Farragut High
School
Senior Class Visit
Class of 2017
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
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Core Subjects
Number of Credits
English
4 (English I, II, III, IV)
Mathematics
4 (Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, one
higher )
Science
3 (Biology, Chemistry or Physics, one
add. lab)
World Hist.and Geography
1
US History and Geography
1
US Government
½ credit
Economics
½ credit
Physical Ed. and Health
1 ½ (Lifetime Wellness and one additional
½ credit)
Personal Finance
½ credit
Elective Focus
3 credits
University Admissions : Students must complete two units of the same world language and
one unit of fine/performing arts in order to meet college/university
admission requirements.
SENIOR YEAR REQUIREMENTS
Everyone must take…
28 Credits to Graduate
English and Econ/Per. Finance
Math-higher than Algebra 2
TRANSCRIPTS
 Electronic
Transcript/GPA
 Always checking for accuracy
 Things to look for…
 7th Term GPA determines class rank
 8th Term GPA determines Lottery
Scholarship—unweighted Knox Co.
 Official transcript request process
GRADE POINT AVERAGE
GPA = Total “quality points” divided by total
number of attempted credits.
Unweighted GPA & Weighted GPA
Quality Point Values
Reg/CP
A–4
B–3
C–2
D–1
F–0
Honors
A – 4.5
B – 3.5
C – 2.5
D – 1.5
F–0
AP/Core DE
A– 5
B–4
C–3
D–2
F–0
NCAA REGISTRATION
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National Collegiate Athletic Association(NCAA)
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All student athletes planning to play a sport at a Division I or
Division II college must be certified by the NCAA
1.
Register on-line at www.ncaa.org
Print out the Transcript Release Form from
website
2.
Exam Exemption
Seniors may be exempt from finals or
drop lowest test grade for spring term if
they have…
 “C”
average
 2 or less absences
 **Cannot be a state exam
Cap & Gowns
Balfour
will be coming to speak to
students at the end of the
semester regarding when and
how to order caps, gowns, and
announcements.
QUESTIONS
Rachel Bast, Senior Counselor
Counseling Office: 671-7111
[email protected]
Kim Gray, Principal
[email protected]
Farraguths.knoxschools.org
College Admission Considerations
ACT/SAT
 SAT Subject area exams
 GPA
 Extracurricular activities
 Leadership
 Community service
 Student essays
 Letters of recommendation
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Application Basics
Early Decision vs Regular Decision
 Transcripts & Test Scores
 Counselor/School Report
 Recommendations
 DEADLINES
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ACT/SAT DATES
Test Date
ACT-Sept. 10
ACT-Oct. 22
Deadline
August 19th (late)
September 16th
www.actstudent.org
SAT-Oct. 1
September 1st
SAT-Nov. 5
October 7th
www.collegeboard.org
TN ACT Senior Retake on Saturday, October 22nd
Get voucher from Ms. Bast
Scholarships
Academic based (grades, test scores)
 Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship(HOPE)
 Need-based
 FAFSA (File after October 1, 2016 as soon as
possible)
 Performance/Special Talent/Diversity based—
Athletic, Arts, Music, writing, underrepresented
minority, leadership, community service
 Tennessee Achieves (www.tnpromise.org) 11/1
deadline
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Suggested websites for scholarship searches
WWW.COLLEGEBOARD.ORG
WWW.FASTWEB.COM
WWW.SRNEXPRESS.COM
WWW.WIREDSCHOLAR.COM
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College Visits
Go when college is in session (fall break, inservice days, student holidays)
 Seniors have two day for visits
 Call ahead for an appointment and bring a letter
on college letterhead for excused absence
 College Night – Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at
Bearden High (6:30-8:30 PM)
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University of Tennessee Fall 2016
3.89 Average GPA (core)
 27 Average ACT (superscored)
 4,825 freshman; 21,900 undergraduates
 November 1 deadline for priority admission
 December 15 final deadline
 Filing FAFSA as soon after October 1, 2016
 Tuition, fees, housing, food: $23,692
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QUESTIONS
Susan Bolinger
College and Career Counselor
Counseling Office: 671-7111
[email protected]
Farraguths.knoxschools.org
NAVIANCE
*College and Career Planning tool
*Interest inventories, career information, college
visits, college searches, edocs, teacher
recommendations, resume builder
LOGIN INFO—
http://connection.naviance.com/farraguths
Email address is student id—S123456
Password is student id plus date of birth—
S12345619990101 case sensitive
Student
School
Follow-up
Register with Common App
after Aug. 1st
Manage student requests for
teacher recommendations and
transcripts
Counselor:
Prepare and send
optional/midyear materials (if
applicable)
Enter high school information, add
at least one college, and sign the
FERPA Release Authorization on
the Common App
Complete the Common App
Account Matching process in
Family Connection
Add colleges to the Colleges
I’m Applying To list in Family
Connection
Request materials for college
applications in Family
Connection (teacher
recommendations/transcripts)
Prepare school-level documents
(i.e. School Profile, School
Information form)
Prepare student-specific
documents (school reports,
transcripts, teacher
recommendations, etc.)
Student:
View status of requested
materials
Update results and indicate
attending college
Send documents
Track submitted documents
Counselor:
Prepare and send final
documents to students’
attending college
HOW TO LOG IN TO YOUR NAVIANCE ACCOUNT:
EMAIL IS ---CAPTITAL LETTER “S”
FOLLOWED BY YOUR FHS STUDENT ID
NUMBER
PASSWORD IS ---CAPITAL “S” FOLLOWED
BY YOUR FHS STUDENT ID NUMBER—
YEAR OF BIRTH—MONTH OF BIRTH—DAY
OF BIRTH
STEPS FOR COLLEGE APPLICATION
Step 1 - Research your schools and determine what you need
Step 2 - Apply to your schools
Step 3 - Add your colleges to Naviance
under “Colleges I'm Applying To” and request your transcript on Naviance
Step 4- Request letters of recommendations on Naviance
Step 5 - Fill out our Transcript request form and submit to the Counseling
Office. Transcript fee is $2 per transcript or $6 for unlimited transcripts.
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