Your Irvington
Transcript
Updated: 1/2016
Your Counselors
• A-Ga: Ms. Velazco (10th-12th)
• Ge-L: Ms. Bennett (10th-12th)
• M-Se: Ms. Mintey (10th-12th)
• Sh-Z: Ms. Serrano (10th-12th)
• 9th Grade: Ms. Velasquez
• College and Career Specialist: Ms. Kimmel
Best ways for Students to contact a
counselor:
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Counselors are available during lunch and after school for student
walk-ins.
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Face to face contact with counselors is encouraged as it is a great way for
students to get to know their counselor.
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Students can request an appointment time (by seeing their counselor during
lunch/after school or by e-mail) if the issue necessitates longer than a brief
meeting.
Career Center Webpage
College and Career Center:
• Calendar showing upcoming visits
from college reps
• College requirement info
• Financial aid information
• College application information
• Career information
• Military information
• Summer opportunities
• Scholarship information
• And more!!
Counselor’s Corner:
• Important announcements
• PowerPoints/ FAQs
• Resources for students struggling
academically
• Resources for health and wellness
• 4 year plan
• College Planning Checklist
• Irvington course offerings
• Registration information
• Graduation reqs/college entrance reqs
• A-g list
• And more!
Resources/Interventions for students that are struggling
academically find on irvington.org under counseling tab
Resources for Health and Wellness find on irvington.org under counseling tab
Health and Wellness Resources/Agencies link:
• Are you or a friend feeling stressed
out/overwhelmed?
• Does your family need help signing up for
health insurance?
• Do you need information on housing?
Students can also see their counselor in person during lunch and after school for
more information.
Also on Irvington.org, find club information, calendars, information on the
benchmarks (Change, WIP, QUEST) etc. Sport Information.
Athletics:
Coach and director information can
be found here.
Helpful Programs:
Naviance
Naviance helps with college and career planning. College/major search,
career surveys, etc.
Scroll down to find the Naviance info page.
Shmoop
Free access to exam prep including practice tests and drills -Essay lab to help students
write essays -Study guides for many subjects
To sign up:
http://www.shmoop.com/signup/fusd
magic word: ELUANT
Transcripts
Make sure everything is correct.
Review all classes and grades
Req: Required
Rec: Received
In-Prog: In Progress
Credit Summary
Sched: Scheduled for the
next semester
Credits Needed
Credits at Irvington
•Students earn 5 credits per semester class.
•Most students take 6 classes per semester.
•5 credits per class X 6 classes = 30 credits per
semester / 60 credits per year
•60 credits per year X 4 years = 240 credits
•230 credits are required to graduate
•Semester grades are the only grades listed on the
transcript.
Graduation Requirements
75
• Electives: 75 credits required. Any class taken after a subject requirement is met is
counted as an elective (Ex: Your 3rd year of science counts as an elective)
• English: 40 credits required.
• Fine Art/World Language/CTE: You need 10 credits of a Fine Art OR World
Language OR ROP class to graduate
• Math: 30 credits required including BOTH semesters of Algebra 1 or Algebra
IA AND 1B.
•PE: 20 credits required
•Science: 20 credits required
Graduation Requirements Continued
75
• Social Science: 30 credits required (world history, US history, Gov/econ)
• Computer: Not required at Irvington, instead you are required to have 75
elective credits
• Health: 5 credits required
Students earn 60 credits per school year. To be on track, after semester 1,
you should have:
• 140 credits if you are a 11th grader
• 80 if you are an 10th grader
• 30 if you are a 9th grader
Credit Recovery
• Add a 0 period (10 credits per year) course offerings: 0 period PE and American
Sign Language
• Add a 7th period (10 credits per year) course offerings: Stagecraft and Marching
Band
• Adult School: Has a Fall, Winter, and Spring quarter. Students can
take 2 classes (10 credits total) per quarter. See your counselor
to register (For 11th and 12th graders only).
