Graduation Requirements
How many credits do you need to graduate from high school at Rockwell?
28
What is a credit?
A unit used to measure the completion (passing) a class.
What grade do you need to earn credit for a class?
D- or higher
What does CTE stand for?
Career and Technical Education
What is college?
Any institute that offers certificates or degrees, including on-the-job training
How many English credits do you need to earn to graduate?
4.o credits, or 4 years of English
How many credits do you earn for passing a semester class?
.5 or half a credit
What does GPA stand for?
Grade Point Average
What is it called when you take CTE classes focused on a specific area?
a CTE Pathway
What is Concurrent Enrollment?
When you take college classes while in high school, earning credit for both high school and college
What math classes are required to graduate?
Secondary Math 1, 2, and 3 and an elective math class
How many credits do you earn for passing a yearlong class?
1.0 credit
Why is GPA important? (3 answers)
1. Used to rank students (colleges ask what your rank is), including the valedictorian
2. Determines eligibility for sports and other extra-curricular activities (need at least a 2.0)
3. Scholarships at many Utah colleges are based on your high school GPA
Name a CTE Pathway offered at Rockwell.
Pre-K: Early Childhood Education
K-12: Teaching as a Profession
Food Science, Dietetics & Nutrition
Graphic Design & Communication
Healthcare
Hospitality & Tourism
Marketing
Protective Services
What schools do we work with for concurrent enrollment?
Utah Valley University (UVU)
Mountainland Technical College (MTech)
How many science foundation courses are required? How many elective science credit are needed?
2.0 foundation and 2.0 elective
What is a transcript?
The record of what classes you have taken and the grades and credits you earn in them, your class rank, and your GPA.
Colleges look at this to see if they want to accept you.
How many points do you earn for an A?
4
How do you complete a CTE pathway?
Pass a concentrator course and enough courses to earn 3.0 credits in the pathway
Who pays for concurrent enrollment?
The state pays for the most or all of the tuition for high school students
Name another category of required classes.
Health, Fitness for Life, PE
Financial Literacy
Fine Arts
Social Studies
CTE
Digital Studies
How do you earn elective credits?
Any class taken after the required number is met.
Example: 1.5 art is required. If you take drama every year, you earn 4.0 art credits so 2.5 are electives.
If you earn an F in a class, how do you fix it?
Retake the class and replace the F with the high grade
Credit recovery
Why should you take CTE courses?
Explore variety of careers, gain certificates that can be used on resumes, number of jobs available are rising in technical fields
What classes do college like to see on your transcript?
Honors classes, concurrent enrollment classes, AP classes - passed with good grades