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SandHoke Early College High School

SandHoke Early College High School is a partnership between the Hoke County School System and Sandhills Community College. At the conclusion of the five-year plan of study, graduates will receive a high school diploma from Hoke County Schools and an Associate in Arts degree from Sandhills Community College. "The mission of SandHoke Early College High School is to provide a smaller, more personalized learning community that will prepare all students for a challenging program of study by developing academic rigor, providing relevant coursework and building student/community relationships." In addition to completing courses required by Hoke County Schools for the high school diploma, students will also complete the required plan of study for the Associate in Arts degree.

Admission to SandHoke Early College High School begins when Hoke County middle school students are in the eighth grade. Students and their parents will complete an application form with Hoke County Schools.

Associate in Arts Plan of Study for SandHoke Early College High School

SandHoke Early College High School students begin working toward completion of the Associate in Arts degree in their sophomore year of high school, with the plan of completing the Associate in Arts degree at the end of their fifth, "super senior," year. They will complete two college courses each semester during their sophomore and junior years at SandHoke Early College High School, which is located in Johnson Hall at the Sandhills Community College Hoke County Center in Raeford, NC. In their senior year they will transfer to the campus of Sandhills Community College in Southern Pines, NC, where they will continue to take college courses, along with a high school seminar and graduation project during their senior and super senior years.

Alternate Associate in Arts Graduation Requirements, years 4 and 5

During their senior year on the campus of Sandhills Community College, student may complete either the Associate in Arts degree or one of the following Associate in Arts Transfer Articulation Agreements. They should base their degree choice on their bachelor of arts plan of study at one of the UNC System universities. The Associate in Arts degree is also accepted for transfer at more than 20 private colleges in North Carolina.


Updated November 6, 2009
 

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