CEP Graduation Requirements
Freshman
Awareness
- Find your path assessment
- Parent & student reflection on career interest survey results
- S.M.A.R.T. goals
- Favorite three career clusters
- Begin four-year course plan
- Experience tracking
- Explore colleges
- Learning style assessment
- Gale of Life scenario
- Top skills assessment
Sophomore
Explore
- Would You Rather assessment
- Explore opportunities in SchoolLinks
- Set goal career
- Career reflection (in-person or virtual, McHenry County College (MCC) career day, guest speaker, field trip, career fair
- S.M.A.R.T. goals
- Complete four-year course plan
- Complete resume first draft
- Explore colleges Favorite majors or training programs
Junior
Preparation
- Record experience hours
- Scholarship profile match
- Campus lifestyle assessment
- C.E.P. reflection (career fair, career speaker, class reflection, internship, job shadow, volunteer hours, work reflection)
- Favorite three colleges
- Financial literacy
- Review four-year course plan
- Update resume
Senior
Experience
- Explore scholarships
- SchoolLinks alumni account
- C.E.P. reflection (career fair, career speaker, class reflection, internship, job shadow, volunteer hours, work reflection)
- College essay or personal statement
- College financing
- Financial literacy
- Review four-year course plan
- Update resume