1. El Cajon Valley High School Guidance Department
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El Cajon Valley High School Guidance Department

2. OUR TIME TOGETHER Graduation Requirements How to Read Your Transcript
Life After High School
How to Get Into a 4 Year University
A-G Requirements
NCAA Requirements (Intercollegiate Sports)
College Entrance Exams
Course Planner
CTE Pathways at ECV
Elective Options
Registration Process
ECV Guidance Department
Questions

3. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Subject
Required
English
40 credits
Social Science
35 credits
Fine Arts or World Language
10 credits
Mathematics (Algebra req.)
30 credits
Life Science
Physical Science
Technology Requirement
5 credits
Physical Education
20 credits
Electives
60 credits
Additional Requirements:
Career Plan – Met with Counselor (Post Secondary Plan)
California High School Exit Exam (Math/ English)
Fitness Gram – required to be enrolled in PE until Fitness Gram is passed.

4. HOW TO READ YOUR TRANSCRIPT

5. LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL 4-year College or University Community College
(UC, CSU, private colleges, out of state)
Community College
(Grossmont, Cuyamaca, Mesa, City, Southwestern)
Technical/Trade Schools (Vocational)
(Culinary, Beauty, Arts, Automotive, etc.)
Apprentice Programs
Plumbing, Sheet Metal, Electrical, etc.)
Armed Forces
Navy, Marines, National Guard, Air Force, Army, Coast Guard)

6. A-G REQUIREMENTS (CSU/ UC required)
Subject
Required
Recommended A
Social Science
2 years B
English
4 years C
Math (Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II)
3 years D
Lab Science E
Foreign Language
3+ years F
Visual/ Performing Arts
1 year
1+ years G
College Prep Elective
All courses must be at the college prep level or higher and be completed with a grade of “C” or better.

7. NCAA REQUIREMENTS – 2013 & Beyond (Inter-collegiate Sports)
Core Courses
Division I
Division II
English
4 years
3 years
Math
2 years
Natural/Physical Science
+ Additional English, Math Or Science
1 year
Social Science
Additional Courses (from any area above, foreign language or nondoctrinal religion/ philosophy)
College Admissions Tests and GPA Requirements:
Division I – a sliding scale for test score and grade point average
Division II – Minimum SAT is 820; Minimum ACT sum is 68

8. COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMS
10th Grade
Take PSAT in October
11th Grade
Take SAT in late Spring
Take ACT in late Spring
Take SAT Subject tests – If your universities of interest recommend SAT Subject tests, take it immediately after completing the course.
12th Grade
Take SAT in early Fall
Take ACT in early Fall
Take SAT Subject tests – If your universities of interest require SAT Subject test, take it immediately after completing the course

9. UPCOMING TEST DATES SAT Reasoning and SAT Subject Test Dates
Test Date: 5/5/12 Registration Deadline: 4/6/12
Test Date: 6/2/12 Registration Deadline: 5/8/12
ACT with Writing Test Dates
Test Date: 4/14/12 Registration Deadline: 3/9/12
Test Date: 6/9/12 Registration Deadline: 5/4/12
Fee waivers are available for those who qualify. See your Counselor in the Guidance Office.

10. is at your finger tips from any computer with internet access.
COURSE PLANNER
is at your finger tips from any computer with internet access.

11. 2012-2013 Course Selections using Career Cruising’s COURSE PLANNER
Use Course Planner to:
Select your courses for next year
Develop your high school education plan
Review courses you have completed, are currently taking or plan to take in the future.
Review A-G course requirements and check your completion status.
Review NCAA requirements and check your completion status.

12. Access Career Cruising and Course Planner
Go to
Select the students tab and click on the link.
Login with your username and password
Username: CC-Your ID #
Password: computer login
You will go to your Portfolio Homepage
Click on from the list on the left hand side of the screen.

13. Course Planner
You will be focusing on the upcoming school year in the dashed box.
In this example it is Year 10
Year 9 includes courses, grades and credits completed as well as courses in progress.
On the far right, you will see a credit summary.
Below that are recommended CLUSTERS or PATHWAYS based on your Career Matchmaker results.

14. Required Courses (Yellow Slot)
Click on the Course Planner tab & begin selecting courses.
To add a required course, click the plus ‘+’ icon that appears on the right of any yellow slot.
All courses available to fulfill the requirement are in yellow.
Hover over any course to review the description & prerequisites.
Click the plus ‘+’ icon next to the course you want to select.

15. Required Courses and Co-Requisites
You will return to the Course Planner tab.
The course you selected and all co-requisites will appear.

16. Elective Courses (White Slot)
To add an elective course, click the plus ‘+’ icon that appears on the right of any white slot.
Be sure the View By: is set to Discipline to start
Use the drop down menu to explore Discipline types
If you are a 9th grader, consider joining a CTE or Science Pathway that matches your interests.

