College Academy

The College Academy housed at each high school campus is a district-wide program for students interested in fulfilling their ‘Foundation and Graduation Endorsement’ requirements while simultaneously completing an Associate of Science degree. This course of study includes dual credit courses offered by Cypress Fairbanks ISD in partnership with Lone Star College CyFair and focuses on preparing students with the skills and knowledge to complete a 2-year degree or apply coursework to a 4 year college or university. Students were invited into this program when they were eighth graders in a CFISD middle school.

Visit the College Academy page for more information.

Senior Class

Welcome SENIORS!

Time has really flown, and now you are in the final year of College Academy. Whether you are aiming for the Associate's Degree, or just taking more Dual Credit classes to transfer to your next institution, keep in mind that you must do your best in your classes, and ask for assistance if you find yourself falling behind. Many of you are taking a very challenging workload!

Please continue to look over the degree requirements and make sure you are on track to meet your goals.

Junior Class

Welcome Back Juniors!

You are now in the world of Dual Credit with many of you taking as many as 5 Dual Credit classes! You must keep your grades up and speak up sooner rather than later if you find yourself falling behind. You must maintain a C or higher average in your Dual Credit classes to continue taking Dual Credit next year. We have a lot of support at school for you, so let us know what you need.

In the Spring semester, your College Academy Mentor and your CCS will work with you to re-evaluate your four year plan and choose your courses for 12th grade.

If you choose to take the PSAT this school year, your scores will be available in early December. You must log in to your College Board account to see your scores. The school does not receive paper score reports.
If you need or plan to take summer Dual Credit courses, details regarding registration for summer will be available in early February. Summer DC registration must go through Mrs. England.
The College Academy mentors are working to conference with you regarding your course selections for 12th grade and the courses you still need to complete for the Associate's Degree.

Sophomore Class

Welcome Sophomores!

This is your first year of Dual Credit. You will be in US History Dual Credit (DCUSH). Upon successful completion of this course, you will have credit for HIST 1301 and HIST 1302. That's 6 college credit hours! It is important to work hard in all of your classes this year. If you find yourself struggling to keep up with any of your coursework, speak up sooner rather than later. You must maintain a C or higher average in your Dual Credit class to take more Dual Credit courses next year. We have a lot of support at school for you, so let us know what you need.

In the Spring semester, your College Academy Mentor and your CCS will work with you to re-evaluate your four year plan and choose your courses for 11th grade.

You will need qualifying math scores if you choose to take Dual Credit Math and/or Science classes in 11th grade. You need a PSAT MATH score of 510+ if you don't already have this score from your 9th grade PSAT. All 10th graders take the PSAT free of charge in October.
PSAT scores will be available in early December. You must log in to your College Board account to see your scores. The school does not receive paper score reports.
Chemistry DC, Pre-Cal DC and Phsyics DC require you to take an additioanl math placement test - the Accuplacer. Work with Mrs. England to schedule your Accuplacer in the Spring of 10th grade. You will need to be done with this task by April 1.
If you plan to take summer Dual Credit courses, details regarding registration for summer will be available in early February. Summer DC registration must go through Mrs. England.

Freshman Class

Welcome to our newest Wildcats!

For your 9th grade year, College Academy is all about learning about the program and taking care of tasks. You will be in a PACE College Academy cohort class in the FALL semester and a Health College Academy cohort class in the SPRING semester. This means that all of the students in those classes are in the College Academy. You will receive information and updates regarding College Academy in these classes.

Tasks we will work on together (Your PACE and Health teachers, your CCS and your College Academy Mentor):

Explaining what is College Academy, what is Dual Credit
Creating a four year plan that combines your desired high school courses with the Associate's Degree requirements
Applying to Lone Star College
Registering for dual credit courses to be taken in the following

You can opt-out of College Academy at any time should you feel this program no longer meets your needs.

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