Graduation Timetable

Freshman Year

  • Develop good study habits. Remember, the grades you receive in the ninth grade do count as part of your overall average for college.

  • Meetwith your guidance counselor to plan your program and discuss your progress.

  • Aim to take challenging courses and get involved in special programs. This is an important factor for gaining admittance to the college of your choice.

  • Use your free time before school and during school to attend tutoring sessions.

    Sophomore Year

  • Continue studying hard, take challenging courses, join clubs and teams, and volunteer for school service.

  • Begin preparing for the Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test (PSAT), a pre-test for the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT), which you will take in the fall of your junior year.

  • MAKE YOUR SUMMER COUNT!

    Junior Year

  • Plan to take the PSAT in the fall and your first SAT in the spring.

  • Sign up for a college interview in the spring with the college counselor.

  • Remember, your academic average, which is based on your 9th, 10th, and 11th grades, is computed at the end of your junior year.

  • Visit colleges during your vacation time, speak to representatives at college fairs, and view books in preparation for choosing the colleges to which you will be applying.

    Senior Year

  • Set up an interview with the college counselor.

  • Read all college bulletins distributed by the college office.

  • Remember, application deadlines for colleges are real!

  • Plan to take your second SAT in the fall.

  • Continue doing well and take challenging courses. Colleges will request a mid-year grade report prior to making an acceptance decision. College admissions officers want to see that you are consistent even though your ranked academic average has already been established.

  • Pick up and file financial aid forms.

PROMOTION REQUIREMENTS

Students are promoted according to the following criteria:

Grade 9 to grade 10 - minimum 10 credits*

Grade 10 to grade 11- 20 credits (REQUIRED 4 in English and 4 in Social Studies)*

Grade 11 to grade 12 - 30 credits*

Graduation 44 + credits* (please graduation is also dependent on the successful completion of regents exams)

* Meet with your guidance counselor to review your transcript and discuss your goals.