El Cajon Valley High School Guidance Department

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OUR TIME TOGETHERGraduation RequirementsHow to Read Your TranscriptLife After High SchoolHow to Get Into a 4 Year University

A-G RequirementsNCAA Requirements (Intercollegiate Sports)College Entrance Exams

Course PlannerCTE Pathways at ECVElective OptionsRegistration ProcessECV Guidance DepartmentQuestions

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS Subject Required

English 40 credits

Social Science 35 credits

Fine Arts or World Language 10 credits

Mathematics (Algebra req.) 30 credits

Life Science 10 credits

Physical Science 10 credits

Technology Requirement 5 credits

Physical Education 20 credits

Electives 60 credits

Additional Requirements:• Career Plan – Met with Counselor (Post Secondary Plan)• California High School Exit Exam (Math/ English)• Fitness Gram – required to be enrolled in PE until Fitness Gram is

passed.

HOW TO READ YOUR TRANSCRIPT

LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL 4-year College or

University(UC, CSU, private colleges, out of state)

Community College(Grossmont, Cuyamaca, Mesa, City, Southwestern)

Technical/Trade Schools (Vocational)(Culinary, Beauty, Arts, Automotive, etc.)

Apprentice ProgramsPlumbing, Sheet Metal, Electrical, etc.)

Armed ForcesNavy, Marines, National Guard, Air Force, Army, Coast Guard)

A-G REQUIREMENTS(CSU/ UC required)

Subject RequiredRecommended

A Social Science 2 years 2 years

B English 4 years 4 years

C Math (Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II)

3 years 4 years

D Lab Science 2 years 3 years

E Foreign Language 2 years 3+ years

F Visual/ Performing Arts

1 year 1+ years

G College Prep Elective 1 year 1 yearAll courses must be at the college prep level or higher and be completed with a grade of “C” or better.

NCAA REQUIREMENTS – 2013 & Beyond

(Inter-collegiate Sports)Core Courses

Division I

Division II

English 4 years 3 years

Math 3 years 2 years

Natural/Physical Science 2 years 2 years

+ Additional English, Math Or Science

1 year 3 years

Social Science 2 years 2 years

Additional Courses (from any area above, foreign language or nondoctrinal religion/ philosophy)

4 years 4 years

College Admissions Tests and GPA Requirements:• Division I – a sliding scale for test score and grade point average• Division II – Minimum SAT is 820; Minimum ACT sum is 68

COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMS

10th Grade Take PSAT in October

11th Grade Take PSAT in October Take SAT in late Spring Take ACT in late Spring Take SAT Subject tests – If your universities of interest

recommend SAT Subject tests, take it immediately after completing the course.

12th Grade Take SAT in early Fall Take ACT in early Fall Take SAT Subject tests – If your universities of interest

require SAT Subject test, take it immediately after completing the course

UPCOMING TEST DATES

SAT Reasoning and SAT Subject Test Dates Test Date: 5/5/12 Registration Deadline: 4/6/12 Test Date: 6/2/12 Registration Deadline: 5/8/12

ACT with Writing Test Dates Test Date: 4/14/12 Registration Deadline: 3/9/12 Test Date: 6/9/12 Registration Deadline: 5/4/12

Fee waivers are available for those who qualify. See your Counselor in the Guidance Office.

COURSE PLANNER

is at your finger tips from any computer with internet

access.

2012-2013 Course Selectionsusing Career Cruising’s COURSE PLANNER

Use Course Planner to: Select your courses for next year Develop your high school education plan Review courses you have completed, are

currently taking or plan to take in the future.

Review A-G course requirements and check your completion status.

Review NCAA requirements and check your completion status.

Access Career Cruising and Course Planner

Go to www.guhsd.net Select the students tab and click on the

link. Login with your username and password

Username: CC-Your ID # Password: computer login

You will go to your Portfolio Homepage

Click on from the list on the left hand side of the screen.

Course Planner

You will be focusing on the upcoming school year in the dashed box. In this example it is Year

10 Year 9 includes courses,

grades and credits completed as well as courses in progress.

On the far right, you will see a credit summary.

Below that are recommended CLUSTERS or PATHWAYS based on your Career Matchmaker results.

Required Courses (Yellow Slot)

All courses available to fulfill the requirement are in yellow.

Hover over any course to review the description & prerequisites.

Click the plus ‘+’ icon next to the course you want to select.

Click on the Course Planner tab & begin selecting courses.

To add a required course, click the plus ‘+’ icon that appears on the right of any yellow slot.

Required Courses and Co-Requisites

You will return to the Course Planner tab.

The course you selected and all co-requisites will appear.

Elective Courses (White Slot)

To add an elective course, click the plus ‘+’ icon that appears on the right of any white slot.

Be sure the View By: is set to Discipline to start

Use the drop down menu to explore Discipline types

If you are a 9th grader, consider joining a CTE or Science Pathway that matches your interests.

Elective Course Selection Hover over any course to

review the description & prerequisites and note the Grade restrictions.

