Get Ready for High School!Credits Matter!

Requirements for Graduation

245

Total credits needed for graduation

Why do you need to know about credits?

Every course you pass gives you credits toward graduation!

All of the credits you earn get you get closer to your diploma!

All of the classes you take in high school will have credits!• What is a “credit”?• Based on the number of periods (or

hours) you are in a course in one week in one semester/term

Example: A class that meets 1 period a day each week (5 days per week) for 1 semester/term = 5 credits

REMEMBER!!!!!!!

• 245 Credits are needed to graduate from high school

• Every course you pass gives you credits toward graduation!

• All of the credits you earn get you closer to your diploma!

English• 40 credits – 10

every year

• Includes 5 credits of Oral Communication

Math• 30 credits

Including Algebra and Geometry

Science 30 credits – Including:

• Physical Science – 5 credits

• Geoscience – 5 credits• Biology – 10 credits • Chemistry – 10 credits

Social Studies30 credits – Including:• Civics – 5 credits – 9th • Geography – 5 credits – 9th • World History – 5 credits –

10th • US History – 10 credits –

11th • Government and Politics –

5 credits – 12th

Physical Education• 10 credits

Fitness for Life in 9th grade – 5 credits

Career and Technical Education and Fine Arts – 20 credits• 5 Credits Career and

Technical Education (CTE)– Business– Family and Consumer Sciences

(FACS)– Skilled & Technical Sciences (STS)

• 5 Credits Fine Arts– Drama– Music– Visual Art

• 10 credits either Fine Arts or Career and Technical Education

Health• 2.5 credits – 10th

Economics• 5 credits –

10th, 11th, or 12th

Human Behavior• 5 credits – 10th, 11th,

or 12th

Technology• 5 credits – 9th, 10th,

11th, or 12th

Take Charge:Career Readiness & Financial Responsibility

• 5 credits – 11th

Reading Proficiency• Pass RGDE

• Score at or above the 70th percentile on Reading subtest of a standardized test in 9th grade or later

• Meet specific criteria in Reading Advancement – 12th

8th Grade Counts too!

Students taking Algebra or a higher math class and/or a world language will earn high school credit for passing these classes

Career interests help you decide on courses to take – consider these:

• Information Technology I

• World of Business• Culinary Foundations• Life Span

Development• FACS Overview

• IED 1 & IED 2• Intro to Construction• Welding• Machine Tool• Intro to Health

Science

“13th Grade”

–Military–Apprenticeship–On the job –2 year Associate's Degree or certification–4 year + Bachelor’s degree and beyond

The will to succeed is important, but what’s more important is the will to prepare

~ Bobby Knight

Admission Standards

Nebraska’s University System

College Admissions Standards• English - 4 years• Math - 4 years, including Advanced

Algebra - 1 year after Advanced Algebra for UNL

• Social Studies - 3 years• Science - 3 years• World Language - 2 years in sequence

of the same language

Think you want to be a college athlete?

Start now . . . Take classes that prepare you for college:

– English, math, science, social studies, and world language –

and do well in every class you take!

is not a singular act; it’s a habit. You are what you repeatedly do.

-Shaquille O’Neal (paraphrasing Aristotle)

Career Cruising

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6th Grade

Start PortfolioLearning Styles Assessment

School Subjects Related to Careers

7th Grade

Complete MatchmakerResearch Top 2 Career Choices

8th Grade

Build a ResumeJob Applications

9th Grade

College Requirements5-Year Plan

10th Grade

Transcript Activity

11th Grade

Take Charge - Career Readiness & Financial Responsibility

12th Grade

Final Preparation for Graduation and Post-High School Plans