TRHS Academic Program Information International Baccalaureate - International Baccalaureate Program courses give students an advantage in college while they are still in the encouraging environment of a high school classroom. Earning the IB Diploma sends a powerful message to colleges and universities that the student is ready for post-secondary work. IB can help students gain admission, earn college credit, and placement into advanced courses. Currently we are accepting interest forms from eighth and ninth graders and commitment forms from current sophomores. These courses do receive weighted grades. For more information go to the TRHS IB website. Advanced Placement -Advanced Placement Program courses give students a head start in college while they are still in the supportive environment of a high school classroom. Taking the end-of-course AP exam sends a powerful message to colleges and universities that the student is ready for post-secondary work. AP can help students gain admission; earn college credit, and placement into advanced courses. Currently we have 707 students enrolled in AP courses. These courses do receive weighted grades. For more information go the AP webpage.
College Ready Program and/or Dual Enrollment Courses are college level courses taught by Douglas County teachers certified in the area of study. Students can earn dual credit through DCSD and ACC. This credit can be transferred to any Colorado public college or university. Classes may be scheduled outside the traditional day. Location of the classes will be determined by where the major interest for each course is shown. These courses do not receive weighted grades. College Ready Program Honors Program - ThunderRidge High School offers many courses at the honors level. Honors courses differ from regular courses in that the students will delve into the curriculum at a deeper level, the curriculum will cover a broader range of topics, and the class moves at a quicker pace. Honors courses are aligned to support the college preparatory courses taught at TRHS.
Career and Technical Education Expert Technician Academy (ETA) - is an industry/workforce/education partnership that addresses hard-to-fill skilled employment needs in Aerospace, Energy, IT and Bioscience industries. This collaborative effort is a training center that teaches students, both youth and adult learners, the technical skills required by industry partners to ensure that real-world experience components are an integral part of the training programs. Industry partners for each training program provide expertise in developing and maintaining relevant curricula, equipment donations, internships and/or job placements upon successful completion of the training programs. Link to website for more infomation.
Career and Technical Education courses offer students options to reach their career goals while in high school. Courses range from cosmetology, culinary arts, auto tech, dental assistant, electrician, health science tech and many more. There are over 15 different career and technical education programs that students may enroll in. These programs offer student certification or post secondary credit and may even prepare students for entry-level employment. This is a partnership with Douglas County, Cherry Creek, Littleton, Sheridan and Englewood School Districts along with Arapahoe Community College.
Arapahoe/Douglas Career and Technical School (ACTS) - Visit website at www.ACTSINFO.org
T.H.Pickens Tech School (Aurora Public Schools) - Visit websie at www.pickenstech.org
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