Today we had a meeting with the guidance counselors in the forum. The freshman counselor, Mr. Bast, went over the graduation requirements, usual college requirements, and how to calculate your GPA.
The main point of the meeting was that GPA matters and you need to think about college from the beginning.
The graduation requirements for Arapahoe are:
- English
- Eng 9: 2 semesters
- Eng 10: 2 semesters
- 35 total credits
- Colleges require 4 years
- Social Studies
- US History
- Western Civilizations
- World Geography & Civilizations
- Government
- 3 additional credits required for a total of 30 credits
- Math
- 4 semesters
- Colleges require 4 years
- Science
- 4 semesters of lab based science
- Most colleges require 3 years or more
- Fine Arts
- 6 credits
- includes theater, drawing, design, etc.
- Practical arts
- 6 credits
- includes Business Tech 1 and Advanced Business Tech
- Physical Education
- 12 credits
- includes swimming
- No language is required for graduation
- Language counts as an elective
- Most colleges require at least 1-2 years
How to Calculate Your GPA:
Take your grade credit points
A: 4 points
B: 3 points
C: 2 points
D: 1 point
F: 0 points
And divide the total by the number of hours you have.
Example:
Class classes per week Grade (Points)
Eng. 9 S1 5 x A (4) = 20
US Hist S1 5 x B (3) = 15
Math 4 x D (1) = 4
Science 4 x B (3) = 12
Elect (Bus Tech) 3 x C (2) = 6
W. Lang. 5 x A (4) = 20
TOTAL HOURS: 26 TOTAL POINTS: 78
78/26= 3.0 GPA
At the end of the talk, Ms. Smith talked to the class about upcoming assignments. We have a test tomorrow about Othello Act 3. We will review the plot for about 10 minutes before we start the test. For the quotation part of the test, Ms. Smith is allowing us to use the book. Next week, we will do another Reader's Theater and present next Friday.
Also, don't forget tomorrow the SAT exercises on lesson 4 is due tomorrow and we're taking the quiz tomorrow.
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