Step One: What to Be Doing Grades 9-11

Year-by-Year Planning- Information and Presentations

Believe it or not, your choices in 9th grade can make a big difference in what colleges you can realistically get into as a senior. Doing the right things now will pay off in the future .... here's how.

What High School Classes Do Colleges Look For?

What classes you take -- starting as early as 9th grade -- can make a big difference in being able to both get into college and getting into the college that you want to attend. Be sure to talk with you guidance counselor as you're making your choices but here are some core ideas:

Take more than what's required;
Challenge yourself in your areas of strength or interest;
Take electives that either (1) have some application to a career you're interested in, or (2) bring you joy and fulfillment.

This CollegeBoard article will give you a solid foundation: High School Classes Colleges Look For.

But do your homework! Each college will list what their academic requirements are. Check out CollegeBoards College Search or use your Naviance account.

Planning early means success later on.

NCAA Clearinghouse

Students are required to register with the NCAA for Division 1 or 2 athletics. Pre-registration begins during a student's junior year and the final review will occur during senior year.

The basic steps are as follows:

1. Student registers for the NCAA Clearinghouse at the following address:

https://web3.ncaa.org/ecwr3/

2. Student and Parents sign Transcript Release Form and submit to their School Counselor:

http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/eligibility_center/TranscriptReleaseForm.pdf

3. Counselor submits transcript through electronic portal.

Pre-registration begins at the end of the junior year and final transcripts will be submitted upon graduation.

Update:

COVID-19

In response to closings, cancellations and changes related to COVID-19, the Eligibility Center is closely monitoring the impact on students and their ability to meet NCAA initial-eligibility requirements. The EC will be posting more information here in the coming days to assist the high school community. For information on COVID-19, please visit ncaa.org/COVID-19 and continue to monitor for more information.

NCAA Eligibility Center Covid 19 Response- FAQ

NCAA Eligibility Center Covid-19 Response FAQ

Centenary University Partnership

Warren County Community College Dual Enrollment Program

Hackettstown High School has a Dual Enrollment Program with Warren County Community College at no cost for any Hackettstown High School students provided they meet the prerequisites to take the class. The following classes are available for college credit:

DUAL ENROLLMENT CLASSES

HHS Course	WCCC Equivalent	Credits
ACCOUNTING	ACC 101 Principles of Accounting	3
ADVANCED ART STUDIO	ART 201 Drawing	3
ANATOMY & PHYS I and II	BIO 176 Intro to A & P/Pathology	3
AP BIOLOGY	BIO 162 General Biology	4
AP CALCULUS AB	MAT 201 Calculus I	4
AP CALCULUS BC	MAT 201 Calculus I	4
AP CALCULUS BC	MAT 202 Calculus II	4
AP CHEMISTRY	CHE 110 Intro to Chemistry	4
AP ENGLISH LIT & COMP	ENG 140 English Comp I	3
AP ENGLISH LIT & COMP	ENG 141 English Comp II	3
AP EUROPEAN HISTORY	HIS 102 Western Civilization II	3
AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE	BIO 165 Environmental Studies	4
AP GOVERNMENT	POL 110 Intro to American Government	3
AP PHYSICS	PHY 111 College Physics I	4
AP PHYSICS	PHY 112 College Physics II	4
AP STUDIO ART	ART 116 2D Design	3
AP US HISTORY (I & II)	HIS 114 American History	3
AP WORLD HISTORY	HIS 101 Western Civilization	3
AP WORLD HISTORY	HIS 250 Twentieth Century Global History	3
CONT SOCIAL ISSUES	SOC 103 Intro to Sociology	3
FORENSIC SCIENCE	CRJ 107 Forensic Science	4
FUND. OF COLLEGE MATH	MAT 110 Topics of Math	3
HONORS ALGEBRA II	MAT 131 College Algebra	3
HONORS PRECALCULUS	MAT 141 Precalculus	3
HONORS SPANISH III	FOR 201 Intermediate Spanish I	3
HONORS SPANISH IV	FOR 251 Intermediate Spanish II	3
MARKETING	BUS 201 Principles of Marketing	3
HONORS STATISTICS	MAT 151 Statistics	3