College Advising

Mrs. MJ Bilgrav, the Dean of Academics, ensures that all Grace Prep students receive the classes necessary to meet the entrance requirements of four year colleges. She also provides a full college counseling plan which includes helping families with college applications, ACT prep, scholarship searches, and college entrance essays.

The following is the standard diploma plan for Grace Prep students. Honors classes are taught at the high school level and are determined by when a class is taken. They are weighted differently and must have staff recommendation.

Diploma Plan
This plan will prepare students for entry into competitive 4 year colleges and universities. To earn this diploma, students are required to earn the following credits:

ENGLISH: 24 credits – core courses

MATHEMATICS: 24 credits – core courses
(Honors classes Geometry, Algebra 2, Trigonometry/PreCal, Calculus)

SCIENCE: 24 credits
(Honors Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Senior Science)

SOCIAL STUDIES: 24 credits
(US History, World History, US Government/Economics, History Elective (3) – Understanding the Time, Truth Projects)

FOREIGN LANGUAGES: 12 credits

ELECTIVES: 54 credits*
(must include fine arts, speech, or other electives and 40 hours of documented community service)

Total required credits for Honors Diploma: 162