HPS Basics
HPS requires students to successfully complete this many full-year courses in each of the four core subjects: English, Math, Science, and Social Studies.
What is 4
Harmony students need this many total high school credits to graduate under the HPS course-by-credit plan.
What are 26 credits
Dual Credit allows a student to earn these two types of credit simultaneously.
What are high school credit and college credit
This term describes how a student's academic, financial, social, and personal preferences align with a college.
What is Fit
HPS uses this platform to help students explore colleges, analyze Match & Fit, and build balanced college lists.
What is SchooLinks
A student must have satisfactorily completed this many credits, including English I and Algebra I, to be classified as a sophomore.
What are 5 credits
Students are expected to complete this federal or state financial aid application—or submit an opt-out form—as a graduation requirement.
What is the FAFSA or TASFA
To enroll in Dual Credit, students must demonstrate this in the applicable areas of reading, writing, and/or mathematics.
What is college readiness/TSI readiness
This term describes how a student's GPA, test scores, and transcript compare with a college's competitiveness.
What is Match
The College & Career Counseling framework identifies these three student touchpoint settings.
What are Seminar Advising, College & Career Counseling, and 1-on-1 Meetings
A student must have satisfactorily completed this many credits, including English II, to be classified as a junior.
What are 11 credits
Name the five STAAR EOC assessments listed as graduation requirements.
What are English I, English II, Algebra I, Biology, and U.S. History?
A CTE student who completes two or more courses totaling at least two credits in a single program of study receives this designation.
What is a CTE concentrator?
A college where a student has less than a 25% chance of acceptance falls into this category.
What is Reach
This term describes the gap between college-intending graduates and the students who actually enroll in a postsecondary program the following fall.
What is Summer Melt
At the beginning of the fall semester, a student generally needs this many credits to be classified as a senior.
What are 18 credits
Name three of the five endorsements listed in the HPS Academic Guide.
What are STEM, Business & Industry, Arts & Humanities, Public Services, and Multidisciplinary Studies (Any 3)
A CTE student who completes three or more courses totaling four or more credits, including an advanced Level 3 or 4 course, receives this designation.
What is a CTE completer?
When a student's academic credentials are higher than the average student's academic profile and institutional standards at the college they choose, this has occurred.
What is undermatch
HPS alumni college coaches provide one-on-one coaching and monthly success workshops specifically to students in this college classification.
Who are college freshmen
HPS uses this type of GPA to determine class rank, while the other type is generally used for college admission and in-state scholarships.
What is weighted GPA
To earn the Performance Acknowledgment in Bilingualism and Biliteracy, a student needs this many LOTE credits in the same language.
What are 3 credits
Name three of the CTE programs offered at HPS WTX
What are Biomedical Science, Engineering Foundations, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Cybersecurity, Graphic Design, Business Management, or Law Enforcement
HPS expects a balanced college list to contain at least this many Likely, Target, and Reach colleges.
What are 2 Likely, 2 Target, and 2 Reach colleges
What are 425