Class of 2014 Course Selection Presentation. Course Selection Process for your 12 th Grade Year! All students should have received the 2013-2014 Curriculum.

Class of 2014Course Selection Presentation

Course Selection Process for your 12th Grade Year!

All students should have received the 2013-2014 Curriculum Guidebook via email. This is a necessary document to complete the process.

You all should have received a packet when entering the auditorium today.

In the packet you will find: Suggested Pathways (Liberal Arts, Business, Engineering,

Health) MHS Grad Plan Helpful Handouts Course Selection Form (This will need to be signed by a parent

and brought your course selection appointment.)

New Course Selection Process All students will meet one on one with your individual

counselor. You must have your course selection sheet signed by a

parent. If not, we will select your courses for you. Completed schedules will be available on Registration

Day in August Schedule changes – one week prior to in-service *NO changes after school begins Can still drop with parent signature the first 5 days of

each quarter

What to expect next… We will discuss which courses to select for your

senior year. You will receive an email indicating your

appointment day and time. DO NOT MISS YOUR APPOINTMENT. This is when your course selections will be entered into Powerschool.

We will also post all appointment times on the wall outside of Student Services. Check there if you need to.

Login to Powerschool Click on Graduation Progress Click Submit View the Graduation Requirements View the Credits Earned Notice the dark green/light green/white bar

Graduation Progess

Graduation Progress Screen

Graduation Progress, cont. Credit Summary:

Required= 23 Completed= 17-18 If you failed a previous required course, we will

adjust this during your course selection

Graduation Requirements 23 CREDITS

Required Areas = 15 credits English

4 years English 9 (1.0) English 10 (1.0) English 11 (1.0) a Senior Year English Elective (.5) and a Senior Year Formal Writing (.5)

Graduation Requirements, cont. Math

3 years Any Combination of different courses College Entrance requires Algebra I, Geometry

and Algebra II

Graduation Requirements, cont. Science

3 years Physical Science Biology Science Elective (*College Entrance requires

Chemistry or Physics)

Graduation Requirements, cont. Social Studies

3 Years US History Social Studies Elective (1.0) Senior Year Government (.5) Senior Year Economics (.5)

Graduation Requirements, cont. PE

2 Credits One Class (.5 credit)

EACH year for 4 years.

Graduation Requirements, cont. Electives=8 credits Agriculture Art/Music Business Family and Consumer

Science Industrial Technology English/Language Arts

Electives

Math Electives Project Lead the Way

(Engineering…) Science Electives Social Studies

Electives World Language

(Foreign Language) Any Core Class over

Requirement

PSEO(Post Secondary Enrollment Option) 11th and 12th Graders (and 9th and 10th graders in TAG) are

eligible Courses at MCC (other institutions are available…see me) Students must test into college level course work with the

Compass or ACT We will pay for the course and the book if:

MHS does not offer the course OR You have exhausted the curriculum in that area (example,

we only have 1 Psychology course) AND You pass the course (dropping or failing the course will result

in YOU owing MHS approximately $250!!!!!!)

ACT Visit www.actstudent.org to register Juniors should register for the April 13th test. This

test will be given at MHS. Practice Tests are available in Student Services John Baylor Test Prep course is offered to MHS

students for free. Students eligible for Free/Reduced lunch ask me

about a fee waiver.

SAT Visit www.collegeboard.com to register

Take April of Junior Year

Mostly for East and West Coast Schools

College Entrance Muscatine Community College (MCC)

GED, High School Diploma

Take the COMPASS Test or ACT

Iowa, ISU, UNI Regent Admission Index (RAI)

(2 x ACT Composite)

+ (1 x percentile high school rank)

+ (20 x high school gpa)

+ (5 x number of high school core courses)

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Your Regent Admission Index (RAI) Score

Target Score is 245 or higher

Iowa, ISU, UNI Visit www2.state.ia.us/regents/rai to

calculate your own RAI score.