Advance College Academy - Business Administration

Highland Springs High School

  • Students earn an advanced studies high school diploma by taking a wide range of honors and AP level classes.
  • Students earn an Associate of Science degree in Business Administration from Reynolds Community College (JSRCC) during their four years in high school.
  • All 61 JSRCC credits are eligible for transfer to a four-year college or university.
  • College courses are taught by selected HCPS teachers, credentialed as adjunct professors with JSRCC.
  • There is a minimal charge for students to enroll in the program and earn an associate degree.

Course of Study

Grade 9

Grade 10

Grade 11

Grade 12

Grade 9

  • English 9 Honors
  • Biology Honors
  • Geometry or
    Algebra II Honors
  • World History II Honors
  • World Language
  • Health and P.E.
  • HCPS Elective

Grade 10

  • English 10 Honors
  • Chemistry Honors
  • Algebra II or Pre-Calculus Honors
  • AP European History or AP World History
  • World Language
  • Economics & Personal Finance
  • Health and P.E.
  • HCPS Elective

**College Success Skills 100 & Personal and Community Health 115*

Summer between 10th and 11th grades: Reynolds College Success Skills 100 & Personal and Community Health 115

Grade 11

  • Reynolds English 111 & 112*
  • AP Physics, AP Environmental Science, or AP Chemistry 1 ¤ 
  • Reynolds Pre-Calculus 161 & Applied Calulus 261*
  • Reynolds US History 121 & 112*
  • Reynolds course: JSRCC Introduction to Digital and Information Literacy and Computer Applications 152 and Spreadsheets 140
  • Reynolds Principles of Public Speaking 100 & Reynolds Introduction to Business 100

Grade 12

  • Reynolds American 244 & British Literature 242
  • Reynolds Biology 101 & 102
  • Reynolds Biology Lab & Study Hall
  • Reynolds Accounting 211 & 212* (Accounting I & II) 
  • Reynolds Economics 201 & 202*
  • Reynolds Political Science 135 & 136*
  • HCPS Elective
  • Leadership & Development Honors / ACA Senior Capstone Experience
NOTES

* All courses identified with asterisks are JSRCC courses that meet the requirements of an advanced studies high school diploma.
** College Success Skills 100 & Personal and Community Health 115 must be taken during the summer prior to grade eleven.

  • Students must earn a 2.75 or higher in Algebra I and maintain at least a 2.75 GPA through eighth grade. It is recommended that students complete World History I prior to enrolling in the Academy.
  • Curriculum is subject to change.
  • All students must successfully complete the Economics and Personal Finance course.
  • Each dual enrollment class will have a $50 fee.

FEES

ACA

Number of dual enrollment classes

FEE

Total

10th Grade

2 Classes (Summer before 11th Grade)

$50/class

$100/student

11th Grade

10 Classes

$50/class

$500/student

12th Grade

10 Classes

$50/class

$500/student

Total Cost of two - year program

$1,100/student

* Fee applies to students entering the program in the fall of 2019 and thereafter

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS