Welcome Students 4 YEAR PLAN
Academic Studies/Career Planning - 4 Year Plan Introduction Graduation Requirements Post - Secondary Options College and University Options Four-Year Educational Plan
Yorba Linda High School Counselors A G Mrs. Walls H Par Mrs. Pike Pas Z Mrs. Coulter Guidance Tech Mrs. Gandy
Yorba Linda High School Graduation Requirements 4 years Language Arts 2 years Math including Alg. 1A AND 1B OR Alg. 1 3 years Social Science 2 years Science (1 year physical, 1 year life) 1 year EITHER Fine Art or World Language 1 year Health/Careers 2 years Physical Education 80 elective credits 40 hours Community Service
Options After Graduation Work or Training for a job Join the Military Community College Four-year College
Skilled Technical Training Trade and Tech Schools ROP- www.nocrop.us Cost Entrance Requirements Both offer hands-on training, class work, and assist in job placement. Trade school generally cost more than an ROP program.
College Options Community College (2 years) More than 100 campuses Earn a Career/Technical certificate Associates Degree (AA) Transfer to a 4-yr college Entrance requirements Cost Examples
Cal State and UC Schools University of California = 10 campuses California State Universities = 23 campuses Cost Research vs. Practical
Cal State and UC Requirements 2 years Social Science 4 years Language Arts 3 years Math (Algebra, Geometry, Algebra 2 or higher) * 2 years Laboratory Science (UC = Biology, Chemistry)* (CSU = Biology, Chemistry or Earth Science) 2 years same Foreign Language * 1 year Fine Art 1 year College Prep elective College Entrance Tests No D s accepted * UC Schools Recommended one additional year
Scattergrams College entrance statistics for the YLHS class of 2017 Average GPA (Academic Weighted) and SAT s by school Access at www.ylhs.org > counseling home > college entrance scattergrams
College and University Options Less Competitive: Azusa Pacific, Concordia, UC Merced, ASU, NAU, University of La Verne, Kansas State, Humboldt State, etc. 85% or higher acceptance rate Must meet minimum requirements for the college
ARIZONA STATE
ARIZONA STATE GPA 3.22 - SAT 1158
NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY
NORTHERN ARIZONA GPA 3.07 - SAT 1092
College and University Options Competitive: Cal State Fullerton, Cal Poly Pomona, University of Arizona, Colorado State, Loyola Marymount, Boise State, University of Redlands, etc. Top 50% of class GPA of 3.0 or higher SAT scores of 1000 and above Major dependent
CAL POLY POMONA
CAL POLY POMONA GPA 3.9 - SAT 1267
CSU FULLERTON
CSU FULLERTON GPA 3.81 - SAT 1129
College and University Options Highly Competitive: UCI, UCSB, UCD, Cal Poly SLO, SDSU, Pepperdine, Chapman, etc. Top 10 20% of your class Weighted GPA of 3.7 or higher Enrolled in 2 to 5 honors courses per year starting as a sophomore SAT scores of 1200 and above Less than 40% admitted Major dependent
UC SAN DIEGO
UC SAN DIEGO GPA 4.49 - SAT 1445
UC IRVINE
UC IRVINE GPA 4.49 - SAT 1417
SAN DIEGO STATE
SAN DIEGO STATE GPA 4.2 - SAT 1273
College and University Options Most Competitive: Stanford, Harvard, Yale, UCLA, USC, UCB, UCSD UPenn, Johns Hopkins, Duke, Northwestern, MIT, Cal Tech, Claremont Colleges, Military Academies, etc. Top 10% of class Weighted GPA of 4.0 or higher Enrolled in 4 5 honors courses per year starting as a sophomore SAT s of 1400 and above Less than 20% admitted
UCLA
UCLA GPA 4.69 - SAT 1507
STANFORD
STANFORD GPA 4.45 - SAT 1443
Planning for College Maintain high grades Participate in activities, clubs, sports, etc. Go crazy with Community Service Visit college campuses/web sites Take a community college course
College and Career Planning Interest Inventories College and career searches Create a four-year plan
Summer School Summer School registration begins in March You must repeat any class where you earned an F or might earn a 2 nd semester F! A grade of D must be repeated for 4-year college bound students or to advance in math and world language See your counselor for your summer school options It is your responsibility to sign up for summer school! See Mrs. Gandy for SS questions.
Science Options FROSH SOPH JUNIOR SENIOR Life Science Earth Science Life Science Earth Science Biology Chemistry (possibly) Earth Science Biology Chemistry (possibly) Physics (possibly) Biology Earth Science Chemistry (possibly) Physics (possibly) Biology Chemistry Physics (possibly) AP Science (possibly) Biology H Chemistry H AP Science AP Science AP Sciences: AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Environmental, AP Physics
Math Progression FROSH SOPH JUNIOR SENIOR Algebra 1A Algebra 1B Geometry Algebra2/Trig Algebra 1 Geometry Algebra2/Trig Pre-Calculus Geometry Algebra2/Trig Pre-Calculus AP Calculus or Sports Stats Geometry H Algebra2/Trig H Pre-Calculus H AP Calculus Algebra2/Trig H Pre-Calculus H AP Calculus AP Statistics
4 Year Plan Name Grade Date Career: Post Secondary Ed Grade 9 0 1 Language Arts 2 Health/ASCP 3 Math 4 PE 5 6 7
4 Year Plan Grade 10 0 1 Language Arts 2 World History or AP European History 3 Math 4 Science 5 PE 6 7 Math Options: Algebra 1B Geometry Geometry H Algebra 2/Trig Algebra 2/Trig H Science Options: Biology Earth Chemistry Chemistry H
Grade 11 0 1 Language Arts 2 US History 3 Science 4 5 6 7 4 Year Plan Math Options: Geometry Algebra 2/Trig Algebra2/Trig H Pre-Calculus Pre-Calculus H Calculus AP AB Calculus AP BC Sports Statistics Statistics AP Science Options: Earth Chemistry Physics AP Biology AP Chemistry AP Environmental Science AP Physics
4 Year Plan Grade 12 0 1 Language Arts 2 Government/Economics 3 4 5 6 7 Math Options: Algebra 2 Algebra 2/Trig Algebra2/Trig H Pre-Calculus Calculus AP AB Calculus AP BC Sports Statistics Statistics AP Science Options: Earth Chemistry Physics AP Biology AP Chemistry AP Environmental Science AP Physics
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