WHITE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLLYNNETTE GRIFFIN

KEITH FUTCH

PSAT, AP, & Dual Enrollment

Presenters

Keith Futch, White County High SchoolLynnette Griffin, White County High SchoolKallan Williams, North Georgia Technical

College

AGENDA

Graduation RequirementsHope Rigor RequirementsPSATAP PotentialAP ProgramDual Enrollment Options

Graduation Requirements

To Graduate WCHS

4 English4 Math4 Social Studies4 Science.5 Health and .5 Personal Fitness (or students

can have 3 JROTC Classes)3 any combination of Fine Arts, CTAE or

Foreign Language4 electives28 credits total

ENGLISH

ENGLISH 9ENGLISH 10ENGLISH 11 OR AP LANGUAGE AND

COMPOSITIONENGLISH 12 OR ADVANCED COMPOSITION

OR AP LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION

Class of 2015Class of 2015 Class of 2016 and Beyond

Class of 2016 and Beyond

MATH I OR ACCELLERATED MATH I

MATH II OR ACCELLERATED MATH II

MATH III OR ACCELLERATED MATH III

4TH MATH

COORDINATE ALGEBRA OR ACCELLERATED COORDINATE ALGEBRA

ANALYTIC GEOMETRY OR ACCELLERATED ANALYTIC GEOMETRY

CCGPS ADVANCED ALGEBRA OR ACCELLERATED CCGPS ADVANCED ALGEBRA

4th MATH

MATH

SOCIAL STUDIES

CIVICS OR AMERICAN GOVERNMENTWORLD HISTORYUS HISTORYECONOMICS

SCIENCE

PHYSICAL SCIENCEBIOLOGYCHEMISTRY OR ENVIRONMENTAL

SCIENCE OR EARTH SYSTEMS4TH SCIENCE

HEALTH/PERSONAL FITNESS

.5 CREDIT OF HEALTH AND .5 CREDIT OF PERSONAL FITNESS

3 JROTC CLASSES

HOPE RIGOR REQUIREMENTS

Rigor Requirement by class

Graduation Date Rigorous Courses needed for Hope

On or after May 1, 2015 (current 11th graders)

2 (can be any 2 from below list)

On or after May 1, 2016 (current 10th graders)

3 (can be any 3 from below list)

On or after may 1, 2017 (current 9th graders) 4 (can be any 4 from below list)

More information can be found at www.gacollege411.org. You can click on the financial aid tab and then click on the Hope Scholarship link in the Hope Program Box.

Rigorous Courses that will satisfy Hope at WCHS

English Math Science Social Studies

Foreign Language

AP Language & Composition

Math III (class of 2015)

Chemistry I AP Government (class of 2017 and later)

Spanish II

AP Literature & Composition

Accelerated Math III (class of 2015)

Human Anatomy & Physiology

AP World History

Spanish III

Math IV (class of 2015)

Physics I AP US History

CCGPS Advanced Algebra (available for class of 2016)

AP Chemistry AP Microeconomics

CCGPS Pre-Calculus (class of 2016 or later)

AP Biology

Accelerated CCGPS Pre-Calculus (class of 2016 or later)More information can be found at www.gacollege411.org.

You can click on the financial aid tab and then click on the Hope Scholarship link in the Hope Program Box.

PSAT/NMSQT

WHAT IS THE PSAT

PRELIMINARY SAT TEST IT IS A PRACTICE SAT GIVEN BY THE

COLLEGEBOARD IT IS A STANDARDIZED TEST IT GIVES STUDENTS VALUABLE INFORMATION

ABOUT CRITICAL READING, MATH, WRITING GIVEN ONCE A YEAR IN OCTOBER STATE OF GEORGIA PAYS FOR ALL 10TH GRADERS

TO TAKE. 9TH OR 11TH GRADERS CAN PAY TO TAKE THE TEST AS WELL

ALSO SERVES AS A QUALIFYING TEST FOR THE NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP

HOW TO INTERPRET THE SCORES

MEASURES STUDENTS ON THREE AREAS Critical Reading Math Writing

EACH AREA HAS A SCORE RANGING FROM 20-80

UNDERNEATH THE SCORE, IT WILL TELL YOU HOW YOU COMPARE WITH OTHERS IN THE NATION WHO HAVE TAKEN THE TEST

THE THREE SCORE TOTAL IS CALLED THE SELECTION INDEX AND RANGES FROM 60-240

SCORE REPORT

SCORES CRITICAL READING, MATH, WRITING SELECTION INDEX

YOUR SKILLS SHOWS SKILL CATEGORIES SHOW NUMBER OF QUESTIONS CORRECT IN EACH

CATEGORY YOUR ANSWERS

ANSWER Key YOU CAN REVIEW THE QUESTIONS IN THE TEST BOOKLET

NEXT STEPS COLLEGEBOARD RESOURCES SAT TEST

AP POTENTIAL

ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) IS ANOTHER COLLEGEBOARD PROGRAM

AP POTENTIAL USES PSAT SCORES TO DETERMINE THE LIKELYHOOD OF SUCCESS (SCORING A 3 OR HIGHER) ON AN AP EXAM.

