Personalized Learning & Essential Skills Requirement
In previous years students were required to verify they were proficient in reading, writing, and math before they could graduate. This was done with testing or work samples. Since COVID has made it difficult to test in large groups, the Oregon Department of Education has waived this graduation requirement for the class of 2023.
Personalized Learning is completed by several activities to help students plan for after graduation. In Junior year you are required to complete your Junior Project and have your Junior Interview 2nd trimester with your counselor. Please schedule this!
Junior Project Canvas Module
The Junior Project gives you information and resources for post graduation planning. You will see all of the Junior Project components in your Canvas account. Some of the major tools you will use are Career Information System (CIS) and Naviance. Once you know how to use these tools, you can access them whenever you like as you research post high school options. Naviance is an excellent tool for organizing your research with helpful links.
Check Your Credit Status
You can view your credit status and past grades by going into Course History in Student View. It looks like this! The bar graphs give you a visual of wether you are on track to graduate & turning on the “Details” shows you the number of credits required in each subject area. It shows what you’ve completed, what you are taking this year, and what will be remaining for senior year.
If you will have completed fewer than 17 credits by the end of junior year, to talk to your counselor. You may want to add classes to your schedule or take summer school.
If you're concerned about your credits, graduation, or college admission standards, please reach out to your counselor. We know options that can help and would love to discuss them with you. You don’t have to let go or your dreams, you just have to plan for them.
The SEHS Curriculum Guide contains pages that list credit requirements for graduation. It also explains credits required, beyond graduation, for admission to 4-year colleges and universities.
4 Year College Admissions Requirements
Meeting admission requirements for 4-year college is a different standard than graduating.
Most 4-year colleges require students to complete, two credits or a 2nd year proficiency in a World Language. Many colleges also require 15 academic credits with a grade of C- or higher. Some pass grades have been accepted recently due to distance learning. Check directly with the college to confirm their policy for pass grades.
To see your classes and grades, open Student Vue & scroll down to Student Course History. Turn on the “details” . If you’ve earned a “D” or a "Pass” in an academic class, you can take an extra class in that subject area so you still reach the total number of required credits without counting the credit earned with a “Pass” or a “D”.
Check your Cumulative GPA at the top of the Course History screen. Most 4-year colleges want a minimum of 3.0 GPA for admissions. If you are hoping for scholarships, the GPA is commonly used in the selection process.
The Scheduling & Forecasting Department
We have a really great scheduling department working on schedules and forecasting throughout the year.
Olivia Leal is our scheduler and can be reached at southscheduling@4j.lane.edu
On the Scheduling and Forecasting page of the SEHS website scheduling & forecasting website you will find the curriculum guide and forms to request a schedule change or drop a class. In the spring, this is also where you will find information to help you select classes for your senior year.
The curriculum guide is your course planning guide for high school and can answer many questions about courses offered at SEHS.
If you have taken AP Spanish and/or AP Calculus by the end of Junior year, you are eligible for Duck Link. Duck Link is a program with UO that offers, that allows high school students to take courses at UO tuition free. Please refer to this website, and contact Leann Hollenbeak for details on participation.
Oregon Goes To College
Oregon Goes To College helps educators, students and families prepare for education after high school.
Junior year: This is the time to work your hardest for good grades, take on leadership roles, and refine your college options. Junior timeline can be found here.
College & Program SEHS Visit Schedule
College, Career and Military representatives present on their programs to South students. Most presentations are currently on line and hosted by the SEHS College & Career Center. Sign up to learn about any programs that interest you.
Check out who's scheduled to present on the College/Program Visits and Fairs webpage. on the SEHS website.
FAFSA & ORSAA
Beginning on October 1st. Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form to apply for financial aid for college.
How to fill out the FAFSA for a Dependent YouTube video
The ORSAA is an alternative to the FAFSA for Oregon residents who are undocumented, including students who have DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) status.
If a college requires the CSS Profile you will need to complete the application on the CSS College Board website.
OSAC & Oregon Promise
OSAC is a state office that helps Oregonians plan and pay for college by providing scholarships and other financial aid, mentorships and informational resources. They help manage approximately 600 scholarships and the deadline is typically on March 1st.
Oregon Promise helps eligible students pay for the first two years of tuition. It's really great- check it out Oregon Promise.
