General Information

Dear Parents and Students,

Advisement for school year 2025-2026 begins with the publishing of the online Course Catalog and the dispensing of the Course Selection Form. Students are instructed to visit with their parents when considering classes for the coming school year. The separate Course Selection Form should be completed and turned in to the counseling office by the stated deadline. 

Students and parents should consider the following when making course selections:

 At any time, please feel free to contact the counseling office with questions that you may have. Good luck with this important project and best wishes in your preparation for the 2025-2026 school year!

Andrea Hollomon                                           

Bellville High School Counselor Grades 10 and 11 (2025-2026 grade levels)

Maria Huerta

Bellville High School Counselor Grades 09 and 12 (2025-2026 grade levels)

James Dristas

Bellville High School Principal

General Graduation Requirements

Additional Information on Bellville HS Graduation Requirements and GPA & Rank can be found on subpages found by clicking on the links.

Foundation High School Program 

Students entering grade 9 in the 2014-2015 school year and thereafter shall enroll in the courses necessary to complete the curriculum requirements of the Foundation High School Program AND at least one endorsement.  The Foundation Plan with an Endorsement requires 26 credits to graduate.  Students who have satisfied the applicable requirements of the Foundation Plan and earn an Endorsement, the Distinguished Level of Achievement, and/or a Performance Acknowledgement shall have those completions documented on the academic achievement record (AAR), also known as the high school transcript.

Endorsement Completion

In order to earn an Endorsement, a student must successfully complete the curriculum requirements consisting of a coherent sequence of courses in at least one of the following categories:

For more information on how the Bellville ISD Programs of Study correspond to an Endorsement in one of the categories listed above, click here for the BISD Program of Study and Endorsement Crosswalk.

Distinguished Level of Achievement 

A student may earn this designation by successfully completing the curriculum requirements for the Foundation High School Program, successfully completing the curriculum requirements for at least one Endorsement, and must successfully enroll and complete Algebra 2 as one of the four mathematics credits.

Performance Acknowledgements 

A student may earn this designation for outstanding performance in several manners:

 Automatic College Admissions

In order to qualify for automatic college admission under the Foundation High School Program, a student must be ranked in the top 10% of the graduating class at the time of application and earn the Distinguished Level of Achievement. The only exception to this rule is in regards to the University of Texas in Austin, who will notify high schools the exact percentage that will be automatically accepted one year prior to the expected graduation date.

In order to receive a Texas high school diploma

A student must complete all the necessary credits for graduation and must satisfactorily meet all the testing requirements.

In order to walk across the stage for Bellville HS graduation

A student must complete all Bellville ISD credit requirements to graduate.  Students who have not mastered all five STAAR EOC assessments will walk, but will receive a certificate of attendance.  If a student has not earned all the required graduation credits, he/she will not be allowed to participate in the graduation ceremony.

Honor Graduate

For the purpose of determining honors to be conferred during graduation activities, the district shall calculate class rank once spring Dual Credit grades become available of the senior year.  The average of the fourth and fifth six week grades shall be used as the semester grade for this purpose.  In addition, students must meet credit requirements under the Foundation Plus Endorsement Plan or earn the distinguished level of achievement.  Honor graduates will then be assigned the following title designations according to their rank in class:

Valedictorian and Salutatorian

Honors given to the eligible senior students with the highest and second highest ranking, respectively.  To be eligible for such recognition, a student must:

Course Designations

AP (Advanced Placement)

One of several ways that students may earn college credit.  Bellville High School offers several AP courses in English, mathematics, science, and social studies.  Students enrolled in these courses have an opportunity to take an AP exam given in May.  Scores of 3, 4, or 5 on the exam indicate the student is doing college-level work.  The actual college credit awarded depends on the particular university the student attends.  

Advanced

Courses taught in the academic core areas in preparation for Advanced Placement courses.  Usually offered at the freshman and/or sophomore level.

Dual Credit

One of several methods by which high school students may earn college credit.  Students in these courses are dually enrolled in both Bellville High School and Blinn College.  Dual credit classes are available for P-TECH students and Juniors/Seniors who meet additional requirements.

State Testing

STAAR End-Of-Course Assessment

High school students must take and pass required courses and the end-of-course exams for those courses. The assessments are based on the state curriculum standards. The end-of-course exams are designed to ensure students are learning specific course material and are prepared to succeed. 

 The purpose of the EOC assessments is to measure students’ academic performance in core high school courses and to become part of the graduation requirements beginning with the freshman class of 2011-2012 and beyond.  The EOC assessments for lower-level courses must include questions to determine readiness for advanced coursework.

