WHITE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL LYNNETTE GRIFFIN KEITH FUTCH PSAT, AP, & Dual Enrollment
WHITE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLLYNNETTE GRIFFIN
KEITH FUTCH
PSAT, AP, & Dual Enrollment
Presenters
Keith Futch, White County High SchoolLynnette Griffin, White County High SchoolKallan Williams, North Georgia Technical
College
AGENDA
Graduation RequirementsHope Rigor RequirementsPSATAP PotentialAP ProgramDual Enrollment Options
Graduation Requirements
To Graduate WCHS
4 English4 Math4 Social Studies4 Science.5 Health and .5 Personal Fitness (or students
can have 3 JROTC Classes)3 any combination of Fine Arts, CTAE or
Foreign Language4 electives28 credits total
ENGLISH
ENGLISH 9ENGLISH 10ENGLISH 11 OR AP LANGUAGE AND
COMPOSITIONENGLISH 12 OR ADVANCED COMPOSITION
OR AP LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION
Class of 2015Class of 2015 Class of 2016 and Beyond
Class of 2016 and Beyond
MATH I OR ACCELLERATED MATH I
MATH II OR ACCELLERATED MATH II
MATH III OR ACCELLERATED MATH III
4TH MATH
COORDINATE ALGEBRA OR ACCELLERATED COORDINATE ALGEBRA
ANALYTIC GEOMETRY OR ACCELLERATED ANALYTIC GEOMETRY
CCGPS ADVANCED ALGEBRA OR ACCELLERATED CCGPS ADVANCED ALGEBRA
4th MATH
MATH
SOCIAL STUDIES
CIVICS OR AMERICAN GOVERNMENTWORLD HISTORYUS HISTORYECONOMICS
SCIENCE
PHYSICAL SCIENCEBIOLOGYCHEMISTRY OR ENVIRONMENTAL
SCIENCE OR EARTH SYSTEMS4TH SCIENCE
HEALTH/PERSONAL FITNESS
.5 CREDIT OF HEALTH AND .5 CREDIT OF PERSONAL FITNESS
3 JROTC CLASSES
HOPE RIGOR REQUIREMENTS
Rigor Requirement by class
Graduation Date Rigorous Courses needed for Hope
On or after May 1, 2015 (current 11th graders)
2 (can be any 2 from below list)
On or after May 1, 2016 (current 10th graders)
3 (can be any 3 from below list)
On or after may 1, 2017 (current 9th graders) 4 (can be any 4 from below list)
More information can be found at www.gacollege411.org. You can click on the financial aid tab and then click on the Hope Scholarship link in the Hope Program Box.
Rigorous Courses that will satisfy Hope at WCHS
English Math Science Social Studies
Foreign Language
AP Language & Composition
Math III (class of 2015)
Chemistry I AP Government (class of 2017 and later)
Spanish II
AP Literature & Composition
Accelerated Math III (class of 2015)
Human Anatomy & Physiology
AP World History
Spanish III
Math IV (class of 2015)
Physics I AP US History
CCGPS Advanced Algebra (available for class of 2016)
AP Chemistry AP Microeconomics
CCGPS Pre-Calculus (class of 2016 or later)
AP Biology
Accelerated CCGPS Pre-Calculus (class of 2016 or later)More information can be found at www.gacollege411.org.
You can click on the financial aid tab and then click on the Hope Scholarship link in the Hope Program Box.
PSAT/NMSQT
WHAT IS THE PSAT
PRELIMINARY SAT TEST IT IS A PRACTICE SAT GIVEN BY THE
COLLEGEBOARD IT IS A STANDARDIZED TEST IT GIVES STUDENTS VALUABLE INFORMATION
ABOUT CRITICAL READING, MATH, WRITING GIVEN ONCE A YEAR IN OCTOBER STATE OF GEORGIA PAYS FOR ALL 10TH GRADERS
TO TAKE. 9TH OR 11TH GRADERS CAN PAY TO TAKE THE TEST AS WELL
ALSO SERVES AS A QUALIFYING TEST FOR THE NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP
HOW TO INTERPRET THE SCORES
MEASURES STUDENTS ON THREE AREAS Critical Reading Math Writing
EACH AREA HAS A SCORE RANGING FROM 20-80
UNDERNEATH THE SCORE, IT WILL TELL YOU HOW YOU COMPARE WITH OTHERS IN THE NATION WHO HAVE TAKEN THE TEST
THE THREE SCORE TOTAL IS CALLED THE SELECTION INDEX AND RANGES FROM 60-240
SCORE REPORT
SCORES CRITICAL READING, MATH, WRITING SELECTION INDEX
YOUR SKILLS SHOWS SKILL CATEGORIES SHOW NUMBER OF QUESTIONS CORRECT IN EACH
CATEGORY YOUR ANSWERS
ANSWER Key YOU CAN REVIEW THE QUESTIONS IN THE TEST BOOKLET
NEXT STEPS COLLEGEBOARD RESOURCES SAT TEST
AP POTENTIAL
ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) IS ANOTHER COLLEGEBOARD PROGRAM
AP POTENTIAL USES PSAT SCORES TO DETERMINE THE LIKELYHOOD OF SUCCESS (SCORING A 3 OR HIGHER) ON AN AP EXAM.
