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To be promoted within high school at the end of a given year, a studentelecting a 24-credit option must meet the requirements as indicated below:

DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

SCHOOL COUNSELING SERVICES

Promotion Requirements

Graduation Requirements

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Students who entered 9th grade between 2009-2012 will need to meet thefollowing requirements for graduation:

4 English 3 Science

4 Math * 3 Social Studies

6 Additional Electives 1 Physical Education (HOPE)

2 World Languages 1 Practical or Fine Art

**1 Online Course

*Earn passing scores on the FCAT (grade 10) Reading/Math, OR the state End OfCourse Exams (EOCs) if applicable

Earn a cumulative, unweighted GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale

**Students entering 9th grade in the year 2011-2012, must meet an online courserequirement. Please schedule time with your students school to discuss.

ToGrade

Requirements

10 5 credits, including 1 Englishor 1 mathematics

11 12 credits, including 2 Englishand any combination of 2

mathematics and/or science

12 18 credits, including 3 English

and any combination of 4mathematics and/or scienceand 1.5 GPA or above

Students entering the 9th grade forthe first time during the 2013-2014academic school year

have the opportunityto elect one of 3diploma tracks.

1. Standard

2. Scholar

3. Merit

Please schedule atime to meet withyour students counselor to discuss

their options.

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Things You and Your Student Should Know!

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Students starting out in college or a career need to be well prepared. While high school students areearning credits toward graduation, they can also be preparing to enter college or a career field bytaking the right courses.

The following resources are available throughwww.flvs.org:

1. High School Bright Futures Evaluations

2. Florida College & University Profiles

3. Admissions Criteria

4. Career Planning

College and Career Planning

ACT & SAT Test Dates and Fees

ACT: www.actstudent.org

Fee: $36.50 (w/o writing) $52.50 (with writing - req. for University Admissions)

SAT: www.collegeboard.org

Fee: $51.00

Test Date Registration Deadline (Late Fee Required)

September 21, 2013 August 23, 2013 August 24 September 6, 2013

October 26, 2013 September 27, 2013 September 28 October 11, 2013

December 14, 2013 November 8, 2013 November 9 22, 2013

February 8, 2014 January 10, 2014 January 11 24, 2014

April 12, 2014 March 7, 2014 March 8 21, 2014

June 14, 2014 May 9, 2014 May 10 23, 2014

Test Date Registration Deadline (Late Fee Required)

October 5, 2013 September 6, 2013 September 20, 2013

November 2, 2013 October 3, 2013 October 18, 2013

December 7, 2013 November 8, 2013 November 22, 2013

January 25, 2014 December 27, 2013 January 10, 2014

March 8, 2014 February 7, 2014 February 21, 2014

May 3, 2014 April 4, 2014 April 18, 2014

June 7, 2014 May 9, 2014 May 23, 2014