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High School Information for Home-Educators
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| Registration - Enrollment in our church-related
school program is beneficial because we maintain permanent academic records
of the student including transcript of subjects, grades, and credits (subject
to verification by testing in case of transfer to public or accredited private
schools). We also offer a high school diploma, whereas the only option with
state registration is the GED.
Gateway students who "attend" a church-related school while instruction is provided in the home with the parent as the primary teacher are exempt from all of the home-school provisions of T.C.A. 49-6-3050. For those "desiring to conduct a homeschool covered by the provisions" of T.C.A. 49-6-3050 (a)(2)(C), the state offers registration and consequent testing. The tests offered by the state are public-school secondary end-of-course tests, the equivalent of comprehensive final exams. For those with any possible college plans, Gateway encourages taking the ACT or SAT test. (Gateway High School Code is 431-421.) The ACT can be taken early in high school (after Algebra I) for use as a diagnostic tool. A high score can help in getting college scholarships. When the test is taken more than once, college acceptance is usually based on the highest score. The PSAT test can be taken in October. (To enter the National Merit Scholarship Competition for scholarships this test should be taken in the junior year [or sophomore year for those completing high school in 3 years].) For you students of analogies, National Merit Scholarship Corporation : college scholarships : : United Way : charitable giving. |
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College-Preparatory
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General Course of Study1 |
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| English (includes all language arts). | 4 | English (includes all language arts). | 4 | ||||
| Mathematics | Mathematics | 3 | |||||
| Algebra I & II | 2 | Science | 3 | ||||
| Geometry2 | 1 | U.S. History | 1 | ||||
| Science,3,4 Natural/Physical | 3 | Economics | 0.5 | ||||
| U.S. History | 1 | Physical Education 7 | 1 | ||||
| Social Studies 5 | 1 | Health | 0.5 | ||||
| Single Foreign Language 6 | 2 | Electives | 8 | ||||
| Visual and/or Performing Arts | 1 | _____ | |||||
| Economics | 0.5 | Total for Graduation | 21 | ||||
| Physical Education 7 | 1 | ||||||
| Health | 0.5 | ||||||
| Electives | 4 | ||||||
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| Total for Graduation | 21 | ||||||
| *A credit is
considered as the equivalent of 150 hours of classroom instruction |
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| 1To graduate, a student must be enrolled
at Gateway for at least 6 months. 2 Or other advanced math course with Geometry as a major component. 3 Must include at least one unit with lab of Biology, Chemistry or Physics. 4 Earth Sci., General Sci., environmental Sci. and Life Science typically do not satisfy college-entrance requirements. 5 May include World History, World Geography, Ancient History, European History or Modern History. 6 Sign Language does not meet this requirements. 7 One year of P.E. is typically 0.5 credit. |
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Gateway College-Preparatory Requirements |
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Completion of all high school course-work (21 credits minimum)For graduating seniors - In upper right of Application and Grade/Attendance ReportsACT score of 21 or acceptance by a collegeAND Please write in red ink "Intent to Graduate (Month/Year)"; e.g.,"May 2003" |
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| Greg's Recommended
Reading for High School
Planning: Home School, High School, and Beyond, by Beverly Adams-Gordon, 1996Economics: [An understanding of money is invaluable toward understanding history and the present."The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender." (Prov. 22:7) "The love of money is the root of all evil. (I Tim. 6:10)] Whatever Happened to Penny Candy, by Richard Maybury, 1993Government & Law: Whatever Happened to Justice?, by Richard Maybury, 1993History: (Studies in government and economics are recommended before history.) "The disadvantage of men not knowing the past is that they do not know the present. History is a high point of vantage, from which alone men see the town in which they live or the age in which they are living." C.K. Chesterson, 1933 America's Providential History, by Mark A. Beliles & Stephen K. McDowell, 1989Geography: Physical Geography, by Arnold Guyot, 1885Sciences: Lab Science: The How, Why, What, Who, 'n' Where Book, Barbara Edtl Shelton, 1996Math: Mathematics for the Million, by Lancelot Hogben, 1993Languages: How to Learn Any Language, by Barry Farber, 1991Last Revised June 2005 |
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