AP and DE Courses

Advanced Placement 

Advanced Placement is a program run by the College Board (the makers of the SAT) that allows students to take special high school courses that can earn them college credit and/or qualify them for more advanced classes when they begin college.

  1. Earn College Credit and Placement

  2. Save Money and Time

  3. Stand Out to Colleges

  4. Keep Your Options Open

The AP Exam is required for each student enrolled in an Advanced Placement class.  The College Board determines the fee, which is billed later, separately from tuition.

SHA's 21 AP course offerings include:

  • AP Biology
  • AP Calculus AB
  • AP Calculus BC
  • AP Chemistry
  • AP Computer Science Principles
  • AP English Language & Composition
  • AP English Literature
  • AP French Language
  • AP Precalculus
  • AP Physics I
  • AP Psychology
  • AP Spanish Language
  • AP Statistics
  • AP U.S. History
  • AP U.S. Government
  • AP World History

The following courses offered through OneSchoolHouse (formerly Online School for Girls)

  • AP Environmental Science
  • AP Human Geography
  • AP Macroeconomics
  • AP Microeconomics
  • AP Music Theory

dual enrollment (de) courses

SHA students have the opportunity to experience college courses and earn 30+ college credits at a significantly reduced cost through SHA's partnership with local colleges and universities.

Dual Enrollment (DE) courses include courses offered at SHA in partnership with University of Connecticut (UCONN), Quinnipiac University (QU Academy) and Southern Connecticut State University.  All students enrolled in a DE (Dual enrollment) course must be concurrently registered for credits with the partner university and take their end of semester exam to receive SHA credits for the DE course.

SHA's unique partnership with the University of New Haven (UNH), offers SHA students the chance to take one course per year for free.

 

UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN

Through University of New Haven (UNH), our juniors and seniors (and outstanding, faculty recommended sophomores) can take one course a year for free!

  1. SHA students may take one (1) course on ground at UNewHaven per year at no tuition cost, with a maximum of three lifetime. The student is still responsible for course fees, books, and transportation to campus, when applicable. 

  2. Interested students would complete a precollege application (personal statement and unofficial transcript are needed) to be considered either for the fall or spring semester in an academic year.

  3. Accepted students choose their course with over 70 different options available across a variety of subject areas (ie: Development of American Sports, Personal Finance, History of Latin America, Intro to Criminal Justice to name a few).

  4. Accepted students (and their families) attend a virtual orientation, a UNH representative meets with them the day of their first class, and then has virtual and in-person check-ins during the semester they are taking their course.

 

 

SOUTHERN CT STATE UNIVERSITY

Through Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU), several of our courses at SHA will carry college credit through the Dual Enrollment program. Students would have to enroll in these like they have for ECE. 

Apart from that, our juniors and seniors who maintain a 3.0 g.p.a. or higher can apply to take courses on campus at SCSU. For $65, (plus any application fee, lab fee and textbook costs) a SHA student can take up to 2 courses per semester on campus at SCSU. There is an application process for this; please see the information on the SCSU website