GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT COLLEGES and INFO PARENTS NEED TO KNOW
(THE
In order to assure quality
education, the Board of Regents has stated that students wishing to enter a
State college/university in
Note 1 unit = 1 year or 2 semesters:
English In
addition to these requirements, students are encouraged to take courses in
4 units required---at least one unit journalism, speech, drama,
theater, and/or debate. These courses DO
NOT COUNT
of Language Arts must be taken each toward the English requirement.
year of high school
Natural Science If these course for
the high school have been approved by the Kansas
3 units required Commissioner of Education, students may take
up to two units in:
Students must take three units from 1. Applications in Biology
the following courses: 2. Applications in Chemistry
·
Biology 3. Principles of Technology I and II
·
Adv.
Biology
Applied/technical courses (e.g. Applied Chemistry, Applied Physics)
·
Earth/Space
Science MAY NOT BE
SUBSTITUED for the requirement that of one unit of natural
·
Chemistry science
credit must be in chemistry or physics.
·
Physics**
** At least one unit must be Chemistry or
Physics
MATH—(For students graduating prior to
2006)* For students graduating in
2006 and thereafter*
3 units required
3 units required in high school at or above the level of Algebra 1
Students must take one unit each of:
·
Algebra
I
Note: Mathematics courses
completed in middle school or junior
·
Algebra
II
high WILL NOT COUNT toward the Qualified Admissions math
·
Geometry
requirement. Completion of both
Applied Mathematics 1 & II
Completion of any of the required math
courses in can be substituted for
Algebra 1 only.
middle school or junior high school, can
count toward
the qualified Admissions math
requirement— *Students are strongly
encouraged to take a mathematics course every
Completion of both Applied Mathematics I
& II can be year of
high school.
Substituted for Algebra 1 only.
Social Studies
3 units required
Students must complete the
following: One
unit selected from:
·
One
unit of U.S. History
Psychology, sociology, economics, civics, History, Current
·
One-half
unit of
One half unit selected from
·
World
History
·
World
Geography
·
International
Relations
Computer Technology
1 unit required
The school may fulfill this requirement
by use of a test. The test grade must be
listed on the transcript with a grade as one unit. You
MAY NOT, HOWEVER, COUNT IT TOWARD
GRADUATION.
Foreign Language
Recommended but not required for
Qualified Admissions.
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State Scholars:
What does this mean?
1.
A
student takes additional courses—past the Qualified Admissions Curriculum
2.
Must
have a high ACT test Score
3.
Must
have a high un-weighted GPA
(the ACT test scores and un-weighted GPA are
determined each year by the
Financial division)
So what is the advantage—may help in
obtaining more money in scholarships from the college/university student plans
to attend. If the student qualifies for
financial aid as determined by the FAFSA (government financial aid form)—the it
could mean up to $1000/year for the student attending ANY college/university in
Kansas (public or private)
What are the extra courses a student
needs to take to meet the
1.
English
requirement same as Qualified Admissions Curriculum (QAC).
2.
Natural
Science---must take Biology, Chemistry and Physics—strongly encourage to take a
fourth year of science.
3.
Math—1
additional unit (for a total of 4 units)—in addition to Algebra 1, Algebra II,
Geometry—need a fourth year selected from the following: Analytic Geometry, Trigonometry, Adv.
Algebra, Probability and Statistics, Functions and Calculus. * Algebra 1 in 8th grade is
accepted for KS Scholars Curriculum.
4.
Social
Studies—same as QAC
5.
Computer
Technology—1 unit required. Requirements
same as for those for QAC.
6.
Foreign
Language –2 units required-- Students are required to complete two years of the
same foreign language.
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Importance of the Qualified
Admissions Curriculum:
Colleges use this to determine
the eligibility of a student wanting to attend a
1.
Achieve an ACT composite score of 21---automatically qualify.
2.
Rank in the top 1/3 of the high schools graduating class—automatically
qualify.
3.
Complete the QAC with a 2.0 GPA—will qualify you.
4.
Apply for the 10% exceptions window each college is allowed—had to
get.
5.
Complete 24 credit hours with a GPA of 2.0 or better at a community
college or non-Regents (private or like Washburn) and transfer.
Additional important
information:
Scholarships you apply for
during your senior year, the agencies giving these scholarships do look at the
type of courses you are taking, the involvement of the student with his
community and school. They want a
scholar and not a slacker who coasts through his/her high school years.
Washburn English Comp class.
The Washburn English Comp
class MAY NOT BE SUBSTITUTED for meeting the 4 unit QAC credits. The syllabus they submitted to us, which we
had to submitted to the Board of Regents, did not meet high school guidelines
in the areas of sufficient reading or writing for high school students. Hayden will continue to accept their course,
(English Composition I only) for dual credit to meet our English department
requirement for graduation. This means
if you go to a Regents college—make sure you qualify by meeting the guidelines
for number 1 and 2 above. A senior may
elect to take this course—but it must fit our schedule.
