The ASVAB Career Exploration Program (CEP) is a unique opportunity to explore all of your career and post-secondary options so you can make a plan that works for you. The ASVAB CEP helps you identify your skills and interests so that you can find potentially satisfying career fields and explore all of the paths you can take to gain entry into your career field of choice. While it is true that a student who wishes to enlist in any military branch of service after high school must take the ASVAB, taking this assessment does not obligate a student to enter the military, nor does it obligate a student to speak to a recruiter. For more information about the ASVAB for Military Purposes click the button below.
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Students enrolled in Advanced Placement (AP) courses are eligible to take the College Board AP test at the each May. Students that score 3 or higher on these exams may be eligible to receive college credit. Please contact your school counselor for more information.
AP Exams Coordinator: Carin Reeves – creeves@lcisd.org
AP Courses & Exams
Check out the College Board's AP Credit Policy Search tool below - find colleges that offer credit or placement for AP scores
AP Credit Policy Search
The TSIA 2 gives an opportunity for students to demonstrate eligibility to take dual credit or non-remedial college courses at Texas community and junior colleges without having to master the SAT or ACT. Please contact our Campus Testing Coordinator or College and Career Facilitator for more details.
Testing Coordinator: kyra.scopel@lcisd.org
College & Career Facilitator: francheska.arias@lcisd.org
PSAT
LCISD students in grades 8, 9, 10, and 11 will take the PSAT 8/9 or PSAT NMSQT at no charge in the fall of each year. Students will be automatically registered to takes these exams.
Coordinator: Kyra Scopel
SAT School Day
LCISD students in grade 11 will take the School Day SAT in the spring of each year at no charge. Student will automatically be registered to take the SAT School Day exam.
Coordinator: Kyra Scopel
SAT (non-school day)
In addition to offering the School Day SAT, College Board offers several weekend sessions for the SAT college entrance exam. Please note, however, that all weekend administrations require students to register directly with College Board and pay all related fees.
SAT Registration
SAT non-school day coordinator: Erica Nigrelli
ACT
The ACT gives students an alternative to the Scholastic Aptitude Test for meeting college entrance requirements. GRHS is not an ACT administration site at this time.
ACT Registration
The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR, is the state testing program that was implemented in the 2011-2012 school year. STAAR is an assessment program designed to measure the extent to which students have learned and are able to apply the knowledge and skills defined in the state-mandated curriculum standards, the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). The STAAR program includes STAAR, STAAR Spanish, and STAAR-Alternate 2.
Texas Graduation Requirements require high school students to pass 5 subject based End of Course STAAR exams to graduate: English1, English2, Algebra 1, Biology, US History.
TEA Information on STAAR
If you have additional questions about the STAAR or district testing programs, please contact our Campus Testing Coordinator.
Credit by Exam for students seeking high school credit is administered four times each academic year August, October, January, and April. Specific windows are posted on the district testing calendar. Per state law, students needing to gain high school credit must follow the below criteria:
- To receive credit for a course that a student has not previously taken, a student must earn a 80% or higher on an exam from either the University of Texas or Texas Tech University.
- To receive credit for a course that a student has previously taken, a student must earn a 70% or higher on an exam from either the University of Texas or Texas Tech University.
Exams will be ordered and administered here at GRHS. For more information, please contact your school counselor.
CBE Request Form
CBE Study Guides
District Exemption Policy:
- No more than 3 unexcused absences (indicated by A or A-A or U on attendance record) in the class without a note from a medical professional or no more than five absences in a class with a note from a medical professional for at least two of those absences in order to be exempt from the semester exam for that class. EIAA Board Policy
- An 80-semester average or above (4th, 5th, and 6th six weeks’ average).
- No more than 3 office referrals, with no more than 1 assignment to ISS (not to exceed 3 days). No assignments to ALC or out-of-school suspensions.
- No outstanding fees, fines, or residency holds.
- Any absences, reduction in course grade below 80, fine, or discipline referral AFTER the exemption declaration may negate final exam exemptions.
Additional Semester Exam Options (in addition to the District Exemption Policy above):
College Board Advanced Placement (AP) Final Exam Option:
- 80% semester average, or above, in the AP course AND
- AP student participation in and completion of the mock exam AND
- AP student exam completion
Dual Credit Final Exam Option
- Students are required to take the semester final exam for College Credit.
- Based on Principal discretion, students can exempt the semester final exam for the LCISD credit class.
Spring 2025 CTE Course Certification Final Exam Option:
- CTE enrolled students will register for the associated CTE course certification.
- CTE enrolled students must successfully attend, complete, and pass the scheduled CTE certification assessment during the spring 2025 semester.
- CTE certification assessment fees paid via CTE district office.
SAT (11th grade) School Day - March 18, 2025 - Final Exam Option:
11th grade students who successfully score a minimum of 480 (EBRW) and/or 530 on the Math portion may elect to exempt their spring 2025 ELA final exam and/or spring 2025 math final exam.
- SAT registered 11th grade students must successfully attend and complete the scheduled SAT exam on March 18, 2025.
- SAT registered 11th grade student must successfully earn a minimum score of 480 Evidence Based Reading & Writing (EBRW)
- SAT registered 11th grade student must successfully earn a minimum score of 530 on Math portion.
Permission to Leave Form Final Exam Schedule (9th -11th) Senior Final Exam Schedule
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