Academics & Graduation

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Hickman students will earn at least 24 credits in the designated areas established by the CPS school board. Here are the tools we use to ensure students of all grades are taking the necessary classes to reach the goal of at least 24 credits.

Course Planning
Transcript/GPA

Course Planning

Course Catalog

Here is this years Course Catalog. Pay attention to these three things when looking for a course:

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The first arrow indicates the grade level
The second arrow indicates which high school offers it
The third arrow indicates the classes that are required before you can take said class.

You can see the graduation requirements to the right. Each year we meet with seniors one on one and share with them this planning guide. Then we meet with the parents and share the same resources.
Post-Secondary Planning Guide

Registration/Course Selection

Each Jan-Feb we meet with all the students and have them fill out their Course Request for the following school year. Here is the form
Senior Course Selection Form

Juniors

Sophomores

Freshman

Transcript/GPA

For current Hickman students, transcripts can be requested using the Scoir app located in the CPS Portal.

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Follow these precise steps to set up your account and manage your college lists:

1. Initial Setup & FERPA

Log In: Open your school portal and click the Blue SCOIR icon. You must log in through the school portal, not the direct Scoir website.
Sign the FERPA: If prompted, click Complete your profile to sign your FERPA release. This allows us to send your transcripts.
Verify Info: Ensure your current email address and contact information are correct. Note: You can leave the Application ID field blank.

2. Building Your "Following" List

3. Moving Colleges to "Applying"

Move a college to this list when you are actively working on the application. This alerts the counseling office to start preparing your transcripts.

Go to your My Colleges dashboard.
Locate the school in your Following column.
Click and drag the college card into the Applying column (or click the school name and select Move to Applying).
Select your Application Method (e.g., Common App, Direct to Institution) and your Deadline Type (e.g., Early Action, Regular Decision).

4. Moving Colleges to "Applied"

Questions

(GPA) Grade Point Average
Each student upon completion of a course receives a GPA based on the grade they receive on a 4.0 grading scale. This can be found on each students unofficial transcript and will appear as two GPAs; Weighted GPA and Unweighted GPA.
Weighted GPA is calculated differently as some classes (Honors, Advanced Placement (AP), some Dual credit) are graded on a 4.5 to 5.0 grading scale.
Here is where you will see you two GPAs on your transcript:

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