Advanced Placement

Advanced Placement courses involve college curriculum taught at PRHS by D38 instructors.
Students take College Board's national exam in May and can earn college credit based on their exam score and the destination university's policy for awarding credit.
See the PRHS Course & Planning Guide under Registration Materials for a complete list of offerings.

Concurrent Enrollment

Lewis-Palmer School District provides opportunities for qualified high school students in grades 9-12 to enroll in college courses and earn credit through The Concurrent Enrollment (CE) program
Concurrent Enrollment programs may help students significantly reduce college expenses, increase the likelihood of completing college, and develop knowledge, marketable skills, and abilities necessary to be ready for college and the workforce.
Course selection will be in consideration of the student’s college and career goals as indicated on their Individual Career and Academic Plan (ICAP), the availability of the course either on our high school campus or within the desired Institution of Higher Education’s course catalog for the desired term and whether the course is transferable to the intended degree plan when applicable through the CDHE Statewide Transfer Degree Plans.
LPSD will cover the cost for tuition for the CE college course(s) based on the Colorado Community College System tuition rate less the College Opportunity Fund allocation. The student/family is responsible for the payment of books and fees associated with each course and securing transportation to and from the campus of which the student is enrolled. Students/families will also be liable for tuition if the student fails the course(s) or proper drop procedures are not followed – resulting in a withdraw (W).
In order to qualify for Concurrent Enrollment, students must:

Dual Enrollment

Courses taught at high school by D38 instructors whose curriculum has been approved by a post-secondary institution for awarding college credit
- Family pays fee for grade to be transcribed onto college transcript (note: permanent college academic record)
- Often used to fulfill general elective requirements of college degree
- Policies regarding the transfer of credits and the specific ways in which they apply to degree requirements vary from institution to institution – research transferability before paying! Price could be as high as $280.
- Growing number of current D38 classes that can serve as dual credit (high school and college); more to come...
Participation by three post-secondary institutions:
UC-Colorado Springs
CU-Succeed
Project Lead the Way
Colorado Christian University
Pikes Peak Community College

ASCENT

District 38 participates in a program called Accelerating Students through Concurrent Enrollment (ASCENT). It is a state-sponsored, fifth-year concurrent enrollment program which will allow 2-3 eligible D38 students to participate part-time or full-time in college classes at Pikes Peak Community College for one year after 12th grade.
ASCENT students participate in the graduation ceremony with their class and receive a completion certificate, but his/her actual diploma is held until after the ASCENT year is completed. The school district covers ASCENT students’ tuition at PPCC for two semesters; the family pays for books and fees and provides their own transportation. Financial Aid monies cannot be used for ASCENT but private scholarships can if they don’t require that students be classified as college students.
In order to be eligible, a student must complete at least 9 college credit hours by May of their senior year in addition to meeting all D38 graduation requirements. Students typically earn college credits via participation in one or more of our dual credit programs - Career Start, Concurrent Enrollment, Dual Enrollment, and/or AP classes (with credit-earning exam scores). Additionally, students must meet all prerequisites for their planned PPCC ASCENT courses and cannot be in need of remediation for their intended pathway.
Approved ASCENT students will then work closely with PRHS and PPCC to finalize their registration for their upcoming ASCENT year. If you have any questions about this program, please contact your counselor!

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