Contact your counselor for details on the following:
Advanced Placement Courses: Students take rigorous courses that adhere to a prescribed and globally recognized course of study and elect to take exams based on interest and achievement. Courses available at PHS are: AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Chemistry, AP English Language & Composition, AP Composition & Literature, AP Environmental Science, AP French, AP German, AP Human Geography, AP Modern European History, AP Psychology, AP Spanish, AP Statistics, AP Studio Art, AP US Government, AP US History
ASCENT Program: ASCENT for Accelerating Students through Concurrent EnrollmeNT. It is a “5th Year Program” that allows seniors to remain enrolled in high school and take a fifth year consisting entirely of college classes. By participating in this program a student will get to continue taking college classes, at Front Range Community College, while Poudre School District pays their college tuition. Many students finish the ASCENT Program having completed an Associate’s Degree. See your counselor for more information.
AVENTA Credit Recovery Online: Credit recovery curriculum provides students a way to earn credits they need to graduate. Our credit recovery courses are offered in a wide variety of subjects and can be accessed at home and at all hours of the day. Class attendance is required during the school day. This option is only available to students needing to recover a failing grade or get back on track to graduation. Credit accrual is only granted for extenuating circumstances.
Front Range Community College High School Select: College Now - High School Select is a concurrent enrollment program that allows high school students to take FRCC classes at their home high schools for college credit. Tuition is covered by the school district, but students may be responsible for textbooks. Students should be aware that classes are taught at the college-level, and students are expected to meet all college-level requirements. Classes are taught by PHS teachers who meet the qualifications of an FRCC faculty member.
Front Range Community College Career Pathways: College Now - Career Pathways allows high school students to participate in year-long Career and Technical programs at FRCC. All students earn high school credit, and students have the option to enroll for FRCC college credit. There is no tuition cost to students in this program, but each program requires a student fee. Most programs are held on campus at FRCC, and transportation is available from PHS. Classes are held every day, Monday - Friday. Counselors select the morning section (8am - 10am) or afternoon section (12:30pm - 2:30pm) based on the student’s high school schedule.
Front Range Community College - Campus Select: Classes taken through Concurrent Enrollment give the student an opportunity to graduate from high school with college credits, and accelerate progress toward earning advanced degrees and/or prepare for the working world. All students may qualify for this program if they receive approval for an academic plan of study, have applied no later than 60 days before the end of the previous academic term, and meet the prerequisites for the course (**Please note: Space is limited, acceptance may depend on availability and courses must be approved by PSD and it must fit your daily course schedule.) An application is required. Tuition is covered by PSD, but students are responsible for paying fees and textbooks.
CU Succeed: Students may take classes at their high school and earn credit from the University of Colorado. Additional cost required for this program
CSU Campus Select: Students may take upper level math and world language classes and earn credit from Colorado State University. Additional cost required for this program.
English Language Learning (ELL): A program for students whose primary language is not English; who require assistance in reading, writing, and speaking English.
General Education Development (GED): GED tests can give you the opportunity to earn a Colorado High School Equivalency Certificate. Classes are offered in the evenings at PHS.
Opportunities Unlimited (OU): This mission and focus of this program is to provide an ongoing supportive academic program for those students who have left Poudre School District (PSD) prior to completing a diploma program and who have not yet turned 21 years of age, and/or present students in PSD who are not on track to complete the 240 credit graduation requirement and are at risk for dropping out of high school.
Pathways After Hours: Pathways After Hours (PWAH) is the after-school program offered through Poudre High School’s Mind Center for Alternative Programming. The Afterhours program meets Monday-Thursday from 3:30pm - 5:30pm in the Mind Center. Pathways After Hours is a referral based program, whereby students are referred by counselors, teachers or administrator due to a student’s extenuating circumstances. Additionally, PWAH offers GED preparation for students interested in obtaining a GED certificate rather than a high school diploma.
Poudre School District Summer School: Courses available during the summer.
Study Abroad: Contact student’s counselor.
