Students will meet with their counselor each year for an IGP to discuss plans after graduation and classes to support those plans. If you have questions about anything offered below, please reach out to your assigned counselor for help!
*Please make sure to look at our Course Offerings & CTE Pathways document as well for all of the ways a student can achieve College & Career Readiness status through Hillcrest High School*
A Student MUST earn a minimum of 24 units of credit that meet the specific requirements below:
English: 4 credits
Math: 4 credits
Science: 3 credits (must be 3 lab science for 4 year college prep)
US History & Const: 1 credit
Economics: 0.5 credit
US Government: 0.5 credit
Other Social Studies: 1 credit
PE/ROTC: 1 credit
Computer Science: 1 credit
Foreign Language/CATE: 1 credit (2+ credits in the same language for 4 year college prep)
Personal Finance: 0.5 credit
Electives: 6.5 credits required (1 fine art credit and 1 college preparatory elective for 4 year college prep)
Requirements for advancement to each grade level for students are:
GRADE 10: 6 units (must include 1 unit of English and 1 unit of mathematics and 4 other units).
GRADE 11: 12 units (must include 2 units of English, 2 units of mathematics, 1 science, 1 social studies, 6 other units).
GRADE 12: 18 units (must include 3 units of English, 3 units of mathematics, 2 units of science, 2 social studies and 8 other units).
Google Meet invitations will be emailed from the student's school counselor directly to the student and to the parent whose email address the school has on file.Â
Parents may check their Backpack for Parents account to confirm/update their email.
Below are videos, and a Quick Guide, related to Schoolinks that are extremely helpful to look through prior to your IGP:
Seniors
Juniors
Sophomores
Freshmen