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So you're a student at Excel High School.

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Congratulations.

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In this video, we'll give you tips

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and info for success on the Excel

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High School program provided by Gail.

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We'll cover credits required

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to graduate, transferring your

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previously earned credits by submitting the

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transcript

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recommendations for completing your self based

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courses

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and how to get support when you need it.

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Let's start with some goals.

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Students must take a total of 21.5

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credits to graduate.

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Those credits must consist of

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four English

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three math, three science,

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3.5 social studies and eight

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elective credits including

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half credit of health, a half credit

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of fitness and one finer credit.

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If you've earned high school credits at any point

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before this, we can evaluate your transcripts

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and apply those credits towards your credit total.

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However, in order to graduate with Excel,

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at least six of the total credits to graduate

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must be earned through the Excel High School

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program that

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includes one credit of English,

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one credit of math, one credit of

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science, one credit of social studies

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and two elective credits.

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We'll load these credits for you first and

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then determine if you need to take any more

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credits. After we receive your transcripts,

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your transcript will need to be sent to us directly

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from your previous school.

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So we've created a special guide to

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walk you through how to contact your previous school

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and ask them to send us your transcript.

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You can find this guide on the orientation

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resources page on your learn stage account.

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Once we have your transcript, we'll send

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you an email to let you know we have,

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we'll also load it to the document section

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of your learn stage profile where you can check

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for it any time.

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Now, let's take a look at your courses.

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You'll notice that your courses are flexible

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and self paced. You can work on them

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whenever and wherever you want

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and you can work on one course at a time

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or all of them at once.

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The choice is yours.

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However, you choose to work, make sure you're

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using the Google Chrome browser on

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your computer to ensure your course materials

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function optimally.

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When completing your assessment, you have

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three attempts on quizzes and two

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attempts on final exams.

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This gives you a chance to review what

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you missed and improve on your next attempts.

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Keep in mind that you have to earn at least

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a 60% on your final exam

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to pass the course and earn the credit.

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Be sure to log in frequently and complete

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quizzes and exams regularly.

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The faster you complete your work, the sooner you graduate

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and you have a maximum of two years to

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complete all classes for graduation.

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We recommend completing 3 to 5 quizzes

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each week to stay on track

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and we're here to support you along the way.

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Let's go over a few ways that you can

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get support while completing your course work.

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If you have questions about your class content

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quizzes or exams, you can

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reach out to the teacher of your course by going

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to the canvas inbox section on the main

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menu of your canvas account, starting

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a message and selecting your course

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teacher name

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after you complete and send your message. Your

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teacher should respond within a few days.

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If you would like more in depth support with

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understanding or applying the content in your

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course, you can schedule a live train,

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the brain tutoring session.

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Students can schedule up to 31

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hour sessions each week. This is

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an excellent resource and we highly recommend

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giving it a try.

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And lastly, if you have questions about using

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learn stage or your program details,

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you can submit to help desk ticket through learn

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speech. Just open the help desk,

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click, add, write your message

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and submit it.

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We'll work to respond as soon as possible.

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Typically within 24 to 48

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hours

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for any other assistance, you can reach out to

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your Excel high school success coach.

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So now you have what you need to get started.

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Thanks for watching.