Wellness Waiver: The wellness requirement of up to 5 credits in the 9th through 12th grades may be waived through successful participation in an equivalent number of hours of competitive athletics in the high school program. Each 45 contact hours of participation in competitive athletics permits a waiver of 2.5 credits of physical education requirements, subject to the following limitations:
Advanced Placement Courses: Students take rigorous courses that adhere to a prescribed and globally recognized course of study and elect to take exams based on interest and achievement. Courses available at PHS are: AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Chemistry, AP English Language & Composition, AP Composition & Literature, AP Environmental Science, AP French, AP German, AP Human Geography, AP Modern European History, AP Psychology, AP Spanish, AP Statistics, AP Studio Art, AP US Government, AP US History
ASCENT Program: ASCENT for Accelerating Students through Concurrent EnrollmeNT. It is a “5th Year Program” that allows seniors to remain enrolled in high school and take a fifth year consisting entirely of college classes. By participating in this program a student will get to continue taking college classes, at Front Range Community College, while Poudre School District pays their college tuition. Many students finish the ASCENT Program having completed an Associate’s Degree. See your counselor for more information.
AVENTA Credit Recovery Online: Credit recovery curriculum provides students a way to earn credits they need to graduate. Our credit recovery courses are offered in a wide variety of subjects and can be accessed at home and at all hours of the day. Class attendance is required during the school day. This option is only available to students needing to recover a failing grade or get back on track to graduation. Credit accrual is only granted for extenuating circumstances.
Front Range Community College High School Select: College Now - High School Select is a concurrent enrollment program that allows high school students to take FRCC classes at their home high schools for college credit. Tuition is covered by the school district, but students may be responsible for textbooks. Students should be aware that classes are taught at the college-level, and students are expected to meet all college-level requirements. Classes are taught by PHS teachers who meet the qualifications of an FRCC faculty member.
Front Range Community College Career Pathways: College Now - Career Pathways allows high school students to participate in year-long Career and Technical programs at FRCC. All students earn high school credit, and students have the option to enroll for FRCC college credit. There is no tuition cost to students in this program, but each program requires a student fee. Most programs are held on campus at FRCC, and transportation is available from PHS. Classes are held every day, Monday - Friday. Counselors select the morning section (8am - 10am) or afternoon section (12:30pm - 2:30pm) based on the student’s high school schedule.
Front Range Community College - Campus Select: Classes taken through Concurrent Enrollment give the student an opportunity to graduate from high school with college credits, and accelerate progress toward earning advanced degrees and/or prepare for the working world. All students may qualify for this program if they receive approval for an academic plan of study, have applied no later than 60 days before the end of the previous academic term, and meet the prerequisites for the course (**Please note: Space is limited, acceptance may depend on availability and courses must be approved by PSD and it must fit your daily course schedule.) An application is required. Tuition is covered by PSD, but students are responsible for paying fees and textbooks.
CU Succeed: Students may take classes at their high school and earn credit from the University of Colorado. Additional cost required for this program
CSU Campus Select: Students may take upper level math and world language classes and earn credit from Colorado State University. Additional cost required for this program.
English Language Learning (ELL): A program for students whose primary language is not English; who require assistance in reading, writing, and speaking English.
General Education Development (GED): GED tests can give you the opportunity to earn a Colorado High School Equivalency Certificate. Classes are offered in the evenings at PHS.
Opportunities Unlimited (OU): This mission and focus of this program is to provide an ongoing supportive academic program for those students who have left Poudre School District (PSD) prior to completing a diploma program and who have not yet turned 21 years of age, and/or present students in PSD who are not on track to complete the 240 credit graduation requirement and are at risk for dropping out of high school.
Pathways After Hours: Pathways After Hours (PWAH) is the after-school program offered through Poudre High School’s Mind Center for Alternative Programming. The Afterhours program meets Monday-Thursday from 3:30pm - 5:30pm in the Mind Center. Pathways After Hours is a referral based program, whereby students are referred by counselors, teachers or administrator due to a student’s extenuating circumstances. Additionally, PWAH offers GED preparation for students interested in obtaining a GED certificate rather than a high school diploma.
Poudre School District Summer School: Courses available during the summer.
Study Abroad: Contact student’s counselor.
Wellness Waiver: The wellness requirement of up to 5 credits in the 9th through 12th grades may be waived through successful participation in an equivalent number of hours of competitive athletics in the high school program. Each 45 contact hours of participation in competitive athletics permits a waiver of 2.5 credits of physical education requirements, subject to the following limitations:
- 2.5 credits can be waived through participation in a single sport. Participation in 2 different sports is required to waive the full 5 credits physical education requirement. Students cannot waive the same sport twice.
- If a student chooses to waive wellness credit through participation in competitive athletics, the remaining physical education courses must be in fitness or lifetime sports areas.
- Students must waive a sport within a year of completing a season.
- Students must finalize any and all waivers before the Spring Semester of their senior year.
- The 2.5 credits of Health and 5 credits of Physical Education requirements cannot be waived.
