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Can I take extra classes over the summer?

We do offer summer school. All UTHS courses are offered during the summer school session.There is tuition for summer school courses. Each semester course ranges between $260-$275. More information will be sent as we get closer to the end of the spring semester.

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How many volunteer hours should students plan to have?
Is there a specific place we should be submit or track the number of hours they have?

UTHS does not require community service hours. We suggest you get as many as you can, but it is best to be committed to a select few volunteer opportunities (that show commitment) as opposed to a bunch of random volunteers day here and there

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When can I do my Career Plan for the 2023 fall semester

You will have access to complete your Career Plan tomorrow.

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If the student takes the advance math course will we be able to choose the math course to be dual credit?

yes, students can take certain courses through dual credit. They must fill out a request form and it must be a class we approve. Once we approve it, they can sign up the course through their local community college. Once we see proof of enrollment, we will add the class to their schedule.

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If my child would like to retake a course(s) during the 10th grade year and by adding it, it causes the credits for the year to go above 7 but still graduate on time, is this allowed? Or is the only option to retake the course and still graduate on time is to take summer course? Are the students only allowed to have a max of 7 credits per school year?

The max number of courses each semester is seven.  Your student can choose to take the course during the summer for credit recovery. Our summer information will be coming out later this spring.

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We can take an AP exam and then decide not to take that class, correct? (But we should really only take the exams that we are seriously thinking about taking the class for, since we are paying for the test.)

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We can take an AP exam and then decide not to take that class, correct? (But we should really only take the exams that we are seriously thinking about taking the class for, since we are paying for the test.)

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You don't have to take the class to take the exam, or vice versa, but it is unlikely a student would do well on the exam without taking the course. Our AP Coordinator contact is Melissa Freeman at melissa.freeman@austin.utexas.edu for any questions.

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So can we choose between TSI or SAT? For example, if my student takes TSI they don’t have to take SAT for college admission & placement?

The TSI is really for taking courses at the community college level.  If your student wants to attend a 4 year college, they will still need to take the SAT/ACT (if the schools where they are applying require them)

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Will the grades that are transferred from the previous school be calculated into the   GPA/Transcript?

Yes, semester grades that are posted on the student's official transcript will be included in the student's transcript/GPA. You can find more specifics on the UTHS GPA calculation in our UTHS Student and Parent Handbook

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I took the TSIA test a year ago at my previous school with a passing grade. If I still would like to take dual credit, will I have to retake it?

You shouldn't have to, but you'll need to discuss that with your local community college.

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Do you offer TSI ?

Unfortunately, we do not at this time. You can visit any local community college for testing dates offered.

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Does my student need to take TSI exam in order to take dual credit courses?

Yes, unless they scored high enough on the PSAT or SAT/ACT. UTHS does not offer dual credit courses, but we can work to approve an outside credit request with your counselor.

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Are the plans that we create and sign written in stone or are they just the students' intended courses?

The students Career Plan can be updated each year.

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If my student is looking to enter a physical public school next fall semester, would she need to select courses then?
And is she able to take any additional courses during the summer?

Yes, please complete the Career Plan even if you are not planning on your student to return next year. Since your student is with us this year we have to have a Career Plan for your student.

We do offer summer school for a fee. Summer school information will be shared later during the spring semester.

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How can I acces this PDF later

We will share the powerpoint as well as the recording of tonights webinar in the students grade level Advisory course in Canvas under the Webinar module.

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Where can I access the PDF later on?

We will share the powerpoint as well as the recording of tonight's webinar in the student's grade level Advisory course in Canvas under the Webinar module.

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As a student I signed it already. Will I still be able to proceed in this or should I reach out to my counselor 

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As a student I signed it already. Will I still be able to proceed in this or should I reach out to my counselor 

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Please email your counselor and ask her to clear the signature so that you can complete your career plan.

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I accidentally signed the career plan last week, what do I do?
Is it possible to reset it?

Please email your counselor and ask her to reset the signature so that you can complete your career plan.

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How does the career plan/graduation plan track the courses that will be taken during the summer?

If you would like to take a course in summer school, please email your counselor what you plan to take. Only the counselors can add a summer school course in the career plan.

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My child took algebra 1 in 8th grade. How will that credit get transferred?

If the prior school puts it on their transcript as high school credit, we will do the same.  If they do not, we will have to have the curriculum reviewed to see if we can award high school credit.  If not, the student will need to take a credit by exam or retake the course to earn that credit.

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If a student fails Semester A of a required core class what if any options do you offer for credit recovery? If you don’t offer any options would you recommend that we contact our local/zoned ISD about summer school options?

We offer summer school (at a cost to the family). Credit by exams are also sometimes an option. Sometimes graduation needs to be pushed back.

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Do you guys offer French? Because my daughter took French last year and needs a second credit for it.

We do not offer French, but some students take it through one of our approved outside programs (at cost to you).  There are steps to complete to request an outside credit course with your UTHS counselor. Do not sign up for anything until your counselor approves it.

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Is it normal for my completed row to still be empty? I am a new student.

As we mentioned, not all students' career plans will be complete just yet because we have not yet added in your prior classes.  It may take a little longer as our registrars are working as quickly as possible.

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Are grad requirements available to view in the family skyward login also?

Yes, the Graduation Requirements are available to view in the Skyward Family Access. You will see Graduation Requirements on the left side of your screen when you login.