Canyon Crest Academy 11th Grade Parent Seminar

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Canyon Crest Academy 11th Grade Parent Seminar
Presented to you by CCA Counseling Staff ?
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Agenda Items

• Review High School Graduation Requirements
• Overview of the 4-year College Options and
  Admissions Requirements
• Testing Information Dates
• Community College
• Career/College Exploration
• Advice for Junior Parents

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High School Graduation Requirements

• 1. Complete a minimum of 230 credits
• SUBJECT AREA CREDITS
• English 4 terms 40
• Science 2 terms (Life, Physical)
  20
• Mathematics 3 terms 30
• History 3 terms (World, U.S., Govt./Econ)
  30
• PE 2 terms 20
• Visual/Performing Art 1 term
  10
• Practical Arts 1 term
  10
• Electives 7 terms 70
• 230 credits
• 2. Meet Health and Algebra 1 requirement.
• 3. Pass the CAHSEE (California High School Exit
  Exam)
• Language Arts
• Mathematics
• All of the above info is tracked under the
  CREDIT SUMMARY portion located in lower
  right-hand corner of a students transcript

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Post-High School Options

• Four-year University
• -Private/Out-of-state universities
• -Public/In-State Universities
• 1. University of California
• 2. California State Universities
• Community College Option
• Technical/Vocational Information

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Private Out of State College Entrance
Requirements

• Admission requirements vary by institution, but
  most follow similar UC/CSU guidelines in terms of
  subject requirements and test requirements.
• Students should check with individual campuses
  admissions offices or visit their websites to
  determine current admission requirements.
• Many private colleges require students to obtain
  a letter of recommendation
• -Brag Packets must be filled out and given to
  the
• students alpha-counselor available on
  NAVIANCE

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California State Universities Entrance Requirments

• 23 CSU campuses
• Applicants must meet the A-G subject requirements
• Admission determined by eligibility index

SAT (VM) (800 x GPA) 2900 or above
(10 x composite ACT score) (200 x GPA) 694
or above
10-12 GPA
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University of California Entrance Requirements

• 9 UC campuses
• Applicants must meet the A-G subject requirements
  
• Visit https//doorways.ucop.edu/list/ for a
  complete list of UC-approved Canyon Crest Academy
  courses
• Admission determined by Comprehensive Review
  (GPA, test scores, personal essay,
  extra-curricular activities).

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UC/CSU College Subject Requirements

• A. History/Social Science 2 terms (including
  US/Govt)
• B. English 4 terms
• C. Math 3 terms required (min.Alg.2)
• 4
  terms recommended
• D. Lab Science 2 terms required
• 3 terms recommended
• E. World Language 2 terms required
• 3 terms recommended
• F. Visual/Performing Arts 1 term required
• G. College-Prep Electives 1 term required
• Univ of Calif and Cal State Univ ALSO have a
• Test Requirement

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College Admission Testing Requirements

• UC REQUIRES
• 1. SAT Reasoning OR ACT with Writing
• 2. Two SAT Subject tests in different subject
  areas
• (NOTE World Language must be tested
  with Listening)
• CSU REQUIRES
• 1. SAT Reasoning or ACT
• Private/Out-of-State Universities Require
• 1. Check with each college individually as
  requirements may vary

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College Admission Testing in the JUNIOR YEAR

• SAT and ACT Begin taking in the Spring term of
  Junior year.
• SAT SUBJECT TEST Take as soon as you can after
  completing the corresponding course.
• REGISTER FOR THESE EXAMS ON-LINE 
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• ACT www.act.org
• SAT www.collegeboard.com

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08-09 Test Dates

• ACT
• December 13, 2008
• February 7, 2009
• April 4, 2009
• June 13, 2009
• SAT
• November 1, 2008 May 2, 2009
• December 6, 2008 June 6, 2009
• January 24, 2009
• March 14, 2009 (SAT ONLY)

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College Admission Testing

• Prior to taking the SAT or the ACT
• Take the PSAT (Pre-SAT)
• -11th graders can qualify as a National Merit
  Semi-Finalist
• -Eligible for scholarships and possible
  automatic
• admissions to participating Universities
• Take the PLAN (Pre-ACT)
• -A career interest inventory portion can help
  your student identify possible career paths
  and majors to consider after high school.
• We recommend that students take BOTH to
  see which test suites them best!

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Available Test Dates _at_ CCA

• PSAT at CCA
• Wed, October 15th 2008
• PLAN at CCA
• Saturday, November 15th 2008
• COST is 17.00 for each exam
• Registration forms can be downloaded from CCA
  website
• Results are available AFTER the Winter Break.

