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Electives Art/Music (5 credits 21 Century Life Elective chosen Elective chosen from
st
required for Skills (5 credits from Visual and Visual and
graduation – taken required for Performing Arts, 21 st Performing Arts, 21 st
any year) graduation – taken Century Life Skills Century Life Skills
any year)
or additional or additional
academic program academic program
depending on post depending on post
secondary plans secondary plans

TIMETABLE FOR COLLEGE-BOUND STUDENTS

FRESHMAN YEAR
January – Inquire through your counselor about registering for Honors and Advanced Placement course placement.

Spring – Review with your counselor and parents your course selection sequential plan to insure that by graduation
you will have satisfied all college preparatory course requirements.

SOPHOMORE YEAR
October – Take Preliminary SAT 1 (PSAT): REASONING TEST.

February – Review college preparatory course sequence with your counselor and parents.

JUNIOR YEAR
th
Enroll in College Seminar Class (For 12 graders)
October – Take Preliminary SAT I (PSAT): REASONING TEST.
January-March – Counselors will be conducting post-high school planning conferences
March – Take SAT I: REASONING TEST.
February-Take ACT

SENIOR YEAR
September – Begin the college application process

COLLEGE PLANNING
Selective colleges and universities use specific academic criteria to evaluate applicants. Students
planning to attend college after high school, therefore, are encouraged to consider:

Strength of academic program—Many colleges require high school transcripts that show 4
years of Mathematics, 4 years of Social Studies, 4 years of Science, and/or 4 years of World
Language for applicants. These requirements exceed high school graduation requirements.
Therefore, the decision to take fewer academic courses can negatively impact one’s chances for