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Academic Studies/Career Planning - 4 Year Plan Introduction Post-Secondary Options College and University Options Graduation Requirements Four-Year Educational Plan
EHS Counselors Mrs. Kettering: A-G Mrs. Selof: H-O Mrs. Gullotti: P-Z Our role as your counselors: Academic Counseling Personal/Social Counseling Career Counseling
College & Career Center Ms. Combs College & Career Technician Room 776 college info: testing, rep visits, financial aid, scholarships, etc career info: work permits, job opportunities, summer programs, etc Room 776
Post-Secondary Options Skilled/Technical Pathway (1 to 2 year course of study) Military Regional Occupation Program (ROP) Trade/Technical School Community College * Certificate * Associate of Arts Degree (AA)
Post Secondary Options Professional Pathway Community College then transfer to a four-year university to complete college degree Four-year colleges and universities CSU, UC & out of state colleges Military Academies: Military Academy - West Point, NY Naval Academy Annapolis, MD Air Force Academy Colorado Springs, CO Coast Guard New London, CT Merchant Marines Kings Port, NY
College and University Options Most Competitive: Stanford, Harvard, Yale, UCLA, USC, Berkeley, UPenn, Johns Hopkins, Duke, Northwestern, MIT, Cal Tech, Claremont Colleges, Military Academies, etc. Top 5% of class Weighted GPA of 4.0 or higher Enrolled in 4 to 5 honors/ap courses per year starting as a sophomore SAT s of 1450 and above (1600 max) Less than 20% of total applicants admitted
College and University Options Highly Competitive: all other UC s, Cal Poly SLO, SDSU, CSU Long Beach, Pepperdine, BYU, Chapman, etc. Top 10 20% of your class Weighted GPA of 3.8 or higher Enrolled in 3 to 5 honors/ap courses per year starting as a sophomore SAT scores of 1300 and above (1600 max) Less than 40% of total applicants admitted
College and University Options Competitive: Cal State Fullerton, Cal Poly Pomona, Loyola Marymount, Fresno State, San Francisco State, CSU San Marcos, University of Redlands, Azusa Pacific University, etc. Top 30% of class GPA of 3.5 or higher SAT scores of 1150 and above (1600 max)
College and University Options Less Competitive: Arizona State University, Biola, Concordia, Point Loma, Northern Arizona University, University of La Verne, University of Arizona, Grand Canyon University, BYU Idaho, University of Oregon, Chico State, Humboldt, Sonoma State, CSU Monterey Bay, etc. Open to most students who meet minimum college entrance requirements with 3.0 and SAT score of 1000 and above (1600 max)
College and University Options Community colleges and most Trade/Tech schools are open to all high school graduates or 18 year-old students.
www.esperanzahs.net For detailed information on the EHS college acceptance rates visit our website. From the Home page: 1) go to the Counseling tab, then 2) College Entrance Scattergrams where annual data is available.
Esperanza Graduation Requirements 4 years Language Arts 2 years Math including Alg 1A and Alg 1B, or Algebra 1 3 years Social Science 2 year Science (1 year physical, 1 year life) 1 year of EITHER Fine Art, Foreign Lang, or Career Technical Education course 1 year Health/Careers 2 years Physical Education 80 elective credits 40 hours Community Service
Minimum Cal State & UC Requirements 4 years Language Arts 3 years Math (Algebra, Geometry, Algebra 2) 2 years Social Science 2 years Laboratory Science (1 Life, 1 Physical) 2 years same Foreign Language 1 year Fine Art 1 year College Prep elective College Entrance Tests - SAT or ACT, taken in 11 th grade No D s accepted
Summer School Summer school is for: Remediation - for students who earn a D or F in a core class Impacted Schedules MSA, JROTC, ASB, etc See your counselor for an application during registration in the spring
Math College Prep Track Alg 1A and Alg 1B, or Algebra 1 Geometry Algebra 2/Trig Pre-Calculus or Statistical Reasoning AP Calculus AB
Math Honors/AP Track Geometry Honors Algebra 2/Trig Honors Pre-Calculus Honors AP Calculus AB or BC AP Statistics
Science Options Graduation 4 Year College Honors * Life Science (L) * Biology (L) * Biology-H (L) * Earth Science (P) * Chem/Earth (P) * Chem-H (P) * Physics (optional) (P) * Physics (optional) (P) or * AP Science (optional) * AP Science (optional) L = Meets Life Science requirement P = Meets Physical Science requirement
Senior Year Counts! Colleges expect students to: maintain rigor, including math maintain GPA *Offers of admission have been revoked to students who do not successfully complete senior year
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