met the EPT requirement and, if not, what you can do to meet it.
If you are Exempt from the EPT and ready for college level English, your campus will automatically receive notification of your status. It is a good idea, however, to keep a copy of your STAR student report for your records.
Explanation of EAP English Test Results
Possible results on the EAP English Test are: Ready for CSU or participating CCC college-level English courses - Your Score met the EPT requirement.
Ready for CSU or participating CCC college-level English courses - Conditional - You demonstrated readiness for CSU English at this point. You will need to take an approved English course in the 12th grade to be ready for the CSU.
Not yet demonstrating readiness for CSU or participating CCC college-level English courses - Your score did not meet the EPT requirement
Incomplete - You did not correctly fill out all components of the EAP English test.
CSU English Success
CSU Math Success

14. JUNIOR PLANNING: Checklist PERSONAL STATEMENT or RESUME
This is your opportunity to tell us about yourself — your hopes, ambitions, life experiences, inspirations.
Take your time on this assignment. Be open. Be reflective. Find your individual voice and express it honestly.
You can use this document for a job application, scholarships and college admissions.
The University of California requires a personal statement as part of the college application
Please let students know where and how to receive assistance with this document at your school site.
Please check in with your job developer for career center opportunities.
TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF
nia.edu/how-to-apply/personal- statement/

15. California State Universities
Choices
Community College
Admission to any of California's 112 community colleges is simple.
You will be admitted to the community college of your choice if you meet at least one of the following conditions:
You are 18 years of age or older, with or without a high school diploma.
You are a high school graduate.
You have the equivalent of a high school diploma.
California State Universities
Admission offices at the 23 campuses use three factors to determine eligibility.
Most applicants who are admitted meet the standards in each of the following areas:
Specific high school courses referred to as “a-g” courses.
Grades in a-g courses and test scores.
Graduation from high school.
This a brief review of college choices. The main point here is to have students start to reflect, decide where they want to go, and make sure they meet eligibility requirements. Juniors need to continue to plan and prepare. If students want to dig deeper invite them to see their counselor for assistance.
Community College
California State University

16. Choices University of California
Complete a minimum of 15 college-preparatory courses (a-g courses), with at least 11 finished prior to the beginning of your senior year. Earn a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better) in these courses with no grade lower than a C.
Meet the examination requirement by taking the ACT Plus Writing or the SAT Reasoning Test by December of your senior year. We don't require SAT Subject Tests, but certain programs on some campuses recommend them, and you can use subject tests to satisfy the "a-g" requirements
Reference for the minimum requirements for a-g courses:
Complete a minimum of 15 college-preparatory courses (a-g courses), with at least 11 finished prior to the beginning of your senior year. The 15 courses are: a. History/social science
2 years
b. English
4 years
c. Mathematics
3 years
d. Laboratory science
e. Language other than English
2 years*
f. Visual and performing arts
1 year
g. College-preparatory elective (chosen from the subjects listed above or another course approved by the university)
University of California
nia.edu/freshman/requirements/in dex.html

18. California Independent Colleges
California's nonprofit, independent colleges and universities are often referred to as "private." Nonprofit, independent colleges and universities are not state-supported, unlike the University of California, California State University, or California Community College systems.
California is home to more than 75 unique nonprofit, independent colleges and universities.
Many California Independent Colleges and Universities accept completed A-G (or A-G similar) coursework, for admission as a first year student.
Some independent schools have substitute, additional, or specialized course requirements for admission.
List of independent colleges:
College/UniversityCampus Alliant International University American Jewish University Antioch University Antioch University Los Angeles Art Center College of Design Azusa Pacific University Biola University Brandman University California Baptist University California College of the Arts California Institute of Integral Studies California Institute of Technology California Institute of the Arts California Lutheran University Chapman University Claremont Graduate University Claremont McKenna College Concordia University of California Dominican University of California Fielding Graduate University Fresno Pacific University Golden Gate University Harvey Mudd College Holy Names University Hope International University Humphreys College Keck Graduate Institute La Sierra University Laguna College of Art and Design Loma Linda University Loyola Marymount University Marymount College - CA Master's College, The Menlo College Mills College Mount St. Mary's College National University Notre Dame de Namur University Occidental College Otis College of Art and Design Pacific Oaks College Pacific Union College Palo Alto University Pepperdine University Pitzer College Point Loma Nazarene University Pomona College Saint Mary's College of California Samuel Merritt College San Diego Christian College San Francisco Art Institute San Francisco Conservatory of Music Santa Clara University Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center Scripps College Simpson University Soka University of America Southern California University of Health Sciences Stanford University Thomas Aquinas College Touro University California University of La Verne University of Redlands University of San Diego University of San Francisco University of Southern California University of the Pacific Vanguard University of Southern California Western University of Health Sciences Westmont College Whittier College William Jessup University Woodbury University
Check out the website:

19. California Vocational and Technical Schools
California Vocational Schools provides a directory of schools offering associate’s degrees, bachelor’s degrees, diplomas, and certificates, for the most popular vocations including:
Nursing
Medical Assisting
Medical Billing and coding
Massage Therapy
Culinary
Arts
Pharmacy Technology
Cosmetology
Paralegal
vocational-schools.com

20. QUESTIONS? Plan for your FUTURE!
Please take note of specific questions that require additional dialogue. Take to students name and provide follow-up!