Welcome Parents
of the
Class of 2016
Agenda
 The “Sophomore Year”
 Sophomore Counseling / Naviance – Personality
Assessment
 Graduation Requirements
 Post High School Educational Options
 College Entrance Requirements / Tests
 NCAA Eligibility
 The “Junior Year”
Sophomore Year
 A time to catch your breath
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You have an understanding of high school
Sophomore level classes will determine how
challenging the student’s coursework will be in
his/her junior and senior years.
 A time focus academically
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10th & 11th grade grades more important
Fine tune time management
Sophomore Counseling
 Class Presentation
 Naviance Course Planner and Personality
Assessment
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Course planner - 11th and 12th grade
Personality Profile - Career analysis worksheet
Transcript review
 Group Counseling with Counselors and
Guidance Technicians
 Case load: Mrs. D. Lageman
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Mr. J. Morris
 Mr. A. Gonzalez
A-G x 3211
H –O x 3210
P-Z x 3321
NAVIANCE:
Your Success System
Santa Ynez Valley Union H.S.
Graduation Requirements
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English
4 years - 40 credits
Math
3 years - 30 credits
Science
3 years - 30 credits
Social Studies
3 years - 30 credits
Foreign Lang. or Art
1 year - 10 credits
PE
2 years - 20 credits
Electives
90 credits
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Total
250 credits
CAHSEE (California High School Exit Exam) must pass
Tuesday
Feb. 4, 2014 – ELA
Wednesday Feb. 5, 2014 - Math
After
Graduation
Post High School
Educational Options
 Trade/Specialty school
 Two-Year College – Community College
 Four-Year College or University –
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University of California - (9 campuses)
California State University – (23 campuses)
Private Universities (many)
COLLEGE ENTRANCE
REQUIREMENTS
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English
Laboratory Science
History/Social Science
Math (Algebra 1, 2, Geom.)
Foreign Language
College Prep Elective
Visual or Performing Art
 Entrance Exams
4 years
2 years req. / 3 rec.
2 years req.
3 years req. / 4 rec.
2 years req. / 3 rec.
1 year
1 year
SAT/ACT
* Must earn a “C” or better to satisfy subject
requirements
University of California
“a-g” subject requirements
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To satisfy the “a-g” requirements, the courses
must appear on SYHS/UC approved certified a-g
course list
Only underlined courses on the a-g list will be
assigned extra honors credit (weighted grade) for
UC/CSU
All certified courses have a (P) next to the title
on transcript and in the registration guide
All weighted courses have a (+ ) next to the (P) on
the transcript
NCAA eligibility
 16 Core courses
4 years of English
 3 years of math (Alg 1, Geom, & Alg 2)
 2 years science (at least 1 lab)
 1 year additional math or science
 2 years social science
 4 years additional courses (from above and/or foreign
language
 SAT/ACT – sliding scale depending on GPA
 GPA – sliding scale depending on SAT/ACT scores
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 Check with your counselor each year to make sure that
your on taking the right class!
Benefits of earning a 3.0 G.P.A.
in 10th – 11th grade
 “Good student” car insurance rate
 No minimum SAT/ACT score requirement
to be CSU eligible (academic g.p.a.)
Please be aware that most CSU are
“Impacted”
 Cal Grant A eligibility based on
10th-11th unweighted academic g.p.a.
Pre - Admission Tests
 PSAT – Preliminary SAT used as
preparation and a predictor for SAT
scores, offered once a year in midOctober (October 19, 2013)
 Please remember that it is a “JUNIOR
LEVEL” test
Four-Year College Admission Exams
take spring Junior year and/or fall Senior year
 SAT Reasoning
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Max score 2400
Critical reading (200 –
800)
Math (200 – 800)
Writing (200 – 800) *
Most popular on the West
coast
 ACT
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Max score 36
English
Math
Reading
Science
Optional Writing Test *
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* = Required by UC and
some Private/Out-of-state
schools
SAT SUBJECT TESTS - II
 Subject Tests
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Max score 800
Different subject areas
Math level 2 only
Choose your best
subjects
No longer required at
UC, but will look at
them
Some majors in
Engineering & Math may
require or strongly
recommend. You need to
check.
 If the university strongly
recommends the SAT
Subject tests, we encourage
the students to take them.
They can take 1, 2 or 3 at
one seating (same date).
The Junior Year
 All Year
Take Challenging College Prep
Courses
College Fairs, Visit College,
Reps./Colleges
 Oct
PSAT (National Merit
Scholarship)
 Jan
PSAT Interpretation Night
Junior Parent Meeting
 Feb – Mar
Admission Test Preparation
 Mar- May
SAT/ACT tests
 Spring
Narrow College Search
College Visits (spring break)
 April
Begin Service Academy &
ROTC applications
 May
AP Exams
 Jun-Aug
Summer Jobs (Paid and/or
unpaid) Internships or Summer
enrichment programs
Do you have any questions?
 Thanks for attending
tonight! :)
Counselors’ emails:
dlageman@syvuhsd.org
jmorris@syvuhsd.org
agonzalez@syvuhsd.org