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January 2019 WHS School Counseling Team Follow us on Twitter: @WHSCollegeReady

Timeline for Scheduling January 17: January 22-31: Late April: Choose your classes Counselors will meet and register in with you individually Schedules are Power School by to go over course distributed midnight requests May 20 May: Schedule Schedule Change changes may be made Deadline. After this with a Schedule date, changes made per Change Form signed the WHS Schedule by a parent Change Policy

Key Things to Remember as You Build Your Schedule Enroll in either World All students must Select 15 credits History, Geography and take English, Math, History of the World or plus 2 alternate and Science in AP World History if you credits 10 th grade have not already taken it While not required for PE II and an Advanced all diploma tracks, many Health or Elective PE colleges require at least class are required in two years of the same 10 th grade World Language for admission

Earning Credits at WHS  Each class is one credit  5 credits a trimester  15 credits per year  60 credits possible in the 4 years of high school

Diploma Tracks at Westfield High School All student will graduate with one or more of WHS students may these State of Indiana Diplomas graduate with the AP Capstone diploma, in addition to an Indiana Diploma Core 40 AP Capstone Diploma Core 40 with Core 40 with Technical Academic Honors Honors

Core 40 Diploma Requirements 42 Credits Required  English 8 Credits  Sign up for English 10: On-level, Honors or 3-Tri  Math 6 Credits in grades 9-12  Sign up for the next level of math: On-level, Honors or 3-Tri AP Stats if Algebra I Geometry Algebra II Alg II taken in 9 th Grade  Science 6 Credits Physical Science — 2 credits Any 2 additional Biology — 2 credits science credits ICP, Chemistry or Physics

Core 40 Diploma Requirements  Social Studies 6 Credits  2 Credits of a World History — enroll in the following if you are not taking it in 9 th grade Honors Geo & World History Geography & History of the and Civilization I, History of the AP World History World/AP Human II or III World I and II Geography  Physical Education 4 Credits PE I and Advanced PE II in 10 th Health in 9 th Health OR Grade Grade Elective PE

Academic Honors Diploma  47 Total Credits Required  Complete all Core 40 Requirements, plus : 6-8 World Language 2 Credits in Fine Arts Credits (Art, Music, Theater, 2 Additional Credits in (3 years of one language Math beyond Algebra II Interior Design or or 2 years of two Yearbook) different languages)  A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 at graduation  No Grade Below a C- in any class required for either Core 40 or AHD  Two college-level courses through AP or Dual Credit/ACP classes, or specific SAT/ACT scores prior to graduation

AP Capstone Diploma AP Seminar taken in • Team Project and Presentation 11 th grade with AP • Research-based Essay and Presentation Language and • Written Exam Composition • Counts as 2 AP courses/AP Exams AP Research taken in 12 th grade • Academic Thesis • Public Presentation and Defense Counts as required English 12 credits 3 Additional AP • AP Exam 1 Courses taken anytime • AP Exam 2 throughout High School and passing • AP Exam 3 scores on all exams

ACP and Other Dual AP Classes Credit Classes  College Board curriculum is  Both high school and college widely recognized by colleges credit may be awarded and universities  College curriculum — a  Possible college credit, variety of colleges and depending on the AP exam universities offer dual credit score.  Credit is based on the grade  Public colleges in Indiana are earned in the class and may required to award college credit be transferrable to other for scores of 3, 4, or 5 universities  Fees - $94 for the exam, $142 for  Fees – vary depending on the Seminar & Research; will be program, but are greatly included in book fees reduced AP, ACP and Dual Credit Webinar online at www.whscounselingcenter.com/course-book/

Technical Honors Diploma  47 Total Credits Required  Complete all Core 40 Requirements, plus : Earn 6 HS credits in Earn 6 college OR Earn a state- a CTE college and credits from dual approved, industry career prep credit courses in based certification pathway CTE pathway or credential  A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 at graduation  No Grade Below a C- in any class required for either Core 40 or THD  Two college-level courses through AP or Dual Credit/ACP classes, or specific SAT/ACT or Accuplacer scores

Ways to Earn the Technical Honors Diploma at WHS • 4-Year Engineering Project Pathway Lead the • 4-Year BioMedical Way Sciences Pathway

