DOCUMENT RESUME ED 352 584 CG 024 689 TITLE ICPAC Postsecondary Planner. Indiana Coll. Placement and Assessment Center, INSTITUTION Bloomington. PUB DATE [9:0 NOTE 53p. AVAILABLE FROM Indiana College Placement and Assessment Center, 2805 East Tenth St., Bloomington, IA 47405 ($1). PUB TYPE General (050) Guides EDRS PRICE MF01/PC03 Plus Postage. *College Bound Students; College Choice; *College DESCRIPTORS Preparation; Higher Education; High Schools; *High School Students; Noncollege Bound Students; Postsecondary Education; Student Educational Objectives ABSTRACT This guide is designed to help high school students understand many aspects of planning for life after high school. Tha introduction notes that the workplace of the future will reserve the best jobs for those with the best skills and describes which skills are important. These topics are discussed: (1) benefits of education; (2) improving career options; (3) how to choose the right school for oneself; (4) a sample letter asking for information; (5) the Indiana Academy, an academically challenging two-year public high school; (6) an academic honors diploma; (7) admission recommendations for four-year colleges and universities; (8) admission recommendations (9) a sample letter for information from for two-year schools; two-year schools; (10) standardized admission tests; (11) how to earn college credit early; (12) independent study and correspondence courses; (13) academic support services; (14) special services for differently-abled students; (15) financial aid; (16) housing; (17) athletics; (18) academic eligibility for intercollegiate athletics; (19) extra-curricular and social activities; (20) a map of Indiana with locations of schools noted; and (21) a glossary of postsecondary terms. 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ICPAC is Indiana's center connections for the future. families, and other Hoosiers make want. ICPAC exists to help you plan for the future you school, ICPAC will send you All through your years in high send you newsletters information to help you plan. We will information and publications. and planners. You can ask us for parents a survey asking In January, we will send you and your completed and returned, we about your future plans. When it is We want to help you will send more information to help you. possible. prepare for the best future call the ICPAC Hotline Another way to begin planning is to connect you to free at 1-800-992-2076. The Hotline can information about A study skills A recommended high school courses A careers and employment trends -A benefits of education A education needed for careers 'c career decision-making -A majors and fields of study in Indiana & the U.S. A postsecondary schools and programs -A financial aid A college admission tests special needs A services for students with ) enrichment programs .A summer programs and more! hours daily. Staff The ICPAC Hotline is free and open 24 and 9pm Monday through members take calls between 8am A3,pther times. leave a Thursday, and 8am through 5pm Friday. request(during office hours. message and w%will answer your the direction of the Indiana Commission The State of Indiana created ICPAC in 1986. Under and support the education for Higher Education. ICPAC's mission is to inform. encourage Indiana. The Hotline and PLAN computer resource and career development of the people of Indiana Secondary Market for Education Loans. are supported by a major grant from the Streetrilloomington, IN, 47408.6263. 1-800-992-2076. ICPAC is located at 2805 East Tenth ICPAC POSTSECONDARY PLANNER (ICPAC) Indiana College Placement and Assessment Center 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS ICPAC: Making Connections for the Future ICPAC Directory i i Credits i i i Foreword 1 Benefits of Education 2 Improve Your Career Options! .3 What Schools Are Right for You9 4 Sample Letter.Asking for Information 5 The Indiana Academy 6 Academic Honors Diploma 7 Admission Recommendations Four-Year Schools 8 Admission Recommendations Two-Year Schools 10 Sample Letter Two-Year School Information 11 Standardized Admission Tests 12 Earn College Credit Early! 13 Independent Study/Correspondence Courses 14 Academic Support Services 15 Special Services for Differently-Abled Students. 16 Financial Aid 18 Housing. 21 Athletics 22 Academic Eligibility for Intercollegiate Athletics 23 Extra-Curricular and Social Activities. 24 Map of Indiana's Postsecondary Schools 25 Indiana Schools Granting Associate and/or Bachelor's Degrees. 26 Indiana Occupational Training Programs 30 Glossary of Postsecondary Terms. 