College Credit Possibilities at Jericho High School

Jericho students have the opportunity to take college credits while at Jericho High School. There are many ways of accomplishing this.

 

1. ADELPHI UNIVERSITY COLLEGE COURSES

Adelphi University offers to Jericho students college level courses in foreign languages, dance and child development for which they offer three college credits. Tuition fee required.

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2. LIU-C.W. POST COLLEGE (SCALE) COURSES

LIU-C.W. Post College offers to Jericho 11th and 12th grade students college-level courses in Accounting, Business Law and Criminal Justice for which they offer three - six college credits. Tuition fees required.

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3. MOLLOY COLLEGE COURSES

Molloy College offers to Jericho students college-level courses in College Calculus and Creative Writing for which they offer three college credits. Tuition fees required.

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4. ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES

Jericho High School offers Advanced Placement courses for college credit in Studio Art, Photography, English Literature, English Language and Composition, European History, American History, Psychology, Macro-Economics, Micro-Economics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics B, Physics C, Environmental Science, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Computer Science A, Computer Science AB, French, Spanish, Latin, Statistics and Government. Students who pass the exam with the required mark may receive advanced placement and/or from 3 to 8 credits, depending upon the college.

Students enrolled in A.P. courses are required to take A.P. Exam.

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5. COLLEGE LEVEL EXAMINATION PROGRAM (CLEP)

The College Entrance Examination Board offers college-level examinations in many subject areas. Students passing these exams may receive from 3 to 8 college credits, depending upon the college. There is no special course work at Jericho for this test.

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6. INDEPENDENT STUDY

An opportunity for students to pursue study in subject areas not offered within the regular curriculum under the guidance of a teacher appropriately certified. While the independent study will be recorded on the student's transcript, no grade or credit will be awarded. Students will apply for an independent study by developing a proposal. Proposal needs to be submitted to the appropriate curriculum associate for review. Students will be notified by the principal whether the independent study proposal has been approved.

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