Prospective Students

There are two diploma types for all students: (1) Georgia Diploma-For students completing all requirements and (2) General Ed Diploma-For students missing one or more core requirements at the time of graduation. All requirements are as follows: 

• 4 credits of English (9th Grade Lit & Comp & American Literature are required)
• 4 credits of Math (Students in the Honors Program take an AP math course in 12th grade)
• 4 credits of Science (Biology, Physical Science/Physics, & Chemistry/ Environmental are required) 
• 3 credits of Social Studies (World Geography & AP Human Geography are electives when transferring from another school)

Elective Requirements

• 4 years of Bible* (Bible required only for each year you are enrolled at Augusta Christian)
• 2 credits of Foreign Language* (This is a requirement for 4-year colleges & both credits must be the same language)
• 6 Elective Credits: Electives can be taken in any curriculum area, including CTAE & Fine Arts. Students planning to attend a 4 year college or university are encouraged to take at least 2 electives from academic curriculum areas)

Total: 24 required credits for graduation (Students will get 28 credits with 7 periods taken all 4 years)

Honors Graduate Minimum Requirements:

• 5 Honors Courses
• 2 AP Courses
• A 90 overall average in core subject
• All Honors and AP courses must be completed with a minimum grade of “C” (74)

Honors and AP courses are available in most subject areas. Applied courses are only offered in English and Mathematics and have an additional charge. Students in AP courses are required to take the AP exams in May and pay the $100 fee.

English:

• 9th Grade Lit & Composition 
• World Literature
• American Literature
• British Literature
• AP Language
• AP Literature 

Math:

• Algebra I (Equivalent to Algebra: Concepts & Connections)
• Geometry (Equivalent to Geometry: Concepts & Connections)
• Algebra II (Equivalent to Advanced Algebra: Concepts & Connections)
• Algebra III
• AP Pre-Calculus
• AP Statistics
• AP Calculus

Science:

• Biology
• Honors Chemistry
• Environmental Science
• Physical Science
• Anatomy & Physiology
• AP Biology
• Honors Physics

History:

• World History
• US History
• AP US History
• AP American Government
• Government
• Economics
• AP Human Geography (Elective)

Bible:

• 9th Grade: Triumph of Christ
• 10th Grade: Bible Doctrines
• 11th Grade: Biblical Worldview Beyond the Basics
• 12th Grade: Ethics from a Biblical Worldview

Foreign Language:

• Spanish I
• Spanish II 
• Honors Spanish III 
• Latin I

Fine Arts:

• Art
• HS/MS Chorus
• HS Band

Personal Fitness/Health:

• Personal Fitness & Health Combined
• Weight Lifting
• Team Sports I

Healthcare: 

• Intro to Healthcare 
• Essentials of Healthcare
• Patient Care Fundamentals
• Sports Medicine 

*Intro to Healthcare, Essentials of Healthcare, & Patient Care Fundamentals are electives. An additional credit for Anatomy & Physiology will be awarded for Essentials of Healthcare. Sports Medicine can count as a 4th science.)

Electives:

• Study Skills
• Criminal Justice Essentials I
• Criminal Investigation II
• JROTC
• AP Psychology
• Yearbook

As we seek to prepare our students to serve Jesus Christ as Lord in all areas of their lives, we find it imperative to encourage students to serve our community. In order to instill this value, predetermined amounts of community service hours are required of ACS students beginning in 7th grade. Students may not receive payment for hours they intend to submit for community service. Forms may be picked up in the Guidance or High School Offices or printed from the link below. Forms must be turned into the Guidance Office to receive hours, and all hours must be submitted by April 30th.  

Please see below for community service requirements and contact Joy Farrer, Katherine Clair, or Casie Hill with any questions.

• Seniors: 20 hours
• Juniors: 16 hours 
• Sophomores: 12 hours 
• Freshman:10 hours
• 8th Graders: 8 hours
• 7th Graders: 6 hours

All 8th-11th graders participate in PSAT/NMSQT testing each October. All 12th graders participate in the SAT School Day  each October. All 1st-7th graders participate in Spring standardized testing each March. All 11th graders will participate in the Spring SAT School Day each March.

Students are encouraged to take the SAT during their junior and senior years. All dates and registration information can be found here: SAT Dates & Registration. (The SAT covers Reading & Mathematics. Scores range from 400-1600)

If a student is interested in taking the ACT, test dates and registration information can be found here: ACT Dates & Registration.  (The ACT covers Reading, English, Science, & Mathematics. Scores range from 1-36.)