WELCOME PARENTS!! Dual Enrollment is… A program that allows qualified high school juniors and seniors to take college courses and earn both high school and college credits. Dual Enrollment in a nutshell… High school juniors and seniors participate Earn high school graduation credits as well as transferable college credits Take one or two college courses or attend college full-time (through Move on When Ready)on-campus, at high schools, or online Still participate in extra-curricular activities at their high schools Tuition and fees may be covered by state funding programs GPC ELIGIBILITY CORE GPA OF 3.0 ON 4.0 SCALE (non-weighted academic courses only) MINIMUM COMBINED SAT CRITICAL READING AND MATH SCORE OF 970 OR ACT COMPOSITE OF 20 MINIMUM SEPARATE SAT CRITICAL READING 480 AND MATH 440 OR ACT ENGLISH 20 AND MATH 18 Application COMPLETE GPC ONLINE APPLICATION. PAY $20.00 PROCESSING FEE. SUBMIT OFFICIAL HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT. SUBMIT A CURRENT CERTIFICATE OF IMMUNIZATION. SUBMIT A PARENTAL CONSENT FORM. SUBMIT OFFICIAL SAT OR ACT SCORES. SUBMIT VERIFICATION OF LAWFUL PRESENCE Testing Requirements For Graduation All students must pass the GHS Writing Test and ONE test in EACH content area: EOCT GHSGT Math 1 OR Math 2 Math GHSGT Biology OR Physical Science Science GHSGT 9th Grade Literature OR Language Arts GHSGT American Literature US History OR Economics *Social Studies GHSGT GHSGT DATES Wednesday, February, 27 – Writing Test Monday, March 18 – Social Studies Tuesday, March 19 – Language Arts Wednesday, March 20 – Math Thursday, March 21 – Science GHSGT MATH PORTION 36% ALGEBRA 36% GEOMETRY 28% DATA/STATISTICS GHSGT MATH PORTION TEXAS INSTRUMENTS TI- 30XIIs GHSGT LANGUAGE ARTS PORTION Reading Comprehension—48% Literary Analysis—38% Conventions and Writing—14% What does this mean? Reading, reading, and more reading. GHSGT SCIENCE PORTION The science test is comprised of five domains: Cells & Heredity (25%) Ecology (17%) Structure and Properties of matter (26%) Energy Transformations (16%) Forces, Waves, & Electricity (16%) GHSGT SOCIAL STUDIES PORTION Domain I- American Government/Civics- 18% Domain 2: US History to 1865- 26% Domain 3: US History since 1865- 25% Domain 4- World Geography- 13 % Domain 5- World History- 18% GHSGT PREP STUDY! STUDY ! STUDY! In class: Daily Warm-ups, Activating Strategies and Summarizing Activities focused on GHSGT Domains ACADEX: Tutorials After School: 8th pd tutorials begin in March. Schedule will be posted on NHS website. Morning Auditorium Review: Students are assembled the morning of the test for a final review session with Department Chairs. GHSGT PREP Online Resources Type of resource Subject Specific GHSGT Prep GA Dept of Education Study Guides Vocabulary Builder Web address Necessary codes or notes www.usatestprep.org school ID: nhs activation code: newton81 Enter: "ghsgt study guides" in the http://www.gadoe.org search bar & select the first link in the search results. www.number2.com Enroll to have student progress emailed to parent or teacher. RAMS RISE!!