• Summer School: 2 semester classes per summer (Example:
world history semester 1 and world history semester 2 would be
the max of 10 credits total per summer)
See your case manager or counselor ASAP if you need to
make-up credits.
What Happens if you don’t Pass your
Classes?
Student failed 35 credits
in 9th grade and 40
credits in 10th grade.
To graduate, he spent 594 hours
in Adult School classes during
11th and 12th grade
and 360 hours in summer school.
12th graders
transcript
Service Hours
Click here to get started. Everyone needs to create an
account.
Log hours in Servicekarma.com
40 Hours are required
There is an app available. Search Apple
or Google Play: ServiceKarma (one
word)
See Mr. Lewis in rm 212 if you have
questions.
Community Colleges
Nearly 50% of students that graduate from
the UC system started at a community
college
*Percent is higher in STEM Majors
• 113 campuses located throughout California
(Ohlone, De Anza, Chabot and Mission
College are the closest to Fremont)
• Total enrollment: 2.1 million students
• Requirements: 18 years old OR have a high
school diploma
• Types of programs:
1.Complete 60 units (2 years on average) for an
AA/AS degree which can transfer to a 4 year
university (transfer to a 4 year university as a
junior)
Photo: Ohlone College’s Newark Campus
Community Colleges Continued
• Types of programs (continued):
2. Vocational programs:
• A series of career-focused courses that prepare
graduates for the workforce in a relatively short
amount of time.
• Programs are usually between 9 month and two years
in length.
•
Examples:
•
Registered Nursing Program at Ohlone Community College (two
academic years in length)
•
Cosmetology Program at Laney Community College (1600 hours in
length)
•
Automotive Technology Program at Chabot Community College (4
semesters in length)
•
Radiologic Technology Program at Foothill Community College (22
months in length)
3. Enrichment classes and classes to develop skills (English
classes, computer classes, etc.)
California College Systems
Types of Colleges
Community Colleges
California State
Universities (CSU)
University of
California (UC)
Independent
Colleges
Campuses
133: Ohlone, De
Anza, Chabot, Las
Positas, San Jose
City, Evergreen,
Foothill, etc.
23 CSUs: East Bay,
San Jose State, San
Francisco, Monterey
Bay, Sonoma, Los
Angeles, etc.
10 UCs: Berkeley,
Davis, San Francisco,
Irvine, Santa Barbara,
Los Angeles, Merced,
Santa Cruz, San
Diego, Riverside
76 members:
Stanford, University
of Santa Clara,
University of San
Francisco, Mills
College, University
of the Pacific, etc.
Note: UC San Francisco
is a medical center and
currently is not providing
bachelor degrees.
Websites
www.cccco.edu
www.cccapply.org
www.calstate.edu
www.csumentor.edu
www.universityofcali
fornia.edu
www.aiccu.edu
www.californiacolleg
es.edu
Nature of
programs
Two-Year Schools
1. Complete courses
for the first 2
years of a
bachelor’s degree
transferable to UC
and CSU
2. Vocational
programs
3. Enrichment and
job skills classes
Four-Year Schools
with Graduate
Programs
1. Various majors
and programs
2. Bachelor’s
degrees
3. Master’s degrees
4. Teaching
credentials
Four-Year Schools
with Graduate
Programs
1. Various majors
and programs
2. Bachelor’s
degrees
3. Master’s degrees
4. Doctorate and
Professional
degrees
Two and Four-Year
Schools, some with
Graduate Programs
Various majors and
academic programs
are offered at each
campus. Check
college websites or
catalogues.
California College Systems Continued
Types of Colleges
Community Colleges
California State
Universities (CSU)
University of
California (UC)
Independent
Colleges
Freshmen
Requirements
No subject
requirements. Must
be a high school
graduate or 18 years
of age.
See slide on a-g
requirements.
See slide on a-g
requirements.
Requirements vary
by school. Check
college websites or
catalogues.
Some programs have
pre-requisite
requirements. Check
college websites or
catalogues.
Tests
Math and English
assessment tests are
required for new
students in order to
be placed at the
correct skill level.
