Counseling
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Welcome to the Counseling portion of our school website. Here you can find a wealth of information to better help you on your path to graduation and higher learning. Our award-winning department consists of a 5-counselor team (two counselors job-share as the Freshman Focus Counselors). Our mission is to help students on their journey through high school. We practice all three domains of counseling: Academic, Career, and Personal/Social. Our responsibilities include: assisting with class schedules, providing academic support and guidance, helping with college planning and the college application process, writing letters of recommendation, conducting classroom presentations on a variety of topics, assisting with career planning, providing personal counseling and crisis referrals, leading parent education nights, supervision on campus, as well extra-curricular events and activities, etc. Our goal is to help your high school student become a healthy, well-rounded, successful member of society. Important Announcement Regarding NCAA Is your student planning on pursuing NCAA athletics after high school? If so take note of some important information below: The rules regarding software-based credit recovery, virtual, online, independent study and correspondence courses have changed. These types of courses, which are identified by the NCAA Eligibility Center as nontraditional courses, must meet new guidelines in order to be used for college-bound student-athletes who are planning to attend an NCAA Division I college or university. What Are the Changes? Nontraditional courses must meet the following: Courses that are taught through distance learning, online, credit recovery, etc. need to be comparable in length, content and rigor to courses taught in a traditional classroom setting. Students may not skip lessons or test out of modules. The course must be four-year college preparatory. All courses must include ongoing access between the instructor and student, as well as regular interaction for purposes of teaching, evaluating and providing assistance. This may include, for example, exchanging of e-mails between the student and teacher, feedback on assignments, and the opportunity for the teacher to engage the student in individual instruction. Any course taken must have a defined time period for completion. For example, it should be clear whether the course is meant to be taken for an entire semester or during a more condensed time frame, such as six weeks, etc. Nontraditional courses should be clearly identified as such on the high school transcript. When Does this Rule Take Effect? The rule applies to courses completed on or after August 1, 2010, for students first entering an NCAA Division I college or university on or after August 1, 2010. Nontraditional courses completed prior to August 1, 2010, will be reviewed under current NCAA standards. It is important to remember that all courses need to be rigorous, four-year college preparatory in nature. Students should be encouraged to take courses that are quantitatively and qualitatively the same as courses offered through traditional means, and to take courses that will prepare them for the academic rigors they will face at a four-year college or university. To read more about this new rule, go to www.eligibilitycenter.org and click the "High Schools Enter Here" link, then the "Resources" page and read the documents related to online/virtual/credit recovery courses. * Juniors (2011 prospects); This year is the time, if not already, to get involved in the college recruiting process; the junior year is when the majority of college coaches identify prospects they may eventually recruit. IT IS ESSENTIAL YOU LOOK OVER THE CORE COURSE REQUIREMENT LIST AND MAKE SURE YOU ARE ON TRACK TO COMPLETE YOUR 16 CORE COURSES. * Sophomores (2012 prospects); Summer, 2010 is the time to get involved in the college recruiting process; September 1st of the junior year is when correspondence begins per the NCAA (recruiting rules vary per sport). LOOK OVER THE CORE COURSE REQUIREMENT LIST AND MAKE SURE YOU ARE SIGNING UP FOR THE APPROPRIATE COURSES TO BE NCAA ELIGIBLE. * Freshmen (2013 prospects); it's important to keep working hard on both academics and athletics as you know. FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH THE NCAA REQUIREMENTS AND MAKE A PLAN TO COMPLETE THE CORE COURSES NECESSARY FOR NCAA ELIGIBILITY. UC Admissions Requirements for Fall 2012 UC's admission requirements are changing, effective with the class entering in fall 2012. If you will be applying for admission to that term or beyond, you will need to meet three minimum requirements: Complete 15 college-preparatory courses ("a-g" courses), with at least 11 finished by the end of your junior year. At a minimum, you must take: a. History/social science - 2 years b. English - 4 years c. Mathematics- 3 years d. Laboratory science - 2 years e. Language other than English - 2 years f. Visual and performing arts - 1 year g. College-preparatory elective (chosen from the subjects listed above or another course approved by the university) - 1 year - Earn a GPA of 3.0 or better (3.4 if you're a nonresident) in those courses, with no grade lower than a C - Take the ACT with Writing or the SAT Reasoning Test by December of your senior year - SAT Subject Tests We won't require SAT Subject Tests for fall 2012 admission, but you may submit scores on these if you want to show your mastery of a particular subject. Some campuses may recommend certain Subject Tests for some competitive majors. Also, you may use them to satisfy "a-g" requirements listed above. Guaranteed Admission If you're a California resident, you will be guaranteed admission to UC if you are: Eligible in the statewide context, meaning you rank in the top 9 percent of California high school students, according to our admissions index, or Eligible in the local context (ELC), ranking in the top 9 percent of your class If you are in one of these groups and are not admitted to any campus you apply to, you will be offered admission to a UC campus that has space. If your school participates in the ELC program, we will evaluate your transcript in the summer after your junior year and notify you in the fall if you qualify. To be considered for ELC, you must complete the following specific 11 courses by the end of grade 11: one year of history/social science, two years of English, two years of mathematics, one year of laboratory science, one year of language other than English and four courses selected from among the "a-g" subject requirements. Even if you aren't guaranteed a spot, we encourage you to apply. We will thoroughly review your application as long as you've met the minimum requirements. How We Review Applications Every year, we seek to enroll applicants who will bring an array of strengths, talents and interests to our campuses, learners who will benefit from a diverse education, students who will be prepared to participate in every segment of society when they graduate. To help us select those applicants, we use a process called comprehensive review, which has been in place since 2002. Campuses review all qualified applicants in the context of the opportunities and challenges each has experienced, using a broad range of 14 academic and personal factors. Campuses place the highest importance on academic achievement, but accomplishments in the classroom alone do not guarantee admission to a particular campus. Competition at some campuses is intense, and those campuses are unable to offer a place to every well-qualified applicant who applies. Because selectivity varies by campus, your chances of admission will also vary by campus. As you think about which UC campuses to apply to, look at our freshman profiles to get an idea of the academic achievements of last year's admitted class. Carefully review your options and apply broadly to increase your chances of being admitted to a campus you want to attend. |
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