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High School Graduation Requirements College Entrance Requirements Repeating Courses College Applications Standardized Testing inancial Aid YYY2 Course Selection and Questions
° ° A passing grade of ´Dµ or better are required in all courses listed to the right h Students must retake any semester of a required course that they fail before they can receive a high school diploma either at CCHS (if courses are available or at another school) h Graduation requirements are the minimums and do not guarantee eligibility or entrance to any particular college h California junior colleges will accept any student Y or older for admission and junior college counselors can help students put together a transfer plan h
A History/Social Science
3 5 years (Econ optional)
B English
3 years
C athematics
2 years (AlgebraGeometry)
D aboratory Science
2 years (BiologyChemistry)
Eanguage Other than English
Y year
isual/Performing Arts
4 years
G College Prep Elective
Y year
Bible
4 semesters
Physical Education
4 semesters/seasons of sport
Community Service
20 per year
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Has minimum requirements, but also recommendations above minimum
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Based on minimum requirements for all students
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Passing Grade= D or better
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Passing Grade= C or better
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Same for all students
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ary from college to college
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Specific majors will require additional requirements
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Specific majors will require additional requirements
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ouryear college requirements are different than the minimum high school graduation requirements Each college has its own requirements/ recommendations and within each college they vary by major The University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) systems are indicative of most college requirements, but students need to check out the requirements of the specific colleges and majors that they are interested in Applying for any college and major is becoming increasingly difficult and we recommend students take advantage of the programs we offer at CCHS which will make them competitive college applicants
° ° High School Graduation
inimum UC/CSU Requirement
Recommended UC/CSU Requirement
A History/Social Science
3 5 years (Econ optional)
2 years Including Y year of world
No specific recommendation, except for majors
B English
3 years
C athematics
2 years (AlgebraGeometry) 3 years Including Algebra Y, Geometry, 4 years
history/geography; & Y year of U S history
4 years
No specific recommendation, except for majors
& Algebra 2
D aboratory Science
2 years (BiologyChemistry) 2 years Including Biology, Chemistry, or 3 years
Eanguage Other than English
Y year
2 years
3 years
isual/ Performing Arts
4 years
Y year
No specific recommendation
G College Prep Elective
Y year
Y year/2 semesters of any college prep elective
No specific recommendation
Bible
4 semesters
No specific requirement
Physical Education
4 semesters
No specific requirement
Physics
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CCHS: If courses are available and there is room, students may repeat a course for a passing grade Summer School, not at CCHS: Students may visit their local school district office and enroll at their local public school at no cost Students may attend another private school, such as ater Dei or Calvary Chapel at cost (D=$275/semester) Students submit official transcripts to CCHS Online programs, such as BYU Online
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Junior College: Students receive a full year of high school credit, and an honors point for transferable junior college courses taken Adult School, Night School, Packet Programs We recommend that you check with the counselor before enrolling for any outside course, to ensure that it is the correct course to receive CCHS credit
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Students may repeat a course to improve their grades, but duplicate units of credit will not be awarded
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Both grades will appear on the transcript and both grades will be computed in the GPA
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Student who receive a ´ in a course that is not repeated will have an ´µ computed in the GPA
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ost colleges will only accept repeat grades for courses improved from ´D or ´ grades (arious colleges treat grades earned in repeated courses differently )
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Seniors fill out applications November of senior year ost require a fee ($60 per UC, $75 per Common App) Students self report grades, activities, leadership, & test scores any require counselor reports and/or teacher recommendations
