Advanced Placement and Concurrent Enrollment

Advanced Placement (AP) courses are college-level classes offered in high schools, designed to give students a taste of college-level academics while still in high school. These courses, created by the College Board, cover a wide range of subjects and are more rigorous than standard high school courses. Students who perform well on the corresponding AP exams may earn college credit or advanced placement at many colleges and universities.

Steamboat Springs High School offers the following AP courses specifically designed to prepare students for these rigorous tests. 

English	Math	Social Studies	Science	World Language	Fine Arts
AP English Literature and Composition	AP Statistics	AP World History	AP Biology	AP Spanish Language and Culture	AP Studio Art
AP English Language and Composition	AP Calculus AB	AP Human Geography	AP Chemistry	AP French Language and Culture	AP Photography
	AP Calculus BC		AP Physics 1: Algebra Based
	AP Computer Science		AP Physics 2: Algebra Based

 

At the Steamboat Springs School District (SSSD), we are proud to offer concurrent enrollment (CE) opportunities to qualifying students.  Concurrent enrollment allows high school students to take courses that count toward college credit, certification credit, and/or graduation required credits at Colorado Mountain College (CMC), through the same course. SSHS counselors have a current list of concurrent enrollment (CE) courses offered at SSHS and CMC.

To be Eligible for Concurrent Enrollment, a student Must: 

• Be in the 9th -12th grade
• Be a full-time student 
• Have no less than an 85% attendance rate in the semester before enrollment 
• Have no more than one out-of-school suspension (suspension must not be violence-related) in the semester before enrollment, or have not had chronic behavior referrals.
• Complete the application process, including, but not limited to;
  • Meet with the Concurrent Enrollment Coordinator to discuss the process
  • Meet all concurrent enrollment prerequisites, including the Accuplacer assessment
  • Complete relevant concurrent enrollment agreements and college applications
  • Meet with their school counselor for a credit check; students who are not on track for graduation are NOT eligible for concurrent enrollment
  • Provide SSHS’s signed agreement form from a Parent/Guardian
  • Have their concurrent enrollment courses approved by their high school counselor and high school administration.

Other Important Information:

• Concurrent Enrollment courses that will be approved are:
  • CE courses that are not offered at Steamboat Springs School District and that align with the student’s Individual Career Academic Plan and/or Career Technical Education pathway. 
  • CE courses that are taught by Steamboat Springs School District staff members and/or on the SSHS campus may count towards content area or elective credits to meet graduation requirements.
  • CE courses that count as elective credits after content area graduation requirements have been fulfilled.

SSSD pays the student’s tuition; however, books, any additional fees, and the cost of transportation to the college are the student's or family's responsibility. Therefore, students must have reliable transportation to get to and from CMC.

If a student earns a final grade of an “F” or “WF” (as transcribed by SSHS) in one or more concurrent enrollment courses, they will not be allowed to enroll in concurrent enrollment courses outside of the building in the following semester. Students can opt out of a CMC course up until the CMC deadline, which is considerably later than high school’s deadline. If the high school’s course adjustment deadline has passed, students will be placed into a high school course by their counselor to meet the full-time student status of six courses.