Any ex-O Levels students continuing education in US/Canada?

sybbie719
Sun, 16 Aug 2015 17:31:50 +0000

Hi

Pre-k is not considered a level of school in NYC.

Unless you have completed and show proof of completing HS, you will have to show a translated transcript as proof that you have indeed completed high school (or you will not be admitted to college). Otherwise as others state, it is in your best interest to attend high school in NYC. Attending high school will open up opportunities such as applying for Questbridge (if you are low income) and perhaps even having your high school or a community based organization nominating you for POSSE. If you can get some regents and the SAT under your belt, you may be a viable candidate for the McCauley Honors program at CUNY.

What grade were you last in? That is the grade where you will be placed. You will be placed in the cohort for the year that you started 9th grade anywhere in the world.

In order to register for school, you will have to go to the Office of student enrollment for the borough in which you live.

you can find the family welcome centers here:

http://schools.nyc.gov/ChoicesEnrollment/NewStudents/WelcomeCenters/default.htm

As far as transcripts are concerned, make sure that you have official copies of your transcripts translated into English.
After you transcripts are evaluated by your guidance counselor, you will be placed in your correct grade.

Graduation requirements for NYS/NYC ar as follows:

English

4 years (8 semesters) of English (you must pass the english regents exam)

4 years -8 semesters of Social studies broken down as follows:
2 years- 4 semesters of Global history (a global history exam is given at the end of the second year of global)
1 year-2 semesters of US history (a regents exam is given at the end of US History)
1 semester of US government
1 semester of Economics

Mathematics:

the traditional mathematics sequence is

Integrated Algebra (course culminates in a common core regents exam)

geometry (course culminates in a common core regents exam)

Algebra 2/Trig (course culminates in a regents exam)

Sciences total of 3 years/6 credits

You must have one year of life science (living environment ) and labs ((course culminates in a regents exam)

You must take and pass 1 year of physical science (earth science, chemistry or physics) with 1200 minutes of labs (all physical science courses culminates in a regents exam)

If you are coming to high school for the first time in NYS in the 11th grade the Global regents will be waived. However you will need 4 credits of GLobal history credits in order to graduate.

your third year of science can be any science

**Foreign Language **

1 year- 2 credits regular diploma
3 years 6 credits plus passing the LOTE (languages other than english) exam

SInce you are attending school in the US for the first time after age 11and you are from a country whose first language is not english and having been immersed in the culture, you can pick up 10 credits (5 years of foreign language)

Arts
1 year/2 credits in the arts (performing/visual/history)
Music
Art
Dance
theratre
Drama

7 elective credits

8 semesters of PE (you must take and pass PE every semester you are in school. If you never had PE, you must make up the missing PE)

Exams:

Regents diploma:
You must pass 5 regents exams in the 4 following areas:
English
Mathmatics (1 out of 3) 3 exams if you are getting an advanced regents diploma
Social studies (global and US)
Science (at least one, 2 if you are getting an advanced regents diploma)

If you are in a cohort that is graduating 2015 or later, you are eligible for the 4+1 option to complete your requirements for a regents diploma:

you must pass one regents in the following areas:
English
Mathematics
Social studies
Science
the 5th exam can be either Social studies, Mathematics, or science

Advanced regents diploma

English , 3 math regents (algebra/geometry/ al2& trig) Social studies (US and GLobal) 2 science regents

**Waiving the regents requirements **

If you are coming to high school in NYS for the first time as a junior (11th grade), you can be waived from the global history regents. However, you must still take the 4 courses in global history

If you are coming to high school in NYS for the first time as a 12th grade student you can be waived from the global and one science regents.

Evaluating transcripts

these 2 links will be useful in helping you evaluate your transcript for US schools (happymom, b@r!um, save these links)

http://www.ibe.unesco.org/en/services/online-materials/world-data-on-education/seventh-edition-2010-11.html

http://www.uft.org/files/evaluating-foreign-transcripts-z-manual

http://schools.nyc.gov/Teachers/guidance/Academic/default.htm

click the link for
International Standards _NCAA

hope this helps