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COLLEGE PLANNER ONLINE
​College Planner is a one-semester high-school elective, with the following goals:
  • Guiding students in the entire college process
  • Planning for college
  • Selecting the right school
  • The application process
  • Financial aid
  • Guiding students who may not be headed to college
The program focuses on the decision-making process of choosing a school, covering both the application process and financial requirements. Additionally, for those students who will not be attending college or university, the course surveys non-college options. 
UNIT 1 - MY EDUCATIONAL FUTURE
UNIT 2 - CHOOSING A COLLEGE
  1. Course Overview
  2. Who Are You and What Do You Want?
  3. Report: God's Plan for You
  4. Common Reasons to Go to College
  5. What's God's Will for My Educational Future?
  6. Quiz 1: Education Goals
  7. Why Choose a Particular School?
  8. What Are Colleges Really Looking For?
  9. Quiz 2: Making Educational Decisions
  10. Test
  11. Reference
  1. What Type of School is Right for Me?
  2. Freshmen/Sophomores: Planning Calendars
  3. Juniors/Seniors: Planning Calendars
  4. Quiz 1: Picking the Right School
  5. Your Ideal School: Creating Your Long List
  6. Your Ideal School: Creating Your Short List
  7. Project: Choose Your School
  8. Quiz 2: Narrowing Down the Choices
  9. Test
  10. Reference
UNIT 3 - ENTRANCE EXAMS AND APPLICATIONS
UNIT 4 - PAYING FOR COLLEGE
  1. College Entrance Exams: The PSAT
  2. College Entrance Exams: The SAT Reasoning and SAT Subject Tests
  3. College Entrance Exams: The ACT
  4. Quiz 1: Entrance Exams
  5. Applications and Recommendations
  6. Admissions Essays
  7. Essay: Admissions Essay
  8. Athletics and Fine Arts
  9. Quiz 2: The Application Process
  10. Test
  11. Reference
  1. What Does College Cost?
  2. Project: The Costs of College
  3. How Much Will You Be Expected to Pay?
  4. Types of Financial Aid: Grants and Loans
  5. Quiz 1: College Costs
  6. Types of Financial Aid: Scholarships and More
  7. A Message to Parents (and Students)
  8. Quiz 2: Financial Aid
  9. Test
  10. Reference
UNIT 5 - NON-COLLEGE OPTIONS
  1. Interviewing: Some Questions
  2. Project: Your List of Questions
  3. Mentoring
  4. Quiz 1: Getting Help with Questions
  5. Other Options: Apprenticeship and Internship
  6. Other Options: Military
  7. Review
  8. Quiz 2: Other Options
  9. Test
  10. Reference