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Misc.
100
This college degree is typically 4-years in length if you are a full-time student
What is a Bachelor's Degree
100

Is it true OR false that the STAAR EOC tests have to be taken and passed to be able to graduate in the state of Texas?


What is TRUE!!

100

Why is it important to have an endorsement and an industry based certification before graduating from high school?

Because the endosement and industry based certification could help prepare you for a career and they show colleges that you are taking intentional courses.

100

What is the organization called that you are inducted into during high school for good grades, service and good character?

National Honor Society

100

Can a junior high student leave campus for lunch?

NO

200
This college degree occurs AFTER a 4-year degree and is usually 2-years in length if you are a full-time student
What is a Master's Degree
200

How many credits are needed to graduate from high school in Texas?

What is 26!!!

200

Name two CTE courses

answers will vary

Examples:  Floral Design, Ag Mech, Welding

200

What does CTE stand for? 

Career and Technical Education

200

What is the name of the highest ranking graduate called?

Valedictorian

300
This degree is a 2-year degree and is the first college degree you could earn after high school. This degree occurs BEFORE a 4-year degree.
What is an Associate's Degree
300

What is the minimum number of years of a foreign language you need to take in order to get into a 4-year college or to graduate from high school?

What is 2 years of the same language

300

How many English, Math, Science and Social Studies courses do you need to graduate?

4 English - English 1,2,3,4

Math, Algebra1, Geometry, Algebra 2, College Algebra

Science - IPC, Biology, Chemistry, 4th science

SS - W. Geog, W. Hist, US Hist, Gov/Economics

300

Does a student need to have a program of study declared in order to graduate from high school in Texas?

YES!  All students at WD will graduate on the Multidisciplinary plan.

300

TRUE or FALSE: In general, people tend to make more money who go to college and get an advanced degree beyond high school.

What is TRUE!!! (Overall this is true, but your MAJOR MATTERS!)

400
This degree is the highest level of education that a person can achieve.
What is a doctoral degree (PhD)/ doctorate
400

What is the college-entrance test that ALL students in the state of Texas will get to take for free during their junior year of high school?

What is the ACT test

400

In what year of high school can you begin taking Dual Credit Courses?

What is your Freshman year year (9th grade)

400

Why should you take your own interests into account when choosing a future career?

You should always choose a career that will make you happy.

400

TRUE or FALSE: Can you sometimes earn more money with a 2 year degree than having a 4 year degree?

Yes!

500
Define post-secondary education
What is ANYTHING that is done beyond the scope of a high school diploma that either earns college credit or trains you for a specific career.
500

Does a student have to have an endorsement to be able to graduate?

YES!

500

True or False: All seniors need to graduate with at least one industry based certification?

What is TRUE

500

What is available to you if you have good grades and you apply for them during your senior year?

Scholarships

500

What are the names of the 2 college admittance tests that are used across the country for students to get into college and to earn scholarship money?

What are the ACT and SAT