High School Counseling

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Welcome to the High School Counseling Department!

Your time at the Senior High School will present you with many exciting opportunities! Our Counseling and Guidance Department consists of three certified school counselors. We welcome students, parents and faculty to access the services and resources provided by our department.

Our counselors have a great deal of information to share with you and the district website is one of way we can make these resources accessible to you.

Alumni Transcript Request | Naviance | Course Registration | Preparing for Life After HS | Requirements for Graduation

Alumni Transcript Request

If you are a New Hartford Senior High School alumni in need of a high school transcript for college, employment, or other reasons, please complete the Alumni Transcript Request Google Form. Transcripts are sent out daily when school is in session and on a weekly basis during the summer.

If you are a current student, please see your school counselor or make a request for college through Naviance.

Course Registration

Course Registration Guides

2024-25 Grade 10 Course Registration Guide
2024-25 Grade 11 Course Registration Guide
2024-25 Grade 12 Course Registration Guide

Directions on how to put course selections in SchoolTool portal

Students are encouraged to think about their plans for after high school graduation and choose courses that help them meet their goals.  It’s important to have an idea of where you want to be after graduation and formulate tentative career aspirations. For instance, for students who plan to go to college, understanding college requirements (both for admission and for the degree requirements) is important information to know when selecting courses.

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Level Changes

Students are encouraged to enroll in challenging classes. There may be times that students enroll in a higher-level course and find that the course is more than they can successfully handle at that time. In these cases, students are encouraged to consider making a “level change” in the course. Such changes need to be made early in the semester so that the student does not miss a significant portion of instruction in the new course.

When a student makes a level change, grades from the course the student is leaving will not be used in the new course due to the difference in material. However, some back work may need to be completed in the course the student is joining, depending upon when the change is made and the topics that have been covered prior to the student’s entrance. The student and teacher must meet to establish the deadline for completion of any back work.

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Naviance

The New Hartford Senior High School Counseling and Guidance Department utilizes Naviance, an internet based software program to help students gain valuable insight into the college admissions process through a college search engine, scattergrams, college visit information, application statistics and much more

The integrated software allows the counselors to manage the college advising process and assist students with planning, preparation, and eventual enrollment in post-secondary institutions. Counselors can track student applications and teacher recommendations and send transcripts and teacher recommendations to colleges electronically, the preferred method by most colleges today.

Naviance works in conjunction with The Common App On-line, thereby allowing the electronic transfer of data to over 1200 colleges. Students are provided individual account access by the Counseling Department.

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Preparing for Life After High School

Learn more about Preparing for Life After High School.

Learn more about the College Search Process.

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Requirements for Graduation

Credit and state exam requirements for the three types of diplomas available at New Hartford Senior High School are outlined below. If you have any difficulty with accessing the below chart, please contact your guidance counselor.

Transcripts do not indicate which type of diploma was earned during a student’s time at New Hartford.

	Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation	Regents Diploma *	Local Diploma * For students identified through the Committee on Special Education
English	4 CREDITS   ELA Regents (65+)	4 CREDITS   ELA Regents (65+)	4 CREDITS   ELA Regents (55+)
Social Studies	4 CREDITS   Global History Regents (65+) ♦   US History Regents (65+) ♦	4 CREDITS   Global History Regents (65+) ♦   US History Regents (65+) ♦	4 CREDITS   Global History Regents (55+) ♦**   US History Regents (55+) ♦**
Math	3 CREDITS ♦♦   Algebra Regents (65+)   Geometry Regents (65+)   Algebra 2 Regents (65+)	3 CREDITS    Algebra Regents (65+)	3 CREDITS    Algebra Regents (55+)
Science	3 CREDITS ♦♦   2 Regents Exams    1 Physical Science    1 Life Science	3 CREDITS     1 Physical Science    1 Life Science   1 Regent Exam (65+)	3 CREDITS   1 Physical Science    1 Life Science   1 Regent Exam (55+) **
World Language	3 CREDITS ***     Check Point B Exam	1 CREDIT	1 CREDIT
Art/Music	1 CREDIT	1 CREDIT	1 CREDIT
Health	½ CREDIT	½ CREDIT	½ CREDIT
Computer Applications	½ CREDIT or pass the Computer Applications Proficiency Exam	½ CREDIT or pass the Computer Applications Proficiency Exam	½ CREDIT or pass the Computer Applications Proficiency Exam
Physical Education	2 CREDITS	2 CREDITS	2 CREDITS
Electives	1 CREDIT	3 CREDITS	3 CREDITS
Total Credits	22	22	22

* Students can earn either a Regents or Local Diploma through an “Appeal” by scoring 64-60 on 1 Regents Exam for a Regents Diploma or scoring 64-60 on 2 Regents Exam for a Local Diploma.  Counselors will discuss this option with students should it be needed.

** For students with disabilities a score of 45-55 on a required Regents exam (EXCEPT ELA and Math) can be compensated by a score of 65+ on another required Regents exam.  Students must achieve a score of 55+ on the ELA and Math Regents exams.

*** Students may substitute a 5-unit sequence in Art or Music for this requirement, in which case they will still need to earn a minimum 1 unit of credit in a foreign language.  Please see your counselor if interested in pursuing this option.

♦ Starting in January 2015 students may use Pathways to Graduation. NYS Education Department has developed Pathway options in the areas of: Arts, CTE, Humanities, LOTE, and STEM.  Should a student need to graduate using a Pathway, his/her counselor will work with the student to develop the appropriate plan for graduation.

♦♦ Students who first enter grade 9 in September 2009 and thereafter who complete all course work and testing requirements for the Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation, and who pass with a score of 85+ on all three Math Regents Exams and/or three Science Regents Exams will earn a Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation, with an annotation on the diploma that denotes mastery in Math and/or Science, as applicable.

Resources:

 NYSED: NYS Translated Diploma and Graduation Resources  

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Computer Applications Proficiency Exam

In order to graduate from New Hartford Senior High School, all students must earn a half-credit for Computer Applications or demonstrate proficiency in computer application skills. Learn more here.

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5-Credit Sequence

A 5-credit Art, Music, Fine Arts, Technology, Engineering, or Business sequence may be
substituted for 3 credits of World Languages required for a New York State Regents with Advanced Designation.

5-Credit Sequence Options

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