College Readiness and Admissions Testing

Texas Success Initiative Assessment 2.0 (TSIA2)

Required of all students planning to take college classes, including Dual Credit courses offered at Bellville High School to junior and senior students.  Test is designed to assess college readiness in four areas:  reading, writing, math, and essay composition.

BISD offers multiple TSIA2 testing opportunity during the  year at BHS.  Check with your school counselor for additional information and specific dates.

In addition, Blinn College offers TSIA2 testing.  The mandatory pre-assessment activity may be found on the Blinn College website (www.blinn.edu – Select “Blinn A to Z” – Look under the letter “T” for “Testing and Testing Dates” – Choose “TSI Assessment” – Click on "Pre-Assessment Activity").  If you have any questions regarding this test, please call Blinn College at 979-830-4000.

TSIA2 Exemptions

A student may be exempt or waived from taking the TSIA in the following ways:

Please see Blinn's TSIA Exemptions and Waivers page for more details.

PSAT / NMSQT (Preliminary SAT and National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test)

Offered to students in grades 9-11.  The PSAT is administered during the month of October under guidelines of College Board.  It is a standardized test that provides firsthand practice for the SAT.  Junior students are eligible for recognition and scholarships within the National Merit Program.  Students must register in the counseling office for a slight fee, usually around $17.  It also provides college information and career tools for the students to use in post-secondary plans.


It is highly recommended that students take either the SAT or ACT test

during the JUNIOR year of high school.

Bellville High School Code = 440575 

SAT Reasoning Test

College admissions test assessing critical-thinking skills in the subjects of math, reading, and writing.  Scores range in each section from 200 – 800 with a combined score totaling from 400 to 1600.  It is typically taken during the junior and senior year of high school, although sophomores are certainly eligible to participate as well.  

BISD offers an SAT School Day Testing opportunity once a semester at BHS to Juniors (Spring Semester ) and Seniors (Fall and Spring Semester).  Check with your school counselor for additional information and specific dates.

Students not able to test through BISD should plan in advance when taking this test as only a few National testing dates are established each school year.  Registration is completed online at www.collegeboard.org.  

Dates for 2024-2025 are:

Dates for 2025-2026:

 ACT

Assesses general educational development in the areas of English, Math, Reading, and Science.  Writing portion is available for an extra charge, but is not required.  Highest possible score is a 36.  Again, students should plan in advance as only a few testing dates are available each school year.  Registration is done online at www.actstudent.org  

Dates for 2024-2025 are:  

Dates for 2025-2026 (projected, not yet official)

College Considerations

Requirements for Admission to Public Universities in Texas

Beginning with the 2007-2008 school year, House Bill 3826, 80th Texas Legislature, added the requirement that students meet one or more of the following thresholds in order to be considered for admissions to any general academic teaching institution, including those with open enrollment policies:

The statute does not apply to students entering public junior and community colleges.  Once admitted and credit earned at the junior college level, students may then apply and transfer to a general academic teaching institution.

Top Ten Percent Rule

Texas students who are in the top ten percent of their graduating class are guaranteed automatic admission to all state-funded universities provided they complete one of the two criteria:

 Students must make certain that they also submit an application to the Texas public university for admission before the institution’s deadline.  This ruling applies only to admission, students are not guaranteed acceptance into their desired choice of major.  Keep in mind that most students will apply to college during the fall semester of their senior year.  Therefore, the ranking that will be seen when applying is determined after the second semester of the junior year, or also known as the sixth-semester ranking.

Exemption to the Top Ten Percent Rule

TEC (51.803) changes the Top Ten Percent Rule as it applies to the University of Texas at Austin.  Each fall, UT-Austin must notify secondary schools of its intentions for the coming school year.  For freshman admits for the Summer/Fall of 2026 through the Spring of 2027, UT-Austin will automatically admit students in the top 5% of their graduation class.

Endorsement and Programs of Study Crosswalk

Non-Discrimination Policy

Bellville ISD does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, or disability in its programs or activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies: Michael Coopersmith, 518 S Mathews, Bellville, Texas 77418, 979-865-3133, mcoopersmith@bellvillebrahmas.org.

CTE Annual Nondiscrimination Public Notification can be found here.

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Bellville ISD no discrimina por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo, o discapacidad en sus programas o actividades y brinda igualdad de acceso a los Boy Scouts y otros grupos juveniles designados. La siguiente persona ha sido designada para manejar consultas sobre las políticas de no discriminación: Michael Coopersmith, 518 S Mathews, Bellville, Texas 77418, 979-865-3133, mcoopersmith@bellvillebrahmas.org.

La Notificación Pública Anual de No Discriminación de CTE se puede encontrar aquí.