EPG vocabulary

Transcript

An official paper that shows EVERY grade from High School , including this course! If you apply to any post-secondary school, you are required to submit your transcript.

Credit Recovery

An opportunity to retake a course that you have failed so that you canstay on track for graduation.

Credit

Courses are label with a "credit". Credit often shows the amount of time you spend in the class .5 credit = 1 semester 1 credit =1 period for 1 year 2 credits=2 period blocks for 1 year

Core Academic Courses

Courses require to graduate: Math, Science, Social Studies

Elective courses

Courses you take based on your interests. You are required to take 7 credits of electives but you choose which electives you want to take(Advanced theater courses, CTE, Advanced art courses, Additional science, Math, English or Social studies courses)

CTE: Career and Technical Education

Elective course based on career interest(Marketing, Agriculture, Construction, A/V Technology etc.

Fine Arts: Visual and Performing Arts

Everyone MUST take at least 1 credit of Fine Arts to graduate. This can be fulfilled by taking any ART elective you choose ( Dance, Choir, Band, Art, Theater etc.)

Superintendent Scholar

Students well at least a 95% average in class, no ISS or AEP, can be recognized as SS.

Clear Starts

The CCISD evening program that allows you to take courses to get ahead.

Clear Access

The CCISD online program that allows you to take courses to get ahead.

AP: Advance placement

These courses upper-level and will prepare you for college.These courses will also give you college credit if you successfully pass them.

Prerequisite

This is a course that MUST be completed prior to taking another course. For example: you must take Algebra I before you can take Algebra II; therefore, Algebra I is prerequisite to Algebra II

Dual Credit

This is a course you take at college of the Mainlands and receive both HS and college credit once completed

GPA: Grade Point Average

This is a numerical version of your grades. Each course's grade is worth a certain number of points(1-5) which are averaged together. Your GPA (Ex. 3.8 or 4.2) determines your Class Rank.

Endorsement

This is the CCISD term for declaring a major. Students earn an endorsement by taking the require classes. There are 5 endorsement available: STEM, Public services, Arts & Humanity,Multidisciplinary, and Business & Industry

WLC: World Language & Culture

This is your "foreign language" requirement. Every student must minimum of 2 credits/years of a foreign language of a foreign language( French, German, Spanish, Latin, Am sign language, Chinese)

Pre-AP; Pre-Advanced Placement

This level courses fall between regular courses and AP courses. Its more challenging than regular Math, but not as tough as AP math. It can prepare you for the rigor of AP course.

Class Rank

VERY IMPORTANT for scholarships and college applications. This is where you fall amongst your classmates based on your GPA. Example: Your class rank is 10 out of 200 students.

Independent Study

When you are accepted into an independent study course, you are paired with a professional in the career field of your choice to work to work with on a daily basis. You get first hand knowledge about the career and gain insight into that career field. There are IS courses already set up;however, if you have contacts in the community, you can request an is in ANYTHING