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Two-Year College Option(Community College)
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Community College

• There are 123 California Community Colleges
• A few local Community Colleges
• Mira Costa (Oceanside Cardiff) Palomar
• San Diego City College Grossmont
• TWO OPTIONS
• 1. Students can receive an Associates Degree
  (A.A or an A.S)
• -A basic college or vocational degree that can
  be earned in
• approx. two-years if
  attending full-time
• 2. Students can choose to transfer to a 4-year
  University to earn a
• Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of
  Science (B.A or B.S) degree.
• TAG Program Guarantees admission to specific
  UC Campuses http//www.uctransfer.org/transfer
  _admis_guar.html
• IGETC Program Guarantees coursework will be
  accepted by UC and
  CSU campuses http//www.igetc.org/

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Community College

• Entrance Requirements
• Must be 18 years of age OR
• Earned a high school diploma OR equivalent
• No SAT or ACT test requirement
• How can my student take classes at a community
  college while at CCA?
• 1. Fill out a concurrent enrollment form
• 2. Have your student talk to their
  alpha-counselor
• Assist.org Allows students to see which
  community college courses correspond to UC/Cal
  State courses and satisfy entrance or major
  requirements.

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Off-Campus Courses

• If you decide to take an off-campus course, AND
  want the course to appear on your CCA transcript,
  follow all of the steps below
• Speak with your alpha-counselor PRIOR to
  registering for an off-campus course. He or she
  can determine if the course will meet graduation
  requirements and if adding the course to your
  transcript will benefit you.
• Submit an OFF-CAMPUS PERMISSION FORM. It must be
  filled out completely, including all applicable
  signatures (student, counselor, registrar, and
  parent).
• Once you have completed the course, it is YOUR
  responsibility to have an official transcript
  from the institution where you took the course
  sent directly to the CCA registrar.
• Students can apply a maximum of 30 credits
  off-campus coursework to their high school
  transcript.

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Community College

• How can my student get more info about Community
  College?
• A Community college representative is on CCAs
  campus in the college career center to answer
  any questions they may have
• Monday 930am- 1220pm
• Thursday 900am- 1200pm

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Help with the College Career Search

• NAVIANCE
• College Search database
• -Sign up, receive notification and reminders of
  college visits-Find relevant admissions info of
  over 2500 colleges
• -Track your progress during the college
  admissions process
• -Parents can share access with students (create
  your won account)
• CHOICES EXPLORER
• Career and College Search Engine
• -Explore colleges, college majors, and careers
• -Create a portfolio to save all your searches.

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College Career Exploration

• Students are encouraged to explore college and
  career options in a variety of ways
• College Career Center (located in the
  Counseling Office) stop by to view college
  catalogues, attend a college visit, speak to
  College Career Center manager Darlene Burton.
• Use the CHOICES and NAVIANCE programs, available
  on the Counseling website. Tutorial are available
  in the College Career Center on COUNSELING
  WEBSITE
• 4x4 schedule allows for flexibility in
  scheduling- Students should take ROP Courses,
  Internship, Work Experience
• -These courses provide hands-on, practical
  experience.

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Start preparing for College EARLY!!

• What your student should be doing now
• USING NAVIANCE!
• 1. College Major search
• - Admissions stats avail from class of 2008
• 2. Research available scholarships
• 3. College Visits (over 50 different college
  visiting CCAs
• college career center
• -Sign up through NAVIANCE
• 4. Start filling out your resume

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Advice for JUNIOR PARENTS

• STAY INFORMED
• Check the Aeries portal regularly
• Visit the CCA Counseling Website
• Check the CCA Calendar for upcoming events
• Read the Daily Bulletin announcements
• ENCOURAGE YOUR STUDENT TO
• Use the Choices and NAVIANCE Planners
• Get involved in school (sports, clubs, Envision
  Conservatory, etc)
• Communicate with teachers and counselors to ask
  questions!
• ATTEND UPCOMING EVENTS
• College Fair (MARCH 2009)
• Junior Evening- The College Admissions Process
  (MAY 2009)

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Counselor Alpha Breakdown for 08-09

• Ashley Bahner Students with last names
  beginning A-Fa
• Allyson Dexter Students with last names
  beginning Fe-Le
• Melissa Sage Students with last names beginning
  Li-Ri
• Rik Napora Students with last names beginning
  Ro-Z
• CONTACT YOUR ALPHA-COUNSELOR
• IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS

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• TIME FOR Q A
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