Juniors: If you are planning to enter a
When we went to 4 X 4 block
schedule, we had a number of students who went to Voc-Tech during their junior
year.
This causes a concern, since
we cannot guarantee that they will be able to graduate from Hayden. They may not meet our graduation
requirements—simply because they do not have sufficient time to complete these
and our schedule is not tied into Voc-Tech.
The amount of time they spend at Hayden is exactly the same as before we
went to the 4 X 4 block schedule—two hours in the morning. If the student knows they want to go to Kaw
Area Voc Tech—they should begin to plan in their freshmen year and make sure
all requirements are being taken care of.
It will work with greater ease, if they hold off until their senior year
as we have had them do before the 4 X 4 block schedule went into effect.
Hayden Graduation
Requirements
4 credits of
Religion
4 credits of English
3 credits of Social
science : (Geography ½ credit, World History 1 credit , American History 1
credit & Government ½ credit).
3 credits of Science
3 credits of Math
1 credit of
PE/Health
1 credit of Computer
Applications
1 Year of a Foreign
Language
½ credit of Speech,
forensics or debate
1 credit of fine
arts ( for students beginning with the class of 2011) Prior to 2011 will need
only 26 credit to graduate and will not need the
credit of
fine arts.
Total of 21.5
required credits and 6.5 credits of electives
to meet graduation requirements
Student will have a
chance to earn a total of 32 credits in four years.
ONLINE SITES FOR HOMEWORK HELP
Some site to help students in English
http://www.landmark-project.com/citation_machine/index.php
http://www.academicinfo.net/engwrite.html
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/internet/resources/genre.html
http://www.angelfire.com/wi/writingprocess/
http://www.wow-schools.net/nexus.htm
http://www.academicinfo.net/enggrammar.html
All areas:
http://highschoolhub.org/hub/hub.cfm
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/homework/
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/
INDIVIDUAL
COLLEGE INFORMATION
All
applications must be submitted online at www.fhsu.edu/finaid
Scholarship
application –Priority Deadline is Dec. 15, 2008
Final
Deadline is Feb. 15, 2009
ACT Scholarship
awards for Freshman are:
ACT Score of
30-36------$2000** **
Presidential –awarded in addition to the Miller Black & Gold
Score of 28-36---- $1200*
* Miller Black and Gold –renewalbe with a 3.3 FHSU GPA
Score of
24-27--- $800* *
Renewable with a FHSU 3.3 GPA
Score of
22-23----- $700
Score of
21 --------- $500
K-State
Information:
(also check
scholarship link on Counselors webpage)
If filling out
online go to www.k-state.edu/admit/app.html for online
application
Then go to www.k-state.edu/sfa/
and fill out online scholarship application
Paper forms
found in the counseling office.
Important
deadlines:
Cost of attending
K-state go to the following website: http://consider.k-state.edu/tuitionandcosts/
To Register online go
to: http://consider.k-state.edu/admissions/newfreshmen.htm
To arrange for visits
(remember Hayden senior’s only excused for two college visits) go to: http://consider.k-state.edu/visit/
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KU
Information: (also check scholarhip link
on Couselors webpage.)
If you want to
register online go to www.admissions.ku.edu
To check admission status go to www.admissions.ku.edu/status
For scholarship applications go to www.admissions.ku.edu/scholarships
Enrollment deposit (to find out about
it) go to www.admissions,ku.edu/deposit
Paper forms Enllment forms found in the counseling
office:
KU 2007 Senior
Days Dates (only two seniors days allowed for Hayden Seniors—these must be
verified)
KU scholarship information may be found on the web page—go to : http://www.admissions.ku.edu/scholarships/
KU cost of attending—go
to : http://www.tuition.ku.edu/rates.shtml
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Important
deadlines:
To apply online go to www.go.pittstate.edu/ug.admit.form.html
PSU offers academic
achievement awards to students with good GPA’s and ACT scores. To see how much—click on the following link:
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For
Scholarship services go to www.222.fhsu.edu/finaid ---Applications MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE OR CALL 1-800-628-3478
Email
address is www.emporia.edu/admissions Here is where you download applications
Scholarship
application are required to be considered for any scholarship---go to www.emporia.edu/finaid/scholarships
The
student has to go online to find out all deadline info—even their view-book
does not have deadline dates.
Scholarships for Incoming
Freshmen - students must submit an Application for Admission and Scholarship
to the Admissions Office by February 15. In addition you must submit 6th
or 7th semester transcripts with ACT/SAT scores sent directly from your high
school. Download application at www.washburn.edu click on the admission and follow links.
The Garvey-Competive Scholarship Exam will be
held Nov. 22, Dec 5 and Dec 10, 2008 (all at different regions) Any high school senior with a 3.25 GPA is
eligible to compte in the $2000-500 scholarship examination. Registration begins Sept 22, 2008. Students to be eligible must have on file, a
paid application fee plus a 6th semester high school
transcript. Your transcript must include
your ACT scores.
For
deadlines go to www.admissions.wichita.edu