Download Welcome McEachern Class of 2018

Welcome McEachern
Class of 2018
Graduation Rule
Areas of Study:
Units Required
English/Language Arts *
4
Mathematics*
4
Science*
4
Social Studies*
3
CTAE and/or Fine Arts and/or Foreign Lang.
3
Health and Physical Education*
1
Electives
4
Total Units (Minimum)
* Required Courses and/or Core Courses
23
HOW TO EARN CREDIT
IN HIGH SCHOOL
• McEachern is currently block schedule.
• You will take 4 classes each semester.
• You must pass English, Math, and Science and two
other classes to move on to 10th grade
• Students are encouraged to take rigorous courses.
• An Advanced Placement (AP) course can possibly
earn college credit depending on the AP exam score
for that class.
• A student who is new to rigor may want to try an
honor’s course before taking an AP course.
Freshman Year
Schedule of Classes
Math: CCGPS Coordinate Algebra, Honors CCGPS
Analytic Geometry, or Accl. CCGPS Coordinate
Algebra/Analytic Geometry A
Language Arts: 9th Lit/Comp or Honors 9th
Lit/Comp
Science: Biology, Honors Biology or Environmental
Science
Social Studies: World Geography or AP Human
Geography
Plus 4 electives (Foreign Language is considered an elective)
ELECTIVES
4 units required
Elective 1
Elective 2
Elective 3
Elective 4
Your registration form will ask you to pick 6
electives. We will do our best to grant you 4 of the 6.
Choose wisely!
Pathway
3 units required – choose one area
Foreign Language
Fine Arts
Career/Technology
Career/Technology Pathways
Computer Science *
– Introduction to Digital
Technology
– Programing
Auto Tech*
Engineering & Technology*
Graphic Communications*
Healthcare Occupations *
Salon Services*
Career/Technology Pathways
continued…
Marketing
Video Production Broadcasting
JROTC
Law and Justice
Family & Consumer Science
– Culinary Arts
– Early Childhood Education
New NCAA Requirements
New academic requirements take affect for the Class of
2016 and beyond:
•A minimum core course GPA of 2.30 (previous requirement of
2.00)
•10 of 16 core course requirements before end of your Junior year.
•7 of 10 core courses must be from English/Language Arts, Math,
and Science.
GPA Calculation
• “GPA” stands for “Grade Point Average”, which means
that it averages out all of your FINAL grades.
• How to calculate it:
• First, take a look at your current or most recent grades.
Each letter corresponds to a number of points:
• A: 4 points
• B: 3 points
• C: 2 points
• D: 1 point
• F: 0 points
• Divide points total by the number of classes you
completed=GPA!
• Honors= extra .5 and AP= extra 1 quality point.
AP and College Success™
Students who take
AP courses and
exams are much
more likely than their
peers to complete a
bachelor’s degree in
four years or less.
Source: Camara, Wayne (2003).
College Persistence, Graduation, and
Remediation. College Board Research
Notes (RN-19). New York, NY:
College Board.
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45
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40
29
30
20
10
0
No AP
One AP
Two+ AP
What’s the difference
between AP and honors?
• AP courses are designed and updated annually
to reflect what’s being taught
in cutting-edge college courses.
• Students receive an external evaluation—
the AP Exam—which is scored by college
faculty from around the world who verify that
the student has mastered college-level studies.
AP Courses offered at McEachern
• AP English Literature
• AP U.S. History
• AP English Language
• AP U.S. Gov & Politics
• AP Statistics
• AP Microeconomics
• AP Calculus AB / BC
• AP Macroeconomics
• AP Biology
• AP Psychology
• AP Environmental Science
• AP European History
• AP Physics
• AP Spanish Language
• AP Chemistry
• AP Studio Art
• AP Human Geography
• AP Music Theory
• AP World History
• AP Computer Science
Questions?