High School Overview
Overview:
- Comm. Central Academy is a classical, Christian homeschool program that follows the university model.
- High School students can pick and choose their own classes.
- Leadership opportunities are available such as Student Council membership, mentoring, and tech opportunities.
- Grades are kept on-line so students and parents have continual access.
Determination of Credits and Homework Load:
- High School credits are earned based on the number of hours of work completed (including class time and homework):
- Core Courses (English, Math, Science, History): 150 hours
- Electives: 120 hours
- ½ Credit Electives: 60 hours
- Concurrent Credit = 1 high school full credit and 3 hours of college credit (earned in one semester)
- Since Comm. Central meets for 30 weeks, homework load for classes can be determined as follows:
- Core Course: 3 hours per week if the class meets twice per week
- Electives: 3 hours per week if the class meets once per week
- ½ Credit Elective over the Full Year: 1 hour per week if the class meets once per week
- Concurrent Credit: homework load will vary between 1-3 hours per week per college credit hour (between 3-9 hours per week)
- NOTE: The benefit of a ½ Credit Course spread over the full year is as follows:
- HALF of the workload is instructor driven,
- the homework hours per week are minimized, and
- the course load from semester to semester is balanced.