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Students must send official test scores (ACT, SAT) and AP Scores (about $Y2 per school to send SATs from College Board) ost applications are due December Y and seniors can expect to hear back from colleges midarch We recommend students apply to several safety, target, and reach schools
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Early Decision:
Early Action: Early action plans are similar but are not binding, unlike early decision If youve been accepted, you can choose to commit to the college immediately, or wait until the spring Under these plans, you may also apply early action to other colleges Usually, you have until the late spring to let the college know your decision
You agree to attend the college if it accepts you and offers an adequate financial aid package Although you can apply to only one college for early decision, you may apply to other colleges through the regular admissions process If you're accepted by your firstchoice college early, you must withdraw all other applications Usually, colleges insist on a nonrefundable deposit well before ay Y
Application Type
Binding
Can Apply Early to Other Colleges
Can Apply to Other Colleges Under Regular Admissions
Early Decision Early Action
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In addition to courses, most 4year colleges require test scores, such as SAT Reasoning, SAT Subject or ACT UC requires ACT/SAT + Recommends SAT subject tests CSU requires ACT/SAT
SAT /SAT Subject www collegeboard com/sat 0 Next Test: June 4, 20YY 0 Register by:ay Y0, 20YY 0 $47 for SAT 0 $29$45 per subject test ACT/ACT Writing www act org 0 Next Test: June YY, 20YY 0 Register by: ay Y0, 20YY 0 $33/$4 with writing
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Sign up for ´Question of the Dayµ emails or a ´SAT Study Planµ to help you prep at www collegeboard com
Type of College
Average Cost
Private 4 year (USC, Chapman, Biola, Cal Baptist, Hope)
$25,Y43/year (up 5 9 percent from last year)
Pu lic 4 ear (CSU Fullerton, Cal Poly, UC Irvine, UC Ber eley)
$ ,585/year 4 percent from last year)
(up
Pu lic 2 year (Santa Ana College, OCC, Cypress College)
$2,402/year (up 4 7 percent from last year)
h A out twothirds of all fulltime undergraduate students receive grant aid h In 200809, aid in the form of grants and tax enefits averaged h $2,300 per student at pu lic twoyear colleges h $3,700 at pu lic fouryear colleges h $Y0,200 per student at private fouryear colleges Stats from College Board, http://www college oard com/student/pay/additup/4494 html
Gift Aid
SelfHelp Aid
Grants Based on Cost of Attendance & Espected amily Contribution
WorkStudy
Scholarships Based on performance/application
oans
h About twothirds of all fulltime undergraduate students receive grant aid h In 20009, aid in the form of grants and tax benefits averaged h $2,300 per student at public twoyear colleges h $3,700 at public fouryear colleges h $Y0,200 per student at private fouryear colleges Stats from College Board, http://www collegeboard com/student/pay/additup/4494 html
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Search for scholarships throughout junior/senior year www apps collegeboard com/cbsearch_ss/welcome jsp www fastweb com www collegeanswer com/paying/scholarship_search/pay_scholarship_search jsp www educationplanner org
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When choosing colleges to apply to, contact a financial aid advisor to ask about costs and aid available
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ill out ASA January Y to be eligible for all financial aid
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ill out Cal Grant Application January of Senior year
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After a college sends an acceptance letter, it will send a financial aid package, around April of senior year, containing Grants Compare these carefully before making your decision
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Junior Courses
Senior Courses
Other Options
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Dance ²or Chapel/Worship
Dance ²or Chapel/Worship
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Bible/PE ²or study hall
Bible/PE ²or Study Hall
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AP Biologyor US History ²or Study Hall
AP Biologyor US History ²or Study Hall
Algebra I, English II
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Zoology ²or AP US History ²or Study Hall
AP Calculus ²or Zoology ²or AP US History ²or Study Hall
English I, Spanish II
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Choir or und of Acting or Study Hall
Choir or und of Acting or Study Hall
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English III
Physics or Ceramics or AP anguage ²or Study Hall
Geometry
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Spanish III or Statistics or Study Hall
AP English or Statistics or Study Hall
Chemistry, Geography
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PreCalculus or Study Hall
English I or PreCalculus or Study Hall
Spanish I
Algebra II or Study Hall
Government/Economics
Biology
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Band/Percussion/Sports
Band/Percussion/Sports