College Bound

Planning for College

Four year colleges usually recommend students complete certain college preparatory courses while in high school. To qualify for admission to a Kansas Regents University (Emporia State, Kansas State, University of Kansas, Wichita State, Fort Hays State, Pittsburg State, or Washburn University).  Students must meet one of the following requirements:

1. complete the pre-college curriculum detailed below with a minimum 2.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale, OR
2. achieve an ACT score of 21 or above, OR
3. rank in the top one-third of your high school graduating class. 

The Pre-college Curriculum:

• English - 4 credits (1 each year of school)
• Social Studies - 3 credits (American history, American Government, 1/2 credit in World History, and ½ credit from a social studies elective).
• Science - 3 credits
• Math - 3 credits (algebra I, algebra II, geometry, or above; these must be taken in the high school).  It is highly recommended by colleges, the State Board of Education, ACT, and this district, that students take an upper level course their senior year.
• Computer Technology - 1 credit

Pre-college curriculum requirements for state scholarship consideration.

To be eligible for the Kansas State Scholarship Program, Minority Scholarship Program, and Kansas Teachers Scholarship Program, students must complete the pre-college curriculum listed above, plus the following three requirements:

Math - 1 additional credit for a total of four credits of math (choose from college algebra, calculus, advanced math, or trigonometry).

Foreign language - 2 units in the same language.

Science - 3 units (these must be biology, chemistry, and physics).