COURSE FACTSHEET
High School Completion Program
Who is this course for?
About the program
The High School Completion Program gives
students aged 16+ a head start in their path to a
US degree. The Program consists of a
class-based Undergraduate Preparation
Program plus academic subject modules.
The Program consists of a class-based
Undergraduate Preparation Program plus
academic subject modules. The class-based
Undergraduate Preparation Program is
delivered in our centers in Boston, New York in
Los Angeles (Marymount).
The academic modules are delivered via an
online program in a monitored environment
with a Kings facilitator.
The syllabus is delivered in an exclusive
association with Penn Foster High School
(PFHS)-the largest accredited online High
School in the world.
Key Facts
Start dates: 2017: Boston, New York, New
Jersey: 27 March, 19 June, 18 September.
Los Angeles: 20 March*, 12 June, 28 August
2018: Boston, New York, New Jersey:
2 January, 26 March, 18 June, 17 September.
Los Angeles: 8 January, 19 March*, 11 June,
27 August
*Mid Semester Start
Locations offered:
Licensing
Penn Foster High School is licensed by the
Pennsylvania State Board of Private Licensed
Schools.
Course structure and content
Boston
(Pine Manor College)
Los Angeles
(Marymount)
Accreditation
Penn Foster High School is accredited for grades
9 – adult by the Commission on Secondary
Schools of the Middle States Association of
Colleges and Schools. It is also accredited by the
Accrediting Commission of the Distance
Education and Training Council (DETC).
New York
(Concordia)
New Jersey
(Rider)
Level: Minimum TOEFL iBT 61 (Students
should have one year of high school in their
home country remaining)
Length: 1 term
Minimum age: 16
Lessons: 25 hours per week class-based
lessons plus approximately 10 hours of
monitored structured study per week
Maximum class size: 12
Learning outcomes:
à Complete high school education with
recognized qualification in readiness for an
undergraduate program
à Raise English to level required for
undergraduate study
à Gain study skills required for a pre-university
programme at Kings
1. The University Preparation Program
15 hours per week class-based lessons. This
intensive, class-based course includes intensive
TOEFL preparation. It integrates with and
prepares students for their degree program.
2. The Academic Syllabus
Approximately 10 hours per week of monitored
structured study dependent on credits needed
for program completion. This carries on from
the point they have reached at their home high
school.
Core courses (16.5 credits)
à Orientation (0.5 credits)
à Human Relations (1 credit)
à Reading Skills (1 credit)
à Basic English (1 credit)
à General Math (1 credit)
à Fitness and Nutrition (1 credit)
à A merican History (1 credit)
à Practical English (1 credit)
à Consumer Math (1 credit)
à Earth Science (1 credit)
à Civics (1 credit)
à Written Communication (1 credit)
à Biology (1 credit)
à General Math II (1 credit)
à World History (1 credit)
à Physical Science (1 credit)
à Literature (1 credit)
à Electives (5 credits)
Students can choose 5 electives from the
sample list below:
à Music (1 credit)
à Psychology (1 credit)
à A rt (1 credit)
à Economics (1 credit)
à Computing (1 credit)
à Chemistry (1 credit)
à Spanish (1 credit)
à Trigonometry and Analytical Geometry
(1 credit)
à A merican Literature (1 credit)
Pathways
TOEFL
0
Undergraduate Preparation Program
Sept
Jun
Apr
Undergraduate Preparation Program
TOEFL
61
HSCP
TOEFL
69
On Campus Plus Undergraduate Year 1
TOEFL
61
HSCP
TOEFL
69
On Campus Plus Undergraduate Year 1
1233 02/17
TOEFL
15
Jan
Sept
Jun
Sample pathways for progression to On Campus Plus at Marymount. Entry requirements for Year 1 degree vary by location.