YOU MAY HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER INDICATING FUTURE SUCCESS
THIS IS NOT THE ONLY METHOD TO DETERMINE SUCCESS
ADVANCED PLACEMENT
Advanced Placement (AP)
AP Classes are available at White County High School
Students will take an AP Exam at the End of the Class
The AP exams are scored 1-5Students who earn a 3, 4, or 5 may get college
credit College credit awarded varies from college to
collegeResearch indicates that students who take AP
courses in high school perform better in college
AP COURSES OFFERED AT WCHS
ENGLISH MATH SCIENCE SOCIAL STUDIES
OTHER
ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMP
AP STATISTICS
AP BIOLOGY AP AMERICAN GOVT. (9TH)
AP STUDIO ART
ENGLISH LITERATURE AND COMP
AP CALCULUS
AP CHEMISTRY
AP WORLD HISTORY
AP US HISTORY
AP MICRO-ECONOMICSCourses subject to change based on student
requests and teacher availabilityOther courses are available on Georgia Virtual School
DUAL ENROLLMENT
Dual Enrollment
• High School students can take courses at an eligible college while still enrolled as a high school student• Accel Program – most common• Move On When Ready• Hope Grant• Articulation• Residential Programs
ACCELACCEL Move on When ReadyMove on When Ready
Eligible Students in grades 9-12 (Many colleges will only take 11-12th graders)
Must apply and be accepted by the college
Full-time or part-time Courses on Accel list On the college campus or at
High School Earn credit at both the high
school and college Hours attempted will not
count against HOPE Hours
Eligible Students in grades 11-12
Must apply and be accepted by the college
Full-time ONLY (min 12 hours)
If you drop one course you have to drop them all
Courses on the approved list On the college campus Earn credit at both the high
school and college Hours will not count against
HOPE Hours
Accel vs. MOWR
Hope GrantEligible Students in grades 9-12 (Many colleges
will only take 11-12th graders)Must apply and be accepted by the collegeFull-time or part-timeCourses on Dual Enrollment DirectoryOn the college campusSimultaneously earn high school credit toward
their high school diploma and certificate/diploma program
Earn credit at both the high school and collegeHours attempted will not count against HOPE
Hours
ACCEL VS. HOPE GRANT
Accel is for core courses (Math, Science, English, Social Studies, Foreign Language)
Hope Grant is for Technical Certificate or Diploma Program courses (Welding, Mechanics, Engineering, etc.)
Articulation
• Any student in grades 9-12 at a high school that has an articulation agreement with a local college can participate. – No college admission required before graduation– Courses within articulation agreements are eligible– Take classes on high school campus– Credit awarded at the college level is contingent upon
passing the college’s qualifying exam– No cost– HOPE limits are not affected
Residential Programs
Live full time on a college campusTwo Programs
University of West Georgia Middle Georgia College
Joint Enrollment
• Joint enrollment is NOT a dual enrollment program– Must apply and be accepted to the college– Part-time status is required at the college– Student can take ANY course that the college offers– Credit is ONLY earned at the college and not
transferred back to the high school– Can be paid for by the HOPE grant/scholarship or by
the student/parents– Courses taken and paid for by HOPE
grant/scholarship do count towards HOPE hours
Requirements to Participate
• In an eligible grade 9-12 depending on program• Been reported as enrolled in a public high school
the preceding October and March• Applied and been accepted by a post-secondary
institution • Meet requirements set by WCHS• Complete and submit the state Accel application• Be in good standing as a student • Maturity is an important factor to consider• Take only courses from the approved list• Meet with counselor to schedule courses and
receive advisement
White County Requirements
April 1 deadline to apply for Fall and Nov. 1 for Spring
SAT/ACT/ASSET SAT
480 CR; 440 Math; combined 970 ACT
20 English; 18 Math; Composite 21 ASSET (for technical college only)
Reading 42; Writing 41; Math 32; Algebra 42
Core GPA 3.0Attend a Dual Enrollment WorkshopMeet with counselor and sign all advisement forms.
Options
North Georgia Technical College (will have option to take courses at WCHS)
Truett McConnell CollegePiedmont CollegeUniversity of North Georgia (Dahlonega)University of North Georgia (Gainesville)
ACCELACCEL HOPE GRANTHOPE GRANT
ENGLISH 1101ENGLISH 1102COLLEGE
ALGEBRACOLLEGE
PSYCHOLOGYCOLLEGE WORLD
HISTORY
CULINARY ARTSCRIMINAL JUSTICEENGINEERINGNOK CO-OP
PROGRAM
DUAL ENROLLMENT CLASSES AT WCHS
Courses subject to change based on student requests and teacher availability