These tests are not used
to exclude students. Tests
are given after an
application is submitted,
usually followed by an
orientation, counseling,
and enrollment into
classes.
ACT (writing section
not required)
ACT plus writing
or
or
SAT Reasoning Test
SAT Reasoning Test
ELM- Entry Level
Math Test
EPT- English
Placement Test (These
tests are not used for
admission purposes)
Recommended: Certain
SAT Subject tests are
recommended for certain
majors. Check with
interested colleges for
specific information.
Some schools may
require the SAT
Reasoning Test or
ACT plus writing
and/or SAT Subject
Tests. Check college
websites or
catalogues for
specific test
requirements.
Registering
for your 2016/17
Classes
At Irvington
Online Registration
•
A portion of registration will be completed by students online this year on your
own time.
•
Easy to follow directions for requesting courses are included in your
registration packet.
•
Fill out your paper registration form (and get teacher signatures) before
entering your course requests online.
•
You will not be able to select teachers or periods. These are course requests.
•
The online portal will open on Feb 16th and close during the evening on Feb
23rd.
•
You will only be able to submit your course requests online once, and you will
not be able to change them. Be accurate.
•
Your counselor will be meeting with you individually to review your entered
course requests after your packet deadline, and make sure you have met
prerequisites.
Registration form is due to your English teacher
February 23rd (11th graders) 24/25th (9th
graders) 26th (10th graders)!
• Students will be meeting with their counselor individually to have their online
course requests reviewed, and will have the opportunity to ask questions at
that time.
• If there is a possibility you might not be at IHS next year, register for classes
anyway so you have a spot in the event you stay.
• Choosing your classes:
• Select an English and History option.
• Select a math and science course.
• Choose your electives.
• Choose your electives thoughtfully based on meeting
graduation requirements.
• List classes in order of preference and make sure to
list an alternate elective. If you do not complete
each space and the class you want is full, an
elective will be chosen for you.
• Make sure to have teachers sign for EVERY course that
requires a teacher’s signature or the course request will
not be honored. Courses that need a signature say
“Teacher Rec” next to them on the Course Options
Form.
Off-Campus ROP Classes
Mission Valley ROP provides relevant career technical education by
preparing students for employment and college through industry standard
tools, training, and experience.
Important Notes:
• Classes are 2 periods in length and are held at the ROP center
(they are 1st and 2nd period or 5th and 6th).
• There is a bus that takes students to/from the ROP center.
• Course information/videos and requirements can be found at
mvrop.org
• If a student drops an off-campus ROP class, they must add a
different off-campus ROP class.
• NEWer classes:
• Digital Electronics/Computer Sci & Software
Engineering
• Law Enforcement
• Architecture and Civil Engineering
• BioMedical Science
• Emergency Medical Responder
Emergency Medical Responder
Video can also be seen here: http://media.mvrop.org/emr/index.html
Automotive Technology
Video can also be seen here: http://www.mvrop.org/Page/652
New/Newer Classes:
• Guitar: No prior experience needed. It is preferred
that student can provide their own guitar.
• Guitar 2: For students that have prior experience.
See Mr. Anaya for approval.
• Introduction to Engineering Design No experience
required. Geometry or higher concurrent. CAAD
software used. Ms. Berbawy.
• Cyber Security: Mr. Albizo. Area “g.”
• Spanish for Spanish Speakers: Equivalent to level 3.
Mr. Ballado.
Changes:
• Weight Training: Must have 20 units of PE complete.
Elective credit only.
• Proof of residency: Attach COPIES (you will not get them back) of
two forms of proof.
• Parent and student signatures are required.
• Note that:
• Course requests cannot be guaranteed
• Students will not be able to drop classes once the school
year begins.
• Teacher recommendations can be revoked based on 2nd
semester performance.
• Your transcript MUST stay attached to this packet!!!!!
• You must have your case manager’s signature!
• Counselors are available to STUDENTS during lunch and
after school during the registration weeks. They are not
in their offices (in classes doing registration) during class
periods.