Welcome Aztecs!!

Academic Studies/Career Planning - 4 Year Plan

• Introduction

• Post – Secondary Options

• College and University Options

• Graduation Requirements

• Four-Year Educational Plan

EHS Counselors

Mrs. Kettering: A-G Mrs. Selof: H-O Mrs. Gullotti: P-Z

Our role as your counselors:

• Academic Counseling

•Personal/Social Counseling

• Career Counseling

Post-Secondary OptionsSkilled/Technical Pathway

(1 to 2 year course of study)

• Military• Regional Occupation Program (ROP)• Trade/Technical School• Community College

* Certificate* Associate of Arts Degree (AA)

Post Secondary OptionsProfessional Pathway

• Community college (60 units or 2 years) then transfer to a four-year university to complete last two years

• Four-year colleges and universities

• Military Academies:– Military Academy - West Point, NY

– Naval Academy – Annapolis, MD

– Air Force Academy – Colorado Springs, CO

– Coast Guard – New London, CT

– Merchant Marines – Kings Port, NY

College and University Options

Most Competitive: Stanford, Harvard, Yale, UCLA, USC, Berkeley, UPenn, Johns Hopkins, Duke, Northwestern, MIT, Cal Tech, Claremont Colleges, Military Academies, etc.

• Top 10% of class• Weighted GPA of 4.0 or higher• Enrolled in 4 to 5 honors/AP courses per year starting as

a sophomore• SAT’s of 2000 and above• Less than 20% of total applicants admitted

College and University Options

Highly Competitive: all other UC’s, Cal Poly SLO, SDSU, CSULB, Pepperdine, BYU, Chapman, University of Arizona, etc.

• Top 10 – 20% of your class• Weighted GPA of 3.8 or higher• Enrolled in 3 to 5 honors/AP courses per year starting as a

sophomore• SAT scores of 1800 and above• Less than 40% of total applicants admitted

College and University Options

Competitive: all other Cal State schools including: Cal State Fullerton, Cal Poly Pomona, Loyola Marymount, University of Redlands, etc.

• Top 50% of class

• GPA of 3.4 or higher

• SAT scores of 1500 and above

College and University Options

Less Competitive: ASU, Azusa Pacific, Biola, Concordia, Point Loma, University of La Verne, out-of-state public universities, etc.

• Open to most students who meet minimum college entrance requirements

www.esperanzahs.com

• For detailed information on the EHS college acceptance rates visit our website.

• From the Home page:

1) go to the Counseling tab, then

2) College Entrance Scattergrams where annual data is available.

College and University OptionsNon-Competitive: Community colleges and most

Trade/Tech schools.• Open to all high school graduates or 18 year-old students

Esperanza Graduation Requirements

• 4 years Language Arts• 2 years Math including Alg. 1A AND 1B OR Alg. 1• 3 years Social Science• 2 year Science (1 year physical, 1 year life)• 1 year of EITHER Fine Art, Foreign Lang, or CTE• 1 year Health/Careers• 2 years Physical Education• 80 elective credits• 40 hours Community Service• California High School Exit Exam

Minimum Cal State & UC Requirements

• 4 years Language Arts• 3 years Math (Algebra, Geometry, Algebra 2)• 2 years Social Science • 2 years Laboratory Science (1 life, 1 physical)• 2 years same Foreign Language• 1 year Fine Art• 1 year College Prep elective• College Entrance Tests (SAT or ACT)

No D’s accepted

Summer School Summer school is for remediation only

For students who earn a D or F in a core class

See your counselor for a registration form in April Options: college prep OR non-college prep

Math – College Prep Track

• Algebra 1A and 1B OR Algebra 1

• Geometry

• Algebra 2

• Trigonometry or Statistical Reasoning

• AP Calculus AB

Math – Honors/AP Track

• Geometry Honors

• Algebra 2/Trigonometry Honors

• Trigonometry/Math Analysis Honors

• AP Calculus AB or BC

• AP Statistics

Science Options

Graduation 4 Year College Honors* Life Science (L) * Biology (L) * Biology-H (L)* Earth Science (P) * Chem/Earth (P) * Chem-H (P)

* Physics (optional) (P) * Physics (optional) (P) or* AP Science (optional) * AP Science (optional)

L = Meets Life Science requirementP = Meets Physical Science requirement

Go AZTECS!!

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