Semester 1 - 9th grade

What is a transcript?

• A transcript is something you do not have to worry about.

• A transcript is a permanent school record that shows your semester 1 and 2 grades. Colleges and potential employers look at it to decide whether to accept/hire you.

• A transcript is a type of college.

What does A-G mean when talking about grades and transcripts?

• They are coded sections of classes you must take in order to be eligible for a 4-year college.

• They are classes you need to get a C or better in.

• All are correct.

• 4-Year colleges look at how you did in these classes in order to decide whether or not to accept you.

Why are your grades at the SEMESTER so important?

• The grades at the semester go on your official transcript.

• If you fail a class at the semester, you will have to repeat it in credit recovery/summer school/next year.

• If you have a D at the semester, that grade will not be accepted by colleges. If you have an F, you cannot graduate from high school.

• All are correct.

Which career opportunities are NOT available to you if you DO NOT graduate from high school?

• Military

• Apprenticeships

• Any job that requires a high school diploma or college degree (most jobs).

• All are correct.

How many credits do you need to graduate?

• 100

• 150

• 200

• 225

How many credits will you receive for MATH at the end of THIS YEAR if you pass BOTH SEMESTERS with an A, B, C, or D?

• 10

• 5

• 15

• 20

True or False?

If you fail a class at the semester, you will have to repeat it in order to graduate from high school (summer school, credit recovery, take it again next year).

• True

• False

True or False?

If you get a D in a class at the semester, you will not graduate from high school.

• True

• False

True or False?

If you get all A's, B's, and C's on your semester transcripts, you will have the MOST options after high school - college, apprenticeships, military.

• True

• False

True or False?

If you do not graduate high school, your chances of the following life events DRAMATICALLY INCREASE: live a life of extreme poverty, become chronically unemployed, have poor health and suffer premature death, become incarcerated, become homeless.

• True

• False