All Academy Scholars will take the state-required 24 credits at the Honors or AP level; the state requirements can be found here. The seminars will count as an honors elective credit of one Carnegie unit. The ten-point conversion chart (adopted in 2016) can be found here. FRESHMAN YEAR SOPHOMORE YEAR Honors courses: Honors courses: •English II -English III •Geometry -Algebra II •Biology -Chemistry AP: AP: •Human Geography (yearlong) -US History (yearlong) Seminar I: Seminar II: •Introduction to Critical Reasoning -Introduction to Communications
JUNIOR YEAR SENIOR YEAR Honors courses: Dual Enrollment: •Pre-Calculus -York Technical College •Government & Economics -Winthrop University AP: AP: •English Language (yearlong) -English Literature (yearlong) •Biology (yearlong) -Calculus or Statistics (yearlong)•Capstone 1: Seminar (yearlong) - Capstone 2: Research (yearlong)
*Students with year-long electives like Band will be required to fulfill the Foreign Language requirement online through South Carolina Virtual School. Other courses may be taken through SCVS as well.