Sophomore Presentation
Ms. Stone, Academic Counselor
Ms. Albers, College and Career Tech

 Learn how to read your transcript
 Graduation & University requirements
 How the two requirements overlap
 Create an A-G / Graduation plan
 Learn about some useful college planning websites
 Learn about resources available through the College and Career Center

 Permanent record of the classes you ’ ve taken and the grades you have earned in high school
 Follows you to every school you attend in high school
 When a class is retaken, it is added to your transcript the year you took it. The original grade remains. It does not get “ replaced ”
 Universities see the entire transcript

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Classes, grade, credits
 Each passing grade earns you 5 credits
Credit Summary- 4 Columns
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Credits Required- total number of credits you must complete in 9 th - 12 th grade
Credits Attempted- classes you took in 9 th grade
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Credits Earned- classes passed/credits earned in
9 th grade
Credits Remaining
 The credits that you still need to complete in 10 th , 11 th , and 12 th grade

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40 English
 4 years
30 Math
 3 years
30 science
 3 years
20 Foreign Language
 2 years
20 Visual Performing
Arts
 2 years
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20 Physical Education
 2 years
10 World History
 1 year
10 US History
 1 year
5 Government
 1 semester
5 Economics
 1 semester
50 Electives
 10 semesters

You must pass all classes with a grade of D or better to earn 5 credits toward graduation
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 In order to earn 240 credits in four years you must pass every class, every semester. Why?
Six classes per semester= 30 credits X
Two semesters a year= 60 credits X
Four years of High School=

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Pass both parts of the CAHSEE (March 2013)
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English Language Arts
Math
Complete certificates
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Algebra I (Pass Algebra I)
Health certificate (completed in Biology)
Safety/First Aid (completed in PE)
 Drivers Ed (sign up with Ms. Lyte or online)
Complete 40 hours of community service
 Pick up form in the office

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Classes where you earned a D or an F have been highlighted
All F ’ s must be made up in order to earn enough credits to graduate on time.
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E2020 online course at Leland
BYU online course $$$
Community College Class (11 th & 12 th
Summer class another school $$$ grade)
Classes where you earned a D must also be made up to meet university A-G requirements
Some exceptions- Validation Rules
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Algebra I, Algebra II
Foreign Language

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Complete the A-G requirements with a grade of C or better
CSU requires a minimum GPA of 2.0
UC requires a minimum GPA of 3.0
Take SAT or ACT
 Generally taken spring of junior year
Complete online application
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CSU and UC available online on October 1st
Submit: CSU 10/1 to 11/30 & UC 11/1-11/30)
Private Colleges & Universities require letters of recommendation from teachers/counselor and an essay
 Application deadlines vary

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A list of classes that are approved by the
University
These classes overlap with your graduation requirements
All of you are already taking A-G classes
You must earn a grade of C or better for these classes to count
If you earn a D in an A-G class, it will not meet the requirement and must be repeated.
Check https://doorways.ucop.edu
for list of
A-G classes offered at Leland

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A.Social Science/
History - 2 years required
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15 Social Studies
10 US History
BEnglish - 4 years required
 40 English
CMath - 3 years required, 4 years recommended
 30 Math
DLab Science - 2 years required, 3 years recommended
 30 Science
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ELanguage other than
English- 2 years (of the same language) required, 3 years recommended
 20 Foreign Language
FVisual & Performing
Arts- 1 year required
 20 Visual & Performing
Arts
GElective- 1 year required
 45 Electives
A minimum of 11 A-G courses must be completed before 12th grade

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 Please fill in the 9th grade box with the classes listed on your transcript from 9th grade
List year long classes only one time
Please fill in the 10th grade box with the six classes you are currently taking.
You should only have 6-7 classes each year.
Middle school Math and Foreign Language credits listed on your H.S. transcript will count as credits for graduation and as another year of the subject for university requirements.

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English- 4 years required (Pick one)
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English 5/6
English 5/6 Honors
AP English
US History- 1 year required (Pick one)
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US History 1/2
US History Accelerated
AP US History
Math- 3 years required, 4 recommended (Pick one)
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Geometry
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Algebra II or Algebra II w/Trig
Algebra II
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Pre Calculus, AP Statistics
Algebra II w/ Trig
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Pre Calculus, Pre Calculus Honors,
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AP Statistics
Pre Calculus
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AP Statistics, AP Calculus AB
Pre Calculus Honors
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AP Statistics, AP Calculus BC

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Science- 3 years required, 4 years recommended
If you have not taken Biology choose:
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Biology
Biology Honors (requires completion of Chemistry and concurrent enrollment in Algebra II or higher)
If you have only taken Biology and no other science course, you may choose:
 Chemistry or Chemistry Honors
 Conceptual Physics
If you ’ ve taken Bio and Chem you may choose:
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Honors Biology
Physiology
• AP Biology
• AP Chemistry
 Physics or Physics Honors (if concurrently enrolled in Pre Calculus or higher) • AP Environmental Science
AP Physics- you must complete Physics &
Pre Calculus by the end of this year

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Foreign Language- 2 years required, 3 years recommended
If you have not taken any Foreign Language yet choose:
 Spanish 1-2 • French 1-2
 SJCC College Classes: Japanese 1-2
 American Sign Language 1-2
Fill in a 12th grade box with next level of same language
 Spanish 3-4 •French 3-4
 SJCC College Classes: Japanese 3-4
If you are already in a Foreign Language and wish to continue, fill in the next level of same language.
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Spanish 1/2, Spanish 3/4, Spanish 5/6, Spanish 7/8
AP Spanish Language- prerequisite is Spanish 5/6

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Visual Performing Arts- 2 years required
 If you have already done 2 years, do not choose any more VPA classes
 Otherwise choose one of these examples:
 Drawing- (Adv. Drawing if doing 2 nd year)
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Animation
Photo- (Adv. Photo if doing 2 nd year)
Multimedia- (Adv. Multimedia if doing 2 nd year)
Sculpture
Choir
 Orchestra
 Drama • Dramatic Int. (Speech and Debate)
If you ’ ve not taken any VPA classes yet choose one for 12 th grade as well

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 English- 4 years required (Pick one)
 English 7/8
 AP English Literature
 5 Government & 5 Economics required
 Government / Economic
 Honors Government / AP Macroeconomics

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Count how many credits you have across the years in each category starting from
Freshman year. You should have at least:
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40 English
30 Math
30 Science
20 Foreign Language
20 Visual Performing Arts
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20 PE
10 US History
15 Social Studies (World Cultures / World History)
5 Government
5 Economics

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You should have only six boxes per year filled out
Boxes that remain empty can be filled in with
Electives- do not exceed 6 boxes ( 6 periods)
Electives can be any class that you haven ’ t taken yet. Recommended courses are:
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4 th year of Math
4 th year of Science
3 rd or 4 th year of Foreign Language
Any extra courses taken above and beyond the requirements will count toward your electives.
You should have 45 electives