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Being Excellent Leaders & Learners

What is an Early College?

A school that blends high school and the first two years

• f college in a rigorous and

supportive learning environment. In the BELL Academy you will receive college level coursework with a high school experience.

There are 4 things that make an Early College Special…

 College Credits are available to be earned prior to leaving high school!  Bell Early College Academy provides intensive support to you as you learn to be a college student!  You can start taking college coursework as early as the first day of school your freshman year!  Bell Early College Academy students will receive college level coursework with a high school experience!

What makes the BELL Early College Academy special?

#1 Students may earn up to 60 college credits or

a college degree, while in high school, saving thousands of dollars

What is the cost saving?

For the same class that is transferrable: BELL Early College

$0.00 X 3 credit hours = $0.00

Columbus State Community College

$129.25 credit hour X 3 credit hours = $387.75

The Ohio State University

$387.75 credit hour X 3 credit hours = $1299.60

For a student who earns 60 semester hours while at Bell Early College Academy…

Cost for Completion of 60 Semester Hours:

 Attending The Ohio State University $23,265  Attending Columbus State Community College $7,755  Attending Bell Early College Academy $ 0

This is a built-in Scholarship Opportunity for EVERY Bell Early College Academy Student!

Where will you take your college classes? Do you have to go downtown? Do you have to go to Gahanna?

Freshman Year, 2014

Course Name

Semester1 Semester 2 College Credit High School Credit First Year Experience Seminar, COLS 1101

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1 Columbus State Community College Course

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3 English 9 – All Year

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1 High School Math Class – All Year for Algebra I or Geometry

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1 High School Math Class – One Semester Block for Algebra II And Columbus State Community College Course – College Algebra 1148

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1 and 3 Biology – All Year

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1 US Global History I – All Year

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1 Foreign Language – All Year

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Health, PE, Art or College Course (second semester) if eligible

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Depending on Choice 0.5-1.0 and/or 3 POSSIBLE CREDITS TOWARD GRADUATION POSSIBLE CREDITS FROM CSCC 8 10

** Enriched courses are available **

#2 You begin taking your first college course the

week school begins!

What makes the BELL Early College Academy special?

College Success Skills, COLS 1100:

The First Year Experience Seminar provides students with an introduction to the college, course expectations and much more.

#3 Intensive support for students to succeed

in college-level coursework:

 Tutoring center  Writing Lab  Math Lab  Intervention courses  Excellence @ 8  Academic Advisor & College Liaison

What makes the BELL Early College Academy special?

#4 Participate in high school clubs, athletics,

career center programs and various student leadership opportunities while still in high school: DECA, R Spot, Future Educator of America, Mock Trial, R Designs and Sportswear, Principal’s Advisory Board and CSCC resources

What makes the BELL Early College Academy special?

Sample College Courses

Intro to Criminal Justice Bioethics Sociology Comparative Politics Financial Accounting Criminology Entrepreneurship Legal Environment Business Law & Society Managerial Accounting Marketing Principles Composition I & II Psychology Forensics Digital Design Survey

“Excellence does not mean being the best but being your best; understanding that variation makes all the difference in the world.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

Come and be EXCELLENT in the BELL Early College Academy!