2 credits - Schaumburg High School

WELCOME TOSCHAUMBURG HIGH SCHOOLGRADES, FINALS, PREPARINGFOR COLLEGE AND CAREER

GETTING YOURGRADES• Mid-term Progress Reports• Report Cards On-Line• Quarterly & Semester• Student Portal Access• College Transcripts• Semester Grades Only

WHAT DO YOU NEEDTO GRADUATE?• Graduation requirements• College entrancerequirements

graduation requirements20 total credits required18 credits in academic areas (.50 credit per semester)2 credits in P.E. (.25 credit per semester)English –4 creditsLanguage/Vocational --1 creditMathematics --(one course must be at 300 level)Science --Social Studies --3 credits2 credits2 credits1 credit in U.S. History (usually jr. yr)1 credit in Social Science Survey orEcon/Government (usually sr. yr.)Applied Technology OR ArtBusinessOR Foreign LanguageLife/Family Studies OR MusicConsumer Education -- .50 creditHealth --.50 creditDriver’s Ed. -- one semester, .25 credit if taken at SHS only(may be taken privately - no credit)

WHAT DO I NEED FOR COLLEGE?SHS REQUIREMENTSRECOMMENDED COLLEGEREQUIREMENTSEnglish –4 creditsEnglish –4 creditsMathematics – (one 300 level) 3 creditsMathematics --3/4 creditsScience --2 creditsScience --3 creditsSocial Studies --2 creditsSocial Studies --3 creditsLanguage/Vocational/Fine Arts --1 creditMany schools prefer 2 credits inworld language. Some willsubstitute 2 years of fine arts orvocational studies for worldlanguage. Some states (notIllinois) require one year of finearts for college entrance.

NEED HELP? HAVE QUESTIONS?PROBLEMS WITH HOMEWORK?SAXON ACADEMIC CENTER - ROOM 5• Math & English Tutoring• Every day beginning at 7:00• T, W, TH – until 3:45 p.m. M, F – until 2:45SCIENCE TUTORING - ROOM 164• Math & English Tutoring• Available Periods 1 - 8

• 3 DAYS OF FINALSFINAL EXAMSTuesdayJanuary 14WednesdayJanuary 15ThursdayJanuary 167:30 – 9:00 Period 1 Period 2 Period 49:10 – 10:40 Period 3 Period 6 Period 710:50 – 12:20 Period 5 Period 8Buses depart immediately after 2nd and 3rd final each day.If you have 3 finals on the SAME day, you havethe option to reschedule a final exam throughyour administrator. More details inJanuary through announcements.

PLANNING FOR POST HIGH SCHOOLCareer Exploration• Career Treks• Career Cruising• Career Fairs – i.e. Military Fair/Secondary Ed____________College Exploration• College Fair – Palatine HS – October, 2014• 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.• College Representatives at SHS• Campus Visits

College & Career Readiness• Freshman• EXPLORE Testing• Meet with your counselor for FYI sessions• Sophomore• PLAN Testing• Meet with your counselors for Career Cruising• Junior• PSAE – graduation requirement• 2 Days ACT & WorkKeys• Meet with counselor for College & Career planning• Senior• Meet with counselor to begin implementing College & Career plans

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