TONIGHT
1 . C L A S S O F 2 017
G R A D UAT I O N R E Q U I R E M E N T S
2.CREDIT CHECKS
3 . DAT E S O F R E G I ST R AT I O N
GRADUATION REQUIREMTNS
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First Handout - graduation requirements for class of 2017
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This is available on Pinellas County Web site
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You need to understand the requirements
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I will not be able to sit with each of you to talk about your child’s future
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I can answer email if you have questions.
CREDIT CHECKS 1. I will be filling this out to students at registration
2. Go to the Course History in focus to try to fill this out yourself
3. Compare what you came up with and what I send home
4. If you have any questions, email me.
5. Use the credit check and the requirements to help guide your student for
registration
PURPOSE OF CREDIT CHECKS
The purpose of credit checks is to make sure the classes recorded in course history
are correct and that you and your student are aware of the graduation
requirements your child has met or has not met.
There are mistakes on the course history printouts because:
Credits are not transferred from middle school correctly
IT has not been able to print a credit check specifically for each of the four years
because each of the four years have different requirements.
FLVS grades have not yet been recorded
Please email your child’s counselor if you see an error on Course History or the credit
check.
Your child will get two credit checks a year from now on. It is their responsibility to
show it to you and make sure they understand the notes written on the credit
check.
ENGLISH
If your child is taking English 1
English 1
ENGLISH
4 Credits
English 2
English 3
English 4
1st Semester (0.5 credit) 2nd Semester (0.5 credit)
___X______
_________
_________
_________
_________
_________
_________
_________
Year Long (1.0 credit)
_________
_________
Must pass Reading Assessment
*A student can graduate by receiving a score comparable to the FCAT passing score on the Reading portion of the ACT (19) or SAT (430).
If your child took English in MS and is currently taking English 2
ENGLISH
4 Credits
English 1
English 2
English 3
English 4
1st Semester (0.5
credit)
_________
____X_____
_________
_________
2nd Semester (0.5
credit)
_________
_________
_________
_________
Year Long (1.0 credit)
___X______
_________ Must pass Reading Assessment
*A student can graduate by receiving a score comparable to the FCAT passing score on the Reading portion of the ACT (19) or SAT (430).
MATH
If your child is taking Alg 1, Alg 1B, or Geometry they cannot get credit until they
take the EOC
MATH
4 Credits
Algebra 1
Geometry
3rd Math
4th Math
1st Semester (0.5
credit)
_________
_________
_________
_________
2nd Semester (0.5
credit)
_________
_________
_________
_________
Year Long (1.0 credit)
_________
_________
_________ Must pass EOC for credit and is 30%
_________ Must take EOC, is 30% of grade
*A combination of Algebra 1A & 1B counts only as 1 credit for Bright Futures and/or university admissions.
*A PERT Math score of 97 or greater can be used as a concordant passing score for the Algebra 1 EOC.
*Liberal Arts Math does not count for Bright Futures and/or university admissions.
*Algebra 2 is required for university admissions.
*2 credits may be substituted with allowable industry certification courses that lead to college credit.
If your child took algebra in MS and is currently taking Geometry
MATH
4 Credits
Algebra 1
Geometry
3rd Math
4th Math
1st Semester (0.5
credit)
_________
2nd Semester (0.5
credit)
_________
_________
_________
_________
_________
_________
_________
Year Long (1.0 credit)
____X_____
_____X____ Must pass EOC for credit and is
30%
_________
_________ Must take EOC, is 30% of grade
*A combination of Algebra 1A & 1B counts only as 1 credit for Bright Futures and/or university admissions.
*A PERT Math score of 97 or greater can be used as a concordant passing score for the Algebra 1 EOC.
*Liberal Arts Math does not count for Bright Futures and/or university admissions.
*Algebra 2 is required for university admissions.
*2 credits may be substituted with allowable industry certification courses that lead to college credit.
SCIENCE
If your child is taking Earth Space Science.
Biology
SCIENCE
3 Credits
2nd Science
3rd Science
1st Semester (0.5 credit)
_________
2nd Semester (0.5 credit)
_________
Year Long (1.0 credit)
_________
____X_____
_________
_________
_________
_________
_________
Must take EOC, is 30% of grade
*Two of the Science courses must contain a lab component.
*1 credit may be substituted with allowable industry certification courses that lead to college credit.
If your child took Integrated Science Honors in MS and is currently taking Biology.
They cannot get credit for biology until they take the EOC and the grade is calculated.
Biology
SCIENCE
3 Credits
2nd Science
3rd Science
1st Semester (0.5 credit)
_________
2nd Semester (0.5 credit)
_________
Year Long (1.0 credit)
_________
_________
_________
_____X____ INT SC
_________
_________
*Two of the Science courses must contain a lab component.
*1 credit may be substituted with allowable industry certification courses that lead to college credit.
_________
Must take EOC, is 30% of grade
SOCIAL STUDIES
SOCIAL
STUDIES
3 Credits
U.S. Government
World History
U.S. History
Economics
1st Semester (0.5 credit) 2nd Semester (0.5 credit)
___X______
_________
_________
_________
_________
_________
*U.S. Government and Economics are 0.5 credit courses.
Year Long (1.0 credit)
_________
_________
Must take EOC, is 30% of grade
FINE ARTS
_________
You have met your Fine/Performing Arts requirement.
FINE ARTS
1 Credit
_________
You have earned 0.5 credit worth of your Fine/Performing Arts requirement.
1st Semester (0.5
credit)
_________
PHYS ED
1 Credit
HOPE
2nd Semester (0.5 credit)
_________
VIRTUAL SCHOOL AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE
VIRTUAL
COURSE
1 Full Course
FOREIGN
LANGUAGE
None
_________
*Completion of just one semester of a full year course cannot be used to meet this requirement.
*Driver's Education cannot be used to meet this requirement.
1st Credit
2nd Credit
1st Semester (0.5
credit)
_________
2nd Semester (0.5
credit)
_________
Year Long (1.0 credit)
_________
_________
_________
_________
*2 credits in the same foreign language are required for the Bright Futures Academic & Medallion Scholarships as well as for university admissions.
CREDITS AND GPA
TOTAL
24 Credits
You currently have: _________ credits
_________
You are on track for total credits.
_________
You are behind on credits. You MUST see your counselor for Credit Recovery options.
GPA
2.0
You currently have: _________ unweighted
_________
Your GPA is on track for graduation.
_________
Your GPA is below 2.0 You MUST see your counselor for Grade Forgiveness options.
Credits and GPA may not be correct on the
credit check until all errors are corrected.
REGISTRATION DATES
• Go into classes and hand out credit checks and
registration sheet
• Collect one week later
• Dates
•February 10th – 21st. Various
classes
COUNSELOR CONNECT
Go to counselor
connect to plan
your child’s next
year.