t ranscript o rientation ms. misty hamrick ms. margay mcgee ms. kara seebach

TRANSCRIPT ORIENTATIONMs. Misty Hamrick Ms. Margay McGee Ms. Kara Seebach

PERSONAL INFORMATION:

VERIFY THE FOLLOWING: (LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE TRANSCRIPT AND THE FIRST SECTION ON THE RIGHT SIDE.

Name Social Security Number Grade/Gender Birthday Guardian/Home Address

CHECK FOR ACCURACY:

GR: Grade S1: Semester 1 S2: Semester 2 CR: Credit earned (ex. 0.5, 1.0 or 0) Classes

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTSYOU MUST HAVE 28 TOTAL CREDITS TO GRADUATE, INCLUDING ONE WHOLE CREDIT IN THE FOLLOWING:

English – 4 Credits English 9 English 10 English 11 English 12 or Dual Enrollment English

Math – 4 Credits (9th &10th one math each yr.)

Algebra 1 Geometry Algebra II 4th Math (Pre-Calculus, Alg/Trig, Calculus,

Statistics)

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS CONTINUED

Science – 4 Credits (must have 2 lab courses)

Physical World Concepts Biology Chemistry 4th Science of your choice (Physical Science,

Ecology, Anat. & Phys.)

Social Studies – 3 Credits World Geography or World History U.S. History Government and Economics

REQUIREMENTS CONT.

Foreign Language 2 Years of the SAME language

Wellness Fine Arts Personal Finance (.5 credit) Physical Education (.5 credit) Elective Focus – total of 3 credits Capstone Project

GATEWAY SCORES AND GPA SUMMARY:

Gateway Exam scores are listed as well as your performance level. (Pass or Fail). As 9th & 10th graders, this is not a requirement.

Look at your GPA Summary. Your GPA is broken down by each year of high school.

OVERALL SUMMARY: Cumulative GPA = summarizes all grades earned that

were for high school credit. Cumulative Numeric Average = all of your numeric

grades divided by the number of credits earned. Completed Credit Hours = actual number of credits

earned towards graduation. Class Rank = This shows how you are doing compared

to all other students in your grade at East Hamilton. Example: 35 out of 300. This is not available in our new program called

Power School. However, this will be available in the future.

GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA) AND GRADE SCALE

Your GPA represents your high school performance. This is what colleges are looking for!

A= 93-100 4.0 B= 85-92 3.0 C= 75-84 2.0 D= 70-74 1.0 F= 0-69 0.0

ACT SCORES ON TRANSCRIPT

ACT scores will be listed with dates and may serve as an official score when colleges are reviewing your transcript.

The scores are broken down by subject area and you will also have an overall composite score listed.

TOTAL CREDITS

You must have 28 credits to graduate from East Hamilton!

To be a Sophomore you need 6 credits. To be a Junior you need 12 credits. To be a Senior you need 20 credits.

HOPE SCHOLARSHIP INFO:

Criteria: 3.0 GPA OR  21 on ACT $4000 towards tuition at 4 yr college/university

in TN $2000 towards tuition at 2 yr college

Renewable but must maintain certain GPA (see this link for more information: http://www.tn.gov/CollegePays/mon_college/lottery_scholars.htm#form

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