Click the plus ‘+’ icon next to the course you want to select.

You will return to the Course Planner tab.

The course you selected & all co-requisites will appear.

If you selected a pathway, you should add the corresponding courses to Year 11 and Year 12.

The BLUE and RED Symbols

The Blue symbol means there is a WARNING that you must read.

Hover over the blue dot & the note will appear.

Example: “You have selected a course that you have previously completed. This course will not count as additional credit.”

The Red symbol means there is an ALERT that you must read.

Hover over the red dot & the note will appear.

Example: “You do not have the proper pre-requisite, please select the proper pre-requisite or speak to your counselor.”

Alternate for Electives

For each elective you have selected, you must select an alternate.

To select your alternates, click the ‘+’ icon on the Alternate slot.

Select an alternate course for each elective selection by clicking the ‘+’ icon on the alternative slot.

You will have to select the co-requisite to match in the second alternate slot.

Alternates and Red Alerts A Red Alert symbol will

appear. Hover over the symbol for

instructions. Example: “This course has a co-requisite requirement of G274 Spanish 4C. Please add course or see your counselor.”

If you add the required course as the next alternate, the Red Alert will disappear.

If you do not have the required pre-requisite, add the course or select another alternate course.

Click the SAVE button at the bottom of the page.

Diploma & Certifications Tab The Diploma & Certifications Tab allows you to review

graduation requirements. On the right you can see the credits you have earned,

have planned in course planner, as well as those you have remaining to add into course planner.

The Quick Summary bar allows you to see your progress. If your course planner is complete for all 4 years, you should only see green and yellow.

A-G and NCAA Requirements Using the pull down menu, you can also review your

progress in the A-G Requirements as well NCAA Requirements.

Review, Print & Share Please review your selections

with your parent/guardian before your class returns to the guidance office.

Review all Red Alerts and Blue Warnings.

You can print a draft by clicking the print icon at the top right of the course planner.

Feel free to continue to plan future years. Don’t worry, all other years are for planning only. Only the dashed year matters right now.

Final Review & SUBMIT

Be sure to review ALL required and elective course offerings and YOUR SELECTIONS.

You can select and remove courses as often as you want UNTIL you click the SUBMIT button.

Once you meet with your counselor, your courses will be locked in and will not be changed.

ECV CTE PATHWAYS

Pathway Started:

9th Grade

10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade

2011-2012

Media - Printing & Graphics

Photography Video Production

2012-2013

Art (recommende

d)

Photography Media - Printing & Graphics

Video Production

Arts, Media, & Entertainment (AME) Pathway

9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade

World Language(recommended)

Business & Computers

World Language(recommended)

International Marketing

World Language(recommended)

Virtual Enterprise

International Business Pathway

MORE PATHWAYS

2-Year Commitment

Year 1 Year 2 Optional

Courses can be taken in any 2 year block

Intro to Fabrication & Welding

Advance Fabrication & Welding

Welding Certifications (Evening Course)

Manufacturing & Product Development: Welding

9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade

Medical Biology

Medical Chemistry

Microbiology/Biotechnology Internship

Biomedical Technology Pathway

Hospitality Pathway: Restaurant Services2-Year Commitment Year 1 Year 2

Courses can be taken in any 2 year block

Restaurant Services

Restaurant Services

MORE ELECTIVE OPTIONSVISUAL ARTS

Art

Ceramics/3-D Design

Jewelry/3-D Design

Photography

Computer 3D Design & Animation

PERFORMING ARTS

Beginning Guitar

Choir

Concert/Marching Band

Beginning Instruments

Theatre

WORLD LANGUAGES

Spanish

Spanish for Spanish Speakers

German

Mandarin Chinese

OTHER ELECTIVES

AVID

Journalism

Publications

Leadership

Video Production

Restaurant Services

Peer Tutor

Teacher Prep

Teacher Assistant (students w/severe handicaps)

INDUSTRIAL ARTS

Media (Printing & Graphics)

REGISTRATION PROCESS

Registration Packets distributed late May

Due back early June MUST be filled out completely ID pictures for next year will be taken

in early June

WHERE DO I GO FOR HELP?

SCHOOL COUNSELORS

Vanessa Sliwa

(A-B)

Terri Beach

(C-Gar)

Monika Stimpert

(Gas-Kl)

Deborah Samson

(Km-Ol)

Matt Udvarhelyi (Om-Shal)

Stephanie Picon(Sham-Z)

GUIDANCE INFORMATION SPECIALISTS

Glenn Recasner

(9th and 10th Grade)

Kimberly Roldan (11th and 12th Grade)

Marlene Ames

(English Language Learners) Laura Conshafter (Counseling Secretary)

COLLEGE & CAREER CENTER

Open EVERYDAY at LunchWe are there to help with:

• College Applications • Financial Aid Applications

• Scholarship searches• Course Planner

• Post Secondary Plans• Job Applications

• Transcript Reviews

OR . . . .Feel free to just stop in, say hello and eat lunch!

QUESTIONS?