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SARATOGA CENTRAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL

Graduation Requirements

Saratoga Central Catholic School follows a rigorous curriculum leading most graduates to a Regents Diploma or Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation.

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To graduate, students must complete a minimum of 24.5 credits, which should include:

  • 2 credits in Theology

  • 20 hours of Community service each year, grades 9-12.

  • 4 credits in English

  • 4 credits in Social Studies

  • 4 credits in Mathematics

  • 4 credits in Science

  • 1 credit in a Language other than English (LOTE) (3 credits is strongly encouraged, 5-unit sequence in CTE or Fine Art may be available as a substitution)

  • 2 credits in Physical Education

  • 1 credit in Fine Art

  • 2 credits in Electives

  • ½ credit in Health

College, Counseling & Career Readiness Center

Meet Our School Counselors

SCC's school counselors are here to assist with course selection, college and career readiness, and academic/social-emotional support. 

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Ann Costantino

School Counselor

acostantino@saratogacatholic.org

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Nichole Mulkern

School Counselor

nmulkern@saratogacatholic.org

Resources & Information

Mental Health Support

There is a FREE national mental health resource called 988 Lifeline.  Anyone can call or text 988 OR chat online at 988lifeline.org. This resource is for those in need of (crisis) support.

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988 is a 24/7 free and confidential resource for people experiencing mental health-related distress.


Naviance
SCC uses Naviance to help students with college and career readiness in areas such as:

  • Assessments: Assessments are used throughout your student’s journey at SCC.  These assessments empower students to learn more about their strengths, goals, values, interests in order to help them work towards a rewarding future career.

  • Career Planning:  Job Outlook, Career Interest Profile, Resume Building, Portfolio Building.

  • College Application Process:  Common App matching and Records Request (including transcripts, letters of recommendation, school profile).


Naviance Family Connection
Naviance Family Connection is a comprehensive website that can be used to help make decisions about colleges and careers.  Features include:

  • A number of innovative, easy-to-use, web applications for high school students to assist them with a variety of tasks; including career planning, college planning and the college application process.

  • Links with Naviance Succeed, a service that SCC uses in the guidance office to track and analyze data about college and career plans, in order to provide up-to-date information that is specific to our school.

  • Tools for planning and advising, build a resume, complete on-line surveys, and manage timelines and deadlines for making decisions about colleges and careers.

  • Research tools for colleges – compare GPA, standardized test scores, and other statistics to actual historical data from our school or students who have applied and have been admitted in the past.

  • Access a large national and local scholarship database with the ability to search for scholarships.


If you have any questions about your child's academic, social-emotional, or career journey, please do not hesitate to reach out to the counseling office.

PSAT Information
The PSAT NMSQT is open to all Sophomores and Juniors and is typically held in the Fall at each student's home district.  There is a small fee for the exam.  Although preliminary, these exam results are used to match students with colleges and identify additional scholarship opportunities based on scores during a student's Junior year.
 

ACT & SAT Information

ACTs and SATs are typically taken in a student’s Junior year of high school and in the first two months of their Senior Year. Students sign up for the ACT at https://www.act.org and SAT on the College Board website (http://www.collegeboard.org).

For any colleges requiring standardized tests, exam scores need to be sent by the student directly from CollegeBoard.org (SAT) or ACT.org (ACT). We cannot send official test scores from the Counseling, College & Career Office.

SCC’s School Code is 335050. Please use this on all College Board forms and correspondence.


Senior Applications
As Seniors apply to colleges and universities, it is their responsibility to check their application materials to make sure that the colleges have all of their documents to complete their application. If they are missing any items or have questions, please contact the counseling office.

Special Education Services
If your student receives special education services or accommodations at their current school, please notify your home school district and Saratoga Springs City High School CSE Pupil Services by June 1st if you plan to attend Saratoga Central Catholic in the Fall and wish to continue to receive services.  

Hudson Valley College in the High School Courses
Register early for Hudson Valley Classes each semester since courses fill up quickly.  Registration for the Fall semester typically happens in April and registration for the Spring semester typically happens in December. Registrations are handled through HVCC's online system Voyager. 


College Fairs
Starting in the sophomore year, students and their families are highly encouraged to attend local college fairs.

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