The term that colleges and universities use to define one year of a required class.
What is a unit.
100
The number of units you must pass in order to graduate from WHS.
What is 240?
100
How many years of visual or performing arts are required to meet the A - G requirements?
What is one year.
100
The number of years of a language other than English that is recommended for acceptance to a UC/CSU?
What is three years.
100
One semester of a high school class is worth this many credits.
What is 5.
200
The acronym GPA means . . .
What is Grade Point Average?
200
The number of English credits you must pass in order to graduate from WHS.
What is 40?
200
This is the letter for AP Bio because you have to take Biology and Chemistry to be in the class.
What is G--College Prep Electives?
200
The minimum GPA for acceptance to a CSU.
What is 2.0?
200
The meaning of the abbreviation UC/CSU.
What is University of California/California State University.
300
Subject requirements that you must take and PASS in order to apply to a UC/CSU.
What are A - G requirements?
300
This is what happens when you fail one semester of a graduation requirement such as 9/10 P.E.
What is re-taking the class for a semester.
300
What is the number of A - G courses that you can collect by the time you graduate?
What is 15?
300
These are classes that you have to take first before you're allowed to take more advanced classes in the same subject.
What are prerequisites?
300
The minimum GPA for acceptance to a UC.
What is 3.0.
400
Activities you do outside of the classroom such as sports, art, music and volunteer work.
What are extracurricular activities?
400
On page 3 of the WHS Planner the graduation requirements specify that 80 units of elective credits must be passed to graduate from WHS. This is equal to how many classes?
What is 8?
400
These are two of the three teachers that teach classes in the "F" category.
Who are Ms. Roberts, Mrs. Humphrey and Mrs. Ciradelli?
400
This test is required during the spring of your junior year and lets you know if you are READY for college level work in English and mathematics.
What is the EAP--Early Assessment Program?
400
Both of these numbers are what you earn for passing a year of class at WHS. One number is for college admission and the other is for WHS graduation.
What is one unit toward college admission and ten credits toward WHS graduation?
500
Activities that help your leadership skills, character and overall strength in different academic and non-academic areas.
What are enrichment activities?
500
This class is required for graduation from WHS, but is not required for college admission.
What is computer literacy--aka Introduction to Engineering?
500
These are the A - G subjects.
What is A-- History/Social Science. B--English. C - Math. D - Lab Science. E - Language Other Than English. F - Visual and Performing Arts G - College Prep Electives
500
Advanced Placement (AP) classes demonstrate your ability to tackle challenging courses. This score on an AP test translates into college credit at a UC.
What is a 3, 4 or 5?
500
You earned a B in four of your classes; a C in two of your classes and an A in one of your classes. Calculate your GPA to two decimal places.