Vocabulary for Academic Success!

Grade 7

Let’s Review!

What do you remember?

Required CourseA course that must be taken in

order to graduate.

Elective CourseA course you may select to take

but which is not required for graduation.

PrerequisiteA course that must be

completed before the next course can be completed.

A-B-C

Grades that must be

earned in a subject area in order to move up to Level 1

classes.

Level 1 Classes

In middle school, this

refers to advance

classes which students can

qualify to take.

D

Semester average that will result in

being removed from a Level 1 class.

STAAR

The end of course tests that will

replace TAKS in high school.

Academic Vocabulary

New Words for

Academic Success….

Academic Vocabulary

Student Success Initiative

The law that says you must pass the Reading and Math

8th grade TAKS tests in order to be promoted to 9th grade.

TranscriptThis is the official record of

credits and grades earned by students. It will closely examined by colleges as the decided which

students to admit.

3

Some universities prefer students to have three years

of foreign language instruction in high school.

Accelerate to Algebra

If you are taking on-level math courses, but want to take

Algebra in 8th grade you must take this summer program.