Advanced College Credit Program
Chaminade students have the opportunity to begin earning college credit while still in high school through one of the most extensive Advanced College Credit programs in the region. With more than 100 college credit opportunities available through partnerships with Saint Louis University, the University of Missouri–St. Louis, and Missouri Baptist University, students can build an impressive college transcript before graduation.
The average Chaminade student graduates with more than 60 hours of college credit, giving many students the opportunity to enter college with a significant head start. These credits can provide greater flexibility in college scheduling, allow students to pursue additional majors or minors, reduce future tuition costs, and create more time for internships, study abroad, and other meaningful experiences.
For more than 35 years, Chaminade has been a leader in providing students with rigorous college-level coursework taught in the supportive environment of our campus. Students benefit from challenging academics while learning from Chaminade teachers who know them, support them, and prepare them for success at the collegiate level and beyond.
BENEFITS OF ADVANCED COLLEGE CREDIT
OUR UNIVERSITY PARTNERS
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Commonly Used Terms
Elective Credit: Reducing the number of courses the student must complete on campus in order to graduate by transferring the ACC courses as “elective” credit because the receiving university does not have a course that matches the course the ACC student is transferring. In that case, the student can count the hours toward graduation but may still need to take a course that is similar to, but not the same as, the advanced college credit course.
Exempt Credit: Allowing the student to be exempt from taking certain courses required for freshmen and sophomores, including introductory courses in core subjects.
Prerequisite Credit: Allowing the ACC transfer credit to count for prerequisites for their major or minor fields of study.
ACC COURSE GUIDES
ACC POLICIES, GRADE SCALES AND STUDENT ELIGIBILITY
Academic Policies
Grading, Scales, and Transcripts
Student Eligibility at 3 Universities
ACC REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT PROCEDURES
About Registration
Window for Registration
- 1st Semester/FALL August-September
- 2nd Semester/SPRING January-February
Registration Documentation
Payment Procedures
- Payment details are sent to the student in their MyMBU account.
- The registrant may pay their MBU bill by personal check or money order, online through MyMBU, or by phone with a credit card.
- A tuition bill is mailed to the home of the student in the student’s name.
- An email is also sent to the parent at the email address provided on their son’s application.
- Students can login to mySLU and view their invoice through the payment suite under the “Tools” tab.
- After the registration process closes, an initial billing statement is mailed to the student and emailed to the parent.
- Subsequent monthly billing statements are issued until the deadline to pay closes.
- All fees are due and payable as directed on the student's monthly billing statement.
TRANSFERABILITY GUIDES
Sending Transcripts, Transfer Credits, Guidebooks
Sending Transcripts
Each year Chaminade graduates request the university where they registered for their ACC to send their ACC university transcripts to the university they plan to attend upon graduation. Contact the registrar at each university or visit their online webpage.
Acceptance of Transfer Credits
Based on official survey results, the majority of Chaminade students successfully transfer 1-2 years of college credits to their final university choice. Be aware that the receiving colleges and universities have the final authority as to how to accept the ACC credit.The transferability of ACC Credit varies at the universities Chaminade students attend. Many times advanced college credit earned by a student transfers not only the credit, but also the grade earned may transfer. If the receiving college accepts transfer college credit courses, the college will have a policy to include or not include the course grades in the student’s college GPA.
- College Admissions Office
- College websites typically outline their policy and often provide a list of transferable courses
- Transferology.com
- Your Chaminade College Counselor
ADDITIONAL OPTIONS FOR ADVANCED COLLEGE CREDIT
College Board AP Courses
The academic departments that offer AP courses are Classical and Modern Languages, English, Fine Arts, Mathematics, Practical Arts, Science and Social Studies.
Chaminade faculty who teach AP courses are highly trained, participate in College Board professional development and accountable to maintain College Board standards.
- In an AP course, the student must pass the AP end-of-course exam to be eligible to apply for college credit once the student graduates from high school.
- Generally, the student must score a 3, 4, or 5 on the AP exam.
- Students then send their AP scores to each college/university where they plan to attend, and the college/university has the final determination of how much credit they will award for the course.
- There is no standard amount of credit awarded by each college/university for an AP course because specific standards for accepting AP courses as college credit may vary greatly.
- If a college or university awards advanced placement based on your AP Exam scores, that means the student might be able to skip introductory classes and go straight into higher-level classes. It might also mean that the student can skip courses that the college requires students to take to fulfill general education requirements.
Colleges may offer both credit and placement, just credit, or just placement for successful AP scores. The student is encouraged to visit each colleges’ website or talk to an admission officer to find out which kind of recognition is offered.
AP course descriptions are available in the curriculum guide
Please note that the AP exam is required, unless otherwise stated as an optional exam.
AP Biology
AP Calculus AB
AP Calculus BC
AP Chemistry
AP Chinese Language & Culture
AP Comparative Government and Politics (Optional AP Exam)
AP Computer Science Principles
AP Computer Science A
AP English Language and Composition
AP English Literature and Composition
AP Environmental Science (Optional Exam)
AP European History
AP French Language & Culture (Optional AP Exam)
AP Latin (Optional AP Exam)
AP Macroeconomics (Optional AP Exam)
AP Microeconomics (Optional Exam)
AP Music Theory (Optional AP Exam)
AP Honors Physics 1(Optional AP Exam)
AP Honors Physics 2 (Optional AP Exam)
AP Physics C: Mechanics (Optional AP Exam)
AP Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism (Optional AP Exam)
AP Psychology (Optional AP Exam)
AP Spanish Language & Culture (Optional AP Exam)
AP Statistics
AP Studio Art
AP United States Government and Politics
AP United States History
AP World History
Project Lead the Way - PLTW Engineering Courses
- PLTW 13 STEM: Introduction to Engineering Design
- PLTW 23 STEM: Introduction to Engineering Design
- PLTW 33 STEM: Principles of Engineering
- PLTW 43 STEM: Environmental Sustainability
- PLTW 44 STEM: Digital Electronics
- PLTW 45 STEM: Aerospace Engineering