17. Elective Course Selection
Hover over any course to review the description & prerequisites and note the Grade restrictions.
Click the plus ‘+’ icon next to the course you want to select.
You will return to the Course Planner tab.
The course you selected & all co-requisites will appear.
If you selected a pathway, you should add the corresponding courses to Year 11 and Year 12.

18. The BLUE and RED Symbols
The Blue symbol means there is a WARNING that you must read.
Hover over the blue dot & the note will appear.
Example: “You have selected a course that you have previously completed. This course will not count as additional credit.”
The Red symbol means there is an ALERT that you must read.
Hover over the red dot & the note will appear.
Example: “You do not have the proper pre-requisite, please select the proper pre-requisite or speak to your counselor.”

19. Alternate for Electives
For each elective you have selected, you must select an alternate.
To select your alternates, click the ‘+’ icon on the Alternate slot.
Select an alternate course for each elective selection by clicking the ‘+’ icon on the alternative slot.
You will have to select the co-requisite to match in the second alternate slot.

20. Alternates and Red Alerts
A Red Alert symbol will appear.
Hover over the symbol for instructions. Example: “This course has a co-requisite requirement of G274 Spanish 4C. Please add course or see your counselor.”
If you add the required course as the next alternate, the Red Alert will disappear.
If you do not have the required pre-requisite, add the course or select another alternate course.
Click the SAVE button at the bottom of the page.

21. Diploma & Certifications Tab
The Diploma & Certifications Tab allows you to review graduation requirements.
On the right you can see the credits you have earned, have planned in course planner, as well as those you have remaining to add into course planner.
The Quick Summary bar allows you to see your progress If your course planner is complete for all 4 years, you should only see green and yellow.

22. A-G and NCAA Requirements
Using the pull down menu, you can also review your progress in the A-G Requirements as well NCAA Requirements.

23. Review, Print & Share
Please review your selections with your parent/guardian before your class returns to the guidance office.
Review all Red Alerts and Blue Warnings.
You can print a draft by clicking the print icon at the top right of the course planner.
Feel free to continue to plan future years. Don’t worry, all other years are for planning only. Only the dashed year matters right now.

24. Final Review & SUBMIT
Be sure to review ALL required and elective course offerings and YOUR SELECTIONS.
You can select and remove courses as often as you want UNTIL you click the SUBMIT button.
Once you meet with your counselor, your courses will be locked in and will not be changed.

25. ECV CTE PATHWAYS Arts, Media, & Entertainment (AME) Pathway
Pathway Started:
9th Grade
10th Grade
11th Grade
12th Grade
Media - Printing & Graphics
Photography
Video Production
Art (recommended)
International Business Pathway
9th Grade
10th Grade
11th Grade
12th Grade
World Language
(recommended)
Business & Computers
International Marketing
Virtual Enterprise

26. MORE PATHWAYS Biomedical Technology Pathway
9th Grade
10th Grade
11th Grade
12th Grade
Medical Biology
Medical Chemistry
Microbiology/Biotechnology
Internship
Manufacturing & Product Development: Welding
2-Year Commitment
Year 1
Year 2
Optional
Courses can be taken in any 2 year block
Intro to Fabrication & Welding
Advance Fabrication & Welding
Welding Certifications (Evening Course)
Hospitality Pathway: Restaurant Services
2-Year Commitment
Year 1
Year 2
Courses can be taken in any 2 year block
Restaurant Services

27. MORE ELECTIVE OPTIONS VISUAL ARTS Art Ceramics/3-D Design
Jewelry/3-D Design
Photography
Computer 3D Design & Animation
WORLD LANGUAGES
Spanish
Spanish for Spanish Speakers
German
Mandarin Chinese
OTHER ELECTIVES
AVID
Journalism
Publications
Leadership
Video Production
Restaurant Services
Peer Tutor
Teacher Prep
Teacher Assistant (students w/severe handicaps)
INDUSTRIAL ARTS
Media (Printing & Graphics)
PERFORMING ARTS
Beginning Guitar
Choir
Concert/Marching Band
Beginning Instruments
Theatre

28. REGISTRATION PROCESS Registration Packets distributed late May
Due back early June
MUST be filled out completely
ID pictures for next year will be taken in early June

29. WHERE DO I GO FOR HELP?

30. SCHOOL COUNSELORS Vanessa Sliwa (A-B) Terri Beach (C-Gar)
Monika Stimpert
(Gas-Kl)
Deborah Samson
(Km-Ol)
Matt Udvarhelyi
(Om-Shal)
Stephanie Picon
(Sham-Z)

31. GUIDANCE INFORMATION SPECIALISTS
Glenn Recasner
(9th and 10th Grade)
Kimberly Roldan
(11th and 12th Grade)
Marlene Ames
(English Language Learners)
Laura Conshafter
(Counseling Secretary)

32. COLLEGE & CAREER CENTER Open EVERYDAY at Lunch
We are there to help with:
College Applications
Financial Aid Applications
Scholarship searches
Course Planner
Post Secondary Plans
Job Applications
Transcript Reviews OR
Feel free to just stop in, say hello and eat lunch!

33. QUESTIONS?