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Prince Avenue Christian School offers qualified sophomores, juniors, and seniors the opportunity to take advanced honors-level coursework. Students who obtain a score of 3 or better on the AP exam may receive college credit for this class.

Please check with colleges for further information regarding this as it varies from college to college.

Download the Advanced Placement Agreement Form

Advanced Placement courses offered at Prince:
  • AP Biology
  • AP Calculus BC
  • AP Chemistry
  • AP English Literature
  • AP Government
  • AP Physics
  • AP US History
Benefits of the program are to:
  • Experience advanced honors-level curriculum and instructional methods.
  • Shorten the amount of time required to complete a college degree.
  • Challenge students and prepare them for college and beyond by providing them with the tools they need to succeed. They will experience a rigorous class much like what will be expected of them in college. They gain confidence and skills that will help them excel academically.
  • Possibly earn college credit while in high school
Requirements to participate:
  • Be a high school sophomore, junior or senior
  • Have a 3.0 overall GPA or higher
  • Be on the “college prep” or “college prep with distinction” diploma track
  • Earn an 88 or higher in the previous year/semester subject area course
Points to remember:
  • Passing grades earned in AP courses at PACS will be awarded 10 extra numeric points and 1 extra quality point for GPA at the semester for determination of in-house honors and awards. (Effective 2014-2015 school year) HOPE may strip the points but will add back a .5 GPA weight only. This includes online AP courses approved by Prince Avenue.
  • All students enrolled in an AP class will be required to take the AP Exam in May. The exam fee will be billed to the student account in May. Cost is approx. $90. This includes online AP courses approved by Prince Avenue.
  • Prince Avenue cannot guarantee how AP Exam scores will be interpreted at a college. Each college is unique and has different requirements. Please check with the college you are planning to attend for their specific guidelines.
  • Seniors taking AP classes may be required to return to school to take a final exam during the days between the last day of school for seniors and the end of the school year. College Board sets the dates for AP Exams to be held in May. This includes on-line AP courses approved by Prince Avenue.

Dual Enrollment offers qualified juniors and seniors the opportunity to take college-level coursework for credit towards both high school and college graduation requirements.

Download the Dual Enrollment Agreement Form

Dual Enrollment Courses Offered at Prince:
  • English 101 Advanced Composition
  • English 102 Composition and Literature
  • English 202 Survey Literature Romanticism to Present
  • Math 101 Math Modeling
  • Math 102 College Algebra
  • Math 191 Pre-Calculus
  • Math 200 College Statistics
  • Math 210 Calculus
  • Psychology 210 Elementary Psychology
  • Psychology 220 Human Growth and Development
  • History 201 American History I
  • History 202 American History II
  • Spanish 101 – Intro to Spanish I
  • Spanish 102 – Intro to Spanish II
Benefits of the program are to:
  • Develop a college transcript while in high school and experience college curriculum and instructional methods.
  • Shorten the amount of time required to complete a college degree.
  • Save money by paying less than regular university tuition and taking advantage of the Georgia Dual Enrollment Program allowing them to pay for college tuition up to 30 semester hours.
  • Challenge students and prepare them for college and beyond by providing them with the tools they need to succeed. They will experience what it would be like to be a real college student. They gain confidence and skills that will help them excel academically.
Requirements to participate:
  • Be a high school junior or senior and meet TMU/Point University admission requirements
  • Have a 3.0 overall GPA or higher
  • Be on the “college prep” or “college prep with distinction” diploma track
  • Earn an 88 or higher in the previous year/semester subject area course
Points to remember:
  • These classes are either in-house or on-line.
  • In-house courses are taught on PACS campus during normal school day using our teachers as “adjunct TMU/Point University professors.” These courses show up in FACTS and parents have access to current grades at all times.
  • Dual enrollment classes are taught online by TMU/Point University professors.  They direct all aspects (assignments, due dates, grades, lockdown browsers, IT requirements, etc.) of online courses.  Classes and grades for online courses will not appear on your PACS FACTS schedule or report card.  Grades will appear on student transcript only.
  • The grade you earn in your Dual enrollment course will count for high school credit and college credit and the grade will go on both transcripts. Grades earned in Dual Enrollment courses will also count towards your high school GPA, college GPA and towards initial high school HOPE/ Zell Miller eligibility.
  • Dual Enrollment classes are college-level courses which offer you the opportunity to earn both high school and college credit at the same time. This is a college class therefore; a keen work ethic is needed. Make sure you are ready for the demanding work a college class will require. Please remember that for most students…the high school component of the dual courses are required for graduation from Prince Avenue. Students who fail to meet the course requirements will jeopardize their graduation status.
  • The Dual Enrollment program requires colleges to provide textbooks. These must be returned in useable condition to TMU/Point University at the end of the semester or the student will be responsible for paying a $75 fee to TMU/Point.
  • Grades for Dual Enrollment courses are awarded by semester ONLY rather than two quarter/nine weeks averaged together. The quarter/nine-week grade will simply serve as a progress report. Grading in Dual Enrollment courses will continue throughout the semester/eighteen weeks of the course. NOTE: This is different from regular high school courses at PACS.
  • Passing grades earned in Dual Enrollment courses at PACS will be awarded 10 extra numeric points and 1 extra quality point for GPA at the semester for determination of in-house honors and awards. This includes online courses approved by Prince Avenue.
  • Any student that makes a TMU/Point University grade of D, F or I, in a Dual course will not be allowed to take the sequential dual course for sem. 2 and must enroll in the corresponding CP class here at Prince. A meeting with the Guidance Office is mandatory to determine if make-up work is needed in order to graduate on time. It is the recommendation of PACS administration that any student whose grade is a C, not take the sequential dual enrollment class sem.2 but rather enroll in the CP (college prep) corresponding class here at Prince.
  • Dual Enrollment semester exams are determined by TMU/Point. There are no exam exemptions. TMU/Point course syllabuses will be adhered to by Prince.
  • Upon graduation, you will need to request both your high school and college (TMU/Point) transcript be sent to the college you will be attending. For Prince transcript, fill out a “Transcript Request Form”/ For TMU/Point transcript, request one online from their respective websites
  • Prince Avenue cannot guarantee how Dual enrollment courses will be counted in college. Each college is unique and has different requirements. Please check with the college you are planning to attend for their specific guidelines and “transfer equivalency” rules.
  • Seniors taking Dual Enrollment classes may be required to return to school to take a final exam during the days between the last day of school for seniors and the end of the school year.