Career and College Promise (CCP) For RSHS students

Tuition, Fees and Books All college classes taken while in high school are tuition free. RSHS purchases and loans college books to students that must be returned each semester or the student will be charged for the book. RichmondCC covers the cost of fees for all CCP students.

Eligibility Be a high school junior or senior and have an unweighted GPA of 2.8

Beginning this fall, college classes will be taken during 1st and 2nd blocks for RSHS students. (Students must take a minimum of two blocks with credit-bearing courses each semester at RSHS) Maximum number of RichmondCC courses taken per semester to go on high school transcript is 4. Grades earned in college courses will be shared with the high school and included on the students high school transcript and count as part of their GPA. If college courses are taken outside of the school day or during summer, the courses will only count as college credit and not go on the high school transcript. To maintain eligibility, a students must maintain a 2.0 college GPA. If a student fails a college course or is a “no show”, the student will not be allowed to take a RichmondCC course the following semester.

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS ALIGNED WITH TRANSFER COURSES High School Credit Community College Courses Graduation Requirement American History I HIS 131 American History I – AP Credit weight American History II HIS 132 American History II – AP Credit weight Fourth Math credit MAT 143 Quantitative Literacy – AP Credit weight MAT 152 Statistical Methods I – AP Credit weight MAT 171 Pre-calculus Algebra – AP Credit weight Foreign Language SPA 111 Elementary Spanish I – AP Credit weight SPA 112 Elementary Spanish II – AP Credit weight

Associates in Arts - College Transfer Pathway English Composition ENG-111 - Writing and Inquiry ENG-112 - Writing/Research in the Disciplines Humanities/Fine Arts - At least three courses from two different subjects from the following: ART-111 - Art Appreciation ENG-231 - American Literature I ENG-232 - American Literature II ENG-241 - British Literature I ENG-242 - British Literature II MUS-110 - Music Appreciation MUS-112 - Introduction to Jazz Social/Behavioral Sciences - At least three courses from at least two different subjects from the following: ECO-251 - Principle of Microeconomics ECO-252 - Principle of Macroeconomics HIS-131 - American History I HIS-132 - American History II PHI 240 – Intro to Ethics POL-120 - American Government PSY-150 - General Psychology SOC-210 - Introduction to Sociology Mathematics - At least one course from the following: MAT-143 - Quantitative Literacy MAT-152 - Statistical Methods I MAT-171 - Precalculus Algebra Natural Science - One of the following groups: BIO 111 – General Biology I CHM 151 – General Chemistry Other Required Hours ACA-122 - College Transfer Success

Transportation will be provided for 1st and 2nd blocks.

Go to www.richmondcc.edu/rshs How to Apply Go to www.richmondcc.edu/rshs   Click and complete dual enrollment application If you do not know your social security number, skip question and bring back to us ASAP. We CAN NOT enroll you for college classes without it. Click and complete RSHS registration for sophomores. This is your contract for the high school. Email address is the one you check regularly If you do not know your unweighted GPA, please give your best estimate

Course Type Weighting Scale Honors Course One-half (.5) quality point                                     Course Type Weighting Scale Honors Course One-half (.5) quality point Advanced Placement One (1) quality point Community College Courses

                                                                Contact Information: Kary Edmondson kcedmondson@richmondcc.edu Leighton Bell lwbell@richmondcc.edu