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Student Resource
FUTURE FRESHMAN
January 17, 2008
Future students and parents: We welcome you to the
Glendale Union High School District.
All nine district high schools hosted an information
night for incoming freshman in early January to provide
parents and students with details relating to high school
registration, curriculum choices and extracurricular
activity opportunities.
If you missed the event, school staff will be able to
respond to questions and guide you through the registration
process.
Please contact one of our schools.
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AP / Honors / Accelerated Program
The Advanced Placement Program (AP) is a collaborative effort
between motivated students, dedicated teachers, and committed
high schools, colleges and universities. Since its inception
in 1955, the program has allowed millions of students to take
college-level courses and AP exams and to earn college credit
or placement while still in high school.All students enrolled
in an AP class will take the AP exam; Glendale Union High
School District pays the cost of the exam. Click here
to learn more.
Diploma Requirements
To graduate from the Glendale Union High School District,
a student must earn the required number of course credits
and meet the state graduation requirements (AIMS). Students
are eligible to participate in District-sponsored graduation
ceremonies only if they have successfully met all of the graduation
requirements established by the Governing Board and have met
the state graduation requirements (AIMS) specified by the
State of Arizona. The GUHSD will not offer any alternative
form of recognition for those students who have met the District's
graduation requirements but failed to meet Arizona's AIMS
requirements.
AP / Honors / Accelerated Program
What is the AP PROGRAM?
The Advanced Placement Program (AP) is a collaborative effort
between motivated students, dedicated teachers, and committed
high schools, colleges and universities. Since its inception
in 1955, the program has allowed millions of students to take
college-level courses and AP exams and to earn college credit
or placement while still in high school. Each AP course has
a corresponding exam that is administered in May. AP courses
cover the breath of information, skills, and assignments found
in the corresponding college course. Last year, one campus
administered 235 exams to 135 students in 10 different subject
areas. Except for Studio Art, which is a portfolio assessment,
AP exams contain multiple-choice questions and a free-response
section (either essay or problem-solving). All students enrolled
in an AP class will take the AP exam. The Glendale Union High
School District pays the cost of the exam.
The Advanced Placement Program is a 40 year old program that
develops challenging college-level courses for high school
students. At the end of these courses, in May, Advanced Placement
exams are administered. Students may choose to send their
test scores to colleges that have policies for granting course
credit for AP tests based upon pre-determined minimum scores.
The benefits of participating in an Advanced Placement course
are multiple. Through these courses the students will:
- have the opportunity to earn free college credit.
- earn one extra honor point for each AP course taken.
- experience a college-level course in a relatively safe environment.
- learn first-hand what it takes to be successful in college-level
courses.
Students who enroll in an AP course should possess the following
characteristics:
- self-directed learners
- well developed work ethic
- earn 1’s or 1’s and 2’s in all prerequisite
courses
- strong reading comprehension skills
Visit AP online at www.collegeboard.com
SAMPLE EDUCATIONAL PLAN - not all courses are offered
at all schools.
School counselors meet with each student and his/her parents
to develop an individual education plan.
Below is a sample plan for an AP student.
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Freshman Year
Honors/A English 1-2
Honors/A Math 1-4 (1)
Honors/A Biology
PE 1-2History/Geography
Spanish 1-2 (2)
Art 1-2 or other elective (3)
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Sophomore Year
Honors/A English 3-4
Honors/A Math 5-6
Honors/ A Chemistry
Honors/ A World History/Geography
Spanish 3-4
Art 3-4 or other elective
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Junior Year
Honors/A English 5-6
Honors/A Pre Calculus
AP Biology (4)
AP US History
Honors/A Spanish 5-6
Adv. Art or other elective
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Senior Year
AP English
AP Gov't/Free Enterprise
AP Calculus
AP Spanish
AP Physics (4)
AP Art or other elective
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- Student needs to be ready for Honors/A Math 3-4 (Geometry).
- Student could take French; Japanese may be offered, but
there is not an AP test given for Japanese.
- A student needs one year of fine arts for college admissions.
Art has an AP portfolio connected with the program.
- Some schools also offer Qual./Org. Chemistry, Advanced
Biology, and regular Physics.
WHERE DO GLENDALE UNION GRADUATES GO?
