Academic Advisement/Subject Selection Assembly

Juniors – Class of 2014

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTSGRADUATING CLASS OF 2014

JUNIORS

COURSE CREDITS

English 4

Math 4

Science 3

Social Studies

3

Fine Arts 1

Personal Fitness

.5

Physical Education

.5

Electives 8

Total credits: 24

Additional Requirements

Passing Score on 10th gradeFCAT Reading 2.0

20 hours of Community Service

Minimum of 2.0 unweighted GPA

SATSAT READ:READ:

430430

MATH:MATH:

340340

ACTACT READ:READ:

1919

MATH:MATH:

1515

MISSING CREDITS?WE HAVE THE

ANSWER

NIGHT SCHOOL August – December January – April May- August

2 course limit per yearCore courses only

FLORIDA VIRTUAL SCHOOLwww.flvs.net – counselor approval required

Dual Enrollment Miami Dade College (mdc.edu) FIU (fiu.edu)

Florida Virtual School Counselor approval required

•NO SCHEDULE CHANGES AFTER APRIL 29, 2013•MAKE GOOD CHOICES FOR YOURSELF

•TEACHER SIGNATURES ARE REQUIRED FOR HONORS/AP COURSES AND 2ND YEAR ELECTIVES

•DO NOT MAKE APPOINTMENTS/YOUR COUNSELOR WILL CALL YOU TO REVIEW YOUR SUBJECT SELECTION FORM

•KEEP SUBJECT SELECTION SHEET NEAT AND CLEAN

The average GPA to be admitted to FIU in the Fall is 3.4 – 4.0.

The average SAT score for state universities is above 1100 – not including the Writing portion.

The tuition for the University of Miami is approximately $35,000/year.

Any Florida public university costs approximately $4,000/year.

SATSAT

www.collegeboard.www.collegeboard.comcom

ACTACT

www.actstudent.org

PERTPERT

www.mdc.eduwww.mdc.edu

March, May, JuneMarch, May, June April, JuneApril, June Selected DatesSelected Dates

Critical Reading, Math, Critical Reading, Math, WritingWriting

English, Math, English, Math, Reading, Science, Reading, Science, WritingWriting

Reading, Reading, Sentence Sentence Structure, MathStructure, Math

Register and take the April 13, 2013 ACT

Receive FEE waiver if you qualifyReceive 5 hours of community

service Deadline to register – March 8, 2013 High School Code: 101-102 Southwest is a testing site - 232270

440440 440440

1818 1919

104104 113113

SAT

ACT

PERT

Florida Academic Scholars Award (FAS) 100%

Florida Medallion Scholars Award(FMS) 75%

Florida Gold Seal Vocational(GSV)

Award Amount Award amounts for the 2013-14 academic year will be available on the Bright Futures website in summer 2013, after the legislative session. In order to be eligible for an award students must have a completed FAFSA on file.

Award amounts for the 2013-14 academic year will be available on the Bright Futures website in summer 2013, after the legislative session. In order to be eligible for an award students must have a completed FAFSA on file.

Award amounts for the 2013-14 academic year will be available on the Bright Futures website in summer 2013, after the legislative session. In order to be eligible for an award students must have a completed FAFSA on file.

Grade Point Average (GPA)

3.5 weighted GPA using only credits listed below

3.0 weighted GPA using only credits listed below

3.0 weighted GPA using only credits listed below3.5 in courses in Career/Tech Program

Required Credits

16 Credits of college preparatory academic courses: 4 English 4 Mathematics (Algebra I and above) 3 Science 3 Social Science 2 Foreign Language (same language) May use up to 2 additional credits from courses in the academic areas listed above and/or fine arts AP, IB, or AICE courses to raise the GPA.

16 credits of college preparatory academic courses: 4 English 4 Mathematics (Algebra I and above) 3 Science 3 Social Science 2 Foreign Language (same language) May use up to 2 additional credits from courses in the academic areas listed above and/or fine arts AP, IB, or AICE courses to raise the GPA.

16 credits of college preparatory academic courses: 4 English 4 Mathematics (Algebra I and above) 3 Science 3 Social Science 1 Fine Art or Practical Art1 Physical Education A minimum if 3 Career and Technical Education credits in one vocational program taken over at least 2 academic years

Community Service

100 hours, as approved by the school 75 hours, as approved by the school 30 hours, as approved by the school

Test Scores Best composite score of 1290 SAT Reasoning Test (based on combined Critical Reading and Math sections only) or 29 ACT (excluding the writing section). NOTE: The writing sections for both the SAT and ACT will not be used in the composite.

Best composite score of 1170 SAT Reasoning Test (based on combined Critical Reading and Math sections only) or 26 ACT (excluding the writing section). NOTE: The writing sections for both the SAT and ACT will not be used in the composite.

Minimum scores for individual parts required. Test types cannot be combined.SAT: Reading 440- Math 440ACT: English 17- Reading 18- Math 19PERT: Reading 104- Writing 99 Math 113

SAT/ACT – spring Junior yearFee waivers – Ms. CuevasCheck Bright Futures GPA on Connect

EduStrong grades junior year/Check

student portalBegin college searchPick a challenging schedule for senior

year

SUBJECT SELECTION DAY:

February 7, 2013

Periods 1-6DON’T MISS IT!!

SOUTHWEST AN “A” SCHOOL