Ninth Grade
Required
Understand
Transcript,
Graduation and
HEAR
Requirements
Academic
Recommended
Parent
Resources
Needs four plan
Grad requirements
Review NCAA
information
Have HS Alum
come back to speak
about how to be
successful in High
School
Create/ Update
ICAP
Required
Re-exploration of
Career Interests
CollegeinColorado.org
Recommended
Career
Parent
Resources
Interest Profiler
Career Interest Lesson
Career Key
Work Values
Pre and Post Test
Explore careers
and/or attend career
fair
Required
Recommended
Register for COF
Understand College
Entrance
Requirements,
including GPA,
index, HEAR
Encourage summer
jobs, experiences
Talk with student
about family
budget (rent, car,
electricity,
paycheck)
College
Parent
Explore colleges by
attending college
fair, listening to
Resources
COF
Ninth Grade
Admissions Game
Planning Timeline
college speakers,
visit colleges
Understand
financial aspect of
college and/or
search for
scholarships
Use FAFSA
Forecaster
Tenth Grade
Required
Review and update
ICAP
Required
Required
Understand College
Entrance
Requirements,
including GPA,
index, HEAR
Explore PostSecondary options,
Academic
Recommended
Parent
Understand
transcript and
graduation
requirements;
check credits
Encourage
student’s
participation in
summer programs
or activities
Career
Parent
Recommended
Explore careers
and/or attend career
fair
Create a resume
Explore internships,
summer job, parttime work
College
Recommended
Parent
Resources
CollegeinColorado.org
Career Plan Match
Resources
Resources
CCHE Index Activity
Higher Ed Admission
Requirements
CCHE Index and Hear
D11 Graduation
Requirements
Entrance Requirement
Pre-test
including
concurrent
enrollment
Explore college by
attending college
fair, listening to
college speakers,
and visit and
colleges
Take PLAN/PSAT
Explore college by
attending college
fair, listening to
college speakers,
and visit and
colleges
Eleventh Grade
Required
Update ICAP
Recommended
Academic
Parent
Recommended
Career
Parent
Resources
CollegeinColorado.org
Understand
Transcript and
Graduation
Requirements;
check credits
Required
Re-explore career
interests
Resources
Career Info
Update resume
Take ASVAB
Required
Explore PostSecondary
schools/options and
make list of
colleges to apply to
Understand
financial aspect of
college and search
for scholarships
Understand college
entrance
requirements
including GPA;
index and HEAR
Recommended
College
Parent
Resources
Financial Aid Lesson
College Costs
Tips for writing a
successful scholarship
application
Pre and Post Test for
Financial Aid
College Application
Requirements
Draft of college
essay/personal
statement
Essay Writing
Dos and don’ts of
essay writing
What are colleges
looking for in an
essay?
College Application
checklist
Timeline
Parts of a College
Application
COF
Know application
process
Register for COF
ACT test prep
Take ACT
NCAA
Concurrent
Enrollment
Visit colleges and
other PostSecondary schools
FAFSA4caster
Twelfth Grade
Required
Update ICAP
Check graduation
requirements
Required
Update resume
Academic
Recommended
Parent
Recommended
Required
Recommended
Complete
Applications to
colleges
Understand College
Entrance
Requirements,
GPA, index, HEAR
Understand
Career
Parent
College
Parent
Resources
CollegeinColorado.org
Resources
Blank Resume
More Do’s and Don’ts
for Resumes
My Brag Sheet
Resume Tips
Senior Brag Sheet
Resources
financial aspects of
Post-secondary
education and
search for
scholarships
Apply for
Scholarships
Take accuplacer,
ASVAB
Re-take ACT, SAT
FAFSA
Concurrent
Enrollment and
ASCENT
FAFSA