YOU MAY HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER INDICATING FUTURE SUCCESS

THIS IS NOT THE ONLY METHOD TO DETERMINE SUCCESS

ADVANCED PLACEMENT

Advanced Placement (AP)

AP Classes are available at White County High School

Students will take an AP Exam at the End of the Class

The AP exams are scored 1-5Students who earn a 3, 4, or 5 may get college

credit College credit awarded varies from college to

collegeResearch indicates that students who take AP

courses in high school perform better in college

AP COURSES OFFERED AT WCHS

ENGLISH MATH SCIENCE SOCIAL STUDIES

OTHER

ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMP

AP STATISTICS

AP BIOLOGY AP AMERICAN GOVT. (9TH)

AP STUDIO ART

ENGLISH LITERATURE AND COMP

AP CALCULUS

AP CHEMISTRY

AP WORLD HISTORY

AP US HISTORY

AP MICRO-ECONOMICSCourses subject to change based on student

requests and teacher availabilityOther courses are available on Georgia Virtual School

DUAL ENROLLMENT

Dual Enrollment

• High School students can take courses at an eligible college while still enrolled as a high school student• Accel Program – most common• Move On When Ready• Hope Grant• Articulation• Residential Programs

ACCELACCEL Move on When ReadyMove on When Ready

Eligible Students in grades 9-12 (Many colleges will only take 11-12th graders)

Must apply and be accepted by the college

Full-time or part-time Courses on Accel list On the college campus or at

High School Earn credit at both the high

school and college Hours attempted will not

count against HOPE Hours

Eligible Students in grades 11-12

Must apply and be accepted by the college

Full-time ONLY (min 12 hours)

If you drop one course you have to drop them all

Courses on the approved list On the college campus Earn credit at both the high

school and college Hours will not count against

HOPE Hours

Accel vs. MOWR

Hope GrantEligible Students in grades 9-12 (Many colleges

will only take 11-12th graders)Must apply and be accepted by the collegeFull-time or part-timeCourses on Dual Enrollment DirectoryOn the college campusSimultaneously earn high school credit toward

their high school diploma and certificate/diploma program

Earn credit at both the high school and collegeHours attempted will not count against HOPE

Hours

ACCEL VS. HOPE GRANT

Accel is for core courses (Math, Science, English, Social Studies, Foreign Language)

Hope Grant is for Technical Certificate or Diploma Program courses (Welding, Mechanics, Engineering, etc.)

Articulation

• Any student in grades 9-12 at a high school that has an articulation agreement with a local college can participate. – No college admission required before graduation– Courses within articulation agreements are eligible– Take classes on high school campus– Credit awarded at the college level is contingent upon

passing the college’s qualifying exam– No cost– HOPE limits are not affected

Residential Programs

Live full time on a college campusTwo Programs

University of West Georgia Middle Georgia College

Joint Enrollment

• Joint enrollment is NOT a dual enrollment program– Must apply and be accepted to the college– Part-time status is required at the college– Student can take ANY course that the college offers– Credit is ONLY earned at the college and not

transferred back to the high school– Can be paid for by the HOPE grant/scholarship or by

the student/parents– Courses taken and paid for by HOPE

grant/scholarship do count towards HOPE hours

Requirements to Participate

• In an eligible grade 9-12 depending on program• Been reported as enrolled in a public high school

the preceding October and March• Applied and been accepted by a post-secondary

institution • Meet requirements set by WCHS• Complete and submit the state Accel application• Be in good standing as a student • Maturity is an important factor to consider• Take only courses from the approved list• Meet with counselor to schedule courses and

receive advisement

White County Requirements

April 1 deadline to apply for Fall and Nov. 1 for Spring

SAT/ACT/ASSET SAT

480 CR; 440 Math; combined 970 ACT

20 English; 18 Math; Composite 21 ASSET (for technical college only)

Reading 42; Writing 41; Math 32; Algebra 42

Core GPA 3.0Attend a Dual Enrollment WorkshopMeet with counselor and sign all advisement forms.

Options

North Georgia Technical College (will have option to take courses at WCHS)

Truett McConnell CollegePiedmont CollegeUniversity of North Georgia (Dahlonega)University of North Georgia (Gainesville)

ACCELACCEL HOPE GRANTHOPE GRANT

ENGLISH 1101ENGLISH 1102COLLEGE

ALGEBRACOLLEGE

PSYCHOLOGYCOLLEGE WORLD

HISTORY

CULINARY ARTSCRIMINAL JUSTICEENGINEERINGNOK CO-OP

PROGRAM

DUAL ENROLLMENT CLASSES AT WCHS

Courses subject to change based on student requests and teacher availability