High School Transition Review

Question 1

Measured on a scale of 0 to 4.0 and doesn’t take the level of the coursework into account

Accepted Answer

Unweighted GPA

Question 2

The graduate who finished with the second highest rank in his or her graduating class

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Salutatorian

Question 3

The current name for the planned Course of Study for all NC students' graduation requirements

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Future Ready Core

Question 4

Standardized tests widely used for college admissions in the United States

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ACT, SAT

Question 5

This takes the difficulty of your classes into account along with your grades for your GPA

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Weighted

Question 6

The cumulative points used to calculate your GPA (grade point average).

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Quality Point

Question 7

This is awarded upon completing and passing a course or required school program

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Credit

Question 8

Any class that meets a graduation requirement in the CMS/NC Course of Study

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Core Requirement

Question 9

Set of criteria for a student cohort of certain courses, CMS graduation project and CPR cert

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Graduation Requirements

Question 10

This is the type of class that MUST be taken prior to taking another class

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Prerequisite

Question 11

Group of jobs and industries that are related by skills or products is called what?

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Career Cluster

Question 12

This document is a list of classes taken, grades; has your GPA and class rank on it

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Transcript

Question 13

Allows students to explore careers, organized by clusters, groups of occupations and industries

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Career Technical Education

Question 14

A measure of how a student's performance compares to other students in his or her class

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Rank

Question 15

This is a type of school has special programs and classes geared toward student interests

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Magnet

Question 16

This means you have reached the highest level of academic achievement in your graduating class

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Valedictorian

Question 17

Courses you choose and can be from an area of study that you like or interests you.

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Elective

Question 18

This is the document received at graduation upon completion of all course requirements

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Diploma

Question 19

Classes designed to give you the experience of an intro-level college class taken in HS

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Advanced Placement (AP)

Question 20

Number used as the average value of accumulated final grades earned in courses over time.

Accepted Answer

Grade Point Average (GPA)

Questions 20