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COURSES, CREDITS & CAREERS

• TODAY WE WILL TALK ABOUT:– Graduation Requirements including:

• Credits & graduation standards• How you earn credits and how are grades

computed?

– Who is your school counselor?

– Introduce Naviance

HOW DO I EARN CREDITS?

• A class that meets for a full year, everyday = 1.0 credit

• A class that meets for one semester, everyday = .5 credit

• Freshman PE = .25 credit• Need to pass the course with a 65• Need 5.25 to be a sophomore

–10.5 to be a junior–16.25 to be a senior

HOW MANY CREDITS DO I NEED TO GRADUATE?

• TOTAL CREDITS: 22.5Subject area distribution:

English 4Math 3Science 3Social Studies 3 (1 U.S. History .5 Civics)Health .5PE 1Vocational, Fine Arts 1 (Includes Band, Chorus, Business,

Technology).World Language???? Not required for graduation, however,

STRONGLY recommended for most colleges.

HOW ARE GRADES CALCULATED?

• Student A:1st 2nd exam 3rd 4th final

– 80 75 50 80 75 50 = 72

• Student B:1st 2nd exam 3rd 4th final- 65 55 80 65 50 80 = 63

** Do your best every quarter **

GRADUATION STANDARDS

• Score of 3 or better on all portions of the CAPT or pass alternate assessment. Need to make two attempts at passing CAPT in order to do alternative assessments.

• Information Literacy Project can be done any time, in any class. It is best not to wait until senior year.

What’s an ILP?• Every student at NMHS will have an

Individualized Learning Plan.

• Today will begin that process! We will continue this process each year.

• You will complete an inventory to discover your personality type.

Naviance“Do What You Are”

• Personality Type Assessment• Logon and open internet explorer. Access our website at

newmilfordps.org/nhs, go to Academic Support and click on Naviance.

• For registered users: Go to the box labeled “Sign In for Returning Users.” If you have forgotten the e-mail address you used to register, please see your counselor.

• For first time users:• Type your registration code in the “New User” box and click

“register”. Follow the prompts to set up your account. You should have a “Welcome” statement on the screen when you have successfully completed this process.

• Under the heading ABOUT ME• Click “my personality type”. Complete “DO WHAT YOU ARE”

to obtain your personality profile.• If you would like to find out more about your results, open

another window for internet explorer and go to: http://www.myersbriggs.org/my-mbti-personality-type/mbti-basics/index.asp

• To view a detailed explanation of your personality type, go to “My MBTI Personality Type” and then “My MBTI Results.”