Goal: To increase academic achievement at Bleckley County High School.

This year two Advanced Placement classes were added to our curriculum: US History and Biology. We will add Statistics, Calculus, Language, Literature, and World History next year. This will create choices for both Honors and Non-Honors students.

9th Grade: Honors EnglishHonors BiologyAccelerated Math I

Students must choose a minimum of 2 classes

10th Grade: Honors EnglishHonors ChemistryAP World HistoryHonors World HistoryAccelerated Math 2

Students must choose a minimum of 2 classesIf a student elects not to take Honors Chemistry, they

must still take Chemistry.

11th Grade: Honors EnglishAP LanguagePhysicsAP US HistoryAccelerated Math 3

Students must choose a minimum of 2 classes *Physics is a requirement

12th Grade: AP Literature Honors EnglishAP Statistics or AP Calculus

AP Biology/Physics II/Anatomy & Physiology

Students must choose a minimum of 2 classes

Advanced Placement Classes:Class of 2010 – Must take a minimum of 2

AP classesClass of 2011 and after – must take a minimum

of 3 AP classes

Advanced Placement Classes are open to all BCHS students. A student is not required to be in the Honors program to participate in theAP program.

Students may dual enroll with a college and meet the requirements for an Honors Diploma.However, they must ensure the minimum number of Honors and Advanced Placement classes aremet.

2 points 3 points 4 points

8th grade CRCT

Math/Lang Arts

(850 – 859)Math / 1 ptLang Arts /

1 pt

860 – 880Math / 1.5

pts Lang Arts /

1.5 pts

881+Math / 2 pts

Lang Arts / 2 pts

8th grade GPA(core classes)

85 – 89 90 – 95 96+

Students must have a minimum of 5 points to be admitted to the Honors Program.

Students identified as gifted will be automatically admitted to the Honors Program.