Graduates of the district have applied to and been accepted
at many of the best known colleges and universities in the
United States in addition to the Arizona university and community
college system. Here are just a few…
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American University
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Columbia University
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University Notre Dame
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Texas Christian Univ
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Baylor University
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Cornell University
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Occidental College
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University of Texas
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Beloit College
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Creighton University
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University Pennsylvania
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Tulane University
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Boston University
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University of Denver
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Pepperdine University
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University of Tulsa
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Brandeis University
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DePaul University
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Pomona College
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US Air Force Acad
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Bucknell University
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Duke University
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University Redlands
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US Coast Guard Acad
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Calif Institute of Tech
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Gonzaga University
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Reed College
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US Merchant Marine Acad
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Univ/Calif Berkeley
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Hampton College
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Regis University
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US Military Academy
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Univ/Calif Los Angeles
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Harvard Ratcliff
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Rice University
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US Naval Academy
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Univ/Calif Riverside
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Harvey Mudd College
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University San Diego
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Univ of Virginia
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Univ/Calif Santa Barb
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Knox College
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Southern Methodist
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Vassar College
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Carnegie Mellon Univ
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Lake Forrest College
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Univ Southern Calif
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Westmont College
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Claremont McKenna
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Mass. Institute of Tech
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Spelman College
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Whitman College
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Colorado College
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Northwestern University
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St. Johns College
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Whittier College
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Univ of Colorado
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New York University
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Stanford University
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Yale College
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COLLEGES and AP CREDIT
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Course
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College
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Credit Offered
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Biology
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ASU
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5 or 4 = 8 semester hours
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3 = 4 semester hours
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UA
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5 or 4 = 8 semester hours
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3 = 4 semester hours
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NAU
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5 or 4 = 8 semester hours
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3 = 3 semester hours
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English
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ASU
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5 or 4 = 6 semester hours
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UA
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5 or 4 = up to 3 semester hours
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NAU
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5 = 4 semester hours
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4 = 2 semester hours
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French,
German,
Spanish
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ASU
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5 = 14 semester hours
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4 = 11 semester hours
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3 = 8 semester hours
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UA
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5 = 14 semester hours
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4 = 11 semester hours
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3 = 8 semester hours
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2 = satisfies foreign language entry requirement
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NAU
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5 or 4 = 16 semester hours
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3 = 8 semester hours
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US History
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ASU
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5 or 4 = 6 semester hours
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UA
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5 or 4 = 6 semester hours
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NAU
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5 or 4 = 6 semester hours
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Calculus
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ASU
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5, 4, or 3 = 4 semester hours
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UA
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5, 4, or 3 = 3semester hours
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NAU
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5, 4, or 3 = 4 semester hours
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Physics
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ASU
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5 or 4 = 6 semester hours
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3 = 3 semester hours
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UA
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5, 4 or 3 = 6 semester hours
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NAU
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5, 4 or 3 = 8 semester hours
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Government
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ASU
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5 or 4 = 3 semester hours
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UA
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5, 4, or 3 = 3 semester hours
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NAU
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5 or 4 = 3 semester hours
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Information subject to change - please check university websites
for the most current information:
Uniform AZ Scholarship Offer
Amounts
To be used by all GUHSD high schools 2004-2005
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4 Year Total
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Arizona State Universities (All campuses)
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President's Scholarship 4(7000) =
Provost's Scholarship 4(6000) =
University Scholarship 4(2000) =
National Merit Scholarships
NM
Finalist 4(12500) =
NM
Achievement 4(12500) =
Nat'l
Hispanic Scholars 4(12500) =
Arizona Academic Decathlon Scholarship
Regional
1st Place Team Members: 4(5500) =
2
year participants (1-time award) =
Flinn Finalist Scholarship 4(3000) =
Kathryn & Grady Gammage 4(3000) =
Leadership Scholarship 4(8000) =
Maroon & Gold Scholarship (tuition) 4(4393) =
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$ 28,000
$ 24,000
$ 8,000
$ 50,000
$ 50,000
$ 50,000
$ 22,000
$ 750
$ 12,000
$ 12,000
$ 32,000
$ 17,572
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Northern Arizona University
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President's Scholarship 4(3750) =
Dean's Scholarship 4(2500) =
Blue & Gold Award 4(1750) =
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$ 15,000
$ 10,000
$ 7,000
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University of Arizona
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AZ Nat'l Merit Semifinalist Award 4(8000) =
Baird Scholarship 4(10000) =
John P. Schaefer 4(1000) =
Nat'l Merit Finalist Award 4(10500)
Nat'l Hispanic Scholarship 4(10500) =
National Achievement 4(10500) =
* President's Award for Excellence 4(4487) +
up to $12,000
additionally =
* (Top 2%
junior class, 4th and/or 6th semester)
Wildcat Excellence Award up to 4(8000) =
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$ 32,000
$ 40,000
$ 4,000
$ 42,000
$ 42,000
$ 42,000
$ 29,948
$ 32,000
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Grand Canyon University
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Alumni Award (non-renew, by recommendation
of alumni only)
Matthews 633
Scholars 100 Award
(No
longer automatic, valedictorian/salutatorian,
or
4.0 unweighted GPA or National Merit finalist,
or
1300 SAT or 31 ACT) 4(9700) =
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$ 2,500
$ 43,000
$ 38,800
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Maricopa Community Colleges
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(Award one scholarship to each student in top 15.49%
of class)
President's Scholarship 4(900) =
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$ 3,600
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Assumptions:
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Tuition @ Arizona state universities:
ASU = 4(4393) =
NAU = 4(4223) =
UofA = 4(4487) =
Tuition @ Maricopa Community Colleges
**$60/cr
x 15 credits/semester
$ 900/smstr x 4 =
Tuition @ Grand Canyon University (FT, up to 18 credit
hrs) 4(9,700) =
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$ 17,572
$ 16,892
$ 17,948
$ 3,600
$ 38,800
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