4-Year Planning

Students create a 4-year plan as they enter 9th grade within Naviance, an online tool to support career and college readiness. The plan is updated and adjusted each year as students learn more about their interests and think more deeply about their future plans.

A student’s 4-year plan should take into consideration the various requirements at any post-secondary institutions they are considering after they graduate:

Subject Technical College Community College

4-Year MN State College U of M 4-Year Private College

Language Arts 4 years 4 years 4 years 4 years 4 years

Social Studies 3 years 3 years 3 years 3 years 4 years

Math

3 years 3 years 3 years 4 years 4 years

Science 3 years 3 years 3 years 4 years 4 years

World Language Fine Arts

Admission Testing Accuplacer optional Accuplacer optional ACT / SAT optional ACT / SAT optional ACT / SAT optional

2 years 2+ years 2+ years

1 year 1 year 1 year