34 ICPAC DIRECTORY Executive Director Co-Principal Investigators Roger Farr and Leo Fay Scott Gil lie Associate Director for Director of Information Research & Development Meg Lindeman Jack Schmit Director of Operations Director of Jeff Weber External Relations Debbie Englert Director of Communications Design Hotline Director Elizabeth Worden Hassan Chaharlang Secretary Director of Darci Miller Customer Services Karla McIntire Production Coordinator Monica Webb Hotline Specialists Ron Bush Database Services Miriam Emmons Specialist Janet Lucroy Randy Dodge Sara Turner Anne Wiley Publications Specialists Amy Blackburn Student Assistants Esther Eppele Kim Bridgewater Damon Herbert Promotions Specialist Anne Latchford Diane Griffin Alicia Paulus Andrea Paulus Information Specialists William Pridemore Patt McCafferty Gary Verostko Research Specialists Mary Ann Searle Consultant Don Smith Patti Boyd Sarah Westfall CREDITS There are many who helped make this PLANNER possible. We appreciate the generosity of The Association for Loan Free Education for help in developing the Glossary; The Michigan Historical Collections of the Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan for the use of the historical engraving of the University Museum on pages 26-30; and the State Student Assistance Commission of Indiana. We acknowledge the special contributions of the many ICPAC staff members who helped to prepare the PLANNER. V) FOREWORD aspects This Planner is designed to help you understand many people, life after of planri:ng for life after high school. For most skills that you high school means education and work. The more will have for your get through education, the more options you future. best jobs for The workplace of the future will reserve the skills, you'll need more those with the best skills. To get these beyond high school is than a high-school education. Education education is called postsecondary education. Postsecondary taking the possible for all who prepare. This Planner suggests The skills most challenging high school courses that you can. foundation for skills that you you learn in high school are the and work. build through postsecondary education includes reading, Which skills are important? A short list thinking, working writing, mathematics, problem-solving, critical technology, and being able to learn as part of a team, applying when you leave school. The new skills. Learning does not end learning how to learn. most important skill you can develop is planning depends on How can you plan for the future? Good make informed knowledge and experience. With these, you can information you need choices. ICPAC exists to help you get the and work. By making informed to plan for your future education opportunities. choices, you can make the most of your certain. If the Why plan for the future? The future is never plan, no need to future were certain, there would be no need to uncertain future may be a cause prepare. For some peopia, an take steps to create for worry. The good news is that you can the future that you walt future? Right now! When can you begin planning for the of your life Turn the page to begin the greatest adventure creating your future. Scott Gil lie ICPAC Executive Director, October 1991 BENEFITS OF EDUCATION How can postsecondary education help you? It can open doors for your future. How? An education can teach you how to learn. The more you know about how to learn, the easier it can be to learn new skills later. To keep up with our changing world, you need to continue learning all your life. An education can help you cope with change. Today's jobs change quickly. Workers need to be able to keep up with change. An education can give you more job choices. More educa- tion gives you more skills that are valued by many employers. That means you have more job choices. An education can give 'icu a chance to explore your abilities and interests. While you are in school, you still have time to explore areas you haven't tried before maybe computers, art, or music. Explore your options now, so you can make the best choices for your future. Your education is a financial investment. The more educa- tion you have, the higher your salary is likely to be. High school graduates earn about $20,000 a year. College graduates earn about $31,000 a year. An education can help you succeed. The benefits of education go far beyond income and careers. Want to know more? CALL ICPAC, TOLL-FREE, at 1-800-992-2076. i TO etoRTuNz :14:\ 7., 11 h 9 IMPROVE YOUR CAREER OPTIONS! You will spend much of your lifetime working. Start exploring to find out which careers might fit you. Think about yourself. Think about what you want from a career. Think about your values, interests, and abilities. What is important to you? What do you enjoy? What are you good at? What do you dream of doing someday? Explore the career world! Ask your high school guidance counselor for information. Call 1CPAC for career profiles. Talk with people in careers you find interesting. Ask them questions such as: What do they like about their job? What don't they like about their job? What does the future look like for jobs in the career? These books can help you explore the career world. Look for them at the public library or your counselor's office. Dictionary of Occupational Titles Guide for Occupational Exploration Occupational Outlook Handbook Think about these questions while you explore: What education would I need to prepare for this career? What skills are needed to do well in this career? What can I do now to prepare? Compare what you know about yourself with information about careers. Think about which careers might match your values, interests, and abilities. Work part-time or volunteer to get experience and see whether you really like this field. Need more help? ICPAC offers a low-cost interest inventory to help you explore. Send $3.50 by check or money order to ICPAC, 2805 East Tenth Street, Bloomington, IN 47405. Call the Hotline for free information about specific careers, general information about career planning, and lists of schools that offer training for the careers that interest you.