Ways to Earn the Technical Honors Diploma at WHS Business, Marketing and Computer Science • 6 or more high school Tourism and credits in related Hospitality course-work Construction, AND Manufacturing & Technology • 6 dual college credits OR industry-based Adv Tech Education certification Through Ivy Tech J. Everett Light Career Center

Summer School through Indiana Online  Students may take up to 2 credits online over the summer  $50 Technology Fee per Credit  Students must register online for courses in April and May at www.indianaonline.org. Detailed information will be emailed home this spring.  Counselors then approve course requests upon registration  Possible courses include PE, Health & Wellness, Social Studies and elective credits  Counselors typically don’t approve English, Math, Science or World Language credits unless students are retaking for a higher grade

2019-2020 Course Book • Course Book and Course Offerings List available online at www.whscounselingcenter.com

What to Look for in the Course Book CHEMISTRY, ADVANCED PLACEMENT (L) (1-2-3) Title  This is a BYOT class  Prerequisite: Successful completion of Chemistry I (1-2) and successful completion of Algebra II (3-4)  Recommendation: “A” in Honors Chemistry I (1 - 2) and “B” or better in Algebra II (3-4) BYOT, Pre-Reqs,  A course for grades 11 and 12 Credits, etc.  Course is at least 25% laboratory  A three credit course  A Core 40 and AHD course The AP Chemistry course is designed to be the equivalent of the general chemistry course usually taken during the first college year. This course will follow the AP College Board curriculum for Chemistry, which reviews topics from Chemistry I in much greater depth and covers additional content not Description introduced in first year chemistry. Students who take an AP Chemistry course will develop advanced inquiry and reasoning skills, such as designing a plan for collecting data, analyzing data, applying mathematical routines, and connecting concepts in and across domains. Students in this class should plan on spending a minimum of 1 hour per night on class work. A comprehensive description of this course can be found on the College Board AP Central Course Description web page at: http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/courses/

New Classes for 2019-2020 • Advanced Technical Theatre • Genres in Literature: Science • AP Spanish Literature & Fiction & Adventure • Industrial Technical Culture • CCR Bridge, Literacy Ready Maintenance • CCR Bridge, Math Ready • Information Technology • Computer Science III – Support • Innovation by Design Cybersecurity • Computer Science III-Software • Intro to 3D Art • Intro to Housing & Interior Development • CVS Pharmacy Tech Externship Design • Developmental Reading • Jurassic Paleontology • EMS • Medical Spanish I and II • Peer Tutoring: English Learners • Film Literature • Poetry

Calculating Your Grade Point Average (GPA) Course A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D F Level Regular 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.3 2.0 1.7 1.0 0.0 Honors 4.5 4.2 3.8 3.5 3.2 2.8 2.5 2.2 1.0 0.0 AP/ACP 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.0 2.7 1.0 0.0

Your Cumulative GPA: Why It’s Important to Start Off Strong Student #1 Student #2 9 th Grade 9th Grade Tri 1 GPA: 2.86 Tri 1 GPA: 3.52 Tri 2 GPA: 2.67 Tri 2 GPA: 3.67 Tri 3 GPA: 2.52 Tri 3 GPA: 3.45 10 th Grade 10 th Grade Tri 1 GPA: 3.32 Tri 1 GPA: 3.32 Same grades Tri 2 GPA: 3.54 Tri 2 GPA: 3.54 in 10 th Grade Tri 3 GPA: 3.36 Tri 3 GPA: 3.36 Cumulative GPA: 3.045 Cumulative GPA: 3.477

Can taking all Honors and AP classes increase my GPA? That depends… Student #1 Student #2 Geometry Honors B+ 3.8 Geometry 1 A- 3.7 Honors English 9-1 C+ 2.8 English 9-1 A 4.0 Health B 3.0 Health B 3.0 Honors Biology I-1 B- 3.2 Biology I-1 A- 3.7 AP Human Geog. C- 2.7 World History A 4.0 Trimester GPA = 3.1 Trimester GPA = 3.68 Whether you are adding more challenging courses, or need to back off a little…find a balance that works best for you.

So…what’s a good GPA? And what GPA do I need to get into college? Well, it depends… Average GPA of College Admitted Students Ball State University 3.35 Butler University 3.88 Indiana State University 3.02 Indiana University 3.77 Purdue University 3.77 St. Joseph's College 3.09 University of Notre Dame 4.3 University of Alabama 3.67 Stanford University 4.4 Princeton University 4.2