COURSE DESIGNATIONS

Providence School is a college preparatory school. Our curriculum is advanced, rigorous, and is particularly rich in its content. Providence School uses the following designations to indicate course work level: College Preparatory (CP), Honors (H), and Advanced Placement (AP). Any class not having an Honors or Advanced Placement designation is not considered to be a weighted course.

College Prep (CP)

The College Prep (CP) course designation indicates that the class pace is challenging and appropriate work for a college preparatory class. The teachers of this level have license to take more time to explore the subject and move at a pace that meets the students’ needs.

Honors (H)

The course designation indicates that the class pace is accelerated and can be more challenging and thoughtprovoking. It is intended for advanced, ambitious students who are willing to commit to a course that compared to other high school courses may take more time, require more work, and give greater depth of material. Recommendation by the current year’s teacher, motivation, and test scores are used in the screening process to ensure that students are capable of completing this level course work and are enrolling for sound educational reasons. Students enrolled in Honors (H) level courses receive an additional .5 weight towards their GPA.

Dual Enrollment (DE)

The course designation indicates that the class pace is accelerated and at the college level. It is intended for advanced, ambitious students who are willing to commit to a course that compared to other high school courses may take more time, require more work, and give greater depth of material. Recommendation by the current year’s teacher, motivation, and test scores are used in the screening process to ensure that students are capable of completing this level course work. Students enrolled in Dual Enrollment (DE) level courses receive an additional 1.0 weight towards their GPA. The benefits of taking a college-level DE course in high school are three-fold: (1) Students will be challenged and gain experience with a course at a college level (2) Students will earn college credit on a Southeastern University transcript that can be transferred* to whichever college they choose to attend (3) Students can show potential colleges that they are challenging themselves with rigorous course selections.

*Southeastern University is a private university located in Lakeland, FL that is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACS), also known as AdvancED / Cognia. This is the same organization that accredits all public universities (such as UNF, UCF, FSU, & UF) and Providence School itself. Therefore, courses on its transcripts are widely accepted by other universities. Please note that some schools code their courses differently (i.e., UNF uses CHM 1025, instead of CHEM 1213) and sometimes college academic advisors will need documentation on the content of the course such as the syllabus to award the maximum possible credit.