9th PCCR Outline

Plan for College and career Readiness

Watch "4 High School Short Cuts" Video. Which short cut do you want to take advantage of?

How to pick your classes with a purpose:

Learn what High School Graduation Requirements are.
Start your 4 year plan in Powerschool. How to do a 4 year plan
- Check your grades take note of any credits missing or failed classes.
Explore your Youscience Results
- What are your top talents? (found in Aptitude and Career Discovery)
- Explore suggested top career clusters based of your aptitudes and interests.
- Pick electives wisely. Pick ones that you have an aptitude and interest in.
- Learn what CTE pathways & internships are and what classes you are taking for these pathways.

Be Aware of and look for Early College Opportunities -

Be Aware of Scholarship Opportunities

Complete your registration form.

Understanding terms that are used:

Youscience = Platform used to provide students with information and tools to help them make choices about their future based on their abilities and interests. The information is provded after students have completed a series of aptitude assesments and interest inventories and is specifically designed for each student personally.

CTE = Career and Technical Education. These classes help students explore interests and learn skills that may help them in a future career.

CE = Concurrent Enrollment. These classes give both High School and Utah Tech Credit. Grades from these classes go on both the high school AND a college transctipt.

AP = Advanced Placement. These classes give high school credit and prepare students to take the AP test at the end of the course. If students get a passing score on the AP test then college credit can be awarded.

UTU General Education Certificate = Every college degree requires you to complete general education courses; usually the first year of college is spent completing these classes. The General Education Certificate offered through Utah Tech’s Concurrent Enrollment program gives you the opportunity to complete all of your college general education courses while you’re still in high school.