SEHS College & Career Center Scholarships
It's always a good idea to look for scholarships at the SEHS Scholarship Website.
The SEHS College & Career Center has also compiled a number of local and national scholarships that you can apply to. You can find them here.
Information about the Western Undergraduate Exchange.
COVID 19 & SAT/ACT
The College & Career Center gathered some information about the effects of COVID on SAT and ACT and they are included here:
Some highlights include:
Over 1600 4-year colleges/universities waived the SAT/ACT requirement for the class of 2021. This is more than two thirds of the total number of such schools in the U.S.
Some of these same colleges will remain test optional for the class of 2022, including all Oregon public universities, but many schools have not yet made a final decision about this.
SAT, ACT & PSAT/NMSQT Information
If you discover that you need to take the SAT/ACT we recommend you try taking it during the spring of your junior year and if you don't receive the score you were aiming for, take it again in fall of your senior year.
SAT sign up: CollegeBoard website. ACT exam at ACT.org
What is the differences between SAT, ACT & PSAT article.
If you qualify for the free/reduced lunch program you also qualify for a free waiver. Pick one up from Leann.
The PSAT/NMSQT was given to all sophomores in October of 2019. It is preliminary SAT and it can be used as a practice exam.
If you missed taking the PSAT/NMSQT exam but are interested in being eligible for National Merit Scholarships please review this link.
Do I need to take the SAT/ACT?
Below you will find an interesting blog about how colleges are reconsidering the need for a SAT or ACT score.
Taking the ACT and SAT-Going Forward or Not
The eight public universities in Oregon have all moved to a test-optional admission policy for students entering in the Fall of 2021 (some sooner). Learn how this new policy will affect admission and scholarship considerations at their respective institutions moving forward.
Information about who and who is not requiring an admissions test at FairTest.org
Test Optional panel from the Oregon Public Universities video
Student Volunteering & Studying Abroad
Career Prep Information
UO SAIL: Career & College Resources
The year- round program offers weekly informational enriches sessions. Year-Round SAIL Programs. SAIL has a video library of UO professors talking about cutting edge career opportunities in their academic fields.
Additionally, SAIL provides links so high school students can connect with UO students to get information on college life.
Purple Packet
If you're applying to four year colleges, let me introduce you to the Purple Packet. In coordination with Naviance, the Purple Packet is how the counseling department manages and processes your materials for your college application.
In the Fall of senior year you'll want to come to the counseling office and pick up a packet from our counseling secretary, Leann Hollenbeak. She will work you through the steps and your counselor will use that to make sure your college admission materials get sent to your colleges.
Naviance Steps
If you completed the Junior Project you're pretty familiar with Naviance at this point. It's a great way to explore college admission standards and organize the required documents and deadlines. Over the summer after junior year or during fall term you'll want to start narrowing your focus on colleges you want to apply to and be able to feel good about moving or add colleges to the I'm Applying To" section on Naviance.
How to Add Colleges to the "I'm applying to" list in Naviance
The Common App
The Common Application (Common App) is a non-profit representing nearly 900 diverse institutions of higher education. They connect applicants to a wide array of public and private colleges and universities across all 50 U.S. states, and 20 countries.
If you are using the Common App to apply to colleges please don't forget to put your colleges in Naviance and Common App, you will also need to Match the two programs. Here is a How to Video Link
Lane Community College (LCC)
LCC Bound Timeline with Helpful Links
If your future includes Lane Community College, we recommend you apply by the spring of senior year. Check out this LCC Admissions Webpage for step by step directions on making the plan come true. Why Apply to Lane Community College YouTube video.
After you apply for admission it will be time to start thinking about funding for your LCC experience. The first step is to complete either the FAFSA or ORSAA.
A great resource for those attending a community college in Oregon is the Oregon Promise which helps eligible students pay for the first two years of tuition.
Another great website to go to is the LCC Foundation Scholarship Page. The deadline is usually March 1st of your senior year.
SEHS Counseling Department
- Counseling Secretary: Leann Hollenbeak
Students work with the same counselor 10th-12th grade:
Website: https://sehs.4j.lane.edu/counseling-department/
Phone: 541-790-8013
